Carlos J. Rodriguez, M.D., M.P.H., Associate Professor Public Health Sciences-Epidemiology and Prevention

Carlos J. Rodriguez, M.D., M.P.H.

Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Prevention
Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity
Cardiology

Contact Information

Department: 336-713-1648

Email: crodrigu@wakehealth.edu

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Education & Training

M.D., Columbia University , 1996
B.S., University of Massachusetts-Amherst , 1992
M.P.H., Columbia University , 1996
Internship, Internal Medicine, Presbyterian Hospital Of Ny, 1999
Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, Columbia University, 2002
Fellowship, Cardiology, Columbia University, 2003

Memberships

American College of Cardiology
Aha - Council On Cardiovascula

NPI Number

1023192820

Carlos J. Rodriguez, M.D., M.P.H.

Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Prevention Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity
Cardiology

Research Interests

cardiac function, epidemiology, minority health issues

Contact Information

Academic: 336-716-6012 | Department: 336-713-1648

Email: crodrigu@wakehealth.edu

Recent Publications

Virgadamo S, Azeem A, Yeboah J, Rodriguez CJ, Cox AJ, Bowden DW, Herrington DM. Premature ventricular complexes predict mortality in a population with type 2 diabetes--the Diabetes Heart Study [abstract]. Circulation. 2013;127(12 Suppl):AP049.

Richardson SI, Freedman BI, Ellison DH, Rodriguez CJ. Salt sensitivity: a review with a focus on non-Hispanic blacks and Hispanics. J Am Soc Hypertens. 2013;7(2):170-179.

Manichaikul A, Palmas W, Rodriguez CJ, Peralta CA, Divers J, Guo X, Chen W-M, Wong Q, Williams K, Kerr KF, Taylor KD, Tsai MY, Goodarzi MO, Sale MM, Diez-Roux AV, Rich SS, Rotter JI, Mychaleckyj JC. Population structure of Hispanics in the United States: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. PLoS Genet. 2012;8(4):e1002640.

Richardson S, Smith C, Burke L, Xia Z, Shikany JM, Steffen L, Rodriguez CJ. Dietary isoflavone intake is associated with lower systolic blood pressure: the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (Cardia) Study [abstract]. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012;59(13 Suppl):E1631.

Rodriguez CJ. Disparities in ideal cardiovascular health: a challenge or an opportunity? [editorial]. Circulation. 2012;125(24):2963-2964.

Willey JZ, Rodriguez CJ, Moon YP, Paik MC, Di Tullio MR, Homma S, Sacco RL, Elkind MSV. Coronary death and myocardial infarction among Hispanics in the Northern Manhattan Study: exploring the Hispanic paradox. Ann Epidemiol. 2012;22(5):303-309.

Buyske S, Wu Y, Carty CL, Cheng I, Assimes TL, Dumitrescu L, Hindorff LA, Mitchell S, Ambite JL, Boerwinkle E, Buzkova P, Carlson CS, Cochran B, Duggan D, Eaton CB, Fesinmeyer MD, Franceschini N, Haessler J,. Evaluation of the metabochip genotyping array in African Americans and implications for fine mapping of GWAS-identified loci: the PAGE study. PLoS ONE. 2012;7(4):e35651.

Yeboah J, Rodriguez CJ, Stacey B, Lima JA, Liu S, Carr JJ, Hundley WG, Herrington DM. Prognosis of individuals with asymptomatic left ventricular systolic dysfunction in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Circulation. 2012;126(23):2713-2719.

Rodriguez CJ, Bartz TM, Longstreth WT, Kizer JR, Barasch E, Lloyd-Jones DM, Gottdiener JS. Association of annular calcification and aortic valve sclerosis with brain findings on magnetic resonance imaging in community dwelling older adults: the Cardiovascular Health Study. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011;57(21):2172-2180.

Rodriguez CJ, Bibbins-Domingo K, Jin Z, Daviglus ML, Goff DC Jr, Jacobs DR Jr. Association of sodium and potassium intake with left ventricular mass: coronary artery risk development in young adults. Hypertension. 2011;58(3):410-416.

Rodriguez CJ, Moran A, Chen H, Bertoni A, Bluemke D, Seeman T, Darwin C, Watson K, Diez-Roux A. Acculturation is associated with left ventricular mass in a multiethnic sample: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis [abstract]. Circulation. 2011;124(21 Suppl):A10477.