Ramon Velez, M.D., Professor Internal Medicine-General Internal Medicine

Ramon Velez, M.D.

Professor, General Internal Medicine
Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity
Epidemiology & Prevention

Clinical Specialties

General Internal Medicine

Contact Information

New Patient Appointments: 336-716-WAKE
Returning Patient Appointments: 336-713-9800
Department: 336-713-4156

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Additional Languages

Spanish

Education & Training

M.D., New York University School of Medicine , 1970
B.S., CUNY City College , 1966
M.P.H., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill , 1981
M.Sc., Univ London Faculty of Medicine-United Kingdom , 1980
Internship, Medicine, Columbia U Affil Hosps, 1971
Residency, Internal Medicine, Columbia U Affil Hosps, 1972
Residency, Internal Medicine, National Institutes Hlth, 1975
Fellowship, St Thomas' Hospital Med School-United Kingdom, 1981

Board Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine

Memberships

Soc Of General Internal Medici
Am Coll Of Physicians

NPI Number

1396727996

Ramon Velez, M.D.

Professor, General Internal Medicine Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity
Epidemiology & Prevention

Contact Information

Department: 336-713-4156

Recent Publications

Velez R, Tyler M, Chen J, Babcock M, Moran WP. Project I See in NC: initial results of a program to increase access to retinal examinations among diabetic individuals in North Carolina. N C Med J. 2011;72(5):360-364.

Turesson I, Velez R, Kristinsson SY, Landgren O. Patterns of multiple myeloma during the past 5 decades: stable incidence rates for all age groups in the population but rapidly changing age distribution in the clinic. Mayo Clin Proc. 2010;85(3):225-230.

Turesson I, Velez R, Kristinsson S, Landgren O. Incidence of myeloma over 56 years (1950-2006): a population-based study from Malmo, Sweden [abstract]. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma. 2009;9(Suppl 1):S14.

Turesson I, Velez R, Kristinsson SY, Landgren O. Improved survival in younger patients with multiple myeloma: a population-based study from Malmo, Sweden [abstract]. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma. 2009;9(Suppl 1):S17.

Turesson I, Velez R, Kristinsson SY, Landgren O. Patterns of improved survival in patients with multiple myeloma in the twenty-first century: a population-based study. J Clin Oncol. 2009;28(5):830-834.

Brady C, Moran WP, Velez R, Garrow D, Miller SW. Digital screening for diabetic iretinopathy ... to see or not to see, that is the question [abstract]. J Investig Med. 2008;56(1):460-461.

Demons JL, Velez R, eds.. Geriatrics and end-of-life care In: Satcher D, Pamies RJ, Woelfl NN, eds. Multicultural medicine and health disparities. New York: McGraw-Hill;2006: 153-164.