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Carlos Reyes-Ortiz
Carlos Reyes-OrtizProject Title:
He has developed a geriatric medicine program, and edited-authored a textbook in geriatric medicine at the university of Valle Medical School in his native Colombia. His previous research interest included religiosity in older people. More recently, his interest focuses on health disparities research related to aging and cancer. He has been working in some geriatric syndromes such as falls-fear of falling and cognitive impairment. For the past several years, he has been working on the effect of neighborhood characteristics (e.g., ethnic concentration and poverty) on cancer among Hispanics, including the relationship with stage at diagnosis, and survival. He is also interested in disparities related to cancer screening among the older population, and the relationship between acculturation, diet and cancer (especially prostate) among Hispanics. |
| Support for this program was provided by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ® Princeton, New Jersey |