{"id":1772,"date":"2022-05-09T11:12:51","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T15:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/medicine\/?post_type=dt_team&#038;p=1772"},"modified":"2022-06-13T13:16:03","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T17:16:03","slug":"dr-marcia-r-cruz-correa","status":"publish","type":"dt_team","link":"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/medicine\/dt_team\/dr-marcia-r-cruz-correa\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Marcia R. 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Cruz Correa<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-347769ef81c2abdea .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:18px;mobile_landscape:20px;\",\"line-height\":\"desktop:34px;mobile_landscape:30px;\"}'  style=\"font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:30px;\">Professor<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; bg_type=&#8221;bg_color&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<div class=\"ult-content-box-container \" >\t\t<div class=\"ult-content-box\" style=\"background-color:#545454;box-shadow: px px px px none;border-style:solid;border-width:5px;border-radius:5px;border-color:#545454;padding:10px;-webkit-transition: all 700ms ease;-moz-transition: all 700ms ease;-ms-transition: all 700ms ease;-o-transition: all 700ms ease;transition: all 700ms ease;\"  data-hover_box_shadow=\"none\"     data-bg=\"#545454\"  data-border_color=\"#545454\" ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-type=\"the7_shortcodes-inline-css\">.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-68944025632d67b92f711907b07d6906.enable-bg-rollover .rollover i,\n.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-68944025632d67b92f711907b07d6906.enable-bg-rollover .rollover-video i {\n  background: -webkit-linear-gradient();\n  background: linear-gradient();\n}\n.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-68944025632d67b92f711907b07d6906 .rollover-icon {\n  font-size: 32px;\n  color: #ffffff;\n  min-width: 44px;\n  min-height: 44px;\n  line-height: 44px;\n  border-radius: 100px;\n  border-style: solid;\n  border-width: 0px;\n}\n.dt-icon-bg-on.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-68944025632d67b92f711907b07d6906 .rollover-icon {\n  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.3);\n  box-shadow: none;\n}<\/style><div class=\"shortcode-single-image-wrap shortcode-single-image-68944025632d67b92f711907b07d6906 alignnone  enable-bg-rollover dt-icon-bg-off\" style=\"margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; width:300px;\"><div class=\"shortcode-single-image\"><div class=\"fancy-media-wrap  layzr-bg\" style=\"\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"preload-me lazy-load aspect\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%20300%20300&#39;%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/05\/dr-marcia-cruz.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/05\/dr-marcia-cruz.jpg 300w\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"  data-dt-location=\"https:\/\/md.rcm.upr.edu\/medicine\/dt_team\/dr-marcia-r-cruz-correa\/dr-marcia-cruz\/\" style=\"--ratio: 300 \/ 300;\" alt=\"Dr Marcia Crtuz\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Contact Info<\/strong><\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"uavc-list-icon uavc-list-icon-wrapper ult-adjust-bottom-margin   \"><ul class=\"uavc-list\"><li><div class=\"uavc-list-content\" id=\"list-icon-wrap-8850\">\n<div class=\"uavc-list-icon  \" data-animation=\"\" data-animation-delay=\"03\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\"><div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper  \"><div class=\"align-icon\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<div class=\"aio-icon none \"  style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:32px;display:inline-block;\">\n\t<i class=\"icomoon-the7-font-the7-mail-03\"><\/i>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><span  data-ultimate-target='#list-icon-wrap-8850 .uavc-list-desc'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  class=\"uavc-list-desc ult-responsive\" style=\"\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"mailto:marcia.cruz1@upr.edu\">marcia.cruz1@upr.edu<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"uavc-list-content\" id=\"list-icon-wrap-5752\">\n<div class=\"uavc-list-icon  \" data-animation=\"\" data-animation-delay=\"03\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\"><div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper  \"><div class=\"align-icon\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<div class=\"aio-icon none \"  style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:32px;display:inline-block;\">\n\t<i class=\"icomoon-the7-font-the7-map-05\"><\/i>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><span  data-ultimate-target='#list-icon-wrap-5752 .uavc-list-desc'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  class=\"uavc-list-desc ult-responsive\" style=\"\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">University of Puerto Rico<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Medical Sciences Campus<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">School of Medicine<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Gastroenterology Section<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"uavc-list-content\" id=\"list-icon-wrap-3332\">\n<div class=\"uavc-list-icon  \" data-animation=\"\" data-animation-delay=\"03\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\"><div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper  \"><div class=\"align-icon\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<div class=\"aio-icon none \"  style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:32px;display:inline-block;\">\n\t<i class=\"icomoon-the7-font-the7-phone-071\"><\/i>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><span  data-ultimate-target='#list-icon-wrap-3332 .uavc-list-desc'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  class=\"uavc-list-desc ult-responsive\" style=\"\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">787-754-0101, Ext. 5445<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>[vc_column_text]<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Education<\/strong><\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"standard-arrow list-divider bullet-top\"><ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">1987-1990 &#8211; B.S. General Science, Magna Cum Laude University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, P.R.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">1990-1995 &#8211; Doctor in Medicine (honors) University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, P.R.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">1999-2003\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0Doctor in Philosophy in Clinical Investigation (Genetic Epidemiology) Graduate Training Program in Clinical Research Johns Hopkins loomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD,\u00a0Thesis: Risk Factors for Loss of Genomic imprinting of insulin growth factor II gene in normal colonic tissue and blood.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Post-Doctoral<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">1995-1996 &#8211; Internship, Department of Medicine, University Hospital,\u00a0University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine, San Juan, P.R.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">1996-1998 &#8211;\u00a0 Residency in Internal Medicine,\u00a0 Department of Medicine, University Hospital, University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine, San Juan, P.R. Approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">1998-2001 &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0Gastroenterology Fellowship, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins Hosp. Baltimore, Maryland<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">June-August 2011 &#8211;\u00a0 Clinical Cancer Genetics,\u00a0 Intensive Course in Cancer Risk Assessment, Jeffrey Weitzel, MD (Course Director), City of Hope, California, USA<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"uavc-list-icon uavc-list-icon-wrapper ult-adjust-bottom-margin   \"><ul class=\"uavc-list\"><li><div class=\"uavc-list-content\" id=\"list-icon-wrap-2441\">\n<div class=\"uavc-list-icon  \" data-animation=\"\" data-animation-delay=\"03\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\"><div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper  \"><div class=\"align-icon\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<div class=\"aio-icon none \"  style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:32px;display:inline-block;\">\n\t<i class=\"fas fa-book\"><\/i>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><span  data-ultimate-target='#list-icon-wrap-2441 .uavc-list-desc'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  class=\"uavc-list-desc ult-responsive\" style=\"\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">CV<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-99569ef81c2ae989\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-99569ef81c2ae989 uvc-5831  uvc-heading-default-font-sizes\" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-99569ef81c2ae989 h3'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h3 style=\"font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:30px;\">ACADEMIC POSITIONS<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-99569ef81c2ae989 .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:normal;\">Gastroenterology Staff (August 2005-present)<\/p>\n<p>Oncologic Hospital, Puerto Rico Medical Center, San Juan PR<\/p>\n<p>Chief, Division of Gastrointestinal Oncology (August 2018-present)<\/p>\n<p>Oncologic Hospital, Puerto Rico Medical Center, San Juan PR<\/p>\n<p>Gastroenterology Staff (August 2005- present)<\/p>\n<p>University Hospital, Puerto Rico Medical Center, San Juan PR<\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-294969ef81c2ae9e2\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-294969ef81c2ae9e2 uvc-3781  uvc-heading-default-font-sizes\" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-294969ef81c2ae9e2 h3'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h3 style=\"font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:30px;\">CURRENT RESEARCH LEADERSHIP POSITIONS<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-294969ef81c2ae9e2 .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:normal;\">Executive Director, University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center (March 2020-present) San Juan, Puerto Rico<\/p>\n<p>Director, Gastrointestinal Oncology Research Program (2007-present)<\/p>\n<p>University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Juan PR<\/p>\n<p>Principal Investigator (September 1, 2020-25)<\/p>\n<p>The Hispanic Alliance for Clinical &amp; 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