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Yvonne Romero, M.D.

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Yvonne Romero, M.D.
Location: Minnesota
  • Joint Appointment
  • Gastroenterology
  • Otorhinolaryngology
  • Academic Rank
  • Assistant Professor of Medicine

Summary

Dr. Yvonne Romero is an Assistant Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. She is a consultant in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and the Department of Otorhinolaryngology. In addition, she is a Mayo Graduate Faculty in Clinical Research.

The overall aim of Dr. Romero's research effort is to decrease the mortality rate of esophageal adenocarcinoma. Along this line, two large, highly collaborative efforts of investigation are underway. Established in 1998, the Barrett's Esophagus Genomic Study group is comprised of 156 physicians from varying practice environments who collaborate to identify families in which 3 or more members have classic long segment Barrett's esophagus with or without esophageal adenocarcinoma, in order to collect blood specimen for linkage analysis.

The Mayo Clinic Esophageal Adenocarcinoma and Barrett's Esophagus (EABE) Registry Consortium is an unprecedented resource combining phenotype [endoscopy: erosive reflux esophagitis, hiatal hernia, Barrett's esophagus, esophageal adenocarcinoma; pathology: as interpreted by 3 world-authority pathologists; quality of life (using validated instruments); genotype (blood and tissue); and environmental risk factor (using validated questionnaires) information.] This collaborative venture represents the efforts of 104 Mayo Clinic physicians from the Divisions of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Genetic Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Medical Oncology, Molecular Biology & Genetics, Pathology, Pulmonary Medicine, Psychology, Radiation Oncology, Thoracic Surgery, and the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center. The aims of the EABE Registry loosely include identification of candidate loci for GERD symptoms and its complications, and to contribute to the scientific literature regarding the genomic steps necessary for the transformation from Barrett's esophagus to adenocarcinoma. In addition, identification of genomic polymorphisms that are associated with distant metastasis or that confer survival benefit may also prove possible using the EABE registry resource.

Recent publications

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Education

Other – Genetic Epidemiology
School of Public Health

Other – Student, Genetic Epidemiology
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Fellowship – Diseases in the Esophagus
Mayo Clinic Rochester, Mayo Medical School

Fellowship – Clinical Gastroenterology Fellow
McMaster University

Fellowship – Gastroenterology (Second and Third Year)
Mayo Clinic Rochester, Mayo Medical School

Fellowship – Gastroenterology (First Year)
Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Mayo Medical School

Residency – Internal Medicine
Indiana University, Indianapolis

Internship – Internal Medicine
Indiana University, Indianapolis

M.D.
University of Nevada, Reno

AB – Psychology and Social Relations
Harvard University

M.S. – Epidemiology and Biostatistics
McMaster University




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