Acuna, Juan

Juan Acuna
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Associate Professor, Medical and Population Health Sciences Research , Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

Contact Info

jacuna@fiu.edu

305-348-0676

selected publications

Article
- 2021
  
  The association between taking a course or class in self-managing diabetes with diabetic ocular complications including diabetic retinopathy: A cross-sectional study. PRIMARY CARE DIABETES. 15:121-125.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2020.06.007 Web of Science: 000604616900021
- 2020
  
  Ethnic and racial disparities of pancreatic adenocarcinoma in Florida. HPB. 22:735-743.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.hpb.2019.09.013 Web of Science: 000539719100011
- 2019
  
  Pre- and Post-Immigration Correlates of Alcohol Misuse among Young Adult Recent Latino Immigrants: An Ecodevelopmental Approach. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 16.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16224391 Web of Science: 000502057400088
- 2019
  
  Analyzing the Association Between Depression and High-Risk Sexual Behavior Among Adult Latina Immigrant Farm Workers in Miami-Dade County. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 16.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16071120 Web of Science: 000465595800033
- 2017
  
  Effect of beta-blocker on aneurysm sac behavior after endovascular abdominal aortic repair. JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY. 65:337-345.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2016.06.111 PMID: 28126172 Web of Science: 000397985400008
- 2017
  
  Examining the association between possessing a regular source of healthcare and adherence with cancer screenings among Haitian households in Little Haiti, Miami-Dade County, Florida. MEDICINE. 96.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000007706 PMID: 28796056 Web of Science: 000407835000029
- 2017
  
  Influence of Statin Therapy on Aneurysm Sac Regression after Endovascular Aortic Repair. JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. 28:35-43.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2016.09.010 PMID: 27865577 Web of Science: 000392465200005
- 2017
  
  The association between pregnancy intendedness and experiencing symptoms of postpartum depression among new mothers in the United States, 2009 to 2011 A secondary analysis of PRAMS data. MEDICINE. 96.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000005851 PMID: 28178128 Web of Science: 000394391200009
- 2016
  
  Association Between Race/Ethnicity and Survival of Melanoma Patients in the United States Over 3 Decades A Secondary Analysis of SEER Data. MEDICINE. 95.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000003315 PMID: 27124020 Web of Science: 000376925600008
- 2016
  
  Association of gender and length of stay among Puerto Ricans hospitalized with decompensated heart failure. MEDICINE. 95.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000004255 PMID: 27442655 Web of Science: 000380768000025
- 2016
  
  Effects of Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty on Diastolic Function in Patients With Chronic Occlusion of Lower-Extremity Artery. JOURNAL OF INVASIVE CARDIOLOGY. 28:498-504.
  PMID: 27743506 Web of Science: 000393382500019
- 2016
  
  Knowledge of Latin American Obstetricians and Gynecologists regarding Heavy Menstrual Bleeding. OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY INTERNATIONAL.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1155/2016/6870679 Web of Science: 000382692400001
- 2016
  
  Mental Health Impact of Hosting Disaster Refugees: Analyses from a Random Sample Survey Among Haitians Living in Miami. SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURNAL. 109:458-464.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000502 PMID: 27490654 Web of Science: 000382480500007
- 2016
  
  Presence of Alcohol and Drugs in Hispanic Versus Non-Hispanic Youth Suicide Victims in Miami-Dade County, Florida. JOURNAL OF IMMIGRANT AND MINORITY HEALTH. 18:1024-1031.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10903-016-0418-y PMID: 27098653 Web of Science: 000386501700013
- 2016
  
  Profile of the Older Population Living in Miami-Dade County, Florida An Observational Study. MEDICINE. 95.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000003630 PMID: 27196466 Web of Science: 000377777200027
- 2016
  
  Racial/ethnic disparities in annual mammogram compliance among households in Little Haiti, Miami-Dade County, Florida An observational study. MEDICINE. 95.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000003826 PMID: 27399061 Web of Science: 000380372400007
- 2016
  
  The Influence of Statin Therapy on Restenosis in Patients Who Underwent Nitinol Stent Implantation for de Novo Femoropopliteal Artery Disease: Two-Year Follow-up at a Single Center. JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. 27:1494-1501.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2016.05.037 PMID: 27522274 Web of Science: 000385479500004
- 2015
  
  Factors Affecting Compliance With Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Households Residing in the Largely Haitian Community of Little Haiti, Miami-Dade County, Florida An Observational Study. MEDICINE. 94.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000000806 PMID: 25950687 Web of Science: 000354111700007
- 2015
  
  Factors Associated with Compliance of Blood Stool Test and Use of Colonoscopy in Underserved Communities of North Miami-Dade County, Florida. JOURNAL OF HEALTH CARE FOR THE POOR AND UNDERSERVED. 26:1319-1335.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2015.0114 PMID: 26548681 Web of Science: 000364799700017
- 2014
  
  Impact of an Academic-Community Partnership in Medical Education on Community Health: Evaluation of a Novel Student-Based Home Visitation Program. SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURNAL. 107:203-211.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0000000000000080 PMID: 24937510 Web of Science: 000338765100001
- 2014
  
  Random sample community-based health surveys: does the effort to reach participants matter?. BMJ OPEN. 4.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005791 PMID: 25510887 Web of Science: 000355413900020
Letter
- 2016
  
  A cross-sectional study of trends in the stage of melanoma at diagnosis in the United States from 2001-2011. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY. 1057-1059.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2016.07.030 PMID: 27745632 Web of Science: 000386769500037
- 2011
  
  Genetic factors in stillbirths. LANCET. 878-878.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61416-5 PMID: 21890051 Web of Science: 000294791300027
Meeting Abstract
- 2018
  
  Racial and Ethnic Disparities of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma in Florida. ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY.
  Web of Science: 000431188600299
- 2016
  
  Melanoma incidence from 2001-2011 and predictors of stage at diagnosis. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY. AB120-AB120.
  Web of Science: 000412760201364

principal investigator on

South Miami-Dade Community Benchmark Survey awarded by FIU Foundation 2012 - 2014

co-principal investigator on

UniversityCity Prosperity Project awarded by U.S. Department of Transportation 2014 - 2016
UniversityCity Prosperity Project awarded by U.S. Department of Transportation 2013 - 2016

investigator on

Florida International University-Health Disparities Initiative (FIU-HDI) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2017 - 2021
Florida International University-Health Disparities Initiative (FIU-HDI) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2016 - 2021
Innovative Cardiac Health Intervention awarded by Baptist Health South Florida 2017 - 2019

teaching activities

BMS6880-U01: Clinical Epidemiology and Quantitative Research Spring Term 2019

full name

Juan Acuna

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publication subject areas

Cardiovascular System & Cardiology
Dermatology
Environmental Sciences & Ecology
General & Internal Medicine
Health Care Sciences & Services
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Oncology
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Surgery

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