Ivan Estuardo Rascon-Aguilar, MD

Personal Information

Medical Society Memberships

• American College of Physicians-2003-2005
• American College of Gastroenterology-2007- present
• American Gastroenterology Association-present
• Residency Review Committee-2002-2005
• Residency Representative-2003-2004
• Medical Jeopardy-2003-2005

Research or Investigator Projects

• University of Florida, Primary Investigator, the use of self expanding polyflex esophageal stents in acute esophageal disease. Currently submitted to IRB for approval-2009
• University of Florida, Primary Investigator, Are Ace Inhibitors/ARB’s protective against liver fibrosis in patients with hepatitis C. Submitted for presentation DDW 2010-2009
• University of Florida, Primary Investigator, the impact of GERD on the health related quality of life in patients with COPD poster presentation Digestive Disease Week(DDW) San Diego-2008
• University of Florida, Primary Investigator, Role of Gastro-esophageal Reflux in Exacerbations of COPD an update. Accepted for poster presentation at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) Chicago-2005
• University of Florida, Primary Investigator, Prevalence of Gastro-esophageal reflux and its association with COPD exacerbations. Accepted for oral presentation at Florida Regional (ACP) Tampa-2005
• University of Florida, First Author, Biphenotipic Leukemia Manifesting as Acute Hepatitis, University of Florida Health Sciences Center, Submitted for presentation to Florida ACP-2005
• University of Florida, Secondary Investigator, Predictive Factors of in-hospital mortality in acute variccal bleeding. Poster presentation at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) in New Orleans-2004
• Universidad San Carlos de Guatemala, Primary Investigator, Graduation Thesis: in-vitro susceptibility of H. Pylori to garlic and bismuth subsalicylate and the rxistence of synergism when combined-1999-2000

Publications

• IE Rascon-Aguilar. M. Pamer, NS Nahman Jr. KJ Vega: Role of Gastroesophageal Reflux symptoms in exacerbations of COPD. J invest Med 53:S303, 2005(updated version with additional patients also accepted for poster presentation at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) Chicago, 2005
• IE Rascon-Aguilar. R. Griffin, O Petrucelli: Biphenotipic leukemia manifesting as acute hepatitis. Florida ACP, 2004
• J Munoz, IE Rascon-Aguilar, KJ Vega, L Lambiase. Predictive factors of in-hospital mortality in acute variccal bleeding. DDW 2004
• IE Rascon-Aguilar, M Pamer, NS Nahman, L. Cambiase, P Wludyka, J Curry, KJ Vega: Role of Gastroesophageal Reflux on exacerbation of COPD Chest 2006
• IE Rascon-Aguilar, M Pamer, NS Nahman, L Cambiase, P Wludyka, J Curry, KJ Vega: The impact of GERD on the quality of life in patients with COPD. Digestive Disease Week (DDW poster) San Diego 2008
• J Munoz, C. Montero, IE Rascon-Aguilar: Food Impaction in a 33 year old man CME/CE Medscape http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/579322 August 27, 2008
• IE Rascon-Aguilar, JC Munoz: An unusual Foreign Body Ingestion AM J Gastroenterology Sept 2008 Vol. 103: Number Sl page S489 Supplement

Hospitals

• Blake Medical Center