Ricardo Correa, M.D.

Ricardo Correa, M.D.

Ricardo Correa MD., EdD., FACP., FACE., FAPCR., FACMQ is the Program Director for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Fellowship and the Director for Diversity of Graduate Medical Education at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, Staff Clinician and Researcher at Phoenix VAMC and Faculty at Mayo School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic-Arizona and Creighton SOM-Phoenix campus. He is board-certified in Medical Quality. He is the editor and co-editor of the book title “Case report: basics and publication” and “Endocrinology of Aging.” He is a member of multiple editorial boards of reputable medical journals nationally and internationally. His research is focused on the study of long-term consequences of hormonal replacement therapy on the transgender population, subclinical Cushing and adrenal incidentaloma, and using peer support system to decrease the burden of diabetes complications in underserved Latinx population in different regions of the country. Besides this, he is collaborating with other GME community on how to improve recruitment into GME. He is very involved in increasing underrepresented minorities in medicine. He has been part of a national coalition and non-for-profit organizations to create a health equity curriculum for trainees. He serves as the medical director for an underserved clinic in Phoenix (AZ PACH). He has been a leader in disseminating adequate information about the COVID19 pandemic among the Latinx population. Dr. Correa has been involved in multiple academic, scientific, and educational activities. Dr. Correa has published more than 55 papers in peer review journals, has several NIH and VA grants, and is part of multiple scientific journal editorial committees, etc. He is also a consultant for several Latin-American science centers, including Bolivia and Panama national science department. He is a national speaker for adrenal and pituitary topics and Diversity, inclusion, and healthcare disparities in the Latinx and transgender population