Dr. Olveen Carrasquillo Honored as a ‘History Maker’ for Hispanic Heritage Month

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities is honoring Olveen Carrasquillo, M.D., M.P.H., professor of medicine and public health sciences and chief of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Division of General Internal Medicine, as a “History Maker” in celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month.

The social media campaign highlights Hispanic researchers who have made important contributions to the Hispanic community and aims to build awareness of minority health and health disparities research in the United States.

Dr. Carrasquillo has more than 20 years of experience leading large National Institutes of Health grants and randomized trials studying diabetes, cardiovascular disease, HIV, cancer and precision medicine.  The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities describes him as “a national leader in primary care and health disparities who has conducted extensive research on health insurance and access to care among minority and other vulnerable populations.”

Dr. Carrasquillo is a principal investigator for the SouthEast Enrollment Center of the All of Us research program, leading participant engagement and helping recruit more than 12,000 participants in the first year.  All of Us is working to enroll a million or more participants nationally to create a research resource to inform thousands of studies covering a wide range of health conditions and addressing health disparities.

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