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Name	CARLOS ALBERTO ESTRADA
Campus Address	FOT 720D Zip 3407
Phone	(205) 934-7997
E-mail	cestrada@uabmc.edu
Other websites	Division of General Internal Medicine Google Scholar Profile VAQS Fellowship UAB Medicine Provider Page

Education

Graduate	Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.	1987	MD
Residency	Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan.	1991	Internal Medicine
Fellowship	Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan.	1993	Gen Int Med fellow
Graduate	University of Michigan	1993	MS Clinical Research Design and Statistical Analysis
Residency	Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan.	1994	Chief Medical Resident

Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)

2011

Faculty Appointment(s)

Appointment Type Department Division Rank

Primary Med - Preventive Medicine Med - Preventive Medicine Professor

Center Center for Outcomes & Effectiveness Res & Educ Center for Outcomes & Effectiveness Res & Educ Professor

Center Ctr for Clinical & Translational Sci Ctr for Clinical & Translational Sci Professor

Center Ctr for Interprof Educ and Simulation Ctr for Interprof Educ and Simulation Professor

Center Minority Health & Research Center Minority Health & Research Center Professor

Biographical Sketch

Carlos A. Estrada, MD, MS, is Professor of Medicine and Director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Chief, Section of General Internal Medicine, Birmingham VAMC, Senior Scholar and Co-Director of the Birmingham Veterans Administration Quality Scholar Fellowship Program (VAQS), and Scientist at the Health Services Research and Development Programs, Birmingham and Tuscaloosa Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers.

As a general internal medicine physician working at three large academic medical centers for the past 25 years, he had the privilege of serving as Division Director in two of them. As such, over the years he has acquired and applied a variety of skills in administration, leadership, medical education, mentoring, research, and patient care. His research interests have evolved over time and now include quality improvement, implementation research, clinical reasoning, medical education, faculty development, inter-professional education, clinical prediction rules, and decision analysis. He has designed, conducted, analyzed, and published studies using the spectrum of research design (case reports, case-series, cross-sectional, cohort, clustered randomized trials, decision analysis, clinical reasoning).

He co-edited a Joint Commission book with two nurse leaders and a physician from the VAQS program. Splaine, M. E., Dolansky, M. A., Patrician, P. A., Estrada, C. A. Editors. Oakbrook: Joint Commission Resources; Practice-based Learning and Improvement: A Clinical Improvement Action Guide, 3rd Edition. 2012.

Dr. Estrada is a member of the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME), USMLE Gross Anatomy & Embryology Test Material Development Committee (TMDC), United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE). He served as member of the Editorial Board and Deputy Editor for The Journal of General Internal Medicine, CME Editor for ACP Medicine Chapter self-assessment program (American College of Physicians), and Editor of the Leadership Forum (Newsletter; Association of Chiefs and Leaders of General Internal Medicine, ACLGIM). He Chaired the 2009 National Program and served as Council member at the Society of General Internal Medicine.

Dr Estrada received his medical degree from Cayetano Heredia University in Lima, Peru. He then completed his internship, residency in internal medicine and Chief Medical Residency at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. While completing his fellowship in general internal medicine, also at Henry Ford Hospital, Dr Estrada received a Master of Science degree in Clinical Research Design and Statistical Analysis at the University of Michigan School of Public Health in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He is married to Jennie Andresen, pediatrician at UAB, and has two daughters.

Society Memberships

Organization Name Position Held Org Link

American College of Physicians Member. FACP. http://www.acponline.org/

Association of Chiefs and Leaders of General Internal Medicine Editor, The Leadership Forum (2009-2013) http://www.acgim.org/Publications.htm

Journal of General Internal Medicine Member, Editorial Board (2013-2016) http://www.sgim.org/jgim

Society of General Internal Medicine Council (2009-2012). Chair, National Meeting (Miami, 2009). Southern SGIM: President (2002-2003). http://www.sgim.org/

Research/Clinical Interest

Title

Description
The experiences and collaboration with educators and clinicians from nursing, pediatrics, psychiatry, physical medicine, and hospital medicine have broadened his academic horizon. Dr Estrada has authored over 90 articles published in peer-reviewed journals. Funded by the NHLBI, he conducted studies on the evaluation of cultural competency education (Improving Cultural Competency: An Online Case-Based Curriculum - K07 HL081373-01. At East Carolina University, he conducted research on low-literacy among elderly patients receiving anticoagulants, developed low-literacy brochures, and implemented a nurse-led anticoagulation management service.

Selected Publications

Musgrove JL, Morris J, Estrada CA, Kraemer RR. Clinical Reasoning Terms Included in Clinical Problem Solving Exercises? J Grad Med Educ 2016; 8(2):180-184 27168884

Small C, Land A, Haist S, Estrada CA, Snyder ED. Managing cognitive load to uncover an unusual cause of syncope: Exercises in Clinical Reasoning. J Gen Intern Med 2016;31(2):247-51 26542062

Bryan TJ, Estrada CA, Castiglioni A, Snyder ED. Impact of an educational intervention on provider knowledge, attitudes, and comfort level regarding counseling women ages 40-49 about breast cancer screening. J Multidiscip Healthc. 2015;8:209-16. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S80337 25999731

Centor RM, Atkinson TP, Ratliff AE, Xiao L, Crabb DM, Estrada CA, Faircloth MB, Oestreich L, Hatchett J, Khalife W, Waites KB. The clinical presentation of Fusobacterium positive pharyngitis and streptococcal positive pharyngitis in a University Health Clinic. Ann Intern Med. 2015;162:241-247 25686164

Centor RM, Atkinson TP, Ratliff AE, Xiao L, Crabb DM, Estrada CA, Faircloth MB, Oestreich L, Hatchett J, Khalife W, Waites KB. The clinical presentation of Fusobacterium positive pharyngitis and streptococcal positive pharyngitis in a University Health Clinic. Ann Intern Med. 2015;162:241-247. 25686164

Stewart EH, Davis B, Lee Clemans-Taylor B, Littenberg B, Estrada CA, Centor RM. Rapid Antigen Group A Streptococcus Test to Diagnose Pharyngitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PLoS ONE, 2014; 9(11): e111727. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0111727. Available at: http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0111727 25369170

Carpenter R, Estrada CA, Medrano M, Smith A, Massie FS Jr. A Web-Based Cultural Competency Training for Medical Students: A Randomized Trial. Am J Med Sci. 2014;349:441-6 25325193

Carpenter R, Estrada CA, Medrano M, Smith A, Massie FS Jr. A Web-Based Cultural Competency Training for Medical Students: A Randomized Trial. Am J Med Sci. 2014;349:441-6. 25325193

Huff NG, Roy B, Estrada CA, Centor RM, Castiglioni A, Willett LL, Shewchuk RM, Cohen S. Teaching behaviors that define highest rated attending physicians: A study of the resident perspective. Med Teacher. 2014;36:991-6. 25072844

Brennan CW, Olds DM, Dolansky M, Estrada CA, Patrician PA. Learning by doing: observing an interprofessional process as an interprofessional team. J Interprof Care. 2014;28:249-51. 24070019

Robertson J, Landham JB, Estrada CA. Splenic Infarcts Associated with Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome. J Gen Intern Med. 2014;29:541-542. Images] 24002634

Taylor BB, Parekh V, Estrada CA, Schleyer A, Sharpe B. Documenting Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Efforts: The Quality Portfolio. A Statement from the Academic Hospitalist Taskforce. J Gen Intern Med. 2014;29:214-19. 23807726

Steinhilber S, Rodriguez JM, Estrada CA, Kraemer RR. A 76-Year-Old Woman with Diaphoresis and Anxiety. J Gen Intern Med. 2013 Jun 1. [Epub ahead of print]. 23729373

Willett LL, Estrada CA, Adams M, Arora V, Call S, Chacko K, Chaudhry S, Halvorsen AJ, Hopkins R, McDonald FS. Challenges with continuity clinic and core faculty accreditation requirements. Am J Med. 2013 Jun;126(6):550-6. 23684398

Staton LJ, Estrada C, Panda M, Ortiz D, Roddy D. A multimethod approach for cross-cultural training in an internal medicine residency program. Med Educ Online. 2013;18:20352. 23683845

Vick A, Estrada CA, Rodriguez JM. Clinical Reasoning for the Infectious Diseases Specialist: A Primer to Recognize Cognitive Biases. Clin Infec Dis (First online, April 8, 2013: http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2013/04/17/cid.cit248.abstract?keytype=ref&ijkey=FIyDyZUvgYjozmv) 23595833

Land AM, Nelson GA, Bell SG, Denby KJ, Estrada CA, Willett LL. Widening the Differential for Brain Masses in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Patients: Syphilitic Cerebral Gummata. Am J Med Sci. 2013 Apr 12. [Epub ahead of print]. 23588265

Parris T, Kraemer R, Newsom J, Estrada C, Willett L, Morris J. Validation of a scoring tool to select clinical vignettes. Med Educ. 2013;47(5):530-1. 23574089

Denby K, Nelson G, Estrada CA. Bedside Hand Grip Assessment with the sphygmomanometer. J Gen Intern Med. 2013 Apr 9. [Epub ahead of print] 23568188

Coker J, Castiglioni A, Kraemer RR, Massie FM, Morris JL, Rodriguez M, Russell SW, Shaneyfelt T, Willett LL, Estrada CA. Evaluation of an Advanced Physical Diagnosis Course using Consumer Preferences Methods: the Nominal Group Technique. Am J Med Sci. 2014;347:199-205. 23552288

Vita S, Coplin H, Feiereisel KB, Garten S, Mechaber AJ, Estrada C. Decreasing the ceiling effect in assessing meeting quality at an academic professional meeting. Teach Learn Med. 2013;25(1):47-54. 23330894

Snyder ED, Salanitro A, Estrada CA, Centor RM, Castiglioni A. Preparing for oral scientific and clinical vignette presentations: Does practice make perfect? J Grad Med Edu. 2011; 3: 554-557. http://www.jgme.org/doi/abs/10.4300/JGME-D-11-00070.1?journalCode=jgme 23205208

Tonks SA, Makwana S, Salanitro AH, Safford MM, Houston TK, Allison JJ, Curry W, Estrada CA. Quality of diabetes mellitus care by rural primary care physicians. J Rural Health. 2012;28(4):364-71. 23083082

Schleifer JW, Centor RM, Heudebert GR, Estrada CA, Morris JL. NSTEMI or Not: A 59-Year-Old Man with Chest Pain and Troponin Elevation. J Gen Intern Med. 2013;28(4):583-90. 23054926

Billue KL, Safford MM, Salanitro AH, Houston TK, Curry W, Kim Y, Allison JJ, Estrada CA. Medication intensification in diabetes in rural primary care: a cluster-randomised effectiveness trial. BMJ Open. 2012;17;2(5). doi:pii: e000959. 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-000959. 22991217

Patrician PA, Dolansky M, Estrada C, Brennan C, Miltner R, Newsom J, Olds D, Splaine M, Moore S. Interprofessional education in action: the VA Quality Scholars fellowship program. Nurs Clin North Am. 2012 Sep;47(3):347-54. 22920425

Willett LL, Estrada CA, Wall TC, Coley HL, Ngu J, Curry W, Salanitro A, Houston TK. Use of Ecological Momentary Assessment to Guide Curricular Change in Graduate Medical Education. J Grad Med Edu. 2011;2:162-167. http://www.jgme.org/doi/full/10.4300/JGME-D-10-00165.1 22655137

Pierce JMR, Estrada CA, Mathews Jr RE. Buyer’s Beware: Lead Poisoning Due to Ayurvedic Medicine. J Gen Intern Med. 2012;27(10):1384-6. 22476953

Estrada CA, Dolansky MA, Singh MK, Oliver BJ, Callaway-Lane C, Splaine M, Gilman S, Patrician PA. Mastering improvement science skills in the new era of quality and safety: the Veterans Affairs National Quality Scholars Program. J Eval Clin Pract. 2012;18(2):508-14. 22304698

Peña A, Estrada CA, Soniat D, Taylor B, Burton M. Nominal Group Technique: A Brainstorming Tool for Identifying Areas to Improve Pain Management in Hospitalized Patients. J Hosp Med. 2012;7(5):416-20 22190453

Vick A, Kraemer RR, Morris JL, Willett LL, Centor RM, Estrada CA, Rodriguez JM. A 60-Year-Old Woman with Chorea and Weight Loss. J Gen Intern Med. 2012;27(6):747-51. http://www.springerlink.com/content/61u88g3866660732 22143453

Newsom J, Estrada CA, Panisko D, Willett LL. Selecting the best clinical vignettes for academic meetings: Should the scoring tool criteria be modified? J Gen Intern Med. 2011;27:202-6. 21927965

Salanitro A, Safford MM, Houston TK, Williams JH, Ovalle F, Payne-Foster P, Allison JJ, Estrada CA. Patient complexity and Diabetes Quality of Care in Rural Settings. J Natl Med Assoc. 2011;103: 234-240. 21671526

Estrada CA, Krishnamoorthy P, Smith A, Staton LJ, Korf MJ, Allison JJ, Houston TK. Marketing to increase Web utilization: A Continuing Medical Education Web-based cultural competence curriculum. J Contin Educ Health Prof. 2011;31:21-27. 21425356

Bhatnagar D, Morris JL, Rodriguez M, Centor RM, Estrada CA, Willett LL. A Middle Age Woman with Sudden Onset Dyspnea. J Gen Intern Med. 2011;26:551-4. 21301984

Tomatis C, Taramona C, Rizo-Patrón E, Hernández F, Rodríguez P, Piscoya A, Gonzales E, Gotuzzo E, Heudebert G, Centor RM, Estrada CA. Evidence-based medicine training in a resource-poor country, the importance of leveraging personal and institutional relationships. J Eval Clin Pract. 2011; 17 (first online Jan 30, 2011, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2753.2011.01635.x/full) 21276140

Crenshaw K, Shewchuk RM, Staton LJ, Bigby JA, Houston TK, Allison JJ, Estrada CA. What should we include in a cultural competence curriculum? An Emerging Formative Evaluation Process to Foster Curriculum Development. Acad Med 2011;86:333-341. 21248602

Crenshaw K, Curry W, Salanitro AH, Safford MM, Houston TK, Allison JJ, Estrada CA. Is physician engagement with Web-based CME associated with patients’ baseline Hemoglobin A1c levels? The Rural Diabetes Online Care Study. Acad Med. 2010;85:1511–1517. 20736679

Martinez DY, Heudebert G, Henostroza G, Rodriguez M, Zamudio C, Centor RM, Gotuzzo E, Estrada CA. Clinical Prediction Rule for Stratifying Risk of Pulmonary Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis. PLoS ONE 2010; 5(8): e12082. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0012082 http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0012082 20711459

Singh PP, Newton DP, Estrada CA. Clinical Images: An Uncommon Cause of Headache. J Gen Intern Med. 2010; 25: 990. 20467828

Payne-Foster P, Williams JH, Estrada CA, Higginbotham JC, Voltz ML, Safford MM, Allison J. Recruitment of Rural Physicians in a Diabetes Internet Intervention Study: Overcoming Challenges and Barriers. J Natl Med Assoc. 2010;102:101-107. 20191922

Schoen MJ, Tipton EF, Houston TK, Funkhouser E, Levine DA, Estrada CA, Williams OD, Kiefe CI. Characteristics that predict physician participation in a Web-based CME activity: The MI-Plus study. J Contin Educ Health Prof 2009; 29:246-253. 19998447

Splaine ME, Ogrinc G, Gilman SC, Aron DC, Estrada CA, Rosenthal GE, Lee S, Dittus RS, Batalden PB. The Department of Veterans Affairs National Quality Scholars Fellowship Program: Experience From 10 Years of Training Quality Scholars. Acad Med. 2009;84:1741-1748. 19940583

Sridhar AR, Willett LL, Castiglioni A, Heudebert G, Landry M, Centor RM, Estrada CA. Scholarship opportunities for trainees and clinician educators: learning outcomes from a case report writing workshop. J Gen Intern Med. 2009;24(3):398-401. 19104902

Willett LL, Paranjape A, Estrada C. Identifying key components for an effective case report poster: an observational study. J Gen Intern Med. 2009;24(3):393-7. 19089510

Ogrinc G, Mooney SE, Estrada CA, Foster T, Goldmann D, Hall LW, Huizinga MM, Liu SK, Mills PP, Neily J, Nelson W, Pronovost PJ, Provost L, Rubenstein LV, Speroff T, Splaine M, Thomson R, Tomollo A, Watts B. The SQUIRE (Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence) Guidelines for Quality Improvement Reporting: Explanation and Elaboration. Qual Saf Health Care 2008;17(Supp 1):13-32. 18836062

Safford MM, Shewchuk R, Qu H, Williams JH, Estrada CA, Ovalle F, Allison JJ. Reasons for not intensifying medications: differentiating "clinical inertia" from appropriate care. J Gen Intern Med. 2007;22:1648-55. 17957346

Staton LJ, Kraemer SM, Talente G, Patel S, Estrada CA. Peer Chart Audits: A Tool to Meet Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Competency in Practice-Based Learning and Improvement. Implementation Science 2007, 2:24 (27 July 2007). URL: http://www.implementationscience.com/articles/ 17662124

Willett LL, Estrada CA, Castiglioni A, Massie FS, Heudebert GR, Jennings MS, Centor RM. Does Residency Training Improve Performance of Physical Examination Skills? Am J Med Sci 2007;333:74-77. 17301584

Mathews Jr RE, McGuire BM, Estrada CA. Outpatient Management of Cirrhosis: A Narrative Review. South Med J 2006;99:600-606. 16800415

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Keywords

Medical education, cultural competence, quality of care, safety, quality improvement, physical exam, physical diagnosis, clinical reasoning, decision analsyis/ cost-effectiveness analysis, primary care, internal medicine.