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Cruz Nazario, PhD, is a Researcher affiliated with the Yale School of Medicine's Department of Internal Medicine. His work focuses on public health, epidemiology, and social determinants of health with particular emphasis on cardiovascular diseases and chronic conditions. He is a key contributor to the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) cohort study, investigating health disparities and risk factors across Caribbean populations.
Dr. Nazario holds a PhD from Johns Hopkins University (1988). His research explores hypertension management, alcohol use among the elderly, and breast cancer epidemiology in Hispanic populations. He collaborates frequently with institutions in the Eastern Caribbean, addressing healthcare access and chronic disease prevalence through large-scale cohort studies.
Recent studies highlight his work on cardiovascular disease risk estimation tools, mediation analysis in health disparities, and baseline characteristics of Caribbean health demographics. His interdisciplinary approach combines epidemiological methods with social science frameworks to address systemic health inequities.