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  • 1999 - Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA)

Overview

Alvaro Muñoz is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Nephrology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Oncology, Genetics, and Surgery. Their research outputs span 57 publications, addressing various medical conditions and treatments.

Their work encompasses investigation and clinical studies in multiple main topics, including:

  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
  • Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
  • Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
  • Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
  • Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies

Muñoz has published research in several prominent journals and venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Pediatric Nephrology
  • Medicina
  • UNC Libraries
  • Kidney International
  • Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Some recent papers reflect the diversity of their research interests:

  • "Age- and sex-dependent clinical equations to estimate glomerular filtration rates in children and young adults with chronic kidney disease," 2020, Kidney International
  • "Efficacy of osimertinib plus bevacizumab in glioblastoma patients with simultaneous EGFR amplification and EGFRvIII mutation," 2021, Journal of Neuro-Oncology
  • "Genital Hiatus Size and the Development of Prolapse Among Parous Women," 2020, Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery
  • "Recommendations for detection, prioritization, and treatment of thoracic oncology patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: the THOCOoP cooperative group," 2020, Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology
  • "DICER1-associated central nervous system sarcoma: A comprehensive clinical and genomic characterization of case series of young adult patients," 2023, Neuro-Oncology Practice

The scientist has frequently collaborated with several co-authors, including:

  • Andrés F. Cardona
  • Óscar Arrieta
  • Alejandro Ruíz-Patiño
  • Juan Esteban García-Robledo
  • Camila Ordóñez-Reyes

Muñoz's contributions are recognized in the academic community, having received the award of Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA) in 1999.

Best Publications

  • New Equations to Estimate GFR in Children with CKD

    George J. Schwartz;Alvaro Muñoz;Michael F. Schneider;Robert H. Mak

  • Plasma Viral Load and CD4+ Lymphocytes as Prognostic Markers of HIV-1 Infection

    John W. Mellors;Alvaro Muñoz;Janis V. Giorgi;Joseph B. Margolick

  • HIV-1, hepatitis B virus, and risk of liver-related mortality in the Multicenter Cohort Study (MACS)

    Chloe L Thio;Eric C Seaberg;Richard Skolasky;John Phair

  • Influence of combinations of human major histocompatibility complex genes on the course of HIV–1 infection

    Richard A. Kaslow;Mary Carrington;R. Apple;L. Park

  • The Declining Risk of Post-Transfusion Hepatitis C Virus Infection

    James G. Donahue;Alvaro Muñoz;Paul M. Ness;Donald E. Brown

  • The risk of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia among men infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1. Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study Group.

    John Phair;Alvaro Muñoz;Roger Detels;Richard Kaslow

  • Effectiveness of Potent Antiretroviral Therapy on Time to AIDS and Death in Men With Known HIV Infection Duration

    Roger Detels;Alvaro Muñoz;Glen McFarlane;Lawrence A. Kingsley

  • Improved equations estimating GFR in children with chronic kidney disease using an immunonephelometric determination of cystatin C

    George J. Schwartz;Michael F. Schneider;Paula S. Maier;Marva Moxey-Mims

  • Trends in Abuse of OxyContin® and Other Opioid Analgesics in the United States: 2002-2004

    Theodore J. Cicero;James A. Inciardi;Alvaro Muñoz

  • Incidence, Duration, and Determinants of Cervical Human Papillomavirus Infection in a Cohort of Colombian Women with Normal Cytological Results

    Nubia Muñoz;Fabián Méndez;Heéctor Posso;Mónica Molano

  • Automobile accidents in patients with sleep apnea syndrome. An epidemiological and mechanistic study.

    Barbé;J Pericás;A Muñoz;L Findley

  • Natural History of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Viremia after Seroconversion and Proximal to AIDS in a Large Cohort of Homosexual Men

    Robert H. Lyles;Alvaro Muñoz;Traci E. Yamashita;Holly Bazmi

  • Longitudinal study of the effects of maternal smoking on pulmonary function in children

    Ira B. Tager;Scott T. Weiss;Alvaro Munoz;Bernard Rosner

  • The ALIVE study, a longitudinal study of HIV-1 infection in intravenous drug users: description of methods and characteristics of participants.

    D. Vlahov;J. C. Anthony;A. Munoz;J. Margolick

  • Association between highly active antiretroviral therapy and hypertension in a large cohort of men followed from 1984 to 2003.

    Eric C. Seaberg;Alvaro Muñoz;Ming Lu;Roger Detels

  • Temporal trends in the incidence of HIV-1-related neurologic diseases: Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study, 1985-1992.

    H. Bacellar;A. Muñoz;E. N. Miller;Bruce Arnold Cohen

  • Protective Alterations in Phase 1 and 2 Metabolism of Aflatoxin B1 by Oltipraz in Residents of Qidong, People's Republic of China

    Jia Sheng Wang;Xinnan Shen;Xia He;Yuan Rog Zhu

  • Depressive Symptoms as Predictors of Medical Outcomes in HIV Infection

    Constantine G. Lyketsos;Donald R. Hoover;Marcella Guccione;Walton Senterfitt

  • The Alive Study: A Longitudinal Study of HIV-1 Infection in Intravenous Drug Users: Description of Methods

    David Vlahov;James C. Anthony;Alvaro Muñoz;Joseph Margolick

  • HIV-1 infection: no evidence of cognitive decline during the asymptomatic stages

    O. A. Selnes;E. Miller;J. McArthur;B. Gordon

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph B. Margolick
Joseph B. Margolick Johns Hopkins University
Lisa P. Jacobson
Lisa P. Jacobson Johns Hopkins University
Roger Detels
Roger Detels University of California, Los Angeles
John P. Phair
John P. Phair Northwestern University
David Vlahov
David Vlahov Yale University
Thomas W. Kensler
Thomas W. Kensler Johns Hopkins University
Susan L. Furth
Susan L. Furth Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
John D. Groopman
John D. Groopman Johns Hopkins University
Joan S. Chmiel
Joan S. Chmiel Northwestern University
Kenrad Edwin Nelson
Kenrad Edwin Nelson Johns Hopkins University

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