JesusRCasalMDFACP,FCCP

Pulmonology • San Juan, PR

Critical Care Medicine, Pleural Disease, Sleep Medicine

Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, University of PR;School of Medicine

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Office
Hosp. Auxilio Mutuo
Ave.Juan Ponce de Leon
San Juan, PR 00919
Phone+1 787-658-2000

Fax+1 787-771-7918
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Education & Training

Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1993 - 1996
Norwalk Hospital/Yale UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1991 - 1993
San Juan City HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1990
Universidad Central del Caribe School of MedicineClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

PR State Medical License 1996 - 2025
CT State Medical License 1993 - 2011
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Sleep Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Flexible Bronchoscopic Removal of 3 Foreign Objects.
Javier Ramos-Rossy, Onix Cantres, Alfonso Torres, Jesus Casal, Yomayra Otero, Ginger Arzon-Nieves, William Rodríguez-Cintrón> ;Federal Practitioner. 2018 Sep 1
1 citations
Flow-volume loops: clinical correlation.
José L. Díaz, Jesus Casal, William Rodriguez-Cintron> ;Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal. 2008 Jun 1
192 citations
ORMDL3 gene is associated with asthma in three ethnically diverse populations.
Joshua Galanter, Shweta Choudhry, Celeste Eng, Sylvette Nazario, Jose R. Rodriguez-Santana, Jesus Casal, Alfonso Torres-Palacios, Jorge Salas, Rocio Chapela, H. Geoffr...> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2008 Jun 1
An uncommon cause of uncontrolled asthma: case report.
Ricardo Fernandez, Angel Galera, Jesus Casal, William Rodríguez-Cintrón> ;The Journal of Asthma. 2008 Jan 1
59 citations
Ethnic-specific differences in bronchodilator responsiveness among African Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Mexicans with asthma.
Mariam Naqvi, Shannon Thyne, Shweta Choudhry, Hui Ju Tsai, Daniel Navarro, Richard A. Castro, Sylvette Nazario, Jose R. Rodriguez-Santana, Jesus Casal, Alfonso Torres,...> ;The Journal of Asthma. 2007 Oct 1
52 citations
Association between IgE levels and asthma severity among African American, Mexican, and Puerto Rican patients with asthma
Mariam Naqvi, Shweta Choudhry, Hui Ju Tsai, Shannon Thyne, Daniel Navarro, Sylvette Nazario, Jose R. Rodriguez-Santana, Jesus Casal, Alfonso Torres, Rocio Chapela, H. ...> ;The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2007 Jul 1
22 citations
The PTGDR gene is not associated with asthma in 3 ethnically diverse populations.
Yuhjung J. Tsai, Shweta Choudhry, Jennifer Kho, Kenneth B. Beckman, Hui Ju Tsai, Daniel Navarro, Henry Matallana, Richard A. Castro, Craig M. Lilly, Sylvette Nazario, ...> ;The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2006 Dec 1
52 citations
Ancestry-environment interactions and asthma risk among Puerto Ricans.
Shweta Choudhry, Esteban G. Burchard, Luisa N. Borrell, Hua Tang, Mariam Naqvi, Sylvette Nazario, Alphonso Torres, Jesus Casal, Juan Carlos Martínez-Cruzado, Elad Ziv,...> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2006 Nov 15
182 citations
Population stratification confounds genetic association studies among Latinos
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80 citations
CD14 Tobacco Gene–Environment Interaction Modifies Asthma Severity and Immunoglobulin E Levels in Latinos with Asthma
Shweta Choudhry, Pedro C. Avila, Sylvette Nazario, Ngim Ung, Jennifer Kho, Jose R. Rodriguez-Santana, Jesus Casal, Hui Ju Tsai, Alfonso Torres, Elad Ziv, Monica Toscan...> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2005 Jul 15
180 citations
Pharmacogenetic differences in response to albuterol between Puerto Ricans and Mexicans with asthma.
Shweta Choudhry, Ngim Ung, Pedro C. Avila, Elad Ziv, Sylvette Nazario, Jesus Casal, Alfonso Torres, Jennifer D. Gorman, Keyan Salari, Jose R. Rodriguez-Santana, Monica...> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2005 Mar 15
12 citations
Parent-reported asthma in Puerto Rican children.
Sylvette Nazario, Jesus Casal, Alfonso Torres-Palacios, William Rodriguez, Alan M. Delamater, E. Brooks Applegate, Giovanni Piedimonte, Adam Wanner> ;Pediatric Pulmonology. 2004 May 1
146 citations
Lower Bronchodilator Responsiveness in Puerto Rican than in Mexican Subjects with Asthma
Esteban G. Burchard, Pedro C. Avila, Sylvette Nazario, Jesus Casal, Alfonso Torres, Jose R. Rodriguez-Santana, Monica Toscano, Jody S. Sylvia, Maria Elena Alioto, Mich...> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2004 Feb 1
107 citations
ADAM33 Is Not Associated with Asthma in Puerto Rican or Mexican Populations
Denise L. Lind, Shweta Choudhry, Ngim Ung, Elad Ziv, Pedro C. Avila, Keyan Salari, Connie Ha, Elizabeth G. Lovins, Natasha E. Coyle, Sylvette Nazario, Jesus Casal, Alf...> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2003 Dec 1
4 citations
Predictors of smoking cessation success.
Alma Ortiz, Miriam Martínez, Alfonso Torres, Jesus Casal, William Rodríguez, Sylvette Nazario> ;Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal. 2003 Jun 1
Tuberculosis prevention questionnaire: common practices among pulmonary medicine and infectious disease specialists in Puerto Rico.
Javier Pérez, Edwin Alicea, Jesus Casal, William Rodríguez> ;Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal. 1999 Sep 1
5 citations
Asthma knowledge among internal medicine residents.
Edwin Alicea, Jesus Casal, Sylvette Nazario, William Rodríguez> ;Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal. 1999 Mar 1
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Other Languages

Spanish

Hospital Affiliations

Auxilio Mutuo HospitalSan Juan, Puerto Rico
Veterans Affairs Caribbean Healthcare SystemSan Juan, Puerto Rico