Karla Jeannette Cruz Morel MD (She/Her)

Critical Care Medicine

Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program Director

1 Richland Medical Park DrSte 300Columbia, SC 29203
Phone+1 803-545-5500

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Summary

Dr. Karla Cruz Morel is a pulmonary and Critical care physician in Columbia, SC and is affiliated with Prisma Health/ University of South Carolina. She received her medical degree from INTEC School of Medicine in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She specializes in pulmonary & Critical care medicine and has special focus on pulmonary hypertension. She is the program director of pulmonary HTN.

Education & Training

Stanford University School of MedicinePulmonary Vascular Diseases, 2017 - 2018
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University/Cooper University HospitalFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2014 - 2017
Saint Peter's University Hospital/Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolResidency, Internal Medicine, 2011 - 2014
INTEC Santo Domingo SOMClass of 2008

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Certifications & Licensure

SC State Medical License 2018 - 2027
CA State Medical License 2017 - 2019
NJ State Medical License 2014 - 2019
PA State Medical License 2016 - 2018
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Magna Cum Laude INTEC, 2008

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

5 citations
Pulmonary Vein Stenosis and Pulmonary Hypertension Following a Catheter-Based Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: A Case Report.
Christopher A Thomas, Karla J Cruz Morel, Mohan N. Viswanathan, Vinicio A. de Jesus Perez
The American Journal of Case Reports. 2020-08-26
Postural changes from ventilatory gas exchange in pulmonary hypertension: Is it a practical solution to a complex question?
Belinda Rivera-Lebron, Karla J Cruz Morel, Michael G. Risbano
Respirology. 2020-04-01
5 citations
The Impact of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure upon Pleural Fluid Pressures during Thoracentesis
Wissam Abouzgheib, Rohan Arya, Karla Cruz-Morel, Diana Koleman, Jonathan E. Kass
Respiration; International Review of Thoracic Diseases. 2019-01-01

Books/Book Chapters

Pulmonary Hypertension Controversial and Emerging Topics
Chapter: Gender and Race Disparities in Pulmonary Hypertension Diagnosis and Treatment
De Jesus, Talwar2020

Other

Postural changes from ventilatory gas exchange in pulmonary hypertension: Is it a practical solution to a complex question?
1 , Karla J Cruz Morel 2 , Michael G Risbano 1
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8/27/2019

Authored Content

Abdominal aortic thrombosis as initial presentation of COVID-19 infection: A case report Webster WZ, Sraow A, Cruz Morel K. Abdominal aortic thrombosis as initial presentation of COVID-19 infection: A case report. World J Clin Infect Dis 2020; 10(3): 42-46 [DOI: 10.5495/wjcid.v10.i3.42]September 2020