M Regina Castro MD FACE (She/Her)

PubMed

• Outcomes of Radiofrequency Ablation for Autonomously Functioning Thyroid Adenomas-Mayo Clinic Experience.
  Maheswaran Dhanasekaran, John Schmitz, Maria Regina Castro, Aadil Rajwani, Robert Alan Lee
  Journal of the Endocrine Society. 2024-10-29
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  Patient feedback receiving care using a shared decision making tool for thyroid nodule evaluation-an observational study.
  Chandani Patel Patel Chavez, Eddison Godinez Leiva, Diliara Bagautdinova, Jessica Hidalgo, Sandra Hartasanchez
  Endocrine. 2023-04-01
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  Radiofrequency Ablation of Benign and Malignant Thyroid Nodules.
  Patrick J Navin, Scott M Thompson, Anil N Kurup, Robert A Lee, Matthew R Callstrom
  Radiographics. 2022-10-01

Journal Articles

• Sorafenib prolongs progression-free survival of metastatic thyroid cancer patients  
  Castro MR, Clinical Thyroidology for the Public, 9/1/2014
• Patients with Graves’ disease have a higher incidence of tall-cell variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma  
  Castro MR, Clinical Thyroidology for the Public, 7/1/2014
• The incidence of second primary cancers is significantly higher than expected in patients with thyroid cancer  
  Castro MR, Clinical Thyroidology for the Public, 4/1/2014
• Drinking alcohol reduces the risk of developing Graves disease  
  Castro MR, Clinical Thyroidology for Patients, 11/1/2013
• Predicting Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Association Rule Mining vs Traditional Models  
  Caraballo PJ, Castro MR, Cha SS, Li PW, Simon G, Journal of Diabetes, 4/1/2013
• Generic and branded levothyroxine preparations are not bioequivalent in children with congenital hypothyroidism  
  Castro MR, Clinical Thyroidology for Patients, 4/1/2013
• Thyroid nodule size larger than 4 cm does not increase the risk of false negative biopsy results or the risk of cancer  
  Castro MR, Clinical Thyroidology for Patients, 2/1/2013
• Use of molecular markers on thyroid biopsy specimens to diagnose thyroid cancer  
  Castro M, Regina, Clinical Thyroidology for Patients, 8/1/2012
• Inexperience, cystic nodules and macrocalcifications often result in inadequate thyroid biopsy specimens  
  Castro MR, Clinical Thyroidology for Patients, 2/1/2012
• Use of radioactive iodine treatment for thyroid cancer has increased and varies among hospitals  
  Castro MR, Clinical Thyroidology for Patients, 1/1/2012
• High dose of soy phytoestrogen are a risk factor in the progression of subclinical to overt hypothyroidism  
  Castro MR, Clinical Thyroidology for Patients, 6/1/2011
• Thyroid nodule macrocalcification does not mean the nodule is benign  
  Castro MR, Clinical Thyroidology for Patients, 4/1/2011
• Graves ophthalmopathy: Rituximab appears to be effective in the treatment of severe thyroid eye disease  
  Castro MR, Clinical Thyroidology for Patients, 8/1/2010
• The first administration of radioiodine following total thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer can destroy metastatic thyroid cancer  
  Castro MR, Clinical Thyroidology for patients, 5/1/2010
• The need for radioiodine ablation and follow-up for patients with papillary thyroid microcarcinoma should be based on patient- and tumor-related prognostic variables  
  Castro MR, Clinical Thyroidology for patients, 2/1/2010
• Aggressive Surgery in Certain Patients with Familial Medullary Thyroid Cancer Is Safe and Results in High Cure Rates  
  Castro MR, Clinical Thyroidology for patients, 2/1/2010
• Ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration biopsy of thryoid nodules in children and adolescents has high diagnostic accuracy  
  Castro MR, Clinical Thyroidology for patients, 8/1/2009
• Prognostic factors affecting neck lymph node recurrence and distant metastasis in papillary microcarcinoma of the thyroid: Results of a study in 445 patients  
  Castro MR, Clinical Thyroidology for Patients, 6/1/2009
• Novel Therapies for type 2 diabetes mellitus  
  Castro MR, Nelson RL, Endocrine Newsletter Update, 9/1/2008
• Multinodular goiter-diagnostic and treatment considerations  
  Castro MR, US Endocrinology, 1/1/2008
• Increasing serum thyrotropin concentrations are associated with increasing risk of thyroid carcinoma in patients with thyroid nodules  
  Castro MR, Clinical Thyroidology, 1/1/2007
• Thyroid nodules: A safe and cost-effective approach  
  Castro MR, Gharib H, Sebo T, Endocrine Newsletter Update, 9/1/2006
• Thyroid nodules: Management dilemmas and therapeutic considerations  
  Castro MR, Gharib H, Sebo T, Business Briefing US Endocrine Review, 9/1/2005
• Immunohistochemical analysis of sodium iodide symporter expression in metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer: correlation with radioiodine uptake  
  Castro MR, Bergert ER, Goellner JR, Hay ID, Morris JC, J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 11/1/2001
• Renal metastases from thyroid papillary carcinoma: study of sodium iodide symporter expression  
  Smallridge RC, Castro MR, Morris JC, Young PR, Reynolds JC, Merino MJ, Sarlis NJ, Thyroid, 8/1/2001
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Books/Book Chapters

• Graves disease 
  Chapter: Laboratory and Clinical assessment of hyperthyroidism 
  Page 39 - 52Castro MREditors: Rebecca S. Bahn.Springer, New YorkEdition 1st,2015
• Mayo Clinic The essential diabetes book 
  Chapter: Understanding Diabetes 
  Page 9 - 29Castro MREditors: Castro, M Regina, Medical Editor.Time Home Entertainment Inc, New YorkEdition 2nd,2014
• PIER(Physician Information and Education Resource) 
  Chapter: Hyperthyroidism in pregnancy 
  Castro MRAmerican College of Physicians, Philadelphia, PA2013
• Evidence-based endocrinology 
  Chapter: Thyroid disorders 
  Castro MR, Gharib HEditors: Camacho PM; Gharib H; Sizemore GW.Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA2012
• In Mayo Clinic. The Essential diabetes guide 
  Chapter: Medical treatment of diabetes 
  Castro MRTime Inc. Home Entertainment Books2010
• Endocrinologia e Diabetes 
  Chapter: Thyroid nodules: Evaluation, diagnostic challenges and management dilemmas 
  Castro MR, Gharib HEdition 2nd,2008
• Endocrinology Self Assessment Program 
  Chapter: Evaluation and treatment of thyrotoxicosis 
  Castro MREditors: Palumbo, P.American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists2007
• Handbook of diagnostic endocrinology 
  Chapter: Thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer 
  Castro MR, Gharib HEditors: Hall JE, Nieman LK.Humana, Totowa2003
• Evidence-base endocrinology 
  Chapter: Thyroid disorders 
  Castro MR, Gharib HEditors: Camacho PM, Gharib H, Sizemore GW.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA2003
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Abstracts/Posters

• The value of repear FNA(rFNA)in thyroid nodules with a previously benign FNA: How often does the pathology change and does it make any difference?
  Sing Ospina N, Sebo TJ, Morris JC, Castro MR, Thyroid, 10/1/2014
• The utility of molecular markers in the preoperative evaluation of thyroid nodules
  Castro MR, Mayo Clinic Endocrine Grand Rounds, 9/1/2014
• Thyroid Cancer in Solid Organ transplant recepients
  Gayatri J, Castro MR, Morris JC, Bernet V, Endocrine Society, 96th Annual Meeting, 6/1/2014
• Current practice of Endocrinologists for non-diagnostic solid thyroid nodules: A survey report
  Stan M, Brito JP, Castro MR, Dean DS, Fatourechi V, Endocrine Society 95th Annual Meeting, 6/1/2013
• The role of urinary extracellular vesicles in detecting and predicting podocyte injury in diabetic nephropathy
  Zand L, Jayachandran M, Turner S, Castro MR, Grande J, Garovic V, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 1/1/2013
• Assessment of Type 2 Diabetes Risk Factors Available in the Electronic Medical Record by Using Association Rule Mining
  Njeru JW, Simon GJ, Castro MR, Cha SS, Li PW, Caraballo PJ, SGIM Annual Meeting, 5/1/2012
• Thyroid Ultrasound: nodules and more
  Castro MR, 15th Mayo Clinic Endocrine Course, 4/1/2012
• Follicular cell derived thyroid cancer
  Castro MR, 15th Mayo Clinic Endocrine Course, 4/1/2012
• Follicular cell-derived thyroid cancer
  Castro MR, 15th Mayo Clinic Endocrine Course, 4/1/2012
• Reference ranges for thyroid function tests derived from healthy subjects with normal thyroid examination and thryoid ultrasound
  Ouverson LJ, Kosok LL, Dean DS, Castro MR, Stan MN, Fatourechi V, Howe-Clayton DL, Morris JC, Baumann NA, McIver B, Klee GG, Clin Chem and AACC Annual Meeting, 1/1/2012
• Thyroid ultrasound workshop: Evaluation of thyroid nodules
  Castro MR, 14th Mayo Clinic Endocrine Course, 3/1/2011
• A case of non-toxic multinodular goiter
  Castro MR, 14th Mayo Clinic Endocrine Course, 3/1/2011
• Statin Use, Diabetes Incidence and Mortality in Prediabetic Patients
  Caraballo PJ, Castro MR, Yawn BP, Cha SS, Melton LJ III, Diabetes, 1/1/2011
• Impaired fasting glucose is an independent predictor of total mortality
  Caraballo PJ, Liebson CL, Castro MR, Yawn BP, Ransom JE, Melton LJ III, 70th Scientific Sessions American Diabetes Association, 6/1/2010
• Incretin-based Treatments of Diabetes
  Castro MR, 11th Mayo Clinic Endocrine Course, 4/1/2008
• Diabetic Dyslipidemia
  Castro MR, 11th Mayo Clinic Endocrine Course, 4/1/2008
• Thyroid Ultrasound Workshop: Defining the Anatomy of the Neck
  Castro MR, 11th Mayo Clinic Endocrine Course, 4/1/2008
• Abnormal glucose levels among people without a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus: A population-based study
  Caraballo PJ, Leibson CL, Castro MR, Yawn BP, Ransom JE, Melton LJ III, Diabetes, 1/1/2008
• Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage as initial presentation of metastatic lung cancer
  Bhagra S, Castro MR, Endocrine Society, 1/1/2007
• Prevalence of diabetes mellitus between 1987 and 2004
  Caraballo PJ, Leibson CL, Castro MR, Cha SS, Ransom JE, Society of General Internal Medicine, 1/1/2006
• An unusual case of hyperthyroxinemia in a patient with Hashimoto's thyroiditis
  Castro MR, Haser DW, Morris JC, Klee GG, Thyroid, 9/1/2004
• Renal metastases from thyroid papillary (follicular variant [FV]) carcinoma: Correlation of in-vivo 131-iodine uptake with Na+/I- symporter (NIS) expression. (Abstract...
  Smallridge RC, Castro MR, Morris JC, Young PR, Merino MJ, Sarlis NJ, 72nd Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association, 1/1/1999
• Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes
  Castro MR, Bergert ER, Beito TG, McIver B, Morris JC, Second Scientific Meeting "Science for Venezuela", 1/1/1999
• Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) promoter-driven androgen-inducible expression of iodide symporter in prostate cancer cell lines
  Spitzweg C, Zhang S, Bergert ER, Castro MR, McIver B, Heufelder AE, Tindall DJ, Young CY, Morris JC, Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes, 1/1/1999
• Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) promoter-driven androgen-inducible expression of sodium iodide symporter in prostate cancer cell lines
  Spitzweg C, Zhang S, Bergert ER, Castro MR, McIver B, Heufelder AE, Tindall DJ, Young CYF, Morris JC, 81st Annual Meeting Endocrine Society, 1/1/1999
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