Maria Teresa Abreu MD
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Professor of Medicine, University Miami School of Medicine
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8700 Beverly Blvd Ste Ac1125West Hollywood, CA 90048
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Summary
- Dr. Maria T. Abreu is an IBD expert at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Patient care takes place at the Crohn's and Colitis Clinic at the University of Miami Sylvester Cancer Center. She received her medical degree from University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and has been in practice 27 years. She performs basic and translational research. Her area of interest is innate immune signaling, therapeutic drug monitoring, and the genetics of IBD, esp in Hispanic patients.
Education & Training
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1992 - 1995
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1992
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 1990
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2008 - 2028
CA State Medical License 2024 - 2027
NY State Medical License 2004 - 2008
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- The Sherman Prize The Bruce and Cynthia Sherman Charitable Foundation, 2019
- Elected Member, Association of American Physicians 2018
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013, 2015-2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- An IL-17-DUOX2 axis controls gastrointestinal colonization by Candida albicans.Pallavi Kakade, Juan F Burgueno, Shabnam Sircaik, Nicole O Ponde, Jinke Li
Nature Communications. 2026-05-04 - 1 citationsGenomic Insights Into Inflammatory Bowel Disease in United States Hispanic Participants: An Ancestry-Focused Study.Ashley H Beecham, Dermot P B McGovern, Steven W Brugger, Mary F Davis, Esther A Torres
Gastroenterology. 2026-05-01 - 8 citationsDiagnosis and Management of Upper Gastrointestinal Involvement in Adult Patients With Crohn's Disease: A Systematic Review.Nathaniel A Cohen, Neta Sror, Maliha Naseer, Dominik Bettenworth, Cathy Lu
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2026-04-01
Press Mentions
GI Ranks Just Out of Top 10 for MD Pay, Doximity ReportsDecember 11th, 2025- Making Things Happen: The Miller School’s Dr. Oriana DamasSeptember 16th, 2025
- Congrats to Dr. Abreu on Her New IBD Director PositionNovember 13th, 2024
Grant Support
- University of Miami IBD Genetic Research Center: Understanding the Genetic Architecture of IBD in the South Florida communityUNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE2022–2027
- Role of innate immunity and the microbiome in colitis associated dysplasiaCEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER2014–2027
- Role Of TLR4 In Colitis-Associated NeoplasiaNational Cancer Institute2009–2012
- Toll- LIKE Receptor-Complex In Intestinal Epithelial CellsNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2008–2009
- Toll-Like Receptor-Complex In Intestinal Epith. CellsNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2004–2007
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- Fellow
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