Maria Carolina Mora Pinzon MD MS, FACPM (she/her)

PubMed

• Policy & Organizational factors that Affect the Utilization of Health Services for Alzheimer's Disease Among the Latino Community - The Primary Care Provider Perspective.
  Maria Mora Pinzon, Diana Martinez Garcia, Jaime Perales-Puchalt
  Medrxiv. 2025-04-03
• Implementation of a Social Media Strategy for Public Health Promotion in Black, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Hispanic or Latino Communities During the COVID-1...
  Maria Mora Pinzon, Ornella Hills, George Levy, Taryn T James, Ashley Benitez
  Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2024-12-10
• Factors Influencing Eye Screening Adherence Among Latinx Patients With Diabetes: A Qualitative Study.
  Christian Pelayo, Maria Mora Pinzón, Loren J Lock, Christiana Fowlkes, Chloe L Stevens
  Translational Vision Science & Technology. 2023-12-01

Journal Articles

• Does initial laparoscopic cholecystectomy influence the outcomes of definitive oncologic resection for gallbladder cancer?  
  Ballo R, Saeed M, Daly S, Pinzon M, Francescatti A, Millikan KW, Myers JA, Bines SF, Luu MB, The American Surgeon, 1/1/2015
• Postoperative computed tomography (CT) scan after laparoscopic colorectal surgery: what does that fluid mean?  
  Hayden, D., Mora Pinzon, M., Dombrowski, M., Witalka, T., Neubauer, D., Slogoff, M., Eberhardt, J., Saclarides, T., Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 1/1/2014
• Hospital readmission for fluid and electrolyte abnormalities following ileostomy construction: preventable or unpredictable?  
  Hayden DM, Mora Pinzon MC, Francescatti AB, Edquist SC, Malczewski MR, Jolley JM, Brand MI, Saclarides TJ, Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 1/1/2013
• Carotid Intervention for High Grade Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis does not Confer Stroke Prevention over Best Medical Therapy  
  Mora Pinzon, M., Zindrick, D., Erstad, J., Park, T., Halandras, P., Hershberger, R., Aulivola, B., Cho JS, Journal of Vascular Surgery, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters

• Common Surgical Diseases: An Algorithmic Approach to Problem Solving 
  Chapter: Crohn's Disease 
  Page 161 - 163Mora Pinzon MC, Hayden DMEditors: .A. Myers, K.W. Millikan, T.J. Saclarides.Springer Science+Business Medical Inc., New YorkEdition 3rd,2017
• Chronic Disease Epidemiology and Control 
  Chapter: Cancer 
  Mora Pinzon MC, Joshu C, Brownson RCEditors: PL Remington, MV Wegner, RC Brownson.American Public Health AssociationEdition 4th,2016

Abstracts/Posters

• Predictors of ER Visits and Readmissions Within One Year of Bariatric Surgery: A Statewide Analysis.
  Mora Pinzon MC, Henkel D, Miller RE, Remington PL, Gould JC, Kothari SN, Funk LM, University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery 8th Annual Research Summit: Collaborate, Madison, WI, 1/18/2017
• Health Literacy and Mortality Among Cancer Patients.
  Mora-Pinzon MC, Hampton JM, Gangnon RE, Smith P, Martinez-Donate AP, Trentham-Dietz A, 41st Annual Meeting of American Society of Preventive Oncology, Seattle, WA, 1/11/2017
• Care Coordination among Breast Cancer Patients is Associated with Health Literacy.
  Mora-Pinzon MC, Chrischilles EA, Greenlee RT, Hoeth L, Hampton JM, Smith MA, McDowell BD, Wilke L, Trentham-Dietz A, 41st Annual Meeting of American Society of Preventive Oncology, Seattle, WA, 1/11/2017
• Trends in Prenatal Care and Birth Delivery Method, Wisconsin 2000-2015.
  Zimdars K, Waro K, Guo S, Mora Pinzon M, 6th Annual Interprofessional Health Care (IPHC) Summit, Madison, WI, 1/8/2017
• Trends in Prenatal Care and Birth Delivery Method, Wisconsin 2000-2015.
  Zimdars K, Waro K, Guo S, Mora Pinzon M, 2017 PHS Annual Poster Session, 1/3/2017
• Trends in the prevalence of severe obesity and bariatric surgery access: A state level analysis from 2011-2014.
  Henkel D, Mora-Pinzon MC, Remington PL, Jolles S, Voils CI, Gould JC, Kothari SN, Funk LM, The American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Annual Meeting at ObesityWeek, New Orleans, LA, 1/31/2016
• Use of Enhanced Arboviral Surveillance to Detect Jamestown Canyon Virus Infection, Wisconsin, 2011-2014.
  Mora Pinzon, M., Hoang Johnson, D., Wegner, M., Davis J., Preventive Medicine 2016, Washington, DC, 1/24/2016
• The Association Between Metals and Breast Density, A Measure of Breast Cancer Risk.
  Amy Trentham-Dietz, Ronald E. Gangnon, Scott V. Adams, Maria C. Mora-Pinzon, John M. Hampton, Elizabeth Burnside, Martin M. Shafer, Polly A. Newcomb, 28th Annual Conference International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Rome, Italy, 1/2/2016
• Socioeconomics and Demographics of Diverticular Fistula in the United States.
  Ostrowski, M., Markossian, T., Mora Pinzon, M., Slogoff, M., Eberhardt, J., Saclarides, T., Hayden, D., Southeastern Surgical Congress, Chattanooga, TN, 1/21/2015
• IgG4+ plasma cells in IBD: true biomarker or nonspecific marker of inflammation?
  He, E., Witalka, T., Hoscheit, M., Valluru, N., Khan, O., Mora Pinzon, M., Ding, Z., Hayden, D., American College of Surgeons 2015 Clinical Congress, Chicago, IL, 1/4/2015
• Quantitative Measurement of Tissue Perfusion with Fluorescent Dye (Spy Technology) During Colorectal Surgery: Does It Change Management?
  Mora Pinzon, M., Swartz, A., Ariel, D., Eberhardt J., Slogoff, M., Hayden, D., Saclarides, T., 35th Annual St. Albert's Day 2014, Maywood, IL, 1/30/2014
• Defining Diverticular Fistula through Inpatient Admissions: A Population Study.
  Ostrowski, M., Markossian, T., Mora Pinzon, M., Slogoff, M., Eberhardt, J., Saclarides, T., Hayden, D., 2014 AWS STARR Poster Contest, AWS Conference, San Francisco, CA, 1/26/2014
• Postoperative CT scan after laparoscopic colorectal surgery: What does that fluid mean?
  Hayden, D., Mora Pinzon, M., Dombrowski, M., Witalka, T., Neubauer, D., Slogoff, M., Eberhardt, J., Saclarides, T., Clinical Congress, American College of Surgeons, San Francisco, CA, 1/26/2014
• Colonic Adenocarcinoma Metastasis to Subcutaneous Tissue: A Case Report.
  Blank, J., Mora Pinzon, M., Hayden, D., Slogoff, M., Eberhardt, J., Saclarides, T., Southeastern Surgical Congress 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting, Savannah, GA, 1/22/2014
• Risk Factors for Perineal Wound Infection after Rectal Surgery.
  Francescatti, A., Mora Pinzon, M., Brand, M., Hayden, D., Myers, J., Luu, M., Saclarides, T., Southeastern Surgical Congress 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting, Savannah, GA, 1/22/2014
• Colosalpingeal Fistula Following Acute Diverticulitis: A Case Report.
  Stettler, G., Asfour, R., Mora Pinzon, M., Hayden, D., Eberhardt, J., Saclarides, T., Slogoff, M., Southeastern Surgical Congress 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting, Savannah, GA, 1/22/2014
• Recurrent Urothelial Cell Carcinoma of Orthotopic Neobladder: A Case Series.
  Asfour, R., Stettler, G., Mora Pinzon, M., Hayden, D., Eberhardt, J., Saclarides, T., Flanning, R., Slogoff, M., Southeastern Surgical Congress 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting, Savannah, GA, 1/22/2014
• Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma in Hemorroidal Tissue: A Case Report.
  Richards, J., Mora Pinzon, M., Hayden, D., Eberhardt, J., Saclarides, T., Slogoff, M., Southeastern Surgical Congress 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting, Savannah, GA, 1/22/2014
• Loop Ileostomy with Vancomycin Irrigation in the Treatment of Clostridium Difficile: A Case Series.
  Brandt, W., Bernardi, K., Mora Pinzon, M., Eberhardt, J., Hayden, D., Slogoff, M., Wright, F., Saclarides, T., Southeastern Surgical Congress 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting, Savannah, GA, 1/22/2014
• Colorectal Carcinomatosis, Ascites and Multiple Site Metastases: How Bad is Bad?
  Hayden, D., Mora Pinzon, M., Asfour, R., Abood, G., Perilla, S., Weber, J., Brand, M., Eberhardt, J., Slogoff, M., Saclarides, T., Southeastern Surgical Congress 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting, Savannah, GA, 1/22/2014
• Diverticular Fistula: Can We Predict a Connection?
  Hayden, D., Brown, K., Ng, J., Mora Pinzon, M., Francescatti, A., Eberhardt, J., Slogoff, M., Brand, M., Saclarides., Southeastern Surgical Congress 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting, Savannah, GA, 1/22/2014
• Recurrence and Survival after Tumor Scatter: A Follow-Up Study.
  Hayden, D., Mora Pinzon, M., Francescatti, A., Brand, M., Jakate, S., Saclarides, T., Annual Scientific Meeting of American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS), Hollywood, FL, 1/17/2014
• Defining Diverticular Fistula through Inpatient Admissions: A Population Study.
  Ostrowski, M., Markossian, T., Mora Pinzon, M., Slogoff, M., Eberhardt, J., Saclarides, T., Hayden, D., Annual Scientific Meeting of American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS), Hollywood, FL, 1/17/2014
• Distribution of gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors: is it time to update the literature?
  Gross, K., Richards, J., Lamzabi, I., Mora-Pinzon, M., Francescatti, A., Brand, M., Jakate, S., Slogoff, M., Eberhardt, J., Hayden, D., Saclarides, T., Midwest Surgical Association, 56th Annual Meeting, Traverse City, MI, 1/28/2013
• Carotid Intervention for Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis Does Not Confer Stroke Prevention.
  Mora Pinzon, M., Zindrick, D., Erstad, J., Park, T., Halandras, P., Hershberger, R., Aulivola, B., Cho, J., 34th Annual St. Albert's Day 2013, Maywood, IL, 1/24/2013
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Lectures

• Health literacy and mortality among breast, prostate, colorectal, and lung cancer patients in the ACCESS study. 
  Edinburgh, Scotland - 1/18/2017
• Predictors of ER Visits and Readmissions Within One Year of Bariatric Surgery: A Statewide Analysis. 
  Las Vegas, NV - 1/1/2017
• Prevalence and predictors of ED visits and readmissions within one year of bariatric surgery: a state-wide analysis from 2011-2014. 
  Kohler, WI - 1/4/2016
• Trends in the prevalence of severe obesity and bariatric surgery access: A state level analysis from 2011-2014. 
  Kohler, WI - 1/4/2016
• Quantitative Measurement of Tissue Perfusion With Fluorescent Dye (Spy Technology) During Colorectal Surgery: Does It Change Management? 
  Chattanooga, TN - 1/21/2015
• Anal Fistula: The Burden Is Not Just Benign. 
  Peoria, IL - 1/18/2015
• The underappreciated burden of rectal cancer treatment. 
  Peoria, IL - 1/18/2015
• Cleft Lift Procedure as First Line for Pilonidal Disease. 
  Hollywood, FL - 1/17/2014
• Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: What Happens When We Don't Operate? 
  Chicago, IL - 1/7/2014
• How accurate is the preoperative diagnosis for TEM procedures? 
  Chicago, IL - 1/25/2013
• Carotid Intervention for Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis Does Not Confer Stroke Prevention. 
  Chicago, IL - 1/1/2013
• Laparoscopic segmental colectomy for octogenarians, Is 80 the new 60? 
  Chicago, IL - 1/1/2013
• Are our publications failing the inspection? A review of the publications in rectal cancer surgery between 2002-2012. 
  Chicago, IL - 1/1/2013
• Is TEM an option for patients with T2-T3 rectal tumors? 
  Chicago, IL - 1/1/2013
• Hospital readmission for fluid and electrolyte abnormalities following ileostomy construction: preventable or unpredictable? 
  San Diego, CA - 1/22/2012
• Deep Venous Thrombosis After Saphenous Endovenous Radiofrequency Ablation: Is It Predictable? 
  1/6/2012
• Tumor scatter after neoadjuvant therapy: are we dealing with an invisible margin? 
  San Antonio, TX - 1/1/2012
• Comparative Study between positive and negative patients for Chagas Disease in Sanare, Lara State. 
  Iquique, Chile - 1/7/2008
• Epidemiologic Characteristics of Leishmaniasis in Andres Eloy Blanco County, Lara State, Venezuela. 
  Iquique, Chile - 1/7/2008
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Other

• Preventive Medicine FAQs. 
  Mora Pinzon, M.
  1/1/2016
• Are you biased? 
  Mora Pinzon, M.
  1/1/2016
• Dissemination of Health = Engagement of the Community. 
  Mora Pinzon, M.
  1/1/2015