Quinn Alexander Dufurrena MD MPH
Aerospace Medicine
NASA Flight Surgeon
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2240 Gulf Fwy S FL 4League City, TX 77573
Phone+1 832-505-1234
Fax+1 409-747-6129
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Summary
- Quinn Dufurrena, MD, is a preventive medicine specialist with a subspecialty in aerospace medicine, based in Houston, TX. He completed his internal medicine residency at Stony Brook Medicine and a preventive medicine residency focused on aerospace medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals. Dr. Dufurrena currently serves as a Flight Surgeon at NASA and a Hospitalist at Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center. He has authored two publications related to insulin secretion and pancreatic β cell function, both of which have been cited multiple times.
Education & Training
University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals (NASA) Aerospace MedicineResidency, Preventive Medicine, 2020 - 2022
Stony Brook Medicine/University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2017 - 2020
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 2016
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2020 - 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Preventive Medicine Aerospace Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 6 citationsKalirin/Trio Rho GDP/GTP exchange factors regulate proinsulin and insulin secretionQuinn Dufurrena, Nils Bäck, Richard E. Mains, Louis Hodgson, Herbert B. Tanowitz
Journal of Molecular Endocrinology. 2019-01-01 - 7 citationsAlterations in pancreatic β cell function and Trypanosoma cruzi infection: evidence from human and animal studiesQuinn Dufurrena, Farhad M. Amjad, Philipp E. Scherer, Louis M. Weiss, Jyothi F. Nagajyothi
Parasitology Research. 2017-03-01
Other Languages
- Portuguese
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