Rachel Pascual Espiritu MD

Diabetes, Lipid Metabolism

Physician

75 Arch StSte 301Akron, OH 44304
Phone+1 330-253-1899
Fax+1 330-253-2108

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Education & Training

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 2007 - 2010
Summa Health System/NEOMEDResidency, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2007
University of the Philippines College of MedicineClass of 2002

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Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 2004 - 2027
MN State Medical License 2007 - 2011
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks, eClinicalWorks, LLC, 2011, 2013-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification eClinicalWorks, eClinicalWorks, LLC, 2011, 2013-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011, 2013-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

15 citations
Clinical characteristics and depression score response after parathyroidectomy in primary hyperparathyroidism
Ann E. Kearns, Rachel P. Espiritu, Kristin Vickers Douglass, Prabin Thapa, Robert A. Wermers
Clinical Endocrinology. 2019-09-01
66 citations
Predictors of malignancy in patients with cytologically suspicious thyroid nodules.
M. Regina Castro, Rachel P. Espiritu, Rebecca S. Bahn, Michael R. Henry, Hossein Gharib
Thyroid. 2011-11-03
46 citations
Depression in Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Prevalence and Benefit of Surgery
Rachel P. Espiritu, Ann E. Kearns, Kristin S. Vickers, Clive S. Grant, Euijung Ryu
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2011-09-15