Roman Antonio Barraza MD PhD

Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist

Medical Director, Palliative Care Medicine Medical Director, Munson Hospice Care Hospitalist

1105 Sixth StTraverse City, MI 49684
Phone+1 231-935-5800
Fax+1 231-935-5885

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Summary

Roman Barraza, MD, is an internal medicine specialist based in Traverse City, MI, with subspecialties in hospice and palliative medicine as well as hospital medicine. He completed his medical education with a fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine at the University of Michigan and pursued his residency and internship at Wayne State University School of Medicine. Dr. Barraza currently practices as a physician at Munson Medical Center. His published works focus primarily on topics related to feline immunodeficiency virus-based lentiviral vectors and their applications, as well as a study on the surgical correction of childhood intermittent exotropia, which have been cited multiple times in the field.

Education & Training

University of MichiganFellowship, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2015 - 2016
Wayne State University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2012 - 2015
Wayne State University School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 2011 - 2012
Mayo Clinic College of MedicineClass of 2010

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Certifications & Licensure

MI State Medical License 2011 - 2029
MN State Medical License 2010 - 2011
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

12 citations
Surgical correction of childhood intermittent exotropia and the risk of developing mental illness.
Khin P. Kilgore, Román Barraza, David O. Hodge, Jeff A. McKenzie, Brian G. Mohney
American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2014-10-01
7 citations
Titration of feline immunodeficiency virus-based lentiviral vector preparations.
Dyana T. Saenz, Román Barraza, Nils A. Loewen, Wulin Teo, Eric M. Poeschla
Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. 2012-01-01
21 citations
Feline immunodeficiency virus-based lentiviral vectors.
Dyana T. Saenz, Román Barraza, Nils A. Loewen, Wulin Teo, Eric M. Poeschla
Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. 2012-01-01