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Mercy Ships, Africa MercyP.O. Box 2020Lindale, TX 75771
Phone+1 903-939-7000
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Summary
- Roxana Cruz, MD is based in TX and specializes in internal medicine. She completed her residency in internal medicine at Westchester Medical Center in NY (1999), following her medical education at New York Medical College and Universidad de Monterrey. She serves as the Chief Medical Officer at MercyShips on the Africa Mercy Ship, currently in Madagascar. Her expertise includes travel medicine, undersea and hyperbaric medicine, quality improvement, refugee health, and tropical medicine. Dr. Cruz has published research in areas such as trauma-informed care and marginalized populations , with her work being cited multiple times. She has received multiple honors, including certifications including the National Rural Health Fellowship.
Education & Training
Westchester Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1999
New York Medical CollegeClass of 1995
Universidad de MonterreyClass of 1994, Medico Cirujano Partero
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2009 - 2028
TX State Medical License 2000 - 2027
NY State Medical License 1999 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Association of Tropical Medicine and HygieneClinical Tropical Medicine and Travelers' Health- International Society for Travel MedicineCertificate of Travel Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification e-MDs Solution Series, eMDs, 2012, 2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification athenaClinicals, athenahealth, Inc., 2012, 2014, 2016-2017
- National Rural Health Fellow National Rural Health Association, 2015
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 11 citationsOn the Frontlines: Protecting and Advancing Gender-Affirming Care in a Hostile Sociopolitical Environment.Hyun-Hee Kim, Nova Thayer, Caryn Bernstein, Roxana Cruz, Christopher Roby
Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2025-02-01 - 4 citationsEvaluation of a trauma-informed care (TIC) training program across community health centers in Texas: a qualitative study.Jihye Choi, Efrat K Gabay, Aimee Rachel, Aniela Brown, Roxana Cruz
BMC Health Services Research. 2024-11-08 - 5 citationsUsing GIS to Identify Priority Sites for Colorectal Cancer Screening Programs in Texas Health Centers.F Benjamin Zhan, Yanyan Liu, Mei Yang, Nicole Kluz, Todd A Olmstead
Preventing Chronic Disease. 2023-03-02
Press Mentions
Health | Free COVID Vaccines Will Soon Become Harder For…August 12th, 2024- Free COVID Vaccines Will Soon Become Harder for Some to FindAugust 8th, 2024
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
- Association of Tropical Medicine and HygieneMember
- International Society for Travel MedicineMember
Other Languages
- Spanish
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