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Ramon Velez

Ramon Velez, M.D., M.P.H, M.Sc. Professor Department of Medicine, Section on General Internal Medicine Wake Forest University School of Medicine Medical Center Boulevard Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157-1051 Clinic Location: Downtown Health Plaza Office: (336) 713-9749 Nights/Weekends: (336) 713-9800 Fax Number: (336) 713-9576 Recipient of the AAMC Humanism in Medicine Award click here for a PDF version of Dr. Velez's CV    Education 1962-1966 The City College of New York New York, New York B.S. 1966-1970 New York University School of Medicine New York, New York M.D. 1977-1981 University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina M.P.H. 1979-1980 London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine London, England M.Sc. Epidemiology POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING Internships: July 1970-June 1971 Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center New York, New York (Straight Medicine) Residencies:: July 1971-June 1972 Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center New York, New York (Internal Medicine) July 1972-June 1975 National Heart and Lung Institute National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland (Clinical Associate/PHS) PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE 1976 North Carolina Medical License SPECIALTY CERTIFICATION 1971 National Board of Medical Examiners Diplomat 1974 Diplomat American Board of Internal Medicine EMPLOYMENT 1990-Present Professor, Department of Internal Medicine Bowman Gray School of Medicine Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, North Carolina 1990-Present Medical Director Downtown Health Plaza of Baptist Hospital Winston-Salem, North Carolina 1993-1996 Head, Section on General Internal Medicine and Gerontology Bowman Gray School of Medicine Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, North Carolina 1991-1993 Associate Chairman, Department of Medicine Bowman Gray School of Medicine Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, North Carolina 1983-1990 Associate Chief Staff for Ambulatory Care and Section Chief of General Medicine Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans' Hospital San Antonio, Texas OTHER PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS AND ACTIVITIES Academic Positions: Sept 1983 - July 1990 Associate Professor (Tenure granted 1986) Division of General Medicine Department of Medicine University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas Sept 1987 - July 1990 Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Services Research Management and Policy Sciences School of Public Health University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston, Texas Sept 1990 - present Professor (Tenured) Section on General Internal Medicine Department of Medicine Bowman Gray School of Medicine Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, North Carolina NATIONAL AND REGIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES 1989 - 1990 Member, Region 7 Planning Board Department of Veterans Affairs 1992 - 1995 Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Health Services Research Study Section 1995 - 1997 National Institute on Aging, Study Section 1995 -Present Editorial Board, Academic Medicine 1996 -Present North Carolina Medical Society, Delegate 1998 -Present International Health Services Subcommittee 1998 -Present HSR&D Services Scientific Review and Evaluation Board LOCAL RESPONSIBILITIES 1990 - Present Member, Housestaff Executive Committee, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 1996 - Present Board of Directors, Community Services Research Group 1997 - Present Developing a Cultural Competency Model/Curriculum for Primary Care Residents (work group) 1997 - Present Member, The Community Diagnostic Advisory Group of Forsyth County Department of Public Health 1997 - Present Member, Steering Committee, Medicaid Managed Care, Operational Planning and Implementation, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 1998 - Present Board, Infant Mortality Coalition of Forsyth County 1998 - Present Board, Advocacy for the Poor 1998 - Present United Way Medical Advisory Committee 1998 - Present International Health Subcommittee Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Winston-Salem, North Carolina 1998 - Present 1999 Special Olympics Host Town Program Executive Committee 1998 - Present Wake Forest University School of Medicine Standing Committee: Women and Minorities REVIEWER 1985 - Present Journal of General Internal Medicine 1985 - 1987 Journal of Clinical Epidemiology (Previously Journal of Chronic Diseases) 1986 - 1990 Archives of Internal Medicine 1990 - Present Annals of Internal Medicine 1992 - Present Mayo Clinic Proceedings 1997 - Present Hospital Physician 1998 - Present Archives of Family Medicine GRANTS 1979 - 1984 Milbank Memorial Scholar in Clinical Epidemiology Five Year Award $128,500 1982 - 1987 Health Service Research Field Program Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina Five Year Award Approximately $1.2 million 1984 Health Services Research Developmental Funds Awarded for FY-84, FY-85, and FY-86 $20,000 Annual Award 1987 - 1990 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Co-investigator, study to evaluate reversibility of handicap in elderly individuals with hearing impairments $140,620 1988 - 1990 VA-DOD Co-investigator, study to evaluate screening for diabetic retinopathy with the wide-angle non-mydriatic retinal camera $149,347 1992 - 1994 PHS (Bureau of Health Professions) Principal Investigator General Medicine Residency Training Grant $580,000 1992 - 1996 NCI Principal Investigator Improving Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening $2,430,254 1993 - 1997 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Principal Investigator Community Care Coordination Network $726,090 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS 1975 - Present Member, American College of Physicians (FACP, 1999) 1976 - 1998 American Federation for Clinical Research 1979 - Present Society of General Internal Medicine (formerly Society of Research and Education in Primary Care Internal Medicine) 1983 - Present Society for Epidemiology Research 1988 - 1990 National Association of VA Physicians Ambulatory Managers 1994 - Present American Public Health Association COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES 1986 - 1990 Member, Medical and Dental Committee, First Presbyterian Church, San Antonio, Texas 1987 - 1989 Member, Extended Missions Committee, First Presbyterian Church, San Antonio, Texas 1988 - 1990 Deacon, First Presbyterian Church, San Antonio, Texas 1990 - 1992 Elder, First Presbyterian Church, San Antonio, Texas 1991 - 1995 Member, Board of Directors, Winston-Salem Urban League 1993 Leadership Winston-Salem (Class 1993) 1995 - 1997 Deacon, First Presbyterian Church, Winston-Salem, NC  Publications ARTICLES PUBLISHED AND IN PRESS: 1. Velez R, Farrell NL, Freedman ML. Selective proteolytic dissociation of rabbit reticulocyte single ribosomes not attached to messenger RNA. Biochem Biophys Acta, 1971; 288:719-29. 2. Freedman ML, Velez R, Mucha J. Resistance of messenger RNA-bound ribosomes to proteolytic dissociation. Exp Cell Res, 1972; 72:431-35. 3. Anderson WF, Steggles A, Wilson G, Kantor J, Velez R, Picciano D, Falvey A, Nienhuis A. Cell-free transcription of human bone marrow chromatin. Ann NY Acad Sci, 1974; 241:262-73. 4. Velez R, Kantor JA, Steggles AW, Wilson GN, Anderson WF, Nienhuis A. In vitro transcription of human globin genes. Proceedings of the First National Symposium on Sickle Cell Disease, 1974; 177-87. 5. Velez R, Kantor JA, Picciano DJ, Anderson WF, Nienhuis AW. Alpha and beta globin complementary DNAs of human and rabbit: specificity of hybridization. J Biol Chem, 1975; 250:3193-98. 6. Deisseroth A, Velez R, Nienhuis AW. Hemoglobin synthesis in somatic cell hybrids: independent segregation of the human alpha and beta genes. Sci, 1976; 191:1262-64. 7. Anderson WF, Deisseroth AB, Velez R, Nienhuis AW, Ruddle FH, Kucherlapati RS. A new technique for mapping the human hemoglobin genes. HUMAN GENE MAPPING 3, Baltimore Conference (1975) Ed. Daniel Bergsma, MD. Birth Defects: Original Article Series, The National Foundation March of Dimes 1976; XII:367-71. 8. Velez R. How we prepared for the internal medicine boards. Resident and Staff Physician, 1976; 22:48-50. 9. Deisseroth A, Velez R, Burk RD, Minna J, Anderson WF, Nienhuis A. Extinction of globin gene expression in human fibroblasts X mouse erythroleukemia cell hybrids. Somatic Cell Gene, 1976; 2:373-84. 10. Deisseroth A, Nienhuis A, Turner P, Velez R, Anderson WF, Ruddle F, Lawrence J, Creagan R, Kucherlapati R. Localization of the human alpha globin structural gene to chromosome 16 in somatic cell hybrids by molecular hybridization assay. Cell, 1977; 12:206-18. 11. Carlson RH, Velez R, Rivlin RS. Pseudogynecomastia secondary to injection of heroin into breast tissue. Arch Intern Med, 1978; 138:483-84. 12. Velez R. Multiple myeloma: time trends for England and Wales 1950-1978. Master's Degree Thesis, University of London, 1980. 13. Velez R, Charlton J, Heller RF. The treatment of end-stage renal disease (letter). New Engl J Med, 1981; 304:356-57. 14. Velez R, Beral V, Cuzick J. Increasing trends of multiple myeloma mortality in England and Wales, 1950-79: are the changes real? J Natl Cancer Inst, 1982; 69:387-92. 15. Hartley RM, Velez R, Morris RW, D'Souze MF, Heller RF. Confirming the diagnosis of mild hypertension: appropriate follow-up of patients before initiating treatment. Br Med J, 1983; 286:287-89. 16. Cuzick J, Velez R, Doll R. International variations and temporal trends in mortality from multiple myeloma. Int J Cancer, 1983; 32:13-19. 17. Fletcher RH, Horowitz RI, Inui TS, Kane R, Larson EB, Mulley AG, Pauker SG, Riegelman R, Stross J, Velez R, Williams SV. Clinical research methods: an annotated bibliography. Ann Intern Med, 1983; 99:419-24. 18. Turesson I, Zettervall O, Cuzick J, Waldenstrom J, Velez R. Comparison of trends in the incidence of multiple myeloma in Malmo, Sweden, and other countries, 1950-79. N Engl J Med, 1984; 310:421-24 19. Mulrow CD, Feussner JR, Velez R. Reevaluation of digitalis efficacy: new light on an old leaf. Ann Intern Med, 1984; 101:113-17. 20. Pisetsky D, Henderson AM, Hudson N, Velez R. Remitive care for rheumatoid arthritis: challenges and problems for the VA. VA Practitioner, 1984; 1:46-49. 21. Saltz C, Palmore EB, Velez R, Magruder-Habib K, Uhlig R. Alternatives to institutionalization: estimates of need and feasibility. J Appl Gerontol, 1984; 3:137-49. 22. Velez R, Anderson L, McFall S, Habib KM. An experimental evaluation of referral strategies for blood pressure screening. Arch Intern Med, 1986; 145:2184-87. 23. Charlton J, Velez R. Some international comparison of mortality preventable by medical interventions. Br Med J, 1986; 292:295-301. 24. Kaplan DM, Knapp M, Romm FJ, Velez R. Low back pain and lumbar spine x-rays: a prospective descriptive study in a primary care setting. South Med J, 1986; 79:811-14. 25. Eriksson S, Carlson J, Velez R. Risk of cirrhosis and primary liver cancer in alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency. New Engl J Med, 1986; 314:736-739. 26. Mulrow CD, Feussner JR, Velez R. Digitalis and chronic primary heart failure. Primary Cardiology, 1987; 13:13-28. 27. Silliman RA, Dittus RS, Velez R, Wartman SA, Young M, Fletcher RH. Debt, moonlighting, and career and decisions among internal medicine residents. J Med Edu, 1987; 62:463-69. 28. Pratt JA, Velez R, Brender JD, Monton KG. Racial differences in acute lymphocytic leukemia mortality and incidence trends. J Clin Epidemiol, 1988; 41:367-71. 29. Mulrow CD, Aguilar C, Endicott JE, Velez R, Tuley MR, Hill JA, Charlip W. Association between hearing impairment and the quality of life of elderly individuals. J Am Geriatric Soc, 1990; 38(1):45-50. 30. Tuley MR, Mulrow CD, Aguilar C, Velez R. A critical reevaluation of the Denver quantified scale of communication function. Ear Hear, 1990; 11(1):56-61. 31. Mulrow CD, Aguilar C, Endicott JE, Tuley MR, Velez R, et al. Quality of life changes and hearing impairment: results of a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med, 1990; 113(3):188-194. 32. Zung WWK, Magruder-Habib K, Velez R, Alling W. The comorbidity of anxiety and depression in general medical patients: a longitudinal study. J Clin Psych, 1990; 51(6):77-81. 33. Lairson DR, Mains DA, Mullen PD, Velez R. Estimating the cost of education and counseling programs. Patient Educ Couns, 1991; 18:179-188. 34. Mullen PD, Mains DA, Velez R. A meta-analysis of controlled trials of cardiac patient education. Patient Educ Couns, 1992; 19:143-162. 35. Moran WP, Nelson K, Wofford JL, Velez R. Computer-generated mailed reminders for influenza immunization: a clinical trial. J Gen Intern Med, 1992; 7:535-537. 36. Lairson DR, Pugh JA, Kapadia AS, Lorimor RJ, Jacobson J, Velez R. Cost-effectiveness of alternative methods for diabetic retinopathy screening. Diabetes Care, 1992; 15(10):1369-1377. 37. Moran WP, Nelson K, Wofford JL, Velez R. Computer-generated reminders for influenza immunization: a randomized trial. J Gen Intern Med, 1992; 7(5):535-537. 38. Pugh JA, Jackobson JM, VanHeuven WAJ, Walters JA, Tuley MR, Lairson DR, Lorimor RJ, Kapadia AS, Velez R. Screening for diabetic retinopathy. Diabetes Care, 1993; 16(6):889-895. 39. Wofford JL, Moran WP, Wilson TAS, Velez R. Clinical presentation of meningioma in the elderly. J Am Geriatr Soc, 1993; 41(2)2-126. 40. Moran WP, Wofford JL, Hamrick V, Myers BT, Cooper J, Doby J, Fitzgerald K, Spence C, Velez R. Implementing computerized tracking at a community health center: challenges and solutions. Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care, 1993; 139-143. 41. Moran WP, Messick C, Guerette P, Anderson R, Bradham D, Wofford JL, Velez R. A practice-based information system for multi-disciplinary care of chronically ill patients: what information do we need? The Community Care Coordination Network Database Group. Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care, 1994: 585-589. 42. Wofford JL, Moran WP, Heuser MD, Schwartz E, Velez R, Mittelmark MB. Emergency medical transport of the elderly: a population-based study. Am J Emerg Med, 1995; 13:297-300. 43. Moran WP, Wofford JL, Velez R. Assessment of influenza immunization of community elderly: illustrating the need for community level health information. Carolina Health Services Review, 1995: 3:13-22. 44. NCI Cancer Screening Consortium for Underserved Women. Breast and cervical cancer screening among underserved women: baseline survey results from six states. Arch Fam Med, 1995; 4:617-624. 45. Paskett ED, Tatum CM, Mack DW, Case, LD, Velez, R. Validation of self-reported breast and cervical cancer screening tests among low-income minority women. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers and Prev.; 1996: 5:721-726. 46. Paskett ED, Tatum C, Wilson R, Velez R, Dignan M. Use of a photoessay to teach low-income women about mammography. J Cancer Educ.; 1996; 11:216-220. 47. Moran WP, Nelson K, Wofford JL, Velez R, Case LD. Increasing influenza immunization among high-risk patients: education or financial incentives? Am J Med; 1996; 101:612-620. 48. Tatum C, Wilson A, Dignan M, Paskett ED, Velez R. Development and implementation of outreach strategies for breast and cervical cancer prevention among African-American women. J Cancer Educ. 1997; 12:43-50. 49. Paskett ED, Rushing J, D=Agostino R, Tatum C, Velez R. Cancer screening behaviors of low-income women: the impact of race. Women=s Health: Research on Gender, Behavior, and Policy; 1997; 3:203-226. 50. Paskett ED, Velez R, McMahon K, Wofford J. Clinic-based interventions to promote breast and cervical cancer screening. Prev Med 1998; 27:120-128. 51. Paskett ED, Case LD, Tatum C, Velez R, Wilson A. The Forsyth County Cancer Screening Project. In God we trust: is Religion a barrier to obtaining cancer screening? J Relig Health (In-Press-Spring 1999). 52. Paskett ED, Tatum CM, D'Agostino R, Rushing J, Velez R, Michielutte R, Dignan M. Community-based interventions to improve breast and cervical cancer screening: Results of the Forsyth County Cancer Screening (FoCaS) project. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 1999; 8:453-459. 53. Michielutte R, Shelton B, Paskett ED, Tatum CM, Velez R. Use of an interrupted time-series design to evaluate a cancer screening program. Health Educ Res 2000; 15:615-23. MANUSCRIPTS SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION: 1. Wilson A, Paskett ED, Velez R, Tatum C, Dignan M. The use of innovative outreach strategies for hard to reach women. Hlth Educ Res. 2. Michielutte R, Shelton B, Paskett ED, Tatum C, Velez R. Use of a simple interrupted time-series design to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions to improve breast cancer screening: Results of the FoCaS project. Am J Epidemiol. ABSTRACTS: 1. Friedberg D, Velez R, Troll W, Freedman ML. Proteolytic enzymes and the initiation of hemoglobin synthesis. Blood, 1970; 36:850. 2. Freedman ML, Friedberg D, Velez R, Farrell N, Troll W. A role for Proteolytic enzymes in the initiation of hemoglobin synthesis. 8th International Congress of Biochemistry. 3. Nienhuis AW, Kantor JA, Velez R, Steggles A, Wilson G, Picciano D, Anderson WF. Cell-free transcription of human globin genes. J Clin Invest, 1974; 6:53. 4. Deisseroth A, Velez R, Anderson WF, Nienhuis A. NIH; Bethesda, MD and Kucherlapati R, Ruddle R; Yale University; New Haven, CT. Approach to chromosomal assignment of the human globin genes utilizing somatic cell hybrids. Clin Res, 1975; XIII(3). 5. Deisseroth A, Nienhuis A, Ruddle F, Lawrence J, Creagan R, Velez R, Turner P, Kucherlapati R, Anderson WF, NHLBI and NCI, NIH, Bethesda, MD, Department of Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Localization of human alpha globin gene to chromosome 16. Clin Res, 1977; 25:322A. 6. Velez R, Cuzick J, Beral V. Is the incidence of multiple myeloma really increasing? Clinl Res, 1981; 25:261A. 7. Charlton J, West P, Velez R, Scrivens E, Holland WW. Medical intervention and the prevention of deaths. Presented at the IXth Scientific Meeting of the International Epidemiology Association, 1981. 8. Velez R, Charlton J. An epidemiological evaluation of the apparent change in Sex ratios in multiple myeloma cases. Clin Res, 1982; 30:242A. 9. Saltz CC, Palmore EB, Velez R, Magruder-Habib K, Uhlig R. Alternatives to institutionalization: estimates of need and feasibility. Southern Gerontology Society Meeting, 1984. 10. Eriksson S, Carlson J, Velez R. Risk of cirrhosis and primary liver cancer in alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency. AFCR, New Orleans, 1986. Clin Res, 1986; 34:176A. 11. Velez R, Charlton J. Differences in the presentation of patients with multiple myeloma in 1968-70 and 1978-80. Presented at the Southern Regional Meeting of SREPCIM, New Orleans , 1986. Clin Res, 1986; 34:273A. 12. Velez R, Charlton J. Myeloma and senility. Presented at the 93rd Annual Meeting of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States, San Antonio, Texas, 1986. 13. Velez R, Haffner S, Stein MP. Ophthalmologist vs. retinal photographs in screening for diabetic retinopathy. Presented at the National Meeting of AFCR, San Diego, 1987. Clin Res, 1987; 35:363A. 14. Mulrow CD, Aguilar C, Endicott JE, Velez R, Tuley MR, Hill JA, Charlip W. Functional handicaps in elderly individuals with hearing impairment. Presented at the Southern Section SGIM meeting, New Orleans, LA, February, 1988. Clin Res, 1988; 36:91A. 15. Mulrow CD, Aguilar C, Endicott JE, Velez R, Tuley MR, Hill JA, Charlip W. Improved quality of life in elderly individuals with hearing loss. Presented at the National SGIM Meeting (Plenary Session) Washington, DC, 1989. Clin Res, 1989; 37:787A. 16. Moran WP, Nelson K, Wofford JL, Velez R. Computer-generated reminders for influenza immunizations: a randomized trial. Clin Res, 1991; 39:638A. 17. Lairson DR, Mains DA, Mullen PD, Velez R. Estimating the cost of education and counseling programs. Patient Educ Couns, 1991; 18:179-188. 18. Wofford JL, Moran WP, Heuser MD, Velez R, Mittelmark MB. Emergency medical transport of the elderly: demographics and level of urgency. Clin Res, 1991; 39:888A. 19. Mullen PD, Mains DA, Velez R. A meta-analysis of controlled trials of cardiac patient education. Patient Educ Couns, 1992; 19:143-162. 20. Moran WP, Nelson K, Wofford JL, Velez R. Computer-generated mailed reminders for influenza immunization: a clinical trial. J Gen Intern Med, 1992; 7:535-537. 21. Lairson DR, Pugh JA, Kapadia AS, Lorimor RJ, Jacobson J, Velez R. Cost-effectiveness of alternative methods for diabetic retinopathy screening. Diabetes Care, 1992; 15:1369-1377. 22. Wofford, JL, Moran WP, Heuser MD, Velez R, Mittelmark MD. Emergency medical transport of the elderly: a population-based study. Clin Res, 1992, 39:4:8884. 23. Moran WP, Wofford JL, Velez R. Influenza immunization of community-dwelling elderly: we are doing better than we think! J Am Ger Soc, 1992; 40:5474. 24. Moran WP, Nelson K, Wofford JL, Velez R. Increasing influenza immunization: patient education or incentive? Clin Res, 1992; 40:609A. 25. Wofford JL, Moran WP, Wilson TAS, Velez R. Clinical presentation of meningioma in the elderly. J Am Geriatr Soc, 1993; 41:122-126. 26. Moran WP, Wofford JL, Velez R, Wymer A, Case LD, Pasket ED and the FoCaS Project Group. Barriers to cancer screening in older women: clinic physicians' perspectives. American Public Health Association 122nd Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. October 30 - November 3, 1994. 27. Paskett E, Tatum C, Wilson A, Velez R, Dignan M, for the FoCaS (Forsyth County Screening) Project. Use of a photoessay to teach low-income women about mammography. J Ca Education, 1995; 10:24. 28. Wilson A, Paskett E, Velez R, Tatum C, Dignan M, for the FoCaS (Forsyth County Screening) Project. The use of innovative outreach strategies for hard to reach women. J Ca Education, 1995; 10:30. 29. Paskett ED, Tatum C, Rushing J, Velez R, Douglas LD, Michielutte R, Dignan M, for the Forsyth County Cancer Screening (FoCaS) project. Interventions to improve cancer screening among low-income, African-American women. J Ca Educ, 1996;Supp 11(3):74. 30. Paskett E, Tatum C, Rushing J, Velez R. Improving breast and cervical cancer screening: National Conference on "Bridging the Gap: Enhancing Partnerships to Improve Minority Women's Health." DHHS 1997;103. 31. Paskett ED, D;Agostino R, Jr, Tatum C, Velez R. Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC. Colorectal cancer screening practices among low-income women. J Ca Educ 1997;12(3):23. BOOK CHAPTERS : 1. Moran WP, Velez R. Physicians, Medications, and Hospitalization. In: The Older Americans' Almanac Ed., Manheimer RJ. Gale Research, Inc. 1994. 2. Paskett ED, Tatum C, D'Agostino R, Rushing J, Velez R. The FoCaS Project: Improving Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Low-Income Women. In: Health Promotion at the Community Level: New Advances. Sage Publications, Inc., California, 1998;47-58. MISCELLANEOUS : 1. Velez R, Patrick DL. Citation of foreign literature in U.S. and U.K. journals. New Engl J Med, 1982; 397:1155. (Letter) 2. Velez R. Times, places, and persons: aspects of the history of epidemiology. Health Serv Res, 1983; 18:105-6. (Book Review) 3. Velez R, Habib KM. Incidence and prevalence of severe von Willebrand's disease. Ann Intern Med, 1984; 100:465. (Letter) 4. Velez R. X-rays and back pain. South Med J, 1987; 80:536-37. (Letter) 5. Holt GS, Wofford JL, Velez R. Hemoglobinopathies affect hemoglobin AIC measurements. Ann Intern Med, 1991; 115:68-69. (Letter) 6. Velez R. Technetium bone scanning to detect osteomyelitis. A meta-analysis. ACP J Club, 1992; 117(Suppl #2):53-54. (Commentary) 7. Moran WP, Wofford JL, Hamrick V, Myers BT, Cooper J, Doby J, FitzGerald J, Spence C, Velez R. Implementing computerized tracking at a community health center: challenges and solutions. Proceedings of the Seventeenth Annual Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care. McGraw-Hill (New York) 1993; 139-143.