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Ronald Gerardo Garcia, Ph.D., M.D.

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2015
Neal Alan Mysell Award
2015
ACNP Travel Award
2017
NARSAD Young Investigator Grant
2022
MGH Physician-Scientist Development Award

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  1. Garcia RG, Staley R, Aroner S, Stowell J, Sclocco R, Napadow V, Barbieri R, Goldstein JM. Optimization of respiratory-gated auricular vagus afferent nerve stimulation for the modulation of blood pressure in hypertension. Front Neurosci. 2022; 16:1038339. PMID: 36570845; PMCID: PMC9783922.
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  2. Meints SM, Garcia RG, Schuman-Olivier Z, Datko M, Desbordes G, Cornelius M, Edwards RR, Napadow V. The Effects of Combined Respiratory-Gated Auricular Vagal Afferent Nerve Stimulation and Mindfulness Meditation for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Pilot Study. Pain Med. 2022 08 31; 23(9):1570-1581. PMID: 35148407; PMCID: PMC9434172.
    Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
  3. Ramos-Castaneda JA, Barreto-Cortes CF, Losada-Floriano D, Sanabria-Barrera SM, Silva-Sieger FA, Garcia RG. Efficacy and Safety of Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Upper Limb Motor Recovery After Stroke. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Front Neurol. 2022; 13:889953. PMID: 35847207; PMCID: PMC9283777.
    Citations: 2     
  4. Garcia RG, Cohen JE, Stanford AD, Gabriel A, Stowell J, Aizley H, Barbieri R, Gitlin D, Napadow V, Goldstein JM. Respiratory-gated auricular vagal afferent nerve stimulation (RAVANS) modulates brain response to stress in major depression. J Psychiatr Res. 2021 10; 142:188-197. PMID: 34365067; PMCID: PMC8429271.
    Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  5. Farmer AD, Strzelczyk A, Finisguerra A, Gourine AV, Gharabaghi A, Hasan A, Burger AM, Jaramillo AM, Mertens A, Majid A, Verkuil B, Badran BW, Ventura-Bort C, Gaul C, Beste C, Warren CM, Quintana DS, Hämmerer D, Freri E, Frangos E, Tobaldini E, Kaniusas E, Rosenow F, Capone F, Panetsos F, Ackland GL, Kaithwas G, O'Leary GH, Genheimer H, Jacobs HIL, Van Diest I, Schoenen J, Redgrave J, Fang J, Deuchars J, Széles JC, Thayer JF, More K, Vonck K, Steenbergen L, Vianna LC, McTeague LM, Ludwig M, Veldhuizen MG, De Couck M, Casazza M, Keute M, Bikson M, Andreatta M, D'Agostini M, Weymar M, Betts M, Prigge M, Kaess M, Roden M, Thai M, Schuster NM, Montano N, Hansen N, Kroemer NB, Rong P, Fischer R, Howland RH, Sclocco R, Sellaro R, Garcia RG, Bauer S, Gancheva S, Stavrakis S, Kampusch S, Deuchars SA, Wehner S, Laborde S, Usichenko T, Polak T, Zaehle T, Borges U, Teckentrup V, Jandackova VK, Napadow V, Koenig J. International Consensus Based Review and Recommendations for Minimum Reporting Standards in Research on Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (Version 2020). Front Hum Neurosci. 2020; 14:568051. PMID: 33854421; PMCID: PMC8040977.
    Citations: 46     
  6. Staley R, Garcia RG, Stowell J, Sclocco R, Fisher H, Napadow V, Goldstein JM, Barbieri R. Modulatory Effects of Respiratory-Gated Auricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation on Cardiovagal Activity in Hypertension. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2020 07; 2020:2581-2584. PMID: 33018534.
    Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  7. Sclocco R, Garcia RG, Kettner NW, Fisher HP, Isenburg K, Makarovsky M, Stowell JA, Goldstein J, Barbieri R, Napadow V. Stimulus frequency modulates brainstem response to respiratory-gated transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation. Brain Stimul. 2020 Jul - Aug; 13(4):970-978. PMID: 32380448.
    Citations: 14     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  8. Garcia RG, Mareckova K, Holsen LM, Cohen JE, Whitfield-Gabrieli S, Napadow V, Barbieri R, Goldstein JM. Impact of sex and depressed mood on the central regulation of cardiac autonomic function. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2020 07; 45(8):1280-1288. PMID: 32152473; PMCID: PMC7298013.
    Citations: 6     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  9. Lopez-Romero LA, Riano-Carreno DM, Pachon-Poveda MY, Mendoza-Sanchez JA, Leon-Vargas YK, Moreno-Pabon A, Trillos-Leal R, Garcia-Gomez RG, Rueda-Guzman LC, Silva F. [Efficacy and safety of transcranial magnetic stimulation in patients with non-fluent aphasia, following an ischaemic stroke. A controlled, randomised and double-blind clinical trial]. Rev Neurol. 2019 Mar 16; 68(6):241-249. PMID: 30855708.
    Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  10. Sclocco R, Garcia RG, Kettner NW, Isenburg K, Fisher HP, Hubbard CS, Ay I, Polimeni JR, Goldstein J, Makris N, Toschi N, Barbieri R, Napadow V. The influence of respiration on brainstem and cardiovagal response to auricular vagus nerve stimulation: A multimodal ultrahigh-field (7T) fMRI study. Brain Stimul. 2019 Jul - Aug; 12(4):911-921. PMID: 30803865.
    Citations: 30     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
  11. Ramírez-Vélez R, Hernández-Quiñones PA, Tordecilla-Sanders A, Álvarez C, Ramírez-Campillo R, Izquierdo M, Correa-Bautista JE, Garcia-Hermoso A, Garcia RG. Effectiveness of HIIT compared to moderate continuous training in improving vascular parameters in inactive adults. Lipids Health Dis. 2019 Feb 04; 18(1):42. PMID: 30717757; PMCID: PMC6362599.
    Citations: 22     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  12. Garcia RG, Lin RL, Lee J, Kim J, Barbieri R, Sclocco R, Wasan AD, Edwards RR, Rosen BR, Hadjikhani N, Napadow V. Modulation of brainstem activity and connectivity by respiratory-gated auricular vagal afferent nerve stimulation in migraine patients. Pain. 2017 08; 158(8):1461-1472. PMID: 28541256.
    Citations: 47     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  13. Sclocco R, Garcia RG, Gabriel A, Kettner NW, Napadow V, Barbieri R. Respiratory-gated Auricular Vagal Afferent Nerve Stimulation (RAVANS) effects on autonomic outflow in hypertension. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2017 Jul; 2017:3130-3133. PMID: 29060561.
    Citations: 6     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  14. Valenza G, Citi L, Garcia RG, Taylor JN, Toschi N, Barbieri R. Complexity Variability Assessment of Nonlinear Time-Varying Cardiovascular Control. Sci Rep. 2017 02 20; 7:42779. PMID: 28218249.
    Citations: 16     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  15. Ellingsen DM, Garcia RG, Lee J, Lin RL, Kim J, Thurler AH, Castel S, Dimisko L, Rosen BR, Hadjikhani N, Kuo B, Napadow V. Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome is characterized by altered functional brain connectivity of the insular cortex: A cross-comparison with migraine and healthy adults. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2017 Jun; 29(6). PMID: 27910222; PMCID: PMC5423835.
    Citations: 11     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  16. Lee J, Lin RL, Garcia RG, Kim J, Kim H, Loggia ML, Mawla I, Wasan AD, Edwards RR, Rosen BR, Hadjikhani N, Napadow V. Reduced insula habituation associated with amplification of trigeminal brainstem input in migraine. Cephalalgia. 2017 Oct; 37(11):1026-1038. PMID: 27521844; PMCID: PMC9176411.
    Citations: 19     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  17. Malavera A, Silva FA, Fregni F, Carrillo S, Garcia RG. Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Phantom Limb Pain in Land Mine Victims: A Double-Blinded, Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial. J Pain. 2016 08; 17(8):911-8. PMID: 27260638; PMCID: PMC4969102.
    Citations: 26     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  18. Sclocco R, Beissner F, Desbordes G, Polimeni JR, Wald LL, Kettner NW, Kim J, Garcia RG, Renvall V, Bianchi AM, Cerutti S, Napadow V, Barbieri R. Neuroimaging brainstem circuitry supporting cardiovagal response to pain: a combined heart rate variability/ultrahigh-field (7 T) functional magnetic resonance imaging study. Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci. 2016 May 13; 374(2067). PMID: 27044996.
    Citations: 24     Fields:    
  19. Gomez-Arbelaez D, Sánchez-Vallejo G, Perez M, Garcia RG, Arguello JF, Peñaherrera E, Duarte YC, Casanova ME, Accini JL, Sotomayor A, Camacho PA, Lopez-Jaramillo P. [Hyperglycaemia is associated with worse outcomes in Latin-American individuals with acute myocardial infarction]. Clin Investig Arterioscler. 2016 Jan-Feb; 28(1):9-18. PMID: 26596523.
    Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  20. Garcia RG, Valenza G, Tomaz CA, Barbieri R. Relationship between cardiac vagal activity and mood congruent memory bias in major depression. J Affect Disord. 2016 Jan 15; 190:19-25. PMID: 26480207.
    Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  21. Kim J, Loggia ML, Cahalan CM, Harris RE, Beissner F, Garcia RG, Kim H, Wasan AD, Edwards RR, Napadow V. The somatosensory link in fibromyalgia: functional connectivity of the primary somatosensory cortex is altered by sustained pain and is associated with clinical/autonomic dysfunction. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2015 May; 67(5):1395-1405. PMID: 25622796; PMCID: PMC4414820.
    Citations: 62     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  22. Valenza G, Garcia RG, Citi L, Scilingo EP, Tomaz CA, Barbieri R. Nonlinear digital signal processing in mental health: characterization of major depression using instantaneous entropy measures of heartbeat dynamics. Front Physiol. 2015; 6:74. PMID: 25821435; PMCID: PMC4358071.
    Citations: 9     
  23. Kim H, Kim J, Loggia ML, Cahalan C, Garcia RG, Vangel MG, Wasan AD, Edwards RR, Napadow V. Fibromyalgia is characterized by altered frontal and cerebellar structural covariance brain networks. Neuroimage Clin. 2015; 7:667-77. PMID: 25844321.
    Citations: 27     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  24. Sclocco R, Citi L, Garcia RG, Cerutti S, Bianchi AM, Kuo B, Napadow V, Barbieri R. Combining sudomotor nerve impulse estimation with fMRI to investigate the central sympathetic response to nausea. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2015; 2015:4683-6. PMID: 26737339; PMCID: PMC7309302.
    Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  25. Sclocco R, Kim J, Garcia RG, Sheehan JD, Beissner F, Bianchi AM, Cerutti S, Kuo B, Barbieri R, Napadow V. Brain Circuitry Supporting Multi-Organ Autonomic Outflow in Response to Nausea. Cereb Cortex. 2016 Feb; 26(2):485-97. PMID: 25115821.
    Citations: 26     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  26. Malavera M, Silva F, García R, Rueda L, Carrillo S. [Fundamentals and Clinical Applications of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Neuropsychiatry]. Rev Colomb Psiquiatr. 2014 Mar; 43(1):32-9. PMID: 26573254.
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  27. Silva FA, Díaz GA, Díaz-Quijano FA, Ardila MA, Saavedra MF, García Gómez RG, Zarruk JG, Rueda-Clausen CF, Restrepo Escobar JA. [Correlation between socioeconomic factors and in-hospital mortality from ischemic stroke in a hospital cohort in Colombia, 2003-2006]. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2013 Jun; 33(6):439-44. PMID: 23939369.
    Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  28. Gómez-Arbeláez D, Lahera V, Oubiña P, Valero-Muñoz M, de Las Heras N, Rodríguez Y, García RG, Camacho PA, López-Jaramillo P. Aged garlic extract improves adiponectin levels in subjects with metabolic syndrome: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, crossover study. Mediators Inflamm. 2013; 2013:285795. PMID: 23533302.
    Citations: 20     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
  29. Naranjo-Estupiñan NF, Díaz-Quijano FA, García RG. [The influence of cardiac rehabilitation on acute myocardial infarction patients' readmission rate in Santander, Colombia]. Rev Salud Publica (Bogota). 2012 Oct; 14(5):831-41. PMID: 24652362.
    Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
  30. Reyes LM, García RG, Ruiz SL, Camacho PA, Ospina MB, Aroca G, Accini JL, López-Jaramillo P. Risk factors for preeclampsia in women from Colombia: a case-control study. PLoS One. 2012; 7(7):e41622. PMID: 22911827.
    Citations: 14     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  31. Silva Sieger FA, Díaz Silva GA, Ardila GP, García RG. Mercury chronic toxicity might be associated to some cases of hydrocephalus in adult humans? Med Hypotheses. 2012 Jul; 79(1):13-6. PMID: 22521429.
    Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
  32. Reyes LM, García RG, Ruiz SL, Broadhurst D, Aroca G, Davidge ST, López-Jaramillo P. Angiogenic imbalance and plasma lipid alterations in women with preeclampsia from a developing country. Growth Factors. 2012 Jun; 30(3):158-66. PMID: 22486210.
    Citations: 6     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  33. Garcia RG, Zarruk JG, Guzman JC, Barrera C, Pinzon A, Trillos E, Lopez-Jaramillo P, Morillo CA, Maior RS, Diaz-Quijano FA, Tomaz C. Sex differences in cardiac autonomic function of depressed young adults. Biol Psychol. 2012 Jul; 90(3):179-85. PMID: 22504296.
    Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  34. Reyes L, Garcia R, Ruiz S, Dehghan M, López-Jaramillo P. Nutritional status among women with pre-eclampsia and healthy pregnant and non-pregnant women in a Latin American country. J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 2012 Mar; 38(3):498-504. PMID: 22353171.
    Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  35. Dehghan M, López Jaramillo P, Dueñas R, Anaya LL, Garcia RG, Zhang X, Islam S, Merchant AT. Development and validation of a quantitative food frequency questionnaire among rural- and urban-dwelling adults in Colombia. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2012 Nov-Dec; 44(6):609-13. PMID: 21737352.
    Citations: 9     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  36. García RG, Zarruk JG, Barrera C, Pinzón A, Trillos E, Arenas WD, Luengas C, Tomaz C, López-Jaramillo P. Plasma nitrate levels and flow-mediated vasodilation in untreated major depression. Psychosom Med. 2011 May; 73(4):344-9. PMID: 21536836.
    Citations: 14     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  37. Perez M, Gonzáles L, Olarte R, Rodríguez NI, Tabares M, Salazar JP, Jaimes S, García RG, López-Jaramillo P. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is associated with insulin resistance in a young Hispanic population. Prev Med. 2011 Feb; 52(2):174-7. PMID: 21147154.
    Citations: 6     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  38. López-Jaramillo P, Rincón MY, García RG, Silva SY, Smith E, Kampeerapappun P, García C, Smith DJ, López M, Vélez ID. A controlled, randomized-blinded clinical trial to assess the efficacy of a nitric oxide releasing patch in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis by Leishmania (V.) panamensis. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Jul; 83(1):97-101. PMID: 20595484; PMCID: PMC2912582.
    Citations: 14     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  39. Ramírez-Vélez R, Aguilar AC, Mosquera M, Garcia RG, Reyes LM, López-Jaramillo P. Clinical trial to assess the effect of physical exercise on endothelial function and insulin resistance in pregnant women. Trials. 2009 Nov 17; 10:104. PMID: 19919718.
    Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  40. García RG, Rincón MY, Arenas WD, Silva SY, Reyes LM, Ruiz SL, Ramirez F, Camacho PA, Luengas C, Saaibi JF, Balestrini S, Morillo C, López-Jaramillo P. Hyperinsulinemia is a predictor of new cardiovascular events in Colombian patients with a first myocardial infarction. Int J Cardiol. 2011 Apr 01; 148(1):85-90. PMID: 19923024.
    Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  41. López-Jaramillo P, Arenas WD, García RG, Rincon MY, López M. The role of the L-arginine-nitric oxide pathway in preeclampsia. Ther Adv Cardiovasc Dis. 2008 Aug; 2(4):261-75. PMID: 19124426.
    Citations: 21     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  42. Garcia RG, López-Jaramillo P. Cardiovascular prevention in high-risk patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: when to start it? Eur Heart J. 2008 Aug; 29(16):2058; author reply 2058-9. PMID: 18559403.
    Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  43. López-Jaramillo P, Herrera E, Garcia RG, Camacho PA, Castillo VR. Inter-relationships between body mass index, C-reactive protein and blood pressure in a Hispanic pediatric population. Am J Hypertens. 2008 May; 21(5):527-32. PMID: 18437144.
    Citations: 14     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  44. Sierra-Laguado J, García RG, Celedón J, Arenas-Mantilla M, Pradilla LP, Camacho PA, López-Jaramillo P. Determination of insulin resistance using the homeostatic model assessment (HOMA) and its relation with the risk of developing pregnancy-induced hypertension. Am J Hypertens. 2007 Apr; 20(4):437-42. PMID: 17386353.
    Citations: 25     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  45. García-Gómez RG, López-Jaramillo P, Tomaz C. [The role played by the autonomic nervous system in the relation between depression and cardiovascular disease]. Rev Neurol. 2007 Feb 16-28; 44(4):225-33. PMID: 17311213.
    Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  46. Garcia RG, Perez M, Maas R, Schwedhelm E, Böger RH, López-Jaramillo P. Plasma concentrations of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) in metabolic syndrome. Int J Cardiol. 2007 Nov 15; 122(2):176-8. PMID: 17234281.
    Citations: 12     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  47. García RG, Celedón J, Sierra-Laguado J, Alarcón MA, Luengas C, Silva F, Arenas-Mantilla M, López-Jaramillo P. Raised C-reactive protein and impaired flow-mediated vasodilation precede the development of preeclampsia. Am J Hypertens. 2007 Jan; 20(1):98-103. PMID: 17198919.
    Citations: 21     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  48. Herrera JA, Arévalo-Herrera M, Shahabuddin AK, Ersheng G, Herrera S, Garcia RG, López-Jaramillo P. Calcium and conjugated linoleic acid reduces pregnancy-induced hypertension and decreases intracellular calcium in lymphocytes. Am J Hypertens. 2006 Apr; 19(4):381-7. PMID: 16580574.
    Citations: 12     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
  49. Sierra-Laguado J, Garcia RG, López-Jaramillo P. Flow-mediated dilatation of the brachial artery in pregnancy. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2006 Apr; 93(1):60-1. PMID: 16527277.
    Citations: 11     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  50. Guzman JC, Garcia RG, Dillenburg R, Sieger FS, Lopez-Jaramillo P, Morillo CA. Central serotoninergic response to orthostatic challenge in patients with neurocardiogenic syncope. Europace. 2006 Apr; 8(4):306-11. PMID: 16627460.
    Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  51. Garcia RG, Cifuentes AE, Caballero RS, Sanchez L, López-Jaramillo P. A proposal for an appropriate central obesity diagnosis in Latin American population. Int J Cardiol. 2006 Jun 16; 110(2):263-4. PMID: 16290288.
    Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  52. Herrera JA, Shahabuddin AK, Ersheng G, Wei Y, Garcia RG, López-Jaramillo P. Calcium plus linoleic acid therapy for pregnancy-induced hypertension. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2005 Dec; 91(3):221-7. PMID: 16243339.
    Citations: 9     Fields:    Translation:Humans
  53. López-Jaramillo P, García RG, López M. Preventing pregnancy-induced hypertension: are there regional differences for this global problem? J Hypertens. 2005 Jun; 23(6):1121-9. PMID: 15894884.
    Citations: 13     Fields:    Translation:Humans
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