Reina Villareal, MD
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Reina Villareal, MD
Professor
Positions
- Professor
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Medicine-Endocrinology
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Houston, TX US
- Staff Physician
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Medical Care Line
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Houston, TX
- Core Faculty
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Center for Translational Research on Inflammatory Diseases (CTRID)
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Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Houston, TX
Addresses
- Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (Hospital)
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2002 Holcombe
Building 100, Room 240
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 794-7534
Education
- Fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine
- St. Louis, Missouri United States
- Residency at Texas Tech University
- Amarillo, Texas United States
- MD from Cebu Institute of Medicine
- Cebu, Philippines
Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine-Endocrinology and Diabetes
- Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Honors & Awards
- MD
Professional Interests
- CYP450 enzyme genes in gonadal hormone and bone metabolism
- Aromatase inhibitors and weight loss in severely obese men with hypogonadism
- Bone quality in men with type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypogonadism
Professional Statement
I am an endocrinologist with interest in the interaction between genetics, gonadal hormones and bone.Websites
Selected Publications
- Colleluori G, Chen R, Turin CG, Vigevano F, Qualls C, Johnson B, Mediwala S, Villareal DT, Armamento-Villareal R "." Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2020 May 15;11:277. Pubmed PMID:
- Armamento-Villareal R, Aguirre L, Waters DL, Napoli N, Qualls C, Villareal DT "." J Bone Miner Res. 2020 Mar;35(3):430-439. Pubmed PMID:
- Aguirre L, Colleluori G, Robbins D, Dorin R, Shah VO, Chen R, Jan I, Qualls C, Villareal DT, Armamento-Villareal R "." Endocrine. 2019 Sep;65(3):692-706. Pubmed PMID:
- Colleluori G, Aguirre L, Phadnis U, Fowler K, Armamento-Villareal R, Sun Z, Brunetti L, Hyoung Park J, Abraham Kaipparettu B, Putluri N, Auetumrongsawat V, Yarasheski K, Qualls C, Villareal DT "." Cell Metab. 2019 Aug 28;30(2):261-273. Pubmed PMID:
- Colleluori G, Aguirre LE, Qualls C, Chen R, Napoli N, Villareal DT, Armamento-Villareal R "." Nutrients.. 2018 Sep 4;10(9):E1226.. Pubmed PMID:
- Georgia Colleluori, Rui Chen, Nicola Napoli, Lina E. Aguirre, Clifford Qualls, Dennis T. Villareal and Reina Armamento-Villareal "." Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2018 Jul 2;9:315. Pubmed PMID:
- "." Oxid Med Cell Longev.. 2017; Pubmed PMID:
- Aguirre LE, Colleluori G, Dorin R, Robbins D, Chen R, Jiang B, Qualls C, Villareal DT, Armamento-Villareal R. Hypogonadal Men with Higher Body Mass Index have Higher Bone Density and Better Bone Quality but Reduced Muscle Density "." Calcif Tissue Int.. 2017 Dec;101(6):602-611. Pubmed PMID:
- Villareal DT, Aguirre L, Gurney AB, Waters DL, Sinacore DR, Colombo E, Armamento-Villareal R, Qualls C "." N Engl J Med. 2017 May 18;376(20):1943-1955. Pubmed PMID:
- Colleluori G, Aguirre L, Dorin R, Robbins D, Blevins D, Barnouin Y, Chen R, Qualls C, Villareal DT, Armamento-Villareal R "." Bone.. 2017 Mar 16;99:14-19. Pubmed PMID:
- Armamento-Villareal R, Shah VO, Aguirre LE, Meisner AL, Qualls C, Royce ME "." Front Genet.. 2016 Dec 2;7:211. Pubmed PMID:
- . Armamento-Villareal R, Aguirre LE, Qualls C, Villareal DT "." J Nutr Health Aging. 2016;20(3):334-40. Pubmed PMID:
- Armamento-Villareal R, Wingkun N, Aguirre LE, Kulkarny V, Napoli N, Colleluori G, Qualls C, Villareal DT "." Pharmacogenet Genomics. 2015 Dec; Pubmed PMID:
- Lina E. Aguirre, Georgia Colleluori, Kenneth E. Fowler, Irum Zeb Jan, Kenneth Villareal, Clifford Qualls, David Robbins, Dennis T. Villareal, Reina Armamento-Villareal "High Aromatase Activity in Hypogonadal Men is Associated with Higher Spine BMD, Increased Truncal Fat and Reduced Lean Mass, In Press." European Journal of Endocrinology. 2015;
- Napoli N, Rastelli A, Ma C, Colleluori G, Vattikuti S, Armamento-Villareal R. "." Pharmacogenet Genomics. 2015 Jun; Pubmed PMID:
- Aguirre L, Napoli N, Waters D, Qualls C, Villareal DT, Armamento-Villareal R "." J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2014 Sep;99(9):3290-7. Pubmed PMID:
- Armamento-Villareal R, Aguirre L, Napoli N, Shah K, Hilton T, Sinacore DR, Qualls C, Villareal DT "." Osteoporos Int.. 2014 Feb;25(2):551-8. Pubmed PMID:
- Bouchonville M, Armamento-Villareal R, Shah K, Napoli N, Sinacore DR, Qualls C, Villareal DT "." Int J Obes (Lond). 2014 Mar;38(3):423-31. Pubmed PMID:
- Napoli N, Rastelli A, Ma C, Yarramaneni J, Vattikutti S, Moskowitz G, Giri T, Mueller C, Kulkarny V, Qualls C, Ellis M, Armamento-Villareal R "." Bone. 2013 Aug;55(2):309-14. Pubmed PMID:
- Armamento-Villareal R, Sadler C, Napoli N, Shah K, Chode S, Sinacore DR, Qualls C, Villareal DT "." J Bone Miner Res. 2012 May;27(5):1215-21. Pubmed PMID:
- Napoli N, Vattikuti S, Yarramaneni J, Giri TK, Nekkalapu S, Qualls C, Armamento-Villareal RC "." Maturitas. 2012 May;72(1):66-71. Pubmed PMID:
- Shah K, Armamento-Villareal R, Parimi N, Chode S, Sinacore DR, Hilton TN, Napoli N, Qualls C, Villareal DT "." J Bone Miner Res. 2011 Dec;26(12):2851-9. Pubmed PMID:
- Rastelli AL, Taylor ME, Gao F, Armamento-Villareal R, Jamalabadi-Majidi S, Napoli N, Ellis MJ "." Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2011 Aug;129(1):107-16. Pubmed PMID:
- Villareal DT, Chode S, Parimi N, Sinacore DR, Hilton T, Armamento-Villareal R, Napoli N, Qualls C, Shah K "." N Engl J Med. 2011 Mar 31;364(13):1218-29. Pubmed PMID:
- Armamento-Villareal R, Aguirre L, Waters D, Napoli N, Qualls C, Villareal DT "." J Bone Miner Res.. 2020 Mar;35(3):430-439. Pubmed PMID:
- Barnouin Y, Armamento-Villareal R, Celli A, Jiang B, Paudyal A, Nambi V, Bryant MS, Marcelli M, Garcia J, Qualls C and Villareal DT "." J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 Mar 8;106(3):e1096-e1110. Pubmed PMID:
- Vigevano F, Gregori G, Colleluori G, Chen R, Autemrongsawat V, Napoli N, Qualls C, Villareal DT, Armamento-Villareal R. "." J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 Apr 23;106(5):1362-1376. Pubmed PMID:
- Russo V, Chen R, Armamento-Villareal R "." Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2021 Jan 18;11:607240. Pubmed PMID:
- Colleluori G, Aguirre L, Napoli N, Qualls C, Villareal DT, Armamento-Villareal R "." J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 Jul 13;106(8):e3058-e3068. Pubmed PMID:
- Russo V, Colleluori G, Chen R, Mediwala S, Qualls C, Liebschner M, Villareal DT, Armamento-Villareal R "." Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2021. 2021 Jan 20;21:100723. Pubmed PMID:
Memberships
- Endocrine Society
- American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
- American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
- American College of Physicians
Funding
- Testosterone Therapy and Bone Quality in Men with Diabetes Mellitus and Hypogonadism - #1 I01 CX001665 (10/01/2019 - 03/31/2025) Grant funding from VA Merit Review
- Aromatase inhibitors and weight loss in severely obese men with hypogonadism - #1R01HD093047 (08/07/2017 - 06/30/2023) Grant funding from National Institutes of Health
- This study is testing hypothesis that aromatase inhibitors in combination with weight loss will significantly improve hypogonadal symptoms among severely obese men.
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