Specialties
Board Certification
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American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Gastroenterology)
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Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments |
Pediatrics
-Assistant Professor (Clinical) |
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| Academic Divisions |
Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition
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| Board Certification |
American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Gastroenterology)
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Education history
| Professional Medical | Medicine - Luis Razetti School of Medicine, Universidad Central de Venezuela | M.D. |
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| Residency | Pediatrics - University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine/Stead Family Children's Hospital | Resident |
| Fellowship | Pediatric Gastroenterology - University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine/Stead Family Children¿s Hospital | Fellow |
Selected Publications
Journal Article
- O'Malley Y, Zarei K, Vanegas OGC, Singh P, Apak TI, Coleman M, Thornell IM, Uc (2024). Pancreatic duct organoid swelling is chloride-dependent. Journal of cystic fibrosis, 23(1), 169-171.
- Vanegas Calderon O, Rahhal R (2021). 30% Ethanol Locks Are Effective in Preventing Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Pediatric Intestinal Failure: A Pilot Study. Nutr Clin Pract, 36(2), 427-432.
- López ED, Díaz AR, Calderón OV, Lajkó E, Ponte-Sucre A, K'hidai (2021). Chemotaxis in Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis: Evaluation by the two-chamber capillary assay. MethodsX, 8, 101223.
- Giammarressi M, Vanegas O, Febres A, Silva-López A, López ED, Ponte-Sucre A (2020). Chemotactic activities of vasoactive intestinal peptide, neuropeptide Y and substance P in Leishmania braziliensis. Exp Parasitol, 219, 108009.
- Vargas Buonfiglio LG, Vanegas Calderon OG, Cano M, Simmering JE, Polgreen PM, Zabner J, Gerke AK, Comellas AP (2020). Seasonal Antimicrobial Activity of the Airway: Post-Hoc Analysis of a Randomized Placebo-Controlled Double-Blind Trial. Nutrients, 12(9).
- Vargas Buonfiglio LG, Borcherding JA, Frommelt M, Parker GJ, Duchman B, Vanegas Calderón OG, Fernandez-Ruiz R, Noriega JE, Stone EA, Gerke AK, Zabner J, Comellas AP (2018). Airway surface liquid from smokers promotes bacterial growth and biofilm formation via iron-lactoferrin imbalance. Respir Res, 19(1), 42.
- Febres A, Vanegas O, Giammarresi M, Gomes C, Díaz E, Ponte-Sucre A (2018). Is the activity of CGRP and Adrenomedullin regulated by RAMP (-2) and (-3) in Trypanosomatidae? An in-silico approach. Infect Genet Evol, 61, 197-206.
- O'Malley Y, Rotti PG, Thornell IM, Vanegas Calderón OG, Febres-Aldana C, Durham K, Yao J, Li X, Zhu Z, Norris AW, Zabner J, Engelhardt JF, Uc A (2018). Development of a polarized pancreatic ductular cell epithelium for physiological studies. J Appl Physiol (1985), 125(1), 97-106.
- Vargas Buonfiglio LG, Cano M, Pezzulo AA, Vanegas Calderon OG, Zabner J, Gerke AK, Comellas AP (2017). Effect of vitamin D(3) on the antimicrobial activity of human airway surface liquid: preliminary results of a randomised placebo-controlled double-blind trial. BMJ Open Respir Res, 4(1), e000211.
- Vargas Buonfiglio LG, Mudunkotuwa IA, Abou Alaiwa MH, Vanegas Calderón OG, Borcherding JA, Gerke AK, Zabner J, Grassian VH, Comellas A (2017). Effects of Coal Fly Ash Particulate Matter on the Antimicrobial Activity of Airway Surface Liquid. Environmental health perspectives, 125(7), 077003.
- Diaz E, Zacarias AK, Pérez S, Vanegas O, Köhidai L, Padrón-Nieves M, Ponte-Sucre A (2015). Effect of aliphatic, monocarboxylic, dicarboxylic, heterocyclic and sulphur-containing amino acids on Leishmania spp. chemotaxis. Parasitology, 142(13), 1621-30.
- Uc A, Olivier AK, Griffin MA, Meyerholz DK, Yao J, Abu-El-Haija M, Buchanan KM, Vanegas Calderón OG, Abu-El-Haija M, Pezzulo AA, Reznikov LR, Hoegger MJ, Rector MV, Ostedgaard LS, Taft PJ, Gansemer ND, Ludwig PS, Hornick EE, Stoltz DA, Ode KL, Welsh MJ, Engelhardt JF, Norris AW (2015). Glycaemic regulation and insulin secretion are abnormal in cystic fibrosis pigs despite sparing of islet cell mass. Clin Sci (Lond), 128(2), 131-42.
- Díaz E, Köhidai L, Ríos A, Vanegas O, Silva A, Szabó R, Mez¿ G, Hudecz F, Ponte-Sucre A (2013). Leishmania braziliensis: cytotoxic, cytostatic and chemotactic effects of poly-lysine-methotrexate-conjugates. Exp Parasitol, 135(1), 134-41.
Letter
- Dike CR, Vanegas Calderon OG, Bishop W, Uc A (2020). Drug-Induced Pancreatitis in a Pediatric Patient Following Acetaminophen Overdose. [Letter to the editor]. Pancreas, 49(5), e45-e46.