Reina Villareal

Reina Villareal, M.D.

Professor

Email

reina.villareal@bcm.edu

Positions

Professor: Medicine-Endocrinology
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Houston, TX, US

Staff Physician: Medical Care Line
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Houston, TX

Core Faculty: 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): 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

Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

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.
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Armamento-Villareal R, Aguirre L, Waters DL, Napoli N, Qualls C, Villareal DT. " " J Bone Miner Res. 2020 Mar ; 35 (3) : 430-439.
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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.
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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.
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Colleluori G, Aguirre LE, Qualls C, Chen R, Napoli N, Villareal DT, Armamento-Villareal R. " " Nutrients.. 2018 Sep 4; 10 (9) : E1226..
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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.
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" Oxid Med Cell Longev.. 2017 ;
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Armamento-Villareal R, Shah VO, Aguirre LE, Meisner AL, Qualls C, Royce ME. " " Front Genet.. 2016 Dec 2; 7 : 211.
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. Armamento-Villareal R, Aguirre LE, Qualls C, Villareal DT. " " J Nutr Health Aging. 2016 ; 20 (3) : 334-40.
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Armamento-Villareal R, Wingkun N, Aguirre LE, Kulkarny V, Napoli N, Colleluori G, Qualls C, Villareal DT. " " Pharmacogenet Genomics. 2015 Dec ;
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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 ;
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Aguirre L, Napoli N, Waters D, Qualls C, Villareal DT, Armamento-Villareal R. " " J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2014 Sep ; 99 (9) : 3290-7.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Napoli N, Vattikuti S, Yarramaneni J, Giri TK, Nekkalapu S, Qualls C, Armamento-Villareal RC. " " Maturitas. 2012 May ; 72 (1) : 66-71.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Armamento-Villareal R, Aguirre L, Waters D, Napoli N, Qualls C, Villareal DT. " " J Bone Miner Res.. 2020 Mar ; 35 (3) : 430-439.
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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.
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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.
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Russo V, Chen R, Armamento-Villareal R. " " Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2021 Jan 18; 11 : 607240.
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Colleluori G, Aguirre L, Napoli N, Qualls C, Villareal DT, Armamento-Villareal R. " " J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 Jul 13; 106 (8) : e3058-e3068.
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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.
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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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