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Richard J Wood PhD

TitleAssociate Professor
InstitutionUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
DepartmentSchool of Public Health and Health Sciences
Address208A Chenoweth Lab
Amherst, MA 01003
Phone413-545-1687
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    1. Ahmad H, Joachim A, Urrutia Gonzalez AY, Shaul D, Austin K, Badillo A, Calkins CM, Crady RC, Durham MM, Frischer J, Gayer C, Grabowski JE, Harris JC, Hong CR, Kawaguchi AL, Langer JC, Nandivada P, Rana A, Reeder RW, Rentea RM, Rollins MD, Rosen N, Saadai P, Smith CA, Speck KE, Wood RJ. Beyond the pull-through: A multi-institutional study of long-term surgical and functional outcomes in total colonic hirschsprung disease - A pediatric colorectal and pelvic learning consortium (PCPLC) study. J Pediatr Surg. 2026 Jun 06; 163232. PMID: 42251888.
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    2. Romanello M, Walawender M, Hsu SC, Moskeland A, Palmeiro-Silva Y, Scamman D, Smallcombe JW, Abdullah S, Ades M, Al-Maruf A, Ameli N, Angelova D, Ayeb-Karlsson S, Ballester J, Basaga?a X, Bechara H, Beggs PJ, Cai W, Campbell-Lendrum D, Charnley GEC, Courtenay O, Cross TJ, Dalin C, Dasandi N, Dasgupta S, Davies M, Eckelman M, Freyberg C, Corral PG, Gasparyan O, Giguere J, Gordon-Strachan G, Gumy S, Gunther SH, Hamilton I, Hang Y, H?nninen R, Hartinger S, He K, Heidecke J, Hess JJ, Jankin S, Jay O, Pantera DK, Kelman I, Kennard H, Kiesewetter G, Kinney P, Kniveton D, Koubi V, Kouznetsov R, Lampard P, Lee JKW, Lemke B, Li B, Linke A, Liu Y, Liu Z, Lowe R, Ma S, Mabhaudhi T, Maia C, Markandya A, Martin G, Martinez-Urtaza J, Maslin M, McAllister L, McMichael C, Mi Z, Milner J, Minor K, Minx J, Mohajeri N, Momen NC, Moradi-Lakeh M, Morrisey K, Munzert S, Murray KA, Obradovich N, Orgen P, Otto M, Owfi F, Pearman OL, Pega F, Pershing AJ, Pinho-Gomes AC, Ponmattam J, Rabbaniha M, Repke T, Roa J, Robinson E, Rockl?v J, Rojas-Rueda D, Ruiz-Cabrejos J, Rusticucci M, Salas RN, Plana ASJ, Semenza JC, Sherman JD, Shumake-Guillemot J, Singh P, Sj?din H, Smith MR, Sofiev M, Sorensen C, Springmann M, Stowell JD, Tabatabaei M, Tartarini F, Taylor J, Tonne C, Treskova M, Trinanes JA, Uppstu A, Valdes-Ortega N, Wagner F, Watts N, Whitcombe H, Wood R, Yang P, Zhang Y, Zhang S, Zhang C, Zhang S, Zhu Q, Gong P, Montgomery H, Costello A. The 2025 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: climate change action offers a lifeline. Lancet. 2025 Dec 13; 406(10521):2804-2857. PMID: 41175887.
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    3. Yacob DT, Varda BK, Dickie B, Fuchs ME, Aldrink JH, Wood RJ. Functional Outcomes After Anorectal Malformation Reconstruction. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Jun; 60(6):162233. PMID: 40000334.
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    4. Kilgore AL, Rogers Boruta MK, Ambartsumyan L, Suarez RG, Patel D, Wood RJ, Darbari A, Rodriguez L. Evaluation and management of pediatric refractory constipation: Recommendations from the NASPGHAN neurogastroenterology and motility committee. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2025 Feb; 80(2):353-373. PMID: 39741384.
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    5. Rentea RM, Bokova E, Frischer JS, Gosain A, Langer JC, Levitt MA, Nandivada P, Rialon KL, Rollins MD, Segura B, Wood RJ, Lim IIP. Evaluation and Management of Total Colonic Hirschsprung Disease: A Comprehensive Review From the American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA) Hirschsprung Disease Interest Group. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Nov; 59(11):161677. PMID: 39217005.
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    6. Srinivas S, Knaus ME, Avansino JR, Badillo A, Calkins CM, Dickie BH, Durham MM, Fuller MK, Ralls MW, Reeder RW, Rentea RM, Rollins MD, van Leeuwen K, Wood RJ. Outcomes From Colonic Pull-Through for Cloacal Exstrophy Differ by Colon Length: A Multi-Institutional Study. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Feb; 59(2):225-229. PMID: 37968156.
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    7. Alzaim M, Al-Daghri NM, Sabico S, Fouda MA, Al-Musharaf S, Khattak MNK, Mohammed AK, Al-Ajlan A, Binjawhar DN, Wood R. Corrigendum: The association between FokI vitamin D receptor polymorphisms with metabolic syndrome among pregnant Arab women. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2023; 14:1200121. PMID: 37168979.
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    8. Iantorno SE, Rollins MD, Austin K, Avansino JR, Badillo A, Calkins CM, Crady RC, Dickie BH, Durham MM, Frischer JS, Fuller MK, Grabowski JE, Ralls MW, Reeder RW, Rentea RM, Saadai P, Wood RJ, van Leeuwen KD, Short SS. Rectal Prolapse Following Repair of Anorectal Malformation: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Management. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 Aug; 58(8):1588-1593. PMID: 37173214.
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    9. Alzaim M, Al-Daghri NM, Sabico S, Fouda MA, Al-Musharaf S, Khattak MNK, Mohammed AK, Al-Ajlan A, Binjawhar DN, Wood R. The Association Between FokI Vitamin D Receptor Polymorphisms With Metabolic Syndrome Among Pregnant Arab Women. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2022; 13:844472. PMID: 35282461.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    10. Ahn JJ, Rice-Townsend SE, Nicassio L, Glazer D, Avansino JR, Lewis KE, Durham MM, Frischer J, Calkins CM, Rentea RM, Ralls M, Fuller M, Wood RJ, Rollins MD, Lee J, Reeder RW, Dickie BH, Saadai P, Cain MP, Merguerian P, Smith CA. Urinary continence disparities in patients with anorectal malformations. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Jan; 57(1):74-79. PMID: 34688492.
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    11. Khlevner J, Rosen R, Ambartsumyan L, Lusman SS, Rosen JM, Yacob D, Mousa H, Nurko S, Di Lorenzo C, Boruta M, Ratcliffe EM, Feinstein L, Snyder J, Wood RJ, Graham K, Saps M, Gyawali CP, Rodriguez L, Belkind-Gerson J. Development of Entrustable Professional Activities and Standards in Training in Pediatric Neurogastroenterology and Motility: North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition and American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society Position Paper. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2021 01 01; 72(1):168-180. PMID: 33075010.
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    12. Hossain S, Liu Z, Wood RJ. Association between histone deacetylase activity and vitamin D-dependent gene expressions in relation to sulforaphane in human colorectal cancer cells. J Sci Food Agric. 2021 Mar 30; 101(5):1833-1843. PMID: 32964464.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    13. Hossain S, Liu Z, Wood RJ. Histone deacetylase activity and vitamin D-dependent gene expressions in relation to sulforaphane in human breast cancer cells. J Food Biochem. 2020 02; 44(2):e13114. PMID: 31846091.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    14. Hawkins IW, Mangels AR, Goldman R, Wood RJ. Dietetics Program Directors in the United States Support Teaching Vegetarian and Vegan Nutrition and Half Connect Vegetarian and Vegan Diets to Environmental Impact. Front Nutr. 2019; 6:123. PMID: 31475150.
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    15. Feinman RD, Pogozelski WK, Astrup A, Bernstein RK, Fine EJ, Westman EC, Accurso A, Frassetto L, Gower BA, McFarlane SI, Nielsen JV, Krarup T, Saslow L, Roth KS, Vernon MC, Volek JS, Wilshire GB, Dahlqvist A, Sundberg R, Childers A, Morrison K, Manninen AH, Dashti HM, Wood RJ, Wortman J, Worm N. Corrigendum to "Dietary carbohydrate restriction as the first approach in diabetes management: Critical review and evidence base" [Nutrition 31 (2015) 1-13]. Nutrition. 2019 Jun; 62:213. PMID: 30935711.
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    16. Hossain S, Beydoun MA, Beydoun HA, Chen X, Zonderman AB, Wood RJ. Vitamin D and breast cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2019 04; 30:170-184. PMID: 30904218.
      Citations: 50     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    17. Li J, Frederick AM, Jin Y, Guo C, Xiao H, Wood RJ, Liu Z. The Prevention of a High Dose of Vitamin D or Its Combination with Sulforaphane on Intestinal Inflammation and Tumorigenesis in Apc1638N Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2019 02; 63(4):e1800824. PMID: 30447137.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    18. Kadappan AS, Guo C, Gumus CE, Bessey A, Wood RJ, McClements DJ, Liu Z. The Efficacy of Nanoemulsion-Based Delivery to Improve Vitamin D Absorption: Comparison of In Vitro and In Vivo Studies. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2018 02; 62(4). PMID: 29266712.
      Citations: 14     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    19. Ikizler TA, Robinson-Cohen C, Ellis C, Headley SAE, Tuttle K, Wood RJ, Evans EE, Milch CM, Moody KA, Germain M, Limkunakul C, Bian A, Stewart TG, Himmelfarb J. Metabolic Effects of Diet and Exercise in Patients with Moderate to Severe CKD: A Randomized Clinical Trial. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2018 01; 29(1):250-259. PMID: 29038285.
      Citations: 57     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    20. Roubert A, Gregory K, Li Y, Pfalzer AC, Li J, Schneider SS, Wood RJ, Liu Z. The influence of tumor necrosis factor-a on the tumorigenic Wnt-signaling pathway in human mammary tissue from obese women. Oncotarget. 2017 May 30; 8(22):36127-36136. PMID: 28402277.
      Citations: 9     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    21. Guo X, Li J, Tang R, Zhang G, Zeng H, Wood RJ, Liu Z. High Fat Diet Alters Gut Microbiota and the Expression of Paneth Cell-Antimicrobial Peptides Preceding Changes of Circulating Inflammatory Cytokines. Mediators Inflamm. 2017; 2017:9474896. PMID: 28316379.
      Citations: 72     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    22. Feinman RD, Pogozelski WK, Astrup A, Bernstein RK, Fine EJ, Westman EC, Accurso A, Frassetto L, Gower BA, McFarlane SI, Nielsen JV, Krarup T, Saslow L, Roth KS, Vernon MC, Volek JS, Wilshire GB, Dahlqvist A, Sundberg R, Childers A, Morrison K, Manninen AH, Dashti HM, Wood RJ, Wortman J, Worm N. Dietary carbohydrate restriction as the first approach in diabetes management: critical review and evidence base. Nutrition. 2015 Jan; 31(1):1-13. PMID: 25287761.
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    23. Hollands WJ, Hart DJ, Dainty JR, Hasselwander O, Tiihonen K, Wood R, Kroon PA. Bioavailability of epicatechin and effects on nitric oxide metabolites of an apple flavanol-rich extract supplemented beverage compared to a whole apple puree: a randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover trial. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2013 Jul; 57(7):1209-17. PMID: 23610075.
      Citations: 12     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    24. Alzaim M, Wood RJ. Vitamin D and gestational diabetes mellitus. Nutr Rev. 2013 Mar; 71(3):158-67. PMID: 23452283.
      Citations: 25     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    25. Cook MB, Kamangar F, Weinstein SJ, Albanes D, Virtamo J, Taylor PR, Abnet CC, Wood RJ, Petty G, Cross AJ, Dawsey SM. Iron in relation to gastric cancer in the Alpha-tocopherol, Beta-carotene Cancer Prevention Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2012 Nov; 21(11):2033-42. PMID: 23001240.
      Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    26. Maxwell CS, Carbone ET, Wood RJ. Better newborn vitamin D status lowers RSV-associated bronchiolitis in infants. Nutr Rev. 2012 Sep; 70(9):548-52. PMID: 22946854.
      Citations: 22     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    27. Khan AH, Rohra DK, Saghir SA, Udani SK, Wood R, Jabbar A. Response of a single 'mega intramuscular dose' of vitamin D on serum 25OHD and parathyroid hormone levels. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2012 Apr; 22(4):207-12. PMID: 22482374.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    28. Gregory SM, Headley SA, Wood RJ. Effects of dietary macronutrient distribution on vascular integrity in obesity and metabolic syndrome. Nutr Rev. 2011 Sep; 69(9):509-19. PMID: 21884131.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    29. Cross AJ, Sinha R, Wood RJ, Xue X, Huang WY, Yeager M, Hayes RB, Gunter MJ. Iron homeostasis and distal colorectal adenoma risk in the prostate, lung, colorectal, and ovarian cancer screening trial. Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2011 Sep; 4(9):1465-75. PMID: 21685236.
      Citations: 17     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic HealthCTClinical Trials
    30. Maxwell CS, Wood RJ. Update on vitamin D and type 2 diabetes. Nutr Rev. 2011 May; 69(5):291-5. PMID: 21521231.
      Citations: 9     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    31. Wood RJ. Manganese and birth outcome. Nutr Rev. 2009 Jul; 67(7):416-20. PMID: 19566601.
      Citations: 28     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    32. Wood RJ, Fernandez ML. Carbohydrate-restricted versus low-glycemic-index diets for the treatment of insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome. Nutr Rev. 2009 Mar; 67(3):179-83. PMID: 19239633.
      Citations: 13     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    33. Peters BS, dos Santos LC, Fisberg M, Wood RJ, Martini LA. Prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency in Brazilian adolescents. Ann Nutr Metab. 2009; 54(1):15-21. PMID: 19194104.
      Citations: 51     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    34. Martini LA, Wood RJ. Vitamin D and blood pressure connection: update on epidemiologic, clinical, and mechanistic evidence. Nutr Rev. 2008 May; 66(5):291-7. PMID: 18454816.
      Citations: 9     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    35. Angelo G, Lamon-Fava S, Sonna LA, Lindauer ML, Wood RJ. Heat shock protein 90beta: a novel mediator of vitamin D action. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2008 Mar 14; 367(3):578-83. PMID: 18182164.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    36. Wood RJ. Vitamin D and adipogenesis: new molecular insights. Nutr Rev. 2008 Jan; 66(1):40-6. PMID: 18254883.
      Citations: 74     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    37. Mernitz H, Smith DE, Wood RJ, Russell RM, Wang XD. Inhibition of lung carcinogenesis by 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and 9-cis retinoic acid in the A/J mouse model: evidence of retinoid mitigation of vitamin D toxicity. Int J Cancer. 2007 Apr 01; 120(7):1402-9. PMID: 17205520.
      Citations: 15     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    38. Seaverson EL, Buell JS, Fleming DJ, Bermudez OI, Potischman N, Wood RJ, Chasan-Taber L, Tucker KL. Poor iron status is more prevalent in Hispanic than in non-Hispanic white older adults in Massachusetts. J Nutr. 2007 Feb; 137(2):414-20. PMID: 17237320.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    39. Wood RJ. Effect of dietary carbohydrate restriction with and without weight loss on atherogenic dyslipidemia. Nutr Rev. 2006 Dec; 64(12):539-45. PMID: 17274496.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    40. Martini LA, Wood RJ. Vitamin D status and the metabolic syndrome. Nutr Rev. 2006 Nov; 64(11):479-86. PMID: 17131943.
      Citations: 63     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    41. Cross AJ, Gunter MJ, Wood RJ, Pietinen P, Taylor PR, Virtamo J, Albanes D, Sinha R. Iron and colorectal cancer risk in the alpha-tocopherol, beta-carotene cancer prevention study. Int J Cancer. 2006 Jun 15; 118(12):3147-52. PMID: 16425287.
      Citations: 19     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    42. Gunter MJ, Stolzenberg-Solomon R, Cross AJ, Leitzmann MF, Weinstein S, Wood RJ, Virtamo J, Taylor PR, Albanes D, Sinha R. A prospective study of serum C-reactive protein and colorectal cancer risk in men. Cancer Res. 2006 Feb 15; 66(4):2483-7. PMID: 16489056.
      Citations: 92     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    43. Taparia S, Fleet JC, Peng JB, Wang XD, Wood RJ. 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D and 25-hydroxyvitamin D--mediated regulation of TRPV6 (a putative epithelial calcium channel) mRNA expression in Caco-2 cells. Eur J Nutr. 2006 Jun; 45(4):196-204. PMID: 16362534.
      Citations: 15     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    44. Ronnenberg AG, Wood RJ, Wang X, Xing H, Chen C, Chen D, Guang W, Huang A, Wang L, Xu X. Preconception hemoglobin and ferritin concentrations are associated with pregnancy outcome in a prospective cohort of Chinese women. J Nutr. 2004 Oct; 134(10):2586-91. PMID: 15465752.
      Citations: 49     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    45. Wood RJ. The iron-heart disease connection: is it dead or just hiding? Ageing Res Rev. 2004 Jul; 3(3):355-67. PMID: 15231242.
      Citations: 11     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    46. Wood RJ, Tchack L, Angelo G, Pratt RE, Sonna LA. DNA microarray analysis of vitamin D-induced gene expression in a human colon carcinoma cell line. Physiol Genomics. 2004 Apr 13; 17(2):122-9. PMID: 14996990.
      Citations: 26     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    47. Booth SL, Martini L, Peterson JW, Saltzman E, Dallal GE, Wood RJ. Dietary phylloquinone depletion and repletion in older women. J Nutr. 2003 Aug; 133(8):2565-9. PMID: 12888638.
      Citations: 44     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    48. Navarro M, Wood RJ. Plasma changes in micronutrients following a multivitamin and mineral supplement in healthy adults. J Am Coll Nutr. 2003 Apr; 22(2):124-32. PMID: 12672708.
      Citations: 12     Fields:    Translation:HumansCTClinical Trials
    49. Martini L, Wood RJ. Relative bioavailability of calcium-rich dietary sources in the elderly. Am J Clin Nutr. 2002 Dec; 76(6):1345-50. PMID: 12450902.
      Citations: 18     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    50. Fleming DJ, Tucker KL, Jacques PF, Dallal GE, Wilson PW, Wood RJ. Dietary factors associated with the risk of high iron stores in the elderly Framingham Heart Study cohort. Am J Clin Nutr. 2002 Dec; 76(6):1375-84. PMID: 12450906.
      Citations: 34     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    51. Angelo G, Wood RJ, Mayer J. Novel intracellular proteins associated with cellular vitamin D action. Nutr Rev. 2002 Jul; 60(7 Pt 1):209-11. PMID: 12144199.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Animals
    52. Wood RJ. The "anemic" enterocyte in hereditary hemochromatosis: molecular insights into the control of intestinal iron absorption. Nutr Rev. 2002 May; 60(5 Pt 1):144-8. PMID: 12030278.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    53. Martini LA, Tchack L, Wood RJ. Iron treatment downregulates DMT1 and IREG1 mRNA expression in Caco-2 cells. J Nutr. 2002 Apr; 132(4):693-6. PMID: 11925462.
      Citations: 15     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
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