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Marlon Alberto Rojas Alvarado
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Marlon Alberto Rojas Alvarado

Gastroenterology
Patient Demographics: Adult, Elderly

"My main objective as a doctor is to offer the patient comprehensive care, which includes a warm treatment, but at the same time providing them with practical tools to control their digestive diseases."

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Procedures (53)

General Inquiry
24-hour pH probe study
Colonoscopy and biopsy
High resolution esophageal manometry
Intragastric balloon placement
Capsule endoscopy
Celiac disease test
Colon, stomach and rectum polyp biopsy
Lower GI Endoscopy
Diagnostic enteroscopy
Digestive tract endoscopy
Emergencies
Endoscopic Gastric Sleeve
Endoscopic mucosectomy
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty
Cervicotomy
Endoscopic ultrasound
Endoscopy + colonoscopy
Endoscopy with intravenous sedation
Esophageal biopsy polyp
Esophageal dilation with hydrostatic and pneumatic balloon
Esophageal staining
Extraction calculation diagnosed
Gastric feeding tube
Gastroscopy + Colonoscopy
Gastroscopy and biopsy
Upper GI Endoscopy
Helicobacter Pylori Test
Hemorrhoid ligatures
Hemorrhoidectomy
High resolutio rectal manometry
Ligation of esophageal varices
Liver biopsy polyp
Management of bleeding gastric
Mucosectomy
Online Medicine
Pancreatic resection of polyps
Paracentesis
PEG
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
Hemorrhoidal laser or rubber band ligation treatment
Polyp biopsy of pancreas
Polypectomy
Positioning of biliary, esophageal and intestinal prosthesis
Rectoscopy
Rectosigmoidoscopy
Small bowel examination
surgical removal of esophagus polyps
Therapeutic removal of calculus
Two-channel pH meter
Urease test
`Resection of polyps in the colon, stomach or rectum
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Medical conditions (21)

Cirrhosis
Colitis
Crohn's disease
Diarrhea
Hepatitis
Abdominal hemorrhage
Abdominal pain
Chronic ulcers
Constipation
Esophageal stenosis
Flatulence (farting)
Gastritis
Hiatal Hernia
Indigestion
Irritable bowel syndrome
Nausea
Pancreas disease
Peptic ulcer
Stomach acid problem
Stomach sores
Vomiting
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General Info

About me

I became a doctor because what gives me the most satisfaction in life is helping a person feel better and what better way to do it, than through the relief and cure of their illnesses.

Languages

English, Español

Education

Degrees
  • Specialty in Gastroenterology. Universidad de Costa Rica. January 2009 - January 2013
  • Bachelor of Medical Sciences and Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery. Universidad de Costa Rica. January 2000 - November 2006
Courses
  • Virtual participation in Digestive Diseases Week (DDW) 2021

    April 2021 - April 2021

  • Virtual participation in United European Gastroenterology (UEG) Week

    September 2020 - September 2020

  • Attendance at the XV Congress of ECCO, Vienna, Austria

    January 2020 - January 2020

  • Assistance to the Advisory Board Current management and unmet medical needs in the treatment of ulcerative colitis, Panama. Panama

    October 2019 - October 2019

  • Attendance at the XIV Congress of ECCO, Copenhagen Denmark

    February 2019 - February 2019

  • Attendance at the Congress: XII Paris Hepatology Conference, Paris.

    2019 - 2019

  • Attendance at the Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Congress, Orlando, Florida

    November 2018 - November 2018

  • Attendance at the XXV Congress of the Latin American Association for the Study of the Liver (ALEH), Dominican Republic

    August 2018 - August 2018

  • Attendance and participation in the IBT Centers of Excellence Course, Santiago, Chile.

    April 2018 - April 2018

  • Attendance at the II Pancco Congress - IX International Multidisciplinary Update Symposium on Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Sao Paulo, Brazil

    May 2017 - June 2017

  • Attendance at the CIDEMO 2016 Congress: Functional Digestive Disorders, helping to understand the prevalent pathology, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    March 2016 - March 2016

  • Attendance at the Congress: III Central America Summit, Science that transforms Lives, Panama City

    May 2015 - May 2015

  • Attendance at the "XXII Dominican Congress of Gastroenterology" Dominican Republic

    August 2013 - August 2013

  • Attendance at the "XXXIII Pan American Congress of Gastroenterology and XX Pan American Congress of Digestive Endoscopy" Panama City

    October 2012 - October 2012

  • Attendance at "The International Liver Congress" given by the EASL (European Association for the Study of the Liver), Barcelona Spain

    March 2012 - March 2012

Trainings
  • Hospital Rotation

    Neurogastroenterology and Digestive Motility Practical Course, Madrid, Spain

  • Hospital Rotation

    Participation in the training in “Endoscopic Submucosal dissection with HybridKnife” Berlin, Germany.

  • Hospital Rotation

    Participation in the Course: Painless Colonoscopy, Is this possible? Bogota Colombia

Professional

Licenses
  • Physicians and Surgeons College of Costa Rica cod. MED9205Active

    Medic and Surgeon - Costa Rica

Affiliations
  • Costa Rican Association of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy
Awards
  • 2013 Graduation of Honor in the Specialty of Gastroenterology of the University of Costa Rica
  • 2007 Honors Graduation Bachelor of Medicine - University of Costa Rica
Positions
  • Medical assistant specialist in Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy - Hospital San Juan de Dios.
Publications
  • Guías Costarricenses para el diagnóstico, prevención del sangrado y manejo de la Hipertensión Portal