CarlosALago HernandezMDFACP
Internal Medicine • San Diego, CAHospital Medicine/Hospitalist, Obesity Medicine & Nutrition
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine - UC San Diego
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Office
200 W Arbor Dr
# MC8201
San Diego, CA 92103Phone+1 800-926-8273Fax+1 888-539-8781
Summary
- I am Board-Certified Internist. I received my MD degree from Harvard Medical School and completed my Internal Medicine residency training at UC San Diego. I subsequently joined the Division of Hospital Medicine at UC San Diego.
As a hospitalist, I have an interest in quality improvement, disparity in access-to-care (particularly among underserved minorities), as well as Medical Education.
Education & Training
University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2016 - 2019
Dana Farber Cancer InstituteInternship, 2014 - 2014
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 2014- University of Puerto RicoBS, Biology, Magna Cum Laude, 2005 - 2010
- Johns Hopkins UniversityInternship, 2009 - 2009
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2016 - 2026- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Obesity Medicine Obesity Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Humanism in Medicine Resident Award Arnold P. Gold Foundation, 2019
- Medicine Clerkship Excellence in Teaching Award UC San Diego School of Medicine, 2019
- First Place Winner - Clinical Vignette Poster Presentation Society for General Internal Medicine, 2019
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 59 citationsThe association between insurance status and prostate cancer outcomes: implications for the Affordable Care Act.Brandon A. Mahal, Ayal A. Aizer, David R. Ziehr, Andrew S. Hyatt, Carlos Lago-Hernandez
Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases. 2014-07-01 - 21 citationsRacial disparities in an aging population: The relationship between age and race in the management of African American men with high-risk prostate cancerBrandon A. Mahal, David R. Ziehr, Ayal A. Aizer, Andrew S. Hyatt, Carlos Lago-Hernandez
Journal of Geriatric Oncology. 2014-10-01 - 14 citationsCost-Related Nonadherence to Medications Among US Adults With Chronic Liver Diseases.Carlos Lago-Hernandez, Nghia Nguyen, Rohan Khera, Rohit Loomba, Sumeet K. Asrani
Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 2021-06-11
Other Languages
- Spanish
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