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Office
512 Victoria Ln
Ste 2
Harlingen, TX 78550Phone+1 956-365-4400Fax+1 956-365-4111
Education & Training
University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of MedicineFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1993 - 1997- University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1993
Institute of Health Sciences Medellin Faculty of MedicineClass of 1983
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 1994 - 2025- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 24 citationsTransjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Placement for Variceal Bleeding: Predictors of MortalityCarlos E. Encarnacion, Julio C. Palmaz, Frank J. Rivera, Oscar Alvarez, Kedar N. Chintapalli
Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 1995-09-01 - 66 citationsTraumatic disruption of the pancreatic duct: diagnosis with MR pancreatography.Jorge A. Soto, Oscar Alvarez, Felipe Munera, Nora Luz Yepes, María Elsy Sepúlveda
AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2001-01-01 - 41 citationsImprovement of thrombocytopenia due to hypersplenism after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt placement in cirrhotic patientsOscar Alvarez, Gustavo Lopera, Vinaychandra Patel, Carlos E. Encarnacion, Julio C. Palmaz
The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 1996-01-01
Press Mentions
HMP Global Relaunches ePlasty Digital JournalJuly 15th, 2021- HMP Global Announces Relaunch of ePlasty Digital JournalJuly 14th, 2021
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