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Esteban Ruiz Blard
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Esteban Ruiz Blard

Gastroenterology
Patient Demographics: Adult, Elderly

"I have a great interest in helping alleviate the problems of my patients. I try to thoroughly understand the reasons of their condition and forge a good informed relationship with them.
I think the doctor and patient are a team whose goal is to find well-being, developing a strategy together to achieve the best objetives possible."

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Procedures (22)

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Lower GI Endoscopy
Gastric feeding tube
Upper GI Endoscopy
Polypectomy
Anoscopy with biopsy
Celiac disease test
Colon, stomach and rectum polyp biopsy
Endoscopic band ligation
Endoscopic mucosectomy
Endoscopic ultrasound
Esophageal biopsy polyp
Gastroscopy + Colonoscopy
Hemorrhoid ligatures
Ligation of esophageal varices
Management of bleeding gastric
Mucosectomy
Paracentesis
Rectosigmoidoscopy
Small bowel examination
surgical removal of esophagus polyps
`Resection of polyps in the colon, stomach or rectum
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Medical conditions (21)

Abdominal pain
Cirrhosis
Colitis
Gastritis
Hepatitis
Abdominal hemorrhage
Chronic ulcers
Constipation
Crohn's disease
Diarrhea
Esophageal stenosis
Flatulence (farting)
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

Medicine is a field of knowledge very wide, there is always something to learn, a lot of innovation and new research. Medicine gives me the opportunity to apply, in relieving my patients, the medical knowledge gained from long years of study and constant updating. With this I realize as a professional and person.

Languages

English, Español

Education

Degrees
  • Specialty in Gastroenterology. Universidad de Costa Rica - CENDEISSS. February 2009 - February 2013
  • Doctor of medicine and surgery. Universidad de Costa Rica - CENDEISSS. February 2001 - January 2007
Fellowships
  • Master in Clinical Research of Liver Diseases - University of Barcelona, Spain

Courses
  • VII Costa Rican Congress of Gastroenterology - Costa Rican Association of Specialists in Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy. San Jose, Costa Rica

    November 2015

  • International Meeting on Liver Disease - Barcelona, Spain

    September 2015

  • Digestive Disease Week (DDW) - American Gastroenterological Association, American Association for Study Liver Disease and American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Chicago, United States

    May 2014

  • First symposium on genetic medicine in Latin America - Panama.

    April 2014

  • Liver Meeting - American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD). Washington, United States

    November 2013

  • Advanced trauma life support

    2008

  • Basic CPR

    2007

  • Obstetric blue code

    2007

  • Biohazardous waste management

    2005

  • Advanced CPR: 2007 and 2009

Trainings
  • Postgraduate Degree

    Measurement of portal pressure gradient - Hepatic Hemodynamic Laboratory, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Spain

  • Postgraduate Degree

    Transjugular liver biopsy - Hospital Clinic of Barcelona. Barcelona, España

  • Postgraduate Degree

    Use and interpretation of Fibroscan - Hospital Clínic de Barcelona. Barcelona, Spain

  • Internship

    Formative stay in Hepatic Hemodynamics - Hospital Clinic of Barcelona. Barcelona, Spain. August 2014 - October 2015.

  • Internship

    Gastroenterology unit, liver team - Massachusetts General Hospital. October – november 2012

  • Internship

    Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine - "Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital". Boston, United States. March - April 2007

  • Internship

    Pediatric genetics - MGH-Children's Hospital. Boston, United States. May-June 2007

  • Internship

    Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics - Harvard University. July-August 2007

  • Hospital Rotation

    Monthly rotation for the Services of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties - Hospital Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia (HCG). February 2009 - February 2011

  • Hospital Rotation

    Rotation at the Service of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy - Hospital Mexico (HM)

  • Hospital Rotation

    Rotations for each gastroenterology and endoscopy services in general hospitals of the Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social (CCSS)

Professional

Licenses
  • Physicians and Surgeons College of Costa Rica cod. MED9373Active

    Medic and Surgeon - Costa Rica

Affiliations
  • Costa Rican Association of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy
Positions
  • Gastroenterology assistant at San Vicente de Paul Hospital, CCSS - Heredia, Costa Rica
  • Gastroenterologist and endoscopistat the Hospital Metropolitano of San Jose, Costa Rica
  • Gastroenterologist and endoscopist at Lindora Medical Center
  • Professor of internal medicine at the Universidad Autónoma de Centroamérica (UACA)
  • National Coordinator of Portal Hypertension Guidelines
  • Vice President of the Association of Medical Students - School of Medicine Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR). October 2004 - October 2005.
  • Professor of Human Physiology and Pathophysiology for students of Medicine and Medical Imaging - Universidad de Costa Rica. Until 2014
  • Medical resident at all the medical services - Hospital Calderón Guardia (HCG). From 15 February 2009 to date.
  • Primary care and emergency - EBAIS 1, 2 and 6 of Ciudad Colon, Costa Rica. October 2008 to January 2009.
Publications
  • Ruiz-Blard E., Baiges A., Turon, F., Hernández-Gea, V., García-Pagán, J. Derivación Portosistémica intrahepática transyugular precoz: cuándo, cómo y a quién. Gastroenterología y Hepatología. 2015.