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Professional statement
Dr. Cárdenas is a renowned specialist in Internal Medicine, Gatroenterology and Hepatology. He has over 18 years of experience in the profession and extensive training in various fields of the specialty. He made his residency at Boston University. Later he was a research fellow in Hepatology at the Hospital Clínic and the University of Barcelona. He returned to Boston, Harvard University and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) to train as a fellow in Gastroenterology and Clinical Hepatology. He also performed a liver transplant fellow, as well as a therapeutic endoscopy fellow at Harvard University. Dr. Cárdenas is an expert in cirrhosis and its complications and endoscopic procedures in patients with hepatobiliary diseases. On the other hand, he is the author of more than 150 publications in international journals, 75 book chapters and 80 national and international conferences as guest speaker. Within his research and dissemination work also stands out for being an associate editor and member of the editorial board of scientific journals in the specialty. He currently practices at Barnaclínic +.
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Professional experience
• Specialist in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Barnaclínic +, at the Institut Clínic de Malalties Digestives i Metabòliques (2016 - present)• Senior Specialist at the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, at the Institut Clínic de Malalties Digestives i Metabòliques (2011 - 2016)
• Specialist Doctor at the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, at the Institut Clínic de Malalties Digestives i Metabòliques (2006 - 2011)• Doctor in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Pablo Tobón Uribe Hospital, in Medellín, Colombia (2004 - 2006)• Doctor at the Liver Center and Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. (2003 - 2004)• Member of the Urgent Care Staff at the East Boston Neighborhood Center, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. (1998)• Member of the Staff of a Regional Hospital of Medellín, Colombia (one year of social services in family medicine) (1994 - 1995)• Fellow of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)• Fellow of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)
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Sub-specialties
• Liver and biliary diseases• Hepatic cirrhosis
• Complications of cirrhosis• Digestive endoscopy• Retrograde endoscopic cholangiography• Digital cholangioscopy
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Education
• Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Medellin, Colombia (1988 - 1993)• Residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Boston, USA. (1995 - 1998)
• Research Fellow in Hepatology at the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (1998 - 2000)• Master's Degree in Medical Sciences - Clinical Researcher at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, USA (2001 - 2003)• Fellowship in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (2000 - 2003)• Advanced Hepatology Fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (2003)• Doctor in Medicine and Surgery (PhD) from the University of Barcelona (2015)
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Publications and conferences
• Author of more than 150 publications in international journals• Author of more than 75 book chapters
• More than 80 national and international conferences, as guest speaker• Associate Editor of Liver Transplantation, Frontline Gastroenterology, Digestive Liver Disease, Clinical Liver Disease and Annals of Hepatology• Member of the Editorial Committee of international journals such as Journal of Hepatology, Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
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Prizes and awards
• Recipient of The Research Excellence in Gastrointestinal and Liver "Regal Award", sponsored by The University of Kansas Office of Continuing Education (2002)• Recipient of The Pfizer Corporation Award for Clinical Investigation. Clinical Investigator Training Program - Harvard Medical School and Massachussetts Institute of Technology (2001 - 2003)
• Recipient of The Advanced Hepatology Schering Grant. Sponsored by The American Association of Study of Liver Diseases (2003 - 2004)• Recipient of the Award of the European Association for the Study of Liver Disease (2004)• Receiver of the Emerging Leaders Award for Young Researchers in Gastroenterology, sponsored by the pharmaceutical company Astra Zeneca, in Sweden (2004 - 2005)• Visiting Scholar Award at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School - Liver Institute and Foundation for Education and Research (LIFER) (2013)• Boston Award for the best video in Spain on Collagioscopy, sponsored by the Boston Scientific Corporation - Spain (2014)• International Sabbatical Award - Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (2017)• Bolsa Ampliación de Estudios - Catalan Society of Digestology (2017)• Bolsa Ampliación de Estudios. Carlos III Institute. Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness (2017)
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