Internal Medicine - Divisions
Medical subspecialties include:
- Alergia e Inmunología
- Cardiología
- Cuidados críticos
- Dermatología
- Endocrinology and Metabolism
- Gastroenterología y Enfermedades Hepáticas
- Medicina Interna General
- medicina Geriatrica
- Hematología
- medicina hospitalaria
- Enfermedad infecciosa
- Nefrología
- Oncología
- Enfermedad pulmonar
- Reumatología
Clinical Expertise
In addition to high competence in all sub-specialties of Internal Medicine, the Department has special clinical expertise in the following areas:
- Gene therapy for arteriosclerotic coronary and peripheral vascular disease;
- Cardiac arrhythmias and prevention of sudden cardiac death;
- Novel approaches to the treatment of congestive heart failure;
- Diabetes education for patients;
- Care of the difficult diabetes patient;
- Special team approaches to the geriatric patient;
- Hospice end of life care;
- Care of sickle cell crisis and sickle cell chest syndrome;
- Care of patients with refractory asthma;
- Inflammatory bowel disease;
- Disorders of gastrointestinal motility;
- Special treatment for hepatitis c disease;
- Bowel disorders of the aged;
- Treatment of HIV disease;
- Treatment of tropical and parasitic diseases;
- Treatment of fungal diseases;
- Treatment of lupus erythematosis;
- Care of patients with end stage renal disease and patient with renal transplants.
