
Dr. Luis F Lara MD
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd Fort Lauderdale FL, 33331About
Dr. Luis Lara is a gastroenterologist practicing in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Dr. Lara specializes in the digestive system and its diseases that affect the gastrointestinal tract, which include organs from the mouth to the anus as well as liver disorders. Gastroenterology includes conditions such as hepatitis, peptic ulcer disease, colitis, nutritional problems and irritable bowel syndrome. Dr. Lara performs colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures and provides accurate and thorough care for patients suffering from digestive issues.
Education and Training
Inst Tec Y De Est Sup De Monterrey- Esc De Med "iasantos"- Monterrey 1994
Div Of Biological Sci Metropolitan Autonomous Univ
Universidad de Monterrey Facultad de Medicina 1994
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- One-day quadruple therapy compared with 7-day triple therapy for Helicobacter pylori infection.
- Idiopathic recurrent acute pancreatitis.
- Silent celiac disease activated by pancreaticoduodenectomy.
- A case of diarrhea, ataxia, and capsule endoscope retention.
- De novo stent-stone complex after long-term biliary stent placement: pathogenesis, diagnosis, and endotherapy.
- Flexible endoscopic clip-assisted Zenker's diverticulotomy (with videos).
- Initial experience with retrograde overtube-assisted enteroscopy using a spiral tip overtube.
- Endoscopic lithotripsy of a cecal scybalum causing small-bowel obstruction.
- Feeding tube insertion facilitated by a guidewire by using the ropeway method.
- Endoscopic ultrasound-guided transduodenal placement of a fully covered metal stent for palliative biliary drainage in patients with malignant biliary obstruction.
- The clinical utility and limitations of serum carbohydrate antigen (CA19-9) as a diagnostic tool for pancreatic cancer and cholangiocarcinoma.
- Diamond-shaped flexible endoscopic cricopharyngeal myotomy for treatment of Zenker's diverticulum.
- The safety of same-day CT colonography following incomplete colonoscopy with polypectomy.
Treatments
- Pancreatitis
- Hiatal Hernia
- Acid Reflux
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Colon Polyps
- Gastritis
- Indigestion
- Pain
- Hernia
- Gas
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