Dr. Carlos Alvarez-Allende MD
Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery
675 Calle Ingeniero Sergio Cuevas Bustam San Juan Puerto Rico, 00918About
Dr. Carlos Alvarez-Allende practices Pediatric Surgery in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Dr. Alvarez-Allende treats children who have an illness, injury, or disease that requires surgery. Some of the surgical problems seen by pediatric surgeons are often quite different from those commonly seen by adult or general surgeons. Dr. Alvarez-Allendediagnoses, treats, and manages childrens surgical needs such as abnormalities of the groin in childhood and, surgical repair of birth defects, surgical care of tumors, transplantation operations, and endoscopic procedures.
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- University of Puerto Rico
Professional Society Memberships
- American Pediatric Surgical Association, American College of Surgeons, Australasian Paediatric Endocrine Group
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- Published Book Chapters and Articles
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- Reading
Favorite professional publications
- Journal of Pediatric Surgery
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