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Adolfo Pacheco Salazar

Adolfo Pacheco Salazar

Rheumatology
Patient Demographics: Adult, Elderly

"The exercise of rheumatology represents a constant learning that rewards me with improving the quality of life of my patients."

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  • Hospital La Católica.Calle Blancos, Goicoechea, San José, Costa Rica
    San Antonio de Guadalupe, Goicoechea, in front of the Courts of Justice. Building Sector 4. Floor 1. Office 3.
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    04/25/24
    Fri
    04/26/24
    Sat
    04/27/24
    Sun
    04/28/24
    Mon
    04/29/24
    Tue
    04/30/24
    Wed
    05/01/24

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Procedures (5)

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Arthrocentesis
Articular drainage
Infiltrations
Intraarticular graft injection

Medical conditions (27)

Ankylosing spondylitis
Arthrosis
Lupus
Rheumatoid arthritis
Ankylosing hyperostosis
Arthritis
Bursitis
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Chondrocalcinosis
Dermatomyositis
Fibromyalgia
Gout
Heel spurs
Joint and muscle vasculitis
Joint pain
Juvenile arthritis
Lower back pain
Neck pain, shoulder and hips
Osteoporosis
Psoriasis
Quervain Tendinitis
Scleroderma
Sjögren's syndrome
Spinal cord joint inflammation (ankylosing spondylitis)
Tendinitis
Tenosynovitis
Trauma rotator cuff
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General Info

Languages

English, Español

Education

Degrees
  • Specialty in Rheumatology. Universidad de Costa Rica. August 2007 - August 2011
  • Medicine and Surgery Degree. Universidad de Costa Rica. February 2003 - December 2004
  • Bachelor in Medical Sciences. Universidad de Costa Rica. February 1998 - December 2002
Courses
  • Annual European Congress of Rheumatology EULAR 2017

    June 2017

  • International Congress of Musculoskeletal Imaging

    March 2017

  • IV Central America and the Caribbean Summit: "Science that Transforms Lives"

    July 2016

  • Annual European Congress of Rheumatology EULAR 2016

    June 2016

  • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting San Francisco

    November 2015

  • Summit of Advances in Rheumatology. Lima, Perú

    July 2013

  • Immunology Summit México 2013

    June 2013

  • XIV Congress of the Central American, Caribbean and Andean Association of Rheumatology - Panama 2013

    April 2013

Trainings
  • Technician Degree

    Intensive Theoretical-Practical Course of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Applied to Rheumatology

  • Technician Degree

    MRI Workshop in Spondyloarthritis

Professional

Licenses
  • Physicians and Surgeons College of Costa Rica cod. MED8299Active

    Medic and Surgeon - Costa Rica

Positions
  • Professor - Postgraduate of Rheumatology UCR-CENDEISSS. 2014-present
  • Professor of Rheumatology - School of Medicine, UCR. 2011 - current
Publications
  • Infecciones severas en pacientes con artritis reumatoide tratados con fármacos antagonistas del factor de necrosis tumoral alfa. Acta Médica Costarricense 2017; 59 (1): 15-21.
  • Masculino 35 años con Síndrome de Löfgren. Revista Clínica de la Escuela de Medicina UCR-HSJD 2013; 3 (1).
  • Enfermedad de Creutzfeld-Jakob Esporádica Reporte de un Caso. LXX Congreso Médico Nacional, Noviembre 2008.