Celina Guzmán Acevedo
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Pediatrics
Patient Demographics: Babies, Children
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- Hospital Internacional La Católica., Servicio de Endoscopía Sala 1Goicoechea, San José, Costa RicaSat12/21/24Sun12/22/24Mon12/23/24Tue12/24/24Wed12/25/24Thu12/26/24Fri12/27/24
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Procedures (20)
General Inquiry
Advice on transition to solid foods
Breastfeeding advice
Care of general pathologies of childhood and adolescence
Care, follow-up and specific control of chronic pathologies
Child nutrition
Lower GI Endoscopy
Colonoscopy and biopsy
Comprehensive Pediatric Check-Up
Counseling and support to parents and/or caregivers in feeding and parenting habits
Early stimulation therapy
Ergonomic portage advice
Evaluation of the newborn
Gastroscopy + Colonoscopy
Gastroscopy and biopsy
Upper GI Endoscopy
Growth and development control
New Born Care
Systematic care of children with low or overweight
Upper GI Endoscopy
Medical conditions (62)
Abdominal distension
Abdominal pain
Allergies
Allergy to cow's milk protein
Ascites
Asthma
Atopical dermatitis
Autism
Bed wetting (urinating in sleep)
Blood in stool
Breast milk allergy
Bronchitis
Chickenpox
Child brain paralysis
Chronic cough
Cold
Constipation
Cough with phlegm or mucus
Delay of development
Diarrhea
Difficulty breathing
Difficulty swallowing
Down Syndrome
Dry cough
Dysuria
Ear infection
Ear infection (otitis media)
Ear pain
Enuresis (inability to control urination)
Fever
Flu
Food poisoning
Hearing loss
Hoarseness
Hyperactive bladder
Learning disability
Low weight
measles
mumps
Nausea
Nodes in neck
Overweight
Pain during urination
Pharyngitis
Phlegm
Pneumonia
Poison intoxication
Rhinitis
Rubella
Seizures
Shortness of breath
Skin allergy
Skin outbreaks
Stomach pain
Stuffy nose
Swallowing pain
Swollen throat glands
Throat ache
Throat infection
Urinary tract infection (UTI)
Urination problems
Vomiting
General Info
Languages
English, Español, français
Education
Degrees
- Specialty in Pediatric Gastroenterology. Harvard University - Harvard Medical School. 1995 - 1997
- Specialty in Pediatric Gastroenterology. University of Toronto - Faculty of Medicine, Toronto. 1983 - 1986
- Specialty in Pediatrics. Universidad de Costa Rica. 1978 - 1982
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery. Universidad de Costa Rica. 1969 - 1977
Fellowships
Pediatric Gastroenterology - Hospital for Sick Children. Toronto, Canada
Pediatric Gastroenterology - Boston Children's Hospital. Boston, USA
Courses
World Congress of Pediatric Gastroenterology - Montreal, Canada
October 2016
International Congress of the Latin American Society of Pediatrics - La Paz, Bolivia
October 2016
National Congress of Pediatrics
September 2016
Professional
Licenses
Physicians and Surgeons College of Costa Rica cod. MED1781Active
Medic and Surgeon - Costa Rica
Affiliations
- Costa Rican Association of Pediatrics
Awards
- 1985 International Research Center for Sick Children Scholarship. Toronto Canada
- 1980 Pediatric Endoscopy First Group Award
Positions
- Retired officer. Pediatric Gastroenterology Assistant - National Children's Hospital