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Gabriel Guillermo Carvajal Valdy

Gabriel Guillermo Carvajal Valdy

Palliative Care Medicine in Adults
Patient Demographics: Adult, Elderly

"I received training in interventionist techniques of pain treatment in France, to be able to treat patients suffering from severe pain or have had a bad response to other treatments.
I have developed skills in minimally invasive techniques such as intrathecal analgesia, medullary stimulation and radiofrequency of peripheral nerves."

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  • Unidad de Control del Dolor y Cuidados de SoporteCalle Blancos, Goicoechea, San José, Costa Rica
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    11/21/24
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    11/22/24
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    11/23/24
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    11/24/24
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    11/25/24
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    11/26/24
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    11/27/24

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Procedures (9)

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Epidural infiltrations
Implantation of intrathecal infusion systems
Implantation of vascular ports for continuous intravenous analgesia
Medial branch radiofrequency
Musculoskeletal infiltrations (ultrasound guided)
Radiofrequency of peripheral nerves (ultrasound guided)
Spinal cord stimulation through implantable systems
Stimulation of peripheral and field nerves using implantable systems
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Medical conditions (6)

Knee pain
Sciatica
Joint pain
Low back pain
Osteoarthritis
Terminal illness
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General Info

About me

I am an expert in the treatment of pain, particularly in patients with high complexity and suffering from pain secondary to cancer. I consider myself a professional scholar who has excelled in the field of pain treatment, always looking for the best results for my patients.

Languages

English, Español, français

Education

Degrees
  • Specialty in Palliative Medicine. Maestría en Aplicaciones Tecnológicas Avanzadas en Oncología Radioterápica. 2015
  • Master in Pain Treatment. Universidad de Salamanca. 2013
Courses
  • World Day for Palliative Care CHU Angers, Francia

    2017

  • X European Federation of pain Congress

    2017

  • 13th World Congress of the International Neuromodulation Society

    2017

  • IX SIMPAR-ISURA 2017, Italy

    2017

  • VIII Days intrathecal analgesia in cancer pain, Center Paul Papin, Angers, Francia

    2017

  • Second Annual Cancer Pain Research Consortium Conference: Multidisciplinary Cancer Pain Relief: From Evidence to Practice, Phoenix, EEUU

    2016

  • Latin American Congress of Palliative Care - Medellín, Colombia

    2014

  • Practical workshop neurostimulation and intradural analgesia - ClínicaMed, Cali, Colombia

    2014

  • Regional Blockade - Menarini Scientific Area

    2014

  • Symposium on interventionist management of oncological pain and Failed Back Syndrome - Meditek

    2014

  • XIII Expert Pain Meeting - Universidad Salamanca, Spain

    2013

  • Good Clinical Practice. CITI Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative.

    2012

Trainings
  • Hospital Rotation

    Training in Neuromodulation - Hospital Foch, Paris, France, .. 2017

  • Hospital Rotation

    Practical workshop neurostimulation and intradural analgesia, La Montaña Surgical Center, Puerto Rico 2016

  • Practical workshop neurostimulation and intradural analgesia, Clinica Med, Cali, Colombia, 2014

  • Internship

    Professional internship - University Hospital of Salamanca, Pain treatment unit. 2013

Professional

Licenses
  • Physicians and Surgeons College of Costa Rica cod. MED10381Active

    Medic and Surgeon - Costa Rica

Positions
  • Medical Specialist in Palliative Medicine - Pain Treatment and Palliative Care Clinic, William Allen Taylor Hospital. 2015
  • Licensed Professor - Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Costa Rica
  • Licensed interim professor, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Costa Rica. Pathophysiology I 2018 - to date
  • Specialist in Palliative Medicine, Comprehensive Center for Pain Treatment, Hospital Clínica Bíblica. 2018 to date
Publications
  • Carvajal, Gabriel, MD; Dupoiron, Denis, MD; Seegers, Valerie, MD†; Lebrec, Nathalie, MD; Boré, François, MD; Dubois, Pierre-Yves, MD; Leblanc, Damien, MD; Delorme, Thierry, MD; Jubier-Hamon, Sabrina, MD. Intrathecal Drug Delivery Systems for Refractory Pancreatic Cancer Pain: Observational Follow-up Study Over an 11-Year Period in a Comprehensive Cancer Center. Anesthesia & Analgesia: June 2018 - Volume 126 - Issue 6 - p 2038–2046
  • Carvajal-Valdy G, Dupoiron D. Intrathecal drug delivery system for medically refractory cancer pain treatment. Acta méd. costarric.(2018). 60(1) :51-55
  • Dupoiron D, Carvajal G. High resolution 3D-CT reconstruction as first-line imaging modality to detect intrathecal catheter malfunction. Neuromodulation (2017)
  • Carvajal G, Pardo J. Ultrasonido en el punto de atención en un escenario rural con recursos limitados. Revista Clínica de la Escuela de Medicina UCR – HSJD (2015); 5(5):62-71
  • Villalobos K, Carvajal G. Tratamiento del derrame pleural maligno con Dispositivo PleurX®: primer caso en Costa Rica. Revista Médica de la Universidad de Costa Rica. (2015);9(2):68-73
  • Carvajal G. Bloqueo infraclavicular Bilateral guiado por ultrasonido como técnica analgésica en un paciente con politrauma. Analgesis. (2015); 2(1).
  • Carvajal G, Umaña M. Bloqueo del nervio femoral guiado por ultrasonido como técnica analgésica en el servicio de emergencias. Trauma en Latinoamérica. (2015); 5(2)
  • Carvajal G. Eficacia clínica de los opioides tópicos en condiciones cutáneas periféricas. Revista de la Sociedad española del Dolor. (2015); 22(1):13-26
  • Ferrandino M, Carvajal G. Aplicaciones de la ultrasonografía en Medicina Paliativa. Revista centroamericana de Medicina Paliativa y tratamiento del Dolor (2014) 2(1) 25-30