DR. LUIS SUAREZ-LOPEZ
INTERNAL MEDICINE & TRAVELLER HEALTH*.
Self-Motivated professional with a strong commitment to provide a “state of the art” Medical Care, supported by the most updated and evidence-based medical knowledge through the latest information technology/computing.
*CERTIFICATE OF KNOWLEDGE TRAVEL HEALTH™ BY THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF TRAVEL MEDICINE
Qualifications:
Dedicated Board-certified Internal Medicine Specialist with more than 12 years of Medical Experience. Background in Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care, Traveler’s Health and Internal Medicine. Proudly married and father of a boy and a girl.
CERTIFICATIONS.
A.C.L.S. ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT SCAV S.C.
A.T.L.S. ADVANCED TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT CRUZ ROJA MEXICANA GUADALAJARA
T.N.T. TOTAL NUTRITIONAL THERAPY. Federación Latinoamericana de Nutrición Perenteral y Enteral, y la Asociación Mexicana de Alimentación Enteral y Endovenosa.
CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY. CRIAT Centro de Referencia, Información y Atención Toxicologica de GUADALAJARA JALISCO.
One-year Critical Care Residency. Santa Maria Chapalita’s Hospital. Guadalajara Jalisco 1993-1994.
Certificate of Knowledge Travel Health May 2005 Lisbon, Portugal.
Certificate of attendance Foundation in Travel Medicine June-November 2005.
Health Protection Scotland, United Kingdom,
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS.
MIEMBRO DE LA SOCIEDAD MEXICANA DE MEDICINA INTERNA /
MEMBER OF THE INTERNACIONAL SOCIETY OF TRAVEL MEDICINE
Member of I.A.M.A.T. / INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO TRAVELLERS.
WHAT IS INTERNAL MEDICINE?
• A primary care physician who specializes specifically the diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases.
• Internal medicine is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases that affect internal organs or the body as a whole. A physician who practices internal medicine is an internist.
• An internist provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults, and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections, and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints, and digestive, respiratory, and vascular systems. ...
• Includes:
Diagnosis & Treatment of Chronic Medical Conditions like Diabetes Mellitus - High Blood Pressure – Pulmonary diseases – Rheumatologic Conditions
Respiratory Tract Infections - Pharmacological Interactions - Pre-Surgical Evaluation/Check up - Control of Warfarin/ Coumadin - Prothrombin time/INR – Preventive Medicine - Influenza & Pneumococcal vaccines and more.
WHAT IS TRAVEL MEDICINE?
• a specialized area of healthcare that focuses on the needs of travelers, particularly those who travel to other countries.
• Travel medicine or emporiatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with health problems of international travelers.
• Includes:
Pre-travel consultation - Fit to Travel - Vein Thrombosis Risk & Prevention - Traveller's Diarrhea - Travel Advice & Malaria Risk - Insect Protection – Immunization/Vaccinations -Traveller's Vaccination for Mexico: -Typhoid Fever, Hepatitis A & B, Influenza, Pneumococcus, - Disease acquire during traveling - Post-Travel evaluation
Updated & Global approach of Health Problems
Close (Bedside) contact & integrated health care
