Dr. Alejandro Soza, Hepatologist
Dr. Alejandro Soza is a hepatologist and gastroenterologist, professor at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and past president of the Chilean Association of Hepatology.
Dr. Alejandro Soza is a hepatologist and gastroenterologist, past president of the Chilean Association of Hepatology, member of the Department of Gastroenterology and Full Professor at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, where he works with a group of hepatologists dedicated to different fields of the specialty.
His main areas of clinical interest are liver diseases, particularly hepatitis B, hepatitis C, cirrhosis, alcohol-related liver disease, autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cholangitis, liver transplantation and fatty liver disease, among others. His professional mission is to deliver excellence in patient care through the judicious application of the most advanced knowledge on liver disease, always treating the patient as a whole person.
After graduating in medicine in 1994 from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and completing his training in internal medicine and gastroenterology at the same university, Dr. Soza carried out a clinical research fellowship in hepatology at the Liver Diseases Branch of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland (USA), between 2001 and 2003, under the mentorship of Dr. Jay Hoofnagle and Dr. Jake Liang. In addition to direct patient care, Dr. Soza teaches undergraduate and postgraduate medical students and maintains an active line of research related to hepatitis C virus replication, among others. He has published numerous articles in both national and international journals.
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Medical practice: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Clínica UC San Carlos — Camino El Alba 12351, Santiago. Tel: +56 22 754880 Centro Médico Clínica UC — Lira 85, 6th floor, Santiago. Tel: +56 22 3846250