Professional Experience Dr. Suárez Díez

Curriculum Vitae

Registration Number with the Medical Association of Madrid: 282871693.

1974 - 1981. Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (BM, BCh). Universidad de Venezuela.

1980 - 1981. Rotational undergraduate internship. Escuela de Medicina Luís Razetti (medical school).

1981 - 1983. Rotational postgraduate internship. Hospital Miguel Pérez Carreńo..

1982. Rural internship at Centro de Salud Ernesto Regener (health centre). Miranda State (Venezuela).

1984 - 1986. University postgraduate program in Internal Medicine. Universidad Central de Venezuela. Hospital José María Vargas.

1985 - 2016. Internist. Hospital de Clínicas Caracas (Venezuela).

1987 - 1988. University postgraduate program in Gastroenterology. Universidad Central de Venezuela. Hospital Domingo Luciani.

1988 - 2016. Gastroenterologist, Hospital de Clínicas Caracas (Venezuela).

1990 - 2002. Internist, Instituto Nacional de Cooperación Educativa (National Institute for Educational Cooperation). Caracas (Venezuela).

2016. Médico especialista en Gastroenterología de CMED

Courses and Lectures

- 1987. Ultrasound for the diagnosis of conditions of the liver and biliary tracts. Hospital Miguel Pérez Carreńo. Caracas, Venezuela. Sociedad Venezolana de Gastroenterología (Venezuelan Association of Gastroenterology).

- 1987. Anatomo-clinical discussion on liver pathology. Hospital Militar Dr. Carlos Arvelo (military hospital). Sociedad Venezolana de Gastroenterología (Venezuelan Association of Gastroenterology).

- 1987. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and the Digestive System. Hospital Domingo Luciani. Sociedad Venezolana de Gastroenterología (Venezuelan Association of Gastroenterology).- "Arteritis de Takayasu: Un estudio descriptivo de 4 casos" ("Takayasu arteritis: a descriptive study of four cases"). Carlos Suárez D., Robert Cedeńo M., and Alejandro Feo F. Medicina Interna 1987 (Internal Medicine Journal). Vol. 3 (3-4): 171-178.

- Special research study conducted to get his Specialist Degree in Internal Medicine, "Cuantificación de alfa 1 antitripsina en pacientes con Artritis Reumatoidea Activa" ("Alpha 1-antitrypsin count in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis").- "Síndrome de Budd Chiari. Presentación de un caso clínico" ("Budd-Chiari syndrome. A case report"). Dr. Helmer Gamez, Dr. Eduardo Passariello, Dr. Carlos Suárez, Dr. Isaac Almosny, Dr. Odilia Hernández. Medicina Interna (Caracas) 1988 (Internal Medicine Journal). Vol 4 (3-4): 179-183.

- Special postgraduate study: The effects of beta-blockers on patients with peptic ulcer disease.  

- "Hemorragia Digestiva Superior. Consideraciones y Manejo en el área de Emergencia" ("Upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Considerations and management in emergency medicine"). Medicina de Emergencia (Emergency Medicine Journal). Vol. 1. Supp.1. 1994.- "Hemorragia Digestiva Inferior. Consideraciones y manejo en el departamento de Emergencia" ("Lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Considerations and management in emergency medicine"). Medicina de Emergencia (Emergency Medicine Journal). Vol. 1. Supp. 2. 1994.

Hobbies

Dr. Suárez Díez likes football, pelota and jogging.

What is your opinion about the current state of this medical speciality? What about its future?

Endoscopy represented a milestone in Gastroenterology. It quickly became a simple, safe, accurate and affordable alternative to diagnose lesions of the gastrointestinal tract and made it possible to collect representative tissue samples for histological studies, facilitating the distinction between benign and malignant lesions, and early-stage or late-stage ones. 

However, future Gastroenterology has yet more to offer. The use of genetics is already a reality for conditions, such as: celiac disease, lactose intolerance, inflammatory bowel disease and multiple polyposis syndromes. There will be further progress regarding the diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis B and C. Faecal microbiota transplants will be used beyond the treatment for those cases of pseudomembranous enterocolitis that are refractory to conventional treatment, and it may well become a therapeutic alternative for obesity, diabetes mellitus and inflammatory bowel disease. Recent advancements in neurophysiology of the digestive tract, the increased understanding of the role played by already discovered neuropeptides and by those yet to be uncovered, as well as the real prospects of pharmacologically altering their mediated responses, anticipate changes in the way obesity and functional disorders of the digestive tract are dealt with. We seem to be approaching the digestive pathology of the ageing process, and we, along with cardiologists specialising in haemodynamics and interventional radiologists, shall face the challenge of resolving gastrointestinal vascular disorders.

What do you like the most about this career? What about CMED?

I realised my call to medicine at an early age, during my elementary and secondary education. This vocation reflects that I was inclined to accept a specific way of life. The well-known idea of protecting others from getting ill, of curing their illnesses when the aforementioned circumstance is not possible, or of, at least, relieving their suffering when healing is beyond our reach and the sometimes ignored noble desire to be needed and fulfil those needs are among the reasons for this vocation. 

When I decided to pursue my specialisation in Gastroenterology, I had already completed my residency in Internal Medicine and I had experience dealing with pathologies related to other specialities, such as: Neurology, Cardiology, Pulmonology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology. Out of all of them, I was particularly interested in digestive pathology, which I thought was a combination of reflective thinking and action, since it offered the training needed to perform examinations, such as endoscopy and ultrasound, which could be used as a way of instantly confirming or excluding a presumed diagnosis, or as a therapeutic modality to solve the conditions afflicting patients.

CMED is an innovative organisation that comprises a highly qualified group of experts in different areas, in order to study, diagnose and treat the vast, prevailing and very diverse digestive pathology. To this end, the centre is equipped with state-of-the-art technology, which ensures that patients are provided with the highest quality service, in line with the latest in digestive disease care management.. 

CMED offers exciting possibilities for working with a group of renowned experts, with whom I can share experiences, exchange ideas, renew concepts and continue the ongoing training and learning process that is associated with Gastroenterology and Medicine in general.