Dr. Lourdes Teresa Santiago MD
Colon and Rectal Surgeon
1305 S Fort Harrison Ave Bldg C Clearwater FL, 33756Rating
4/5
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Dr. Lourdes Santiago is a colon and rectal surgeon practicing in Clearwater, FL. Dr. Santiago specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the colon, rectum and anus. As a colon and rectal surgeon, Dr. Santiago often treats conditions like rectal cancer, colon cancer, hemorrhoids, anal fissures and diverticulitis. Colon and rectal surgeons may be referred to you by your gastroenterologist if your doctor believes you need a surgical procedure.
Education and Training
Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences 1991
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Symptoms associated with diarrhoeal illness at San Lazaro Hospital, Manila in 1983 and 1984.
- Two-year survey of etiologic agents of diarrheal disease at San Lazaro Hospital, Manila, Republic of the Philippines.
- Detection of heat-labile enterotoxin-like activity in stools of patients with cholera and Escherichia coli diarrhea.
- Detection of heat-labile enterotoxin-like activity in stools of patients with cholera and Escherichia coli diarrhea.
- Diagnostic value of a single, pre-treatment Widal test in suspected enteric fever cases in the Philippines.
- Increased recovery of enteric pathogens by use of both stool and rectal swab specimens.
- Comparative study of three blood culture systems for isolation of enteric fever Salmonella.
- Evaluation of sodium polyanethanol sulfonate as a blood culture additive for recovery of Salmonella typhi and Salmonella paratyphi A.
- A double-blind, placebo-controlled evaluation of ribavirin in the treatment of acute measles.
Treatments
- Vaginal Prolapse
- Constipation
- Genital Warts
- Diarrhea
- Colon Polyps
- Vascular Disease
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