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Andrés Ugalde Cordero
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Andrés Ugalde Cordero

Orthopedics and Traumatology
Patient Demographics: Babies, Children, Adult, Elderly

"My interest as an Orthopedist is to provide each patient with the best options to solve their orthopedic problems and give them the opportunity to return back to their daily lifestyles in a timely manner."

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Procedures (7)

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Ankle arthroscopy
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery
Hip arthroplasty with Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR)
Knee cardilage surgery
Meniscectomy
Total knee arthroplasty with prosthetic implant
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Medical conditions (9)

Bowed legs
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Flat foot
Fractured bone
Fractured hip
Herniated lumbar disc
Neck pain, shoulder and hips
Scoliosis/kyphosis
Sprain
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General Info

About me

I became a doctor to collaborate and help people solve their medical problems. My favorite aspect of being an Orthopedist, from the point of view of a sportsman, is to help active people return to activity after an athletic injury.

Languages

English, Español

Education

Degrees
  • Specialty in Orthopedics and Traumatology. Universidad de Costa Rica. February 2007 - September 2009
  • Doctor and Surgery. Universidad de Costa Rica. July 1998
Courses
  • Postgraduate Course in Clinical Pharmacology September to October 2002

    September 2011 - August 2011

  • Sports Medicine Program during the Latin American Symposium of Orthopedics in Mexico 2010

Professional

Licenses
  • Physicians and Surgeons College of Costa Rica cod. MED5628Active

    Medic and Surgeon - Costa Rica

Affiliations
  • La Asociación Costarricense de Ortopedia y Traumatología (ACOT)
  • International Society of Arthroscopy Knee Surgery and Orthopedic Sports (ISAKOS)
  • Sociedad Latinoamericana de Artroscopía Rodilla y Traumatología Deportiva (SLARD)
  • El Instituto de Seguridad Social del Estado de Tabasco (ISSET)
  • Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA)
  • Federacion Iberoamericana de Ondas de Choque en Medicina (ONLAT)
Positions
  • Vice President: ONLAT
  • Resident of Orthopedics and Trauma at Hospital Calderón Guardia from 2004 to 2009
  • Orthopedic and Trauma Assistant at Hospital Baltodano Briceño since 2009