Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Medical Sciences (UCIMED)
Specialty in Ophthalmology at the University of Costa Rica (UCR)
I dedicate my clinical practice to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of visual and ocular diseases.
Emphasis on diseases of the macula, retina and vitreous.

English, Español

• Specialty in Ophthalmology. Universidad Costa Rica. 2013 - 2016
• Baccalaureate and Bachelor of General Medicine. Universidad Ciencias Médicas (UCIMED). 2005 - 2011

• XXXIV Pan American Congress of Ophthalmology 2019 - Cancun, Mexico

  May 2019 - May 2019

• V International Congress of Retina and Vitreo 2018. Hotel Los Delfines. Lima Peru

• Retina World Congress 2017 - Fort Lauderdale, Florida

• American Academy of Ophthalmology 2016 - Chicago, Illinois

• American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting 2015 - Las Vegas, Nevada

• American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting 2014 - Chicago, Illinois

• American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting 2013 - New Orleans, Louisiana

• American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting 2012- Chicago, Illinois

• XXXIII Congress of the Pan American Association of Ophthalmology 2017. Lima, Peru

• XXXI Congress of the Pan-American Ophthalmology Association 2015. Bogota, Colombia.

• VI Course "What is currently possible in vitreoretinal diseases", Instituto de Oftalmología Fundación Conde de Valenciana I.A.P. Mexico City

• Pre-Congress Course - Update in Ultrasound, UBM and Intraocular Lenses Calculation. XXVII Peruvian Congress of Ophthalmology 2018. Lima, Peru

• 18th National Congress of Ophthalmology of Costa Rica 2015 - Ophthalmological Association of Costa Rica

• V Macular Pathology Symposium. Natal, Brazil

• VII Central American Retina and Vitreous Congress. San José, Costa Rica

• ARVO 2014 "Leading Eye and Vision Research" - Orlando, FL

• ARVO 2013 “Life Changing Research” - Seattle, WA

• XIX National Congress of Ophthalmology - Los Sueños Marriott. Costa Rica

• ARVO 2015 - The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. Denver, Colorado, United States

• 17th Costa Rican Congress of Ophthalmology - Asociación Oftalmológica de Costa Rica. Puntarenas, Costa Rica

• Internship

  New England Eye Center. Tufts University School of Medicine. Boston, MA

• Diploma Degree

  Retina and Vitreo Diploma - Universidad Peruana Cayetano, Heredia

• Physicians and Surgeons College of Costa Rica cod. MED11446Active

  Medic and Surgeon - Costa Rica

• Panamerican Academy of Ophthalmology (PAAO)
• Costa Rican Association of Ophthalmologists
• Association for Development and Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
• American Academy of Ophthalmology

• 2013 Award to the best poster American Academy of Ophthalmology 2013. PO248 Open-angle glaucoma after uncomplicated Pars Plana vitrectomy: Results of the Pan American Collaborative Study of the Retina Group (PACORES)

• Resident of Ophthalmology - Hospital Mexico, Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social. San José, Costa Rica. 2008-2011
• Assistant Ophthalmology Physician - National Hospital of Geriatrics and Gerontology "Raul Blanco Cervantes" Costa Rican Social Security Fund. 2016-2017
• Fellow of Retina and Vitreo - Oftalmologos Contreras, Ricardo Palma Clinic. Lima Peru.

• Hernandez F, Alpizar-Alvarez N, Wu L. Chromovitrectomy: an update. J Ophthalmic Vis Res. 2014; 9(2):251-9.
• Wu L, Berrocal MH, Rodriguez FJ, Maia M, Morales-Canton V, Figueroa M, Serrano M, Roca JA, Arévalo JF, Navarro R, Hernández H, Salinas S, Romero R, Alpizar-Alvarez N, Chico G. Intraocular Pressure Elevation Following Uncomplicated Pars Plana Vitrectomy: Results of the Pan American Collaborative Retina Study Group. Retina. 2014;34(10):1985-9.
• Wu L, Alpizar-Alvarez N. Choroidal Imaging by Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography. Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology. 2013;3(1):3-13.
• Oral Presentation Pan-American Research Day/ARVO 2013 "Diurnal variation of macular choroidal volume in healthy volunteers" Seattle, Washington
• Oral Presentation Pan-American Research Day/ARVO 2014 "Un-explained visual loss following silicone oil removal. Results of the Pan-American Collaborative Retina Study (PACORES) Group. Orlando, Florida
• Poster Presentation Congreso Nacional de Oftalmología 2015. Rodriguez-Vargas G, Alpizar-Alvarez N, Cordoba M, Arguello L "Lipemia Retinalis in a Costa Rican Infant: A Case Report" San Jose, Costa Rica
• Poster Presentation Congreso Nacional de Oftalmología 2014. Alpizar-Alvarez N. Rodriguez-Vargas G, Marchena-Cruz D, Wu L "Adhesion vitreo-foveal sintomática. Resultados anatómicos y funcionales de 17 ojos" San Jose, Costa Rica
• Oral Presentation V Congreso Internacional de Retina y Vitreo 2018. Mesa redonda de casos clínicos quirúrgicos "Doble Tincion con Azul Brillante y Doble pelaje de MER y MLI" Lima, Peru
• Poster Presentation American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) 2013. Open-Angle Glaucoma following Uncomplicated Pars Plana Vitrectomy: Results of the Pan American Collaborative Retina Study (PACORES) Group. New Orleans, Louisiana
• Oral Presentation. Sesión de casos clínicos misteriosos. VII Congreso Centroamericano de Retina y Vitreo 2017