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Fernando A. Escobar, MD

Fernando Escobar, MD
Job Title Assistant Professor of Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Department of Pediatric Radiology
4401 Penn Avenue, Suite Floor 2
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
412-692-5510 Phone
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Email escobarfa@upmc.edu
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Education and Training

Medical School:

1995 Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Medical School, Bogota, Colombia 

Residency:

2001 Radiology, Hospital Universitario de San Ignacio Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, Colombia 

Fellowship:

2010 Pediatric Diagnostic Radiology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
2011 Pediatric Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Children's Hospital of PIttsburgh of UPMC
 

Memberships

  • Colombian Society of Radiology
  • Radiological Society of North America
  • Society of Pediatric Radiology
  • American Roentgen Ray Society
  • Society of Interventional Radiology

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Radiology alternate Pathway Certification for International Medical Graduates.  ABR ID 66648 (In Process, 2010)

Awards

  • Honors in Pathology, Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, Colombia
  • Honors in Physiology, Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, Colombia

Publications

  • Jimenez C, Zapatta I, Ariza A, Villa A, Martinez S, Escobar F, Diverticulo o dehiscencia de la cicatriz de la cesarea: reporte de seis casos/Diverticuli or dehiscence of cesarean scar. Rev Colomb Radiol; 13(3):1197-1199, Sept. 2002, Ilus.

Research Interests

  • Central venous access in high-risk pediatric patients
  • Percutaneous sclerotherapy for venous and lymphatic malformations

Clinical Specialties

  • Pediatric vascular and interventional radiology
  • Pediatric ultrasound
  • Pediatric body imaging
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March 26, 2012
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