Overview
Manuel Alva is a Gastroenterologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Alva is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Menetrier Disease, Colitis, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 7 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
1401 S California Ave, Chicago, IL 60608
California Ave At 15th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Alva has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Chronic Erosive GastritisDr. Alva isAdvanced. Learn about Chronic Erosive Gastritis.
- ColitisDr. Alva isAdvanced. Learn about Colitis.
- EsophagitisDr. Alva isAdvanced. Learn about Esophagitis.
- Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
- Gardner SyndromeDr. Alva isAdvanced. Learn about Gardner Syndrome.
- Menetrier DiseaseDr. Alva isAdvanced. Learn about Menetrier Disease.
- Experienced
- AnemiaDr. Alva isExperienced. Learn about Anemia.
- Angiodysplasia of the ColonDr. Alva isExperienced. Learn about Angiodysplasia of the Colon.
- Barrett EsophagusDr. Alva isExperienced. Learn about Barrett Esophagus.
- Benign Esophageal StrictureDr. Alva isExperienced. Learn about Benign Esophageal Stricture.
- Campylobacter InfectionDr. Alva isExperienced. Learn about Campylobacter Infection.
- Childhood PancreatitisDr. Alva isExperienced. Learn about Childhood Pancreatitis.

