Drexel University College of Medicine

Dr. Morgenstern consults on gastrointestinal and liver disease, with special expertise in infectious and parasitic diseases. He is an expert in diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopy and upper digestive endoscopy.

Memberships:

• Past secretary general and president, Bolivian Society of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy
• Past secretary and current member of the communication and publication committee, Inter-American Society for Digestive Endoscopy
• Member, Endoscopy Committee and the Outreach Program, World Gastroenterology Organization (WGO)
• Member, International Committee of the American Society of Gastroenterology
• International coordinator, Latin American Endoscopy Training Center, La Paz, Bolivia

Awards and Honors:

• Diploma for Exceptionally Meritorious Service as chief post medical advisor, Chochabamba, Embassy of the United States of America, Bolivia (2000)

Affiliated Hospitals:

• Hahnemann University Hospital
• St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

 Since 2004, Dr. Morgenstern has been studying innovation and advances in diagnostic and therapuric colonoscopy and ERCP.

Dr. Morgenstern is an associate professor in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

• Gastroenterology
• Hepatology

• Biliary disease
• Colonoscopy - diagnostic and screening
• Endoscopy - advanced (EGD)
• Endoscopy - upper diagnostic and therapeutic
• ERCP
• Gastroenterology
• Pancreatic disease
• Polypectomy - difficult

• Hospital Clinico Viedma, Universidad de San Simon, Cochabamba, Bolivia (1982)

• Instituto Boliviano Japones, Universidad de San Simon, Cochabamba, Bolivia (1983)
• Instituto Boliviano Japones, Universidad de San Simon, Cochabamba, Bolivia (1984)

• Western General Hospital and Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, UK (1987)
• Western General Hospital and Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, UK (1988)

• Spanish