Dr. Alejandro Soza, Hepatologist in Santiago, Chile
Dr. Alejandro Soza is a hepatologist and gastroenterologist in Santiago, Full Professor at UC and a specialist in liver disease and transplantation.
Dr. Alejandro Soza is a hepatologist and gastroenterologist in Santiago, Chile. He is a Full Professor at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, belongs to its Department of Gastroenterology and is a past president of the Chilean Association of Hepatology. His practice focuses on the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of liver diseases.
Conditions treated
His areas of practice include hepatitis B, hepatitis C, cirrhosis, alcohol-related liver disease, autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cholangitis, liver transplantation and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). He also evaluates abnormal liver tests, fibrosis and focal liver lesions.
His professional mission is to provide rigorous and prudent medical care, applying the best available evidence and treating every patient as a whole person.
Training and experience
After graduating in medicine in 1994 from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, he completed specialist training in internal medicine and gastroenterology at the same university. From 2001 to 2003, he completed a clinical research fellowship in hepatology at the Liver Diseases Branch of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, United States. In addition to patient care, he teaches undergraduate and postgraduate students and conducts clinical research.
His career can be verified through the official UC School of Medicine profile, his UC CHRISTUS clinical profile and his LinkedIn profile.
Learn more about his career:
Medical practice: UC CHRISTUS Health Network
Book an appointment with Dr. Alejandro Soza
San Carlos de Apoquindo Clinic: Camino El Alba 12407, Las Condes. Phone +56 2 2754 8700
Santa Lucía Medical Center: Alameda 420, Santiago. Phone +56 2 2676 7000
Locations and hours can change. Always confirm the site and appointment format in the official UC CHRISTUS schedule. For people outside Chile, UC CHRISTUS provides services for international patients; availability of a remote consultation with a specific physician must be confirmed when booking.
Preparing for the appointment
Bring prior blood tests, reports and images, a list of medications and supplements, and the history of any liver disease or treatment. For a second opinion, include the diagnostic report and proposed plan. See also what a hepatologist does and how to choose a hepatologist in Chile.