Pedro Palacios Argueta, M.D.
Gastroenterology & Hepatology (Digestive Care)
Appointment Information
Eau Claire, WI
Hospital
1221 Whipple St., Eau Claire, WI 54703Training & Credentials
Education
- Universidad Francisco Marroquin Faculty of Medicine
Internship
- Internal Medicine, John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County
Residency
- Internal Medicine, John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County
Fellowships
- Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
- Advanced Endoscopy, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Certifications
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Memberships
- American College of Gastroenterology
- American Society of Gastroenterology
- American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Academic Appointment
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Special Interests
- Endoscopic suturing
- Esophageal and colonic stent placements
- Complex polypectomy
- Deep enteroscopy with single and double balloon enteroscopes
- Interventional procedures
- Minimally invasive pancreato-biliary procedures, including endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic ultrasound
Research & Publications
- Low-dose aspirin use is associated with reduced 30-and 90-day mortality and overall improved outcomes in patients with acute pancreatitis: A multinational multicenter analysis, November 2025.
- Modified Bedside Index for severity in acute pancreatitis (BISAP) score validation in the national inpatient sample database, September 2023.
- Incidence, burden, and predictors of readmission for acute alcoholic pancreatitis: A national analysis over 11 months, February 2023.
- Incidence, burden, and predictors of 11-month readmission in patients undergoing bariatric surgery, January 2023.
- B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) predicts 90-day mortality and need for paracentesis in cirrhotic patients without systolic heart failure, January 2021.