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Julio Bordas MD
Santa Barbara, CA
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I am board certified in Family Medicine, a graduate of the University of Southern California School of Medicine. I have been practicing medicine in Santa Barbara, California, for 24 years. My interest is in preventive medicine and scientific evidence-based practice.
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Family Medicine
Occupational Medicine
Preventive Medicine
Public Health
Travel Medicine
Licenses
United States: California
Doctor Q&A
58 Answers
46 Agrees
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Probably not: Blue sclera is associated with osteogenesis imperfecta (oi). The underlying deficiency in oi is a defective type i collagen. Because this doesn't for... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Yes may have periods: Jadelle implants, in the usa sold as mirena, (levonorgestrel) has as active medication Levonorgestrel hormone. Most common side effect is an irregular... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 39 years experience
Maybe?: Common ovulation symptoms include vaginal discharge, an increased sex drive or libido, abdominal cramps and pain, breast tenderness, increased body t... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Masturbation: Masturbation has no direct effect on memory and it is not bad at any age. It is a normal and at times healthy practice. Average frequency ranges from ... Read More
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A 34-year-old male asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Renal Disease: BUN (Blood Urea Nitrogen) and Cr (Creatinine) are blood markers used to measure kidney function. The values presented are indicative of poor kidney fu... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Yes: Hepatitis A (HAV) is contagious via contaminated food, water, Hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) are transmitted through exchange of body fluids; sex, shar... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Plab B and pregnancy: Morning after pills, such as plan b, have their maximum effect if taken within 72 hours after intercourse. There is moderate effectiveness if taken ... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Rumbling tummy : Loss of appetite and a rumbling stomach in a healthy 3 year old may be caused by a virus infection, or most likely food that he/she just is not tolera... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Ritalin (methylphenidate) and Fatigue: If you suffer from chronic fatigue a thorough medical evaluation by a physician is critical. Ritalin (methylphenidate) is approved for use by the fda ... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Follow-up: Make sure your provider performed STD evaluation. Stay up to date on your Pap test. Have your partner evaluated. Consider sensitivities to lubricants... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Fish & Pee: Make sure it is not a bladder infection, or an STD. It could be a yeast (fungi) infection on the glans (head) of penis. These are common, generally no... Read More
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A 54-year-old female asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Vaginal diseases: If you are presently well, you probably will not need an annual vaginal exam. At times you may be able to wait 3 years. There are diseases of the vul... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Treat the thyroid: Hyperthyhroidism, overactive thyroid gland, can cause hair loss. The most important issue is getting appropriate therapy. There is a good chance that ... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Low back pain: Intermittent low back pain is usually related to muscular inflammation and tension. Over-the-counter medicines such as Ibuprofen are effective also,... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Avoid both. : Tobacco and weed can lead to psychological dependency. Tobacco also causes physical dependency.
Both increase risk of lung cancer. Risk may be minimi... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Yes, you can be. : Any change in character of your period may indicate pregnancy. Nausea can be a symptom of pregnancy. Best thing to do is a simple pregnancy test. Call... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Generally safe.: Tylenol (acetaminophen) is generally safe during pregnancy. Always minimize any medication use . Start with 1 es tylenol (acetaminophen) it may do the... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Multiple causes.: Pain below left side of rib cage maybe muscular in origin, and/or related to the ribs. Muscle strain is possible. If is worsening or not resolving you... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Yes you can. : You are young for chd. This means that you must focus on preventing progression or complications. Aspirin at 81 mg per day is the usual dose recommend... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Hyper metabolic : Your body appears to reacting to a lack of calories. The craving and weight lost could be related. Body may be in a hyper metabolic state requiring i... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Pregnancy possible.: Pregnancy is always a possibility. There is no method that is 100% effective. In women with regular, predictable cycles ovulation takes place around d... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Bisoprolol may help.: Bisoprolol is a beta-blocker. That is, it blocks the effect of adrenaline on specific organs. It may help reduce the symptoms related to anxiety. It i... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Yeast vaginal: there are several over the counter medicines that you could try; Gyne-Lotrimin, Monistat cream. At times high blood sugar could also cause yeast infec... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Chewed gum and eye: Chewed gum to the eye. Generally not a significant issue. Make sure you rinsed eye well with warm water. A warm compress to eye 10-15 minutes helps. M... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Terbinafine: An effective OTC allylamine is Terbinafine (Lamisil® cream, gel, spray). Use once daily, regularly for 7 days. Ringworm is a contagious fungal infecti... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Yes you can. : Yes you can. At ovulation you are the most fertile. Sperm ejaculated into a woman's vagina can live in a woman's cervical mucus or upper genital tract... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Much dose variation: Seroxat cr(paroxetine) is a ssri. Original branded name is paxil. Dose varies much, 10 - 50 mg per day. Always best to use lowest effective dose. I... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Lower risk of issues: You sure can. The earlier you start the vitamin and nutritional supplements the lower the risk of medical conditions during pregnancy.
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A 48-year-old female asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Get checked: Probably started as a simple cold virus. Since not better or even worse, this may now be a bacterial infection, ear infection, sinus infection... Get... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Infection: Allergies are a possibility but usually do not cause much of a sore throat. Possibly a combination of allergies and an infection. Migraine headaches u... Read More
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A 55-year-old female asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Infection of skin.: Acute infectious disorder of skin usually present with redness, swelling, warmth, and tenderness. At times the skin may drain fluid at the site of a ... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Many have no symptom: Many infected individuals are without symptoms. In women, there may be cervical inflammation or yellow, cloudy discharge from the cervix. In men, ther... Read More
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A 64-year-old female asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Herbs, weight lost: This herbal extract is being utilized to assist with weight loss. It is usually safe for most people if used for 12 weeks or less. There are no repor... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
How much calcium should i take if i'm on lupron (leuprolide) to supress my endometriosis for a year?
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Calcium 1500 mg: The usual recommended dose of calcium is between 1000 and 1500 mg per day. Vitamin d 300 . 600 units per day will help your body in the absorption of ... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Period unpredictable: First period after a D&C is unpredictable. Maybe normal, light or heavy with clots. Do not be alarmed. Continue your usual follow-up with your doctor ... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Swelling abdomen: Right upper abdomen swelling may be due to many possible causes. Skin infection, trauma, gall bladder/liver issues. The fact that you have no pain is ... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Yeast, clotrimazole: Sounds like a topical yeast infection. Do keep area clean and dry. Try over the counter anti-yeast cream; Clotrimazole. Use 2-3 times a day for 4-5 d... Read More
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A 54-year-old male asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Blood Pressure & ED: Some BP meds have ED as a side effect. If you hubby's is complaining of ED and his BP is stable it is OK to stop the medications. Hopefully his ED wil... Read More
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A 51-year-old male asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Dental infections: Dental infection can harm your health. Yes, it may cause bad breath, a sense of malaise, and lack of appetite are possible symptoms. It would be best ... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Modify diet.: You probably feel as if your stomach is swollen, bloated. Irritating foods, coffee, alcohol, dairy may all be a causes. Excessive stomach acid, over e... Read More
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A 47-year-old female asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Arthritis exercise.: Osteoarthritis is best treated with regular exercise and being at your ideal weight. The pain can be treated with acetaminophen, and anti inflammator... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Many possibilities: Need to determine cause of the insomnia. Can include: stress, illness, emotional or physical discomfort, factors like noise, light, or extreme tempera... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Anal spasm: Muscle spasm is common. Anal sphincter spasm is common. Duration should be 10-20 seconds and without significant pain. At times stress, hemorrhoids, c... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Treat the cause.: Back pain requiring pain killers needs evaluation. May be caused by strained muscles, herniated disc, rupturing aneurysm, kidney stones, kidney cance... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Antibiotics and GI: Antibiotics attack the bacteria causing infections and normal friendly gut bacteria that help with digestion.
It is common to have digestive symptoms... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Depression?: Recurrent thoughts involving suicide is extremely concerning. You must immediately reach out this to a trusting friend and/or relative. Your doctor sh... Read More
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A 35-year-old male asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Webmd: Tubal ligation is surgery to close or block a woman's Fallopian tubes so eggs released from the ovaries cannot enter the uterus and sperm cannot reach... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Sex during period: Sex 3 days before and during period is generally low risk for pregnancy. Your next period was a bit lighter and your having nausea, yes there is a lo... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Healthy lifestyle: Priority is to improve on physical and emotional health. 3-4 well balance meals. Minimize fats, sugars, starch. Water main fluid, avoid sugary drink... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Julio Bordasanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Vaginal bleeding: Abnormal vaginal bleeding occurs in up to one quarter of all women of reproductive age. Most of the times it is related to an imbalance in estrogen a... Read More
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Sep 29, 2014
Knowledgeable expert in Family Medicine. Highly recommend.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Bordas is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Bordas is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Thanks, went into Dr tried cortisone and Benadryl prior, didn't work. On a prednisone third day still no relief Dr scheduled an app for dermatologist.
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank you so much! Certainly makes me feel more at ease that it's not unusual. Though, it is driving me crazy! Lol
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My doc in town thinks it's nothing, but it sure feels like something ... thanks for your time!
Education & Training
Residency
LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
Completed 1987
Residency
GLENDALE ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER
Completed 1987
Awards
Top Doctor, First Place, Santa Barbara, CA - Winter
2013
Most Influential, First Place, Santa Barbara, CA - Winter
2013
Thought Leader, First Place, Santa Barbara, CA - Winter
2013
Affiliations
California Medical Association, Santa Barbara County Medical Association, CenCal Health,
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