Dr. Alvarez is a fellowship-trained orthopedic spine surgeon. He completed his undergraduate education at the University of Florida and earned his medical degree from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. He completed his orthopedic surgical residency at the University of California, Irvine, and a fellowship in spine surgery at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital with Dr. Frank Eismont.
Dr. Alvarez has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and presented his research around the country. In medical school, he served as president of the American Medical Association at Northwestern, participating in local and national medical advocacy. He is active in the national spine community, attending many conferences and labs to ensure he brings the most current treatments to his patients.
Dr. Alvarez’s goal is to treat each patient like family and develop a treatment plan with them that will improve their life.
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