Rene J. Alvarez, MD, FACC, FAHA, FACP
Director, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine
Director, Jefferson Heart Institute
Lubert Family Professor in Cardiology
Executive Physician Lead-Heart & Vascular Service Line
Contact
925 Chestnut Street
Mezzanine Level
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-955-7087
215-503-3976 fax
Rene J. Alvarez, MD, FACC, FAHA, FACP
Director, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine
Director, Jefferson Heart Institute
Lubert Family Professor in Cardiology
Executive Physician Lead-Heart & Vascular Service Line
Education
Residency
Internal Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship
Heart Failure/Cardiac Transplant/MCS, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore MD
Publications
- Determinants of pulmonary hypertension in patients with end-stage kidney disease and arteriovenous access
- The dilemma of the role of the non-HLA antibodies in AMR
- COVID-19 associated development of antibody mediated rejection in orthotopic heart transplantation patients
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Cardiac Amyloidosis and Aortic Stenosis
- PCI for acute myocardial infarction in patients with a pre-existing LVAD, does it improve survival?
Board Certification
Internal Medicine– Subspecialty of Cardiovascular Disease
National Board of Medical Examiners
ASH – Clinical Specialist in Hypertension Designation
Hospital Appointment
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
University Appointment
Director, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine
Director, Jefferson Heart Institute
Lubert Family Professor of Medicine in Cardiology
Co-Director, Cardiovascular Research, Innovation & Strategic Planning (CRISP)
Interim Director, Advanced Heart Failure & Cardiac Transplant