Residency
Internal Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship
Heart Failure/Cardiac Transplant/MCS, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore MD
Rene J. Alvarez, MD, FACC, FAHA, FACP
Lubert Family Professor of Medicine & Cardiology
Emeritus Director, Jefferson Heart Institute, Bruce & Robbi Toll Heart & Vascular Institute
Contact Information
925 Chestnut Street
Suite 200
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-955-7087
215-503-3976 fax
Lubert Family Professor of Medicine & Cardiology
Emeritus Director, Jefferson Heart Institute, Bruce & Robbi Toll Heart & Vascular Institute
Education
Publications
- Leadership Practices, Organization Structure, and Other Factors Associated with Higher 2022–2023 US News and World Report Ranking
- Improvement in Biomarkers and Freedom From Hospitalization in Bariatric Surgery Patients With Heart Failure
- Ideal Body Weight Ratio for Donor-to-Recipient Size Matching in Heart Transplantation
- Heart Allograft Utilization Rates Following Donation After Circulatory Death Compared to Donation After Brain Death in the Ideal Heart Donor
- Incidence, risk factors and clinical outcomes of pericardial effusion in left ventricular assist device patients
Board Certifications
Internal Medicine– Subspecialty of Cardiovascular Disease
National Board of Medical Examiners
ASH – Clinical Specialist in Hypertension Designation