Dr. Alvarez is a board-certified Urologist. He received his undergraduate degree, cum laude, from Amherst College and then received his medical degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine. He completed his general surgery internship and urology residency at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital. His interests include minimally invasive surgery for kidney stones, urologic cancers, and enlarged prostate, as well as treatment for female voiding dysfunction. Dr. Alvarez is trained in the use of the da Vinci Surgical System, Interstim sacral nerve modulation, and he performs no-scalpel vasectomies.
Education:
- Amherst College – Bachelor of Arts – Chemistry and History, Amherst MA
- University of Alabama School of Medicine – Doctor of Medicine - Birmingham, AL
Internship:
- University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital - General Surgery Miami, FL
Residency:
- University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital – Urology - Miami, FL
- University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital – Chief Resident in Urology - Miami, FL
Board Certification:
- Board Certified - Urology
Medical Accreditations:
- Diplomate of the American Board of Urology
Professional Society Memberships:
- American Urological Association
- Florida Urological Society
- Hillsborough County Medical Association
Clinical Expertise:
- Urology
- Urological Surgery
Special Interests:
- Low Testosterone
- Erectile Dysfunction
- Female Urology & Voiding Dysfunction
- General Adult Urology
- Kidney Stones
- Minimally Invasive Surgery for the Treatment of Enlarged Prostate, Prostate Cancer and Kidney
- Non-surgical Treatment of Enlarged Prostate
- Robotic Surgery
- Urinary Control (Incontinence
- Urologic Oncology
Urological Conditions:
- Bladder Cancer
- Hematuria
- Kidney Cancer
- Kidney Masses
- Kidney Stones
- Overactive Bladder
- Prostate Cancer
- Sterilization
- Stress Urinary Incontinence
- Urinary Incontinence
Special Interests:
- Endoscopic Resection of the Bladder Tumor
- Endoscopic Surgical Therapy (TURP, TUIP)
- Endoscopic treatment with Ureteroscopy and Laser
- Laparoscopic Robotic Prostatectomy
- Nephroureterectomy (Robotic,Laparoscopic, or Open)
- Neuromodulation of the bladder (Interstim)
- Partial Nephrectomy (Robotic,Laparoscopic, or Open)
- Percutaneous Nephrostolithotomy (PCNL)
- Prostate Cancer Screening and Prevention
- Radical Nephrectomy (Robotic,Laparoscopic, or Open)
- Radical Orchiectomy
- Shock Wave Lithotripsy
- Sling Procedures
- Vasectomy
- Axonixs (Sacral Nerve Stimulation)