Francisco Alvarez, M.D.

  1. Critical Care Specialist
  2. Transplant Pulmonologist

Departments

  1. Transplant Center
  2. Pulmonary Medicine

Specialty Groups

  1. Lung Transplant Program

Location

  1. Jacksonville, Florida

Languages

EnglishSpanish
  1. Advanced lung disease
  2. COPD
  3. Cystic fibrosis
  4. Hepatopulmonary syndrome
  5. Interstitial lung disease
  6. Pulmonary fibrosis
  7. Pulmonary hypertension
  8. Pulmonary valve disease
  1. Bronchoscopy
  2. Lung transplant
  3. Post-transplant long-term care
  4. Pre-transplant evaluation
  • Lung transplantation
  • Interventional bronchoscopy
  • Advanced lung diseases
Jax

Jacksonville, Florida
  1. 1998
    Fellow - Pulmonary Medicine, Houston, TXBaylor College of Medicine
  2. 1994
    Fellow - Critical Care Medicine, Houston TXBaylor College of Medicine
  3. 1991
    Resident - Internal MedicineSt. Barnabas Hospital
  4. 1989
    Internship - Internal MedicineSt. Barnabas Hospital
  5. 1987
    Internship - Internal MedicineDr. Salvador B. Gautier Hospital
  6. 1985
    MDUniversidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena

Certifications

  1. 1998
    Pulmonary DiseaseAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Awards and honors

  1. 2017
    Congress DedicationThe Sociedad de Neumologia de la Region del Norte
  2. 2011
    Don Schomaker Person of the Year Award 2011 Honoring Excellence in the World of Organ TransplantationMayo Clinic Lung Transplant Support Group
  3. 2011
    Life Time Achievement Award Recognizing Contributions to Pulmonary Medicine in Dominican RepublicXII National Congress of Pulmonary and Thoracic Surgery of Dominican Republic
  4. 2007
    Listed in "Best Doctors® in America"Awarding Organization
  5. 2001
    Selected Physician of the YearSt. Louis University Hospital
  6. 1995
    Selected Physician of the YearOverton Brooks Medical Center, Shreveport, LA
  7. 1990
    Senior resident of the yearSt. Barnabas Hospital
  8. 1987
    Selected among graduates from UNPHU Medical School for a special rotation at The Graduate Hospital of Philadelphia in an exchange program sponsored by the Henry Tumen FoundationAwarding Organization
  9. 1986
    First PrizeVII Pediatrics Investigational Congress of the Dominican Republic
  10. 1985
    Cum LaudeUniversidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena
  11. 1985
    First PrizeV Internal Medicine Week (a scientific contest sponsored by the Dr. Luis E. Aybar Hospital of Santo Domingo)
  12. 1977
    Member of the Board of HonorUniversidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena

Professional memberships

  1. 2008 - present
    MemberDiversity Committee, Mayo Clinic Florida Committees
  2. 2007 - present
    MemberDominican Society of Pulmonary Medicine and Thoracic Surgery
  3. 2002 - present
    MemberTransplant Committee, Mayo Clinic Florida Committees
  4. 2001 - present
    MemberAmerican College of Chest Physicians
  5. 1998 - 2002
    DirectorRespiratory Care Service, St. Louis University Hospital
  6. 1994 - 1996
    ChairCardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation Committee, Overton Brooks Veterans Administration Medical Center
  7. 1994 - 1996
    MemberCardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation Committee, Overton Brooks Veterans Administration Medical Center