Biographical summary
Catalina Sanchez Alvarez, M.D., is a Senior Associate Consultant in the division of Rheumatology at Mayo Clinic. She holds the academic rank of Assistant Professor of Medicine. Dr. Sanchez earned her
medical degree from CES University School of Medicine in Medellin Colombia. She completed her Internal Medicine Residency at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL., and a rheumatology fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
Her clinical and research interests in rheumatology include:
    - Evaluation and management of vasculitis (including giant cell arteritis, Takayasu and ANCA-associated vasculitis)
- Myositis
- Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease
- Osteoporosis.
- Apart from her clinical activities Dr. Sanchez is actively involved in vasculitis research.
She is fluent in English and Spanish and is certified to provide care as a Spanish interpreter.
        Conditions treated
        
        Interests
- Giant cell arteritis
- Takayasu arteritis
- ANCA associated vasculitis
- Granulomatosis with polyangiitis
- Microscopic polyangiitis
- Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis
- Aortitis
- Myositis
- Connective tissue disorder-associated interstitial lung disease
Mayo Clinic locations
        Education
- 2020FellowRheumatology, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine 
- 2018ResidentInternal Medicine, Programs in Florida, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine 
- 2012MDCES University, School of Medicine  
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2020RheumatologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine 
- 2018Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine 
Awards and honors
- 2022Gatorade Research Travel GrantUniversity of Florida 
- 2022Exemplary Teacher AwardUniversity of Florida 
- 2018Gold Project Credit to the Quality Improvement Project: "Implementation of Pre-Discharge NT-proBNP to Better Prognosticate Hospitalized Patients with Congestive Heart Failure"Quality Academy 
- 2018Golden Apple Teaching Award-Outstanding Senior Resident Teaching Award Internal Medicine 
- 2018Best original research.MCF Internal Medicine Research Week 
- 2018Gold Project Credit to the Quality Improvement Project "Improving Inpatient Penicillin Allergy Evaluation to Promote Antimicrobial Stewardship and decrease Hospital Readmissions"Quality Academy 
- 2016Silver Project Credit to the Quality Improvement Project "The Effect of Cost Displays on Residents Laboratory Test Ordering Behavior". Approved by the Quality Review Board (QRB)Quality Academy 
- 2016Above and Beyond Award for Compassion, Mayo Clinic FlAbove and Beyond Teamwork Award 
- 2014First Place and Distinction of Honor (best undergraduate research)CES University, School of Medicine 
- 2010First Place and Distinction of Honor (best undergraduate research)  CES University School of Medicine 
Professional memberships
- 2023 - 2024Participated in the creation of the Center of Expertise in Myositis and Interstitial Lung DiseaseCollege of Medicine, University of Florida 
- 2022 - 2023Physician champion in the development of the scheduling decision tree for the rheumatology division.College of Medicine, University of Florida 
- 2022 - 2024Ultrasound curriculum development and rotation for rheumatology fellows.College of Medicine, University of Florida 
- 2021 - presentCo-moderator at the ACR Global Rheumatology Summit in the Meet the Experts in ANCA vasculitis Session. ACR 2021American College of Rheumatology 
- 2021 - 2024Creation of the Musculoskeletal Ultrasound ClinicCollege of Medicine, University of Florida 
- 2021 - 2024Rheumatology fellowship selection committee memberCollege of Medicine, University of Florida 
- 2021Development of the Inpatient Rheumatology Consult Service Hand OffCollege of Medicine, University of Florida 
- 2021Steering Committee MemberAmerican College of Rheumatology 
- 2020 - 2024Faculty Search Committee member for the Division of Allergy, Immunology & RheumatologyCollege of Medicine, University of Florida 
- 2020 - presentMember, collaborator in the Systematic Literature Review and Volunteer as Spanish translator.COVID-19 global rheumatology alliance 
- 2020Global Strategy Task Force Member to address the ACR’s global footprint.American College of Rheumatology 
- 2020 - 2021Task Force MemberAmerican College of Rheumatology Global Engagement Special Committee  
- 2019 - presentSteering committee member of the EULAR/ACR taskforce for the development of EULAR/ACR response criteria for Giant cell arteritis and Leader of the Systematic Literature Review..American College of Rheumatology 
- 2018 - presentFellow AdvisorMayo Clinic, Rheumatology Education Committee 
- 2017 - 2018Resident AdvisorMayo Clinic Florida Mortality Review Committee, Mayo Clinic Florida Committees 
- 2017 - presentMemberAmerican College of Rheumatology 
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