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
Director, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine
Director, Jefferson Heart Institute
Lubert Family Professor in Cardiology
Executive Physician Lead-Heart & Vascular Service Line
Contact Information
925 Chestnut Street
Mezzanine Level
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-955-7087
215-503-3976 fax
Director, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine
Director, Jefferson Heart Institute
Lubert Family Professor in Cardiology
Executive Physician Lead-Heart & Vascular Service Line
Education
Publications
- Preemptive temporary right ventricular assist device implantation for severe biventricular heart failure: A case series
- Peri-operative fever and LVAD: SIRS or impaired right ventricular strain?
- The impact of the OPTN policy change on patients with a durable left ventricular assist device and chronic kidney disease: Analysis of the UNOS database
- Association of Heart Transplant Volume with Presence of Lung Transplant Programs and Heart Transplant's SRTR One-year Survival Rating
- Characterizing Adaptive Changes and Patient Survival after 2018 Donor Allocation Restructuring: A UNOS Database Analysis
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