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Alfredo Alvarez, MD

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Telephone: 
(954) 772-2136
Fax: 
(954) 772-7156
Languages: 
English
Spanish
Specialty/Specialties: 
Cardiovascular Disease
Internal Medicine
Holy Cross Medical Group: 
Yes

Office Hours
Mon-Fri 8:30am to 5:00pm

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Focus Areas
Cardiology

Notable Work Experience
Chief of Cardiology, North Ridge Medical Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL (1980-1982)
Director of American Heart Association Coronary Care Nurse Training Program (1974-1980)

Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Cardiology

Residency/Fellowship
Fellowship, Cardiology - NYU/NYVA Hospital Program - New York, NY (1971-1972)
Fellowship, Cardiology - Montefioore Hospital - Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Bronx, NY (1970-1971)
Chief Resident, Internal Medicine - Montefiore Hospital - Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Bronx, NY (1969-1970)
Residency, Internal Medicine - Montefiore Hospital - Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Bronx, NY (1967-1969)
Internship, Rotating - Booth Memorial Hospital - Flushing, NY (1966-1967)

Higher Education
University of Buenos Aires Medical School - 3-Year Medical Residency (1961)

Professional Associations
American College of Cardiology
American Heart Association Coronary Care Nursing Training Council
Broward County Medical Association

Research
Phase III International Randomized, Double-blind Placebo Controlled Trial Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Orbofiban in Patients with Unstable Coronary Syndromes." The OPUS-TIMI 16 Trial: Searle & Co. (1998)

Sudden Cardiac Death and Heart Failure Trial (SCD-HeFT). National institutes of Health.

MIL-SW-027 A Double-blind, Randomized, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Intravenous Milrinone versus Placebo in Reducing the Number of Days of Hospitalization in the 60 Days Following Entry into the Study for Treatment of Left-sided Heart Failure." (1998)

Publications
Effect of Isoproterenol on Myocardial Threshold to Pacer Stimuli." S. Furman, A. Alvarez. Clinical Research, April 1972.

Left Ventricular Aneurysms - Clinical and Hemodynamic Results of Excision. BJ Fisher, AJ Alvarez. British Heart Journal, February 1974.

Location

4725 N. Federal Highway Suite 401
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308

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