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Ricardo Alvarez, MD

Medical Oncologist

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Conditions Treated Laryngeal Cancer Lung Cancer Ovarian Cancer Pericardial Mesothelioma Peritoneal Mesothelioma Pleural Mesothelioma Testicular Mesothelioma

  • Bio & Insurance Information

    Dr. Ricardo Alvarez is a medical oncologist from Newnan, Georgia and he works at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He got his diploma from Universidad Nacional de La Plata Faculty of Medicine and did his internship at the top Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Dr. Ricardo Alvarez did his residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Hematology/Oncology at University of Texas Health Science Center - Houston. The doctor is certified in Medical Oncology and has an experience of more than 20 years.



  • Education & Training

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    Universidad Nacional de La Plata Faculty of Medicine

    Medical School

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    Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

    Internship

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    University of Texas Health Science Center

    Residency

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    University of Texas Health Science Center

    Fellowship

  • Board Certifications

    American Board of Internal Medicine - Oncology

  • Hospital & Practice

    University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Languages: English/Spanish

    713-792-2121

    1515 Holcombe Blvd

    Houston, Texas 77030

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  • Publications & Memberships

    Dr. Ricardo Alvarez has contributed to 3 publications.

    Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are associated with abnormalities in peripheral blood dendritic cells in patients with inflammatory breast cancer.

    Mego M, Gao H, Cohen EN, Anfossi S, Giordano A, Tin S, Fouad TM, De Giorgi U, Giuliano M, Woodward WA, Alvarez RH, Valero V, Ueno NT, Hortobagyi GN, Cristofanilli M, R...; Oncotarget. 2016-06-25.

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    MicroRNA expression profiling identifies decreased expression of miR-205 in inflammatory breast cancer.

    Huo, L.,Wang, Y.,Gong, Y.,Krishnamurthy, S.,Wang, J.,Diao, L.,Liu, C. G.,Liu, X.,Lin, F.,Symmans, W. F.,Wei, W.,Zhang, X.,Sun, L.,Alvarez, R. H.,Ueno, N. T.,Fouad, T. ...; Mod. Pathol.. 2016 Feb 27.

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    Comprehensive analysis of factors impacting risks and outcomes of therapy-related myeloid neoplasms following breast cancer treatment.

    Sevcikova K, Zhuang Z, Garcia-Manero G, Alvarez RH, Kantarjian HM, Mego M, Albarracin C, Tang G, Strom SS, Medeiros LJ, Hortobagyi GN, Reuben JM, Khoury JD; Leukemia. 2016-01-01.

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