DR. RICARDO H. AlVAREZ

Dr. Alvarez is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Association of Cancer Research, American College of Physicans, Society of Clinical Research Associates, and Texas Medical Assocation. 

Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology

Education

Medical Degree: Universidad Nacional de La Plata Facultad De Medicina  –  La Plata, Argentina 

Masters in Science: University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences - Houston, Texas

Residency:  Centro Oncologico de Excelencia –  Gonnet, Argentina 

                       University of Texas Health Science Center - Houston, Texas

Fellowship: University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center – Houston, TX 

Awards & Publication Contributions

1. Special Mention for Best Quality of Research, Municipalidad de La Plata, Argentina, 1996

2. T-32 NIH CA009666 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2006

3. Award of Excellence in Cancer Research, Texas Medical Society of Oncology, 2008

4. Clinical Fellowship Award, The Susan Papizan Dolan Fellowship in Breast Cancer Research, 2008

5. Merit Award, ASCO-NCI-EORTC Annual Meeting, Hollywood, FL. 2008

6. Merit Award, ASCO Breast Symposium, San Francisco, CA. 2008

7. Merit Award, Annual ASCO Meeting, Chicago, IL. 2009

8. Merit Award, Anti-Angiogenesis Annual Meeting, La Jolla, CA. 2009

9. Dr. Alvarez has authored more than 80 publications and book chapters 

ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES

​ Spanish, Portuguese, Italian