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Specialty
Interventional Cardiology
Telemedicine Available
Gender
Male
Languages
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Telemedicine Available
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Address
Methodist Cardiology Clinic of San Antonio - Medical Drive
4411 Medical Dr Suite 300, 120
San Antonio, TX 78229
About Jorge A Alvarez, MD
Biography
Interventional and Structural Heart Disease Cardiologist Jorge A. Alvarez, MD, FACC, FSCAI is board certified in Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology, and he practices out of Cardiology Clinic of San Antonio’s Medical Center location.
He was derailed from a promising football career after being sidelined in high school due to injuries. He took a summer job at a local car wash where the owner offered to put him through college as long as he continued to work there part
He was derailed from a promising football career after being sidelined in high school due to injuries. He took a summer job at a local car wash where the owner offered to put him through college as long as he continued to work there part
Procedures and Conditions Treated
- Arterial Embolectomy/Thrombectomy
- Atrial Septal Defect (ASD Repair)
- Balloon angioplasty
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiovascular Stress Test
- Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)
- Excimer Laser
- Heart Arrhythmia
- Heart Failure
- Intravascular Coronary Ultrasound
- Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occlusion
- Mitral Valve Repair (Mitraclip)
- Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI)
- Peripheral Vascular Interventions/Peripheral Angioplasty
- Preventive Medicine Services
- Rotational Atherectomy (Rotablator)
- Stent placement
- Structural Heart Disease
- TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement)
Specialties
- Interventional Cardiology - Board Certified
- Cardiovascular Disease - Board Certified
Affiliations
- Methodist Hospital
Credentials and Education
University of Texas Health Science Center - San Antonio
Graduate Degree
2000
University of Texas Health Science Center - San Antonio
Residency
2003
University of Texas Health Science Center - San Antonio
Fellowship
2007