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Alai Alvarez, MD, Emergency Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, Stanford Health Care

AlaiAlvarezMDFACEP, FAAEM

Emergency Medicine • Palo Alto, CA

Director of Well-Being | Co-Lead, The Human Potential Team | Fellowship Director, EM Physician Wellness | Clinical Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine | Chair, WellMD Physician Wellness Forum | Biodesign Faculty Fellow 2021-2022| Stanford University School of Medicine | Chair, Society of Academic EM Wellness Committee 2022-2023| Twitter: @alvarezzzy

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Summary

  • Al'ai Alvarez, MD (@alvarezzzy) is a national leader and educator on Wellness and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. He is a clinical associate professor of Emergency Medicine (EM) and the Director of Well-Being at Stanford Emergency Medicine. He also co-chairs the Human Potential Team and serves as the Director of the Stanford EM Physician Wellness Fellowship. His work focuses on humanizing physician roles as individuals and teams through the harnessing of our individual human potential in the context of high-performance teams. This includes optimizing the interconnectedness between Process Improvement (Quality and Clinical Operations), Recruitment (Diversity), and Well-being (Inclusion). He e is one of the 2021-2022 Faculty Fellows at the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign. 

    Dr. Alvarez served as an associate program director in the Stanford Emergency Medicine Residency Program for 5 years with a focus on the intersectionality of residency wellbeing with performance improvement on patient experience, quality and patient safety, diversity, equity and inclusion, and medical education. 

    Dr. Alvarez serves as the chair of Stanford WellMD's Physician Wellness Forum and is one of the peer supporters of WellMD's Physician Resource Network (PRN) Support for faculty and trainees. Dr. Alvarez co-chairs the largest diversity mentoring initiative in Emergency Medicine through ACEP and EMRA. Dr. Alvarez has given several grand rounds and national conference lectures and workshops on relevant topics in self-compassion, physician wellbeing, and high-performance teams, including increasing leadership capacity and mentorship to enhance diversity and inclusion.

    • The ALiEM Connect Story

    https://www.aliem.com/silver-linings-playbook-aliem-connect-project/

    High-Performance Resuscitation Teams Summit

    This inaugural CME summit will review critical concepts and operationalize implementation practices for High-Performance Resuscitation Teams.

    Stanford Emergency Medicine Residency Leadership Team

    The leadership team from Stanford Department of Emergency Medicine offer a quick welcome for website guests.

    TIME'S UP Healthcare Allies Launch Video #####

    It's time to stop harassment and discrimination across the healthcare industry. TIME'S UP™ Healthcare | TIME'S UP

    al'ai alvarez (@alvarezzzy) | Twitter

    The latest Tweets from al'ai alvarez (@alvarezzzy). not just anecdotal antidotes #EMDoc #JAFERD #MedEd #PhysicianWellbeing for #AnyoneAnythingAnytime. APD @Stan

    Program Directors Interview Stanford

    Dr Holy Caretta-Weyer & Dr Al'ai Alvarez

    Welcome Class of 2023 from Stanford Emergency Medicine

    Our faculty and residents extend a very warm welcome to the newly matched residency program class of 2023!

    Stanford Emergency Medicine Residency

    Our 4-year residency program offers exceptional clinical training in 3 settings, innovative professional development, and dedicated expert mentoring.

Education & Training

  • Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Jacobi/Montefiore)
    Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Jacobi/Montefiore)Residency, Emergency Medicine, 2007 - 2011
  • Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo
    Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 2007, Gold Humanism in Medicine Award
  • University at Buffalo
    University at BuffaloBS, Biophysics, Magna Cum Laude, Honors with High Distinction, 1998 - 2002
  • University at Buffalo
    University at BuffaloBS, Biological Science, Magna Cum Laude, Honors with High Distinction, 1998 - 2002
  • University at Buffalo
    University at BuffaloBA, English, Magna Cum Laude, Honors with High Distinction, 1998 - 2002

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2010 - 2024
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2008 - 2022
  • American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • Just-in-Time Training for Emergency Medicine Radial Arterial Line Placement
    Just-in-Time Training for Emergency Medicine Radial Arterial Line PlacementNovember 15th, 2019
  • Welcome to the ALiEM Faculty Incubator 2019-2020 Class
    Welcome to the ALiEM Faculty Incubator 2019-2020 ClassApril 12th, 2019
  • The Positives Whisper: Thoughts on Gratitude from an Emergency Medicine Physician
    The Positives Whisper: Thoughts on Gratitude from an Emergency Medicine PhysicianDecember 20th, 2018

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

External Links

  • Websitehttps://profiles.stanford.edu/alai-alvarez

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