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Office
Adventist Sonora Hospital
680 Guzzi Lane, Suite 201
Sonora, CA 95370Phone+1 209-536-5755- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- I completed a general surgery residency in a program that exposed me to a remarkable quantity and breadth of cases. I acquired a love of complex surgery, which I pursued on the faculty at the University of Maryland and what is now Rutgers-NJ Medical School. In the absence of formal advanced laparoscopy fellowships at the time of my training, I developed skills on my own, ranging from fundoplications to colectomies to the occasional pancreatic debridement/resection. In 2004 I transitioned to private practice but continue to perform a large variety of procedures at the core of general surgery. My core belief is that only by providing a wide range of care do we preserve general surgery as a specialty. I am committed to "passing it forward" to the next generation, of students and residents. I also think that a broad practice keeps you from burning out.
Education & Training
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1988 - 1995
- University of South Florida College of MedicineClass of 1988
- University of MiamiBS, Biology, 1984
- Northwestern UniversityGeneral Studies, 1980 - 1981
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2014 - 2025
- PA State Medical License 2014 - 2022
- NJ State Medical License 2000 - 2021
- NY State Medical License 2014 - 2016
- MD State Medical License 1995 - 2000
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Alpha Omega Alpha 1988
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 15 citationsNew perspectives in the surgical management of chronic pancreatitis.Carlos Alvarez, Adam L. Widdison, Howard A. Reber> ;Pancreas. 1991 Jan 1
- 38 citationsCost-benefit analysis of the work-up for pancreatic cancer.Carlos Alvarez, Edward H. Livingston, Stanley W. Ashley, M. Schwarz, Howard A. Reber> ;American Journal of Surgery. 1993 Jan 1
- 47 citationsPolyethylene pancreatic duct stent-induced changes in the normal dog pancreasStuart Sherman, Carlos Alvarez, Marie E. Robert, Stanley W. Ashley, Howard A. Reber, Glen A. Lehman> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 1993 Jan 1
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Other Languages
- Spanish
Hospital Affiliations
- Adventist Health SonoraSonora, California
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