Francisco J Alvarez MD FAAP

Hospitalist

Associate Chief, Regional Pediatric Hospital Medicine Programs/Professor of Pediatrics (Clinical Educator Line), Stanford School of Medicine

Summary

Francisco Alvarez, MD, is a pediatric specialist located in Palo Alto, CA, with a subspecialty as a hospitalist. He completed his medical education at MCP/Hahnemann School of Medicine (now Drexel University College of Medicine) in 2000 and his pediatrics residency at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in 2003. Dr. Alvarez holds a BS in Kinesiology from the University of Texas at Austin. He is a Clinical Professor in Pediatrics at Stanford School of Medicine and currently serves as Associate Chief of Regional Pediatric Hospital Medicine Programs at Stanford University and works as a Pediatric Hospitalist Attending at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford and California Pacific Medical Center-Van Ness Campus since 2017. He has prior experience as Medical Director in various capacities at Children's National Hospital. His professional experience includes quality improvement, leadership, and healthcare finance. His publications cover topics such as anti-racism, negotiation, and pediatric care during the pandemic. He has received several honors, including the "Council Innovation Award" from the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2020 and the Top Doctor accolade from Northern Virginia Magazine, among others.

Tower Health/St. Christopher's Hospital for ChildrenResidency, Pediatrics, 2000 - 2003
Drexel University College of MedicineClass of 2000
University of Texas at AustinBS, Kinesiology , 1991 - 1996

“Council Innovation Award” awarded to the COQIPS Committee on Guideline Development (COGD) American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Leadership Forum (ALF), 2020
Rising Stars Washington Post Magazine, 2013
Quality & Performance Improvement, Faculty Abstract/Poster Children's National Health System Research Week, 2015

PubMed

23 citations
Healthcare utilization in children across the care continuum during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Alan R Schroeder, Alex Dahlen, Natasha Purington, Francisco Alvarez, Rona Brooks
Plos One. 2022-01-01
12 citations
Choosing Wisely in Pediatric Hospital Medicine: 5 New Recommendations to Improve Value.
Michael J. Tchou, Amanda C. Schondelmeyer, Francisco Alvarez, Alison Volpe Holmes, Vivian S. Lee
Hospital Pediatrics. 2021-11-01
5 citations
The Silent Crisis of Pediatric Clinical Practice Guidelines.
Corinna J. Rea, Francisco Alvarez, Joel S. Tieder
JAMA Pediatrics. 2021-08-23

Journal Articles

Albuterol MDI versus Nebulizer for Acute Asthma Exacerbation
Alvarez, F, Hospital Pediatrics, 1/2008

Books/Book Chapters

Pediatric Hospital Medicine Core Competencies: 2020 Revision
Chapter: Common Clinical Diagnoses and Conditions: "Fever of Unknown Origion"
Alvarez F. , Srinivas NJournal of Hospital Medicine2020

Abstracts/Posters

The Pediatric Utilization Patterns during the Pandemic Investigation (PUPPI)
Schroeder A, Dahlen A, Purington N, Wang M, Alvarez F, Madduri G, Brooks R, Destino L, Coon E., Pediatric Academic Societies Conference, 4/2022
Does Location Make a Difference for Quality Improvement Skills? Survey of Perceived QI Skills in Community versus University-Based Pediatric Hospitalists
Sun V., Alvarez F., Virtual Pediatric Academic Societies Conference and Virtual Pediatric Hospital Medicine Conference, 8/2021
Building Quality Improvement (QI) Capacity in a Regional Network: A novel educational program for building QI and leadership skills across a community hospital network
Sun V., Alvarez F., Virtual Society of Hospital Medicine Conference, 5/2021

Lectures

Listening to Hear: Honing Your Skills
Pediatric Academic Societies Academic Pediatric Association Advancing Pediatric Leaders Program - 4/2022
Moving with the Tide: Taking Steps Toward Anti-Racism and Equity
Pediatric Academic Societies Conference - 4/2022
The Art of Negotiation: Applying Negotiation Frameworks to Get More of What You Want in Your Academic Career
Pediatric Academic Societies Conference - 4/2022

Other

Chair, Stanford Pediatric Hospital Medicine Clinical Educator Search Committee 2022 - Present
Member, Stanford Pediatric Hospital Medicine Division Anti-Racism Committee 2020 - Present
Member, American Academy of Pediatrics COQIPS Diversity Equity, and Inclusion Subcommittee 2020 - Present
Member, American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Practice Guideline Process Improvement Workgroup 2021 - 2023
Chair, Consortium of Pediatric Hospital Medicine (CPHM) 2021 - 2023