Baptist Health Welcomes Dr. Alexandra Alvarez to Its Primary Care Team

Dr. Alexandra Alvarez has joined Baptist Health Primary Care, bringing her expertise in lifestyle medicine, preventative health, and longevity care to the team. With a medical degree from Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Dr. Alvarez completed her internal medicine residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach. Her patient care philosophy focuses on a holistic approach to prevent, treat, and reverse disease through lifestyle medicine, emphasizing a nutritional diet, physical activity, sleep, and stress management to promote healthy behaviors and a longer, healthier life.

Key Takeaways:

Dr. Alexandra Alvarez specializes in lifestyle medicine, preventative health, and longevity care, focusing on a holistic approach to prevent, treat, and reverse disease.
Dr. Alvarez earned her medical degree from Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine and completed an internal medicine residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach.
She will practice at Baptist Health Primary Care | Kendall (Galloway), 7400 SW 87 Avenue, Suite 260, Miami, FL, 33173.
Dr. Alvarez's patient care philosophy emphasizes promoting healthy behaviors, including a nutritional diet, physical activity, sleep, and stress management, to help patients live longer and healthier lives.
She is fluent in English and Spanish.
Dr. Alvarez is the latest addition to Baptist Health's highly skilled team of medical professionals dedicated to providing high-quality care to patients.
Baptist Health has 12 hospitals, more than 28,000 employees, 4,500 physicians, and 200 outpatient centers, urgent care facilities, and physician practices across Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward, and Palm Beach counties.
Baptist Health has internationally renowned institutes specializing in cancer care, brain and spine care, heart and vascular care, and orthopedic care.
The organization is supported by philanthropy and committed to its charitable mission of medical excellence, having been recognized by Fortune as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America and being the most awarded healthcare system in South Florida by U.S. News & World Report.

Statistics:

12 hospitals operate under Baptist Health's umbrella.
Over 28,000 employees work for Baptist Health.
4,500 physicians are affiliated with Baptist Health.
200 outpatient centers, urgent care facilities, and physician practices are part of the Baptist Health network.
Dr. Alvarez's patient care philosophy centers around preventative care and promoting healthy behaviors to prolong patients' lives.
Baptist Health has internationally recognized institutes in cancer care, brain and spine care, heart and vascular care, and orthopedic care.

Sources:

Baptist Hospital news release, dated September 4, 2017