Armando Alvarez, MD
Affiliations
Specialties
About Armando Alvarez, MD
Armando Alvarez, M.D., is a board-certified pain management physician at Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute. He is fluent in English and Spanish.
Dr. Alvarez diagnoses and treats patients with acute and chronic pain, as well as musculoskeletal conditions. He uses a range of treatment modalities, including spinal and joint injections, stimulator trials and rehabilitation to help patients manage their pain and regain function.
Prior to joining Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute, Dr. Alvarez completed his pain medicine fellowship at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Dr. Alvarez earned his master’s degree in public health from the University of Miami and his medical degree from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. As a student, he initiated the first Diversity Week at his school and achieved the Gold Humanism Award for exhibiting compassionate patient care and serving as a role model, mentor and leader in medicine. He then completed his physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at University of Miami’s Jackson Memorial Hospital.
In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Alvarez conducts research, including studies on the management and treatment of musculoskeletal conditions and analyzing healthcare disparities in underserved populations. He is also a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the American Society of Regional Anesthesia.
Dedicated to helping others in their time of need, Dr. Alvarez partners with his patients to navigate complex medical issues. He understands the unique challenges of pain management and strives to help them get back to leading full lives. Whether he is assisting an athlete in returning to their sport or helping a mother lift her child, Dr. Alvarez encourages his patients to accomplish their personal goals.
In his free time, Dr. Alvarez enjoys scuba diving, surfing, running marathons, playing softball and visiting the local ventanita for coffee.
Male
English
Spanish
Adults (18+)
Adults (65+)
Baptist Hospital of Miami
South Miami Hospital
West Kendall Baptist Hospital
Education & Training
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (New Hampshire)
Fellowship Program, Pain Medicine, 2023
University of Miami/Jackson Health System
Residency Program, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2022
Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami
Internship Program, Internal Medicine, 2019
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Medical School, 2018
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2023
Pain Medicine
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2023
Locations
Accepted Insurance
Note: Health plans that are currently contracted with Baptist Health are listed below. However, please check with our insurance provider to verify that Baptist Health is part of your provider network.
- Great West
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- Medicare HMO
- MyBlue
- POS
- PPO
- Railroad
- HMO
- NHP
- POS
- PPO
Ratings & Reviews
The Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our nationally-recognized Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.
4.9 / 5
