Chikezie Alvarez MD

Dr. Chikezie K. Alvarez grew up in the beautiful island country of Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean. He obtained his MD degree at St. George’s University, Grenada, graduating Cum Laude. He subsequently pursued internal medicine residency training at Jersey Shore University, St Francis Medical Center, Trenton, NJ, where he served as a 3rd-year chief medical resident. During his training, he spent time on the board of the IRB, assessing various research project proposals regarding whether they were beneficial to and fit the needs of the community. This was the impetus that sparked his interest in clinical research. He subsequently pursued general cardiology fellowship training at the University of Connecticut/Hartford Hospital, where he served as the chief cardiology fellow. During his training, he led several projects including a prospective pilot study evaluating a novel "Burst" exercise treadmill test (ETT) protocol compared to the standard ETT for the evaluation of ventricular arrhythmias in patients with hypertrophy cardiomyopathy. Upon completion of his fellowship training, he was elected to become a member of the University of Connecticut chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Honor Medical Society. Outside of work, Dr Alvarez is an avid soccer enthusiast, who enjoys playing table tennis, listening to music, traveling, dining at restaurants, and exploring various cuisines. He is very excited to pursue training as a cardiac electrophysiology fellow at Stanford University.