Biography
Dr. Flor Alvarado completed her medical school training and a Master of Public Health at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, followed by residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. She completed her nephrology fellowship at Johns Hopkins University; during this time, she also obtained a Master of Health Science in cardiovascular and clinical epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is an assistant professor of medicine in the Section of Nephrology and Hypertension. She is a clinician investigator centered on addressing health disparities among individuals with chronic kidney disease, particularly focused on advocating for historically underserved populations such as Hispanic/Latinx and African American communities. She is also interested in outcomes research related to home dialysis modalities and issues surrounding disparities in access to care and patient activation.
