About Rene L. Alvarez, M.D.

Dr. Rene Alvarez was born in El Paso, Texas, but has been living and practicing medicine in Alaska since 1987.

• Olympic Community College in Bremerton, Washington, 1972-1975
• University of Washington, Seattle 1978
• University of Washington School of Medicine, 1978-1982
• University of California, San Francisco, Surgical Residency 1983-1987

Dr. Alvarez was recruited to Kodiak Island Hospital in 1987 and moved to Homer in 1990.