RafaelAlvarezMDFACS, FASMBS

Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeon

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Office
802 N Riverside Rd
Ste G50
Saint Joseph, MO 64507
Phone+1 816-671-4888

Fax+1 816-671-4890

Dr. Alvarez completed his General Surgery Residency at the University of Michigan after obtaining his Doctor of Medicine degree from the same institution. He completed additional training in Patient Safety and Quality Improvement sponsored by the National Center for Patient Safety while practicing General Surgery at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. He acquired further training in the surgical management of obesity utilizing laparoscopic and robotic-assisted platforms at University Hospital - Case Western Reserve University. His clinical interests encompass the surgical management of obesity. He is a metabolic and bariatric surgeon at Mosaic Life Care.

His academic work focuses on improving the quality and safety of metabolic and bariatric surgery and understanding those barriers impacting patient access to this treatment with the goal of making the surgical management of obesity readily available and accessible to patients in need.

https://www.mymlc.com/Main/Doctor/Dr-Rafael-Alvarez-MD/

Rafael Alvarez, MD | Mosaic Life Care

Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2021 - 2022
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare SystemQuality Improvement and Patient Safety, 2020 - 2021
University of MichiganResidency, Surgery, 2013 - 2020
University of Michigan Medical SchoolClass of 2013

PubMed

The SAGES MASTERS program bariatric surgery pathway selects 10 seminal publications on adjustable gastric banding.
Nabeel R Obeid, Karen E Gibbs, Byron Faler, Shaina Eckhouse, Ricard Corcelles
Surgical Endoscopy. 2024-06-01
2 citations
Sleeve gastrectomy morphology and long-term weight-loss and gastroesophageal reflux disease outcomes.
Rafael Alvarez, Joseph Youssef, Jonathan Zadeh, Anuja Sarode, Richard Barger
Surgical Endoscopy. 2023-07-01
2 citations
Independent association of preoperative Hill grade with gastroesophageal reflux disease 2 years after sleeve gastrectomy.
Rafael Alvarez, Brandon L Ward, Tianqi Xiao, Jonathan Zadeh, Anuja Sarode
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2023-06-01

Journal Articles

Factors Associated with Completion of Patient Surveys One Year after Bariatric Surgery
Alvarez R, Stricklen AL, Buda CM, Ross R, Bonham AJ, Carlin AM, Varban OA, Ghaferi AA,Finks JF., Surg Obes Relat Dis, 11/2/2020
High Serum Ferritin Predicts Inferior Diabetes-Related Outcomes after Gastric Bypass but Not Sleeve Gastrectomy Bariatric Surgery
Tong J, Alvarez R, Russell GB, Khouri, AN, Seeley RJ, McClain DA, Diabetes., 6/2020
Patient Perspectives on Emergency Department Self-Referral
Stevens H, Stricklen AL, Ross R, Carlin AM, Alvarez R, Ghaferi AA, Surg Obes Relat Dis, 10/1/2017

Books/Book Chapters

Vascular Imaging and Endovascular Interventions
Chapter: Pathophysiology of Thrombosis
Obi AT, Alvarez R, Diaz JA, Myers DD, Henke PK, Wakefield TWEditors: Kim D, Patel N, Orron D, eds.
The SAGES Manual of Bariatric Surgery
Chapter: Comparative Surgical Outcomes
Alvarez R, Telem DAEditors: Reavis K, Barrett A, Kroh M, eds.Edition 2nd,
The American Foregut Society Textbook of Foregut Disease, a definitive resource of information on the topic of foregut disease produced by members of AFS
Chapter: Management of GERD in Post Bariatric Patients
Alvarez R, Khaitan LEdition 1st,