Flor Alvarado, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Department
Medicine Nephrology Hypertension

Education & Affiliations

Nephrology Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) School of Medicine, Baltimore, M D
MHS, Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
Internal Medicine Residency, University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston, TX
MD, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC) School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA

Publications

  1. Cao Q, Bi Y, Alvarado F, Anderson AH, Mills KT, Jaeger BC, Chen J, He J, Bundy JD; CRIC Study Investigators *. Five-Year Cumulative Cardiovascular Health and Clinical Events in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: The CRIC Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 May 21;13(10):e033001. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.123.033001. Epub 2024 May 10.
  2. Alvarado F, Evans V, Cervantes L. Issues Impacting Care in Latinx Populations. Kidney News. 07 May. 2024 2024;16(5):19-19.
  3. Alvarado F, Allouch F, Laurent J, Chen J, Bundy JD, Gustat J, Crews DC, Mills KT, Ferdinand KC, He J. Neighborhood-level social determinants of health and cardioprotective behaviors among church members in New Orleans, Louisiana. Am J Med Sci. 2024 Jul;368(1):9-17. doi: 10.1016/j.amjms.2024.03.019. Epub 2024 Mar 29.
  4. Allouch F, Mills KT, Laurent J, Alvarado F, Gustat J, He J, Ferdinand KC. Perceived Religious Influence on Health Is Associated with Beneficial Health Behaviors in Members of Predominantly Black Churches. Ethnicity and Disease. 2024;DECIPHeR(Special Issue):81-88. doi:10.18865/ed.DECIPHeR.81
  5. Cooper C, Watson K, Alvarado F, Carroll AJ, Carson S, Donenberg G, Ferdinand KC, Islam N, Johnson R, Laurent J, Matthews P, McFarlane A, Mills SD, Vu MB, Washington IS, Yuan CT, Davis P. Community Engagement in Implementation Science: the Impact of Community Engagement Activities in the DECIPHeR Alliance. Ethnicity and Disease. 2024;DECIPHeR(Special Issue):52-59. doi:10.18865/ed.DECIPHeR.52
  6. Mills KT, Laurent J, Allouch F, Payne M, Gustat J, Alvarado F, Anderson A,Bundy JD, Chen J, Ferdinand KC,He J. Engaging Predominantly Black Churches in an Intervention to Improve Cardiovascular Health and Reduce Racial Inequities. Ethnicity and Disease. 2024;DECIPHeR(Special Issue):89-95. doi:10.18865/ed.DECIPHeR.89
  7. Peralta-Garcia A, Laurent J, Bazzano A, Anderson A, Alvarado F, Ferdinand KC, He J, Mills K. Barriers and Facilitators to Improving Cardiovascular Health in Churches with Predominantly Black Congregations. Ethnicity and Disease. 2024;DECIPHeR(Special Issue):96-104. doi:10.18865/ed.DECIPHeR.96
  8. Maroney K, Laurent J, Alvarado F, Gabor A, Bell C, Ferdinand K, He J, Mills KT. Systematic review and meta-analysis of church-based interventions to improve cardiovascular disease risk factors. Am J Med Sci. 2023 Sep;366(3):199-208. doi: 10.1016/j.amjms.2023.05.010. Epub 2023 May 25. 
  9. Alvarado F, Delgado C, Nicholas SB, Jaure A, Cervantes L. Qualitative analysis of stakeholder perspectives on engaging Latinx patients in kidney-related research. BMC Nephrol. 2023 Mar 30;24(1):79. doi: 10.1186/s12882-023-03128-y. 
  10. Alvarado F, Hercules A, Wanigatunga M, Laurent J, Payne M, Allouch F, Crews DC, Mills KT, He J, Gustat J, Ferdinand KC. Influence of neighborhood-level social determinants of health on a heart-healthy lifestyle among Black church members: A mixed-methods study. American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiology Research and Practice. 2023/03/01/ 2023;27:100273. doi: 10.1016/j.ahjo.2023.100273 
  11. Alvarado F, Aklilu A, Powe NR, Vart P, Delgado C. Diversity in Studies Developing Kidney Function Estimating Equations: Improving Representation, Interpretation, and Utility of Clinical Research. Am J Kidney Dis. 2023;81(1):1-6. doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2022.05.014
  12. Alvarado F, Cervantes CE, Crews DC, et al. Examining post-donation outcomes in Hispanic/Latinx living kidney donors in the United States: A systematic review. Am J Transplant. 2022;22(7):1737-1753. doi:10.1111/ajt.17017 
  13. Alvarado F, Cervantes CE, Tackett S, et al. An Interactive Education Program for Advanced CKD: The ABCs of Kidney Disease Program. Kidney Med. 2021;3(6):1116-1118. Published 2021 Oct 4. doi:10.1016/j.xkme.2021.07.009
  14. Alvarado F, Crews DC, Delgado C, Neyra JA. International Medical Graduates in Nephrology: Impressions of the Implications of Visa Status in a Cohort of Program Directors and Division Chiefs. Kidney Med. 2021;3(3):451-453. Published 2021 Feb 18. doi:10.1016/j.xkme.2020.12.011
  15. Philogene MC, Han D, Alvarado F, et al. Prevalence of Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Antibodies in Persons With Hypertension and Relation to Blood Pressure and Medication. Am J Hypertens. 2020;33(8):734-740. doi:10.1093/ajh/hpaa071
  16. Coghill L, Chaves-Campos J, Espinoza F, Lance S, Glenn T, Johnson S. Microsatellite markers isolated from the Mexican banded spring snail Mexipyrgus churinceanus. Conservation Genetics Resources. 07/01 2011;3:29-31. doi:10.1007/s12686-010-9273-7