Dr. Nanette Alvarez

Dr. Nanette Alvarez was born in Trail, BC and attended medical school in Kingston, Ontario. She completed an internship in New Zealand followed by a residency in Internal Medicine in Montreal, Quebec and subsequently Toronto, Ontario. She obtained her Cardiology sub-specialty training in Toronto. Dr. Alvarez then spent two years in Calgary pursuing a number of different research interests. She joined the University of Calgary and accepted a staff position at the Calgary General Hospital in 1989. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Cardiac Sciences. In addition to her practice in general cardiology, Dr. Alvarez's sub-specialty interests include heart disease in women, adult congenital heart disease, arteriopathy and echocardiography.