Expertise in
6
conditions

Dr. Diego A. Alvarez

Endocrinology
Geisinger Health System
Geisinger Scranton - Endocrinology
3 West Olive Street, Suite 220, 
Scranton, PA 
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth

Expertise in
6
conditions
Geisinger Health System
Geisinger Scranton - Endocrinology
3 West Olive Street, Suite 220, 
Scranton, PA 
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About Diego Alcaraz Alvarez.

Dr. Alvarez is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), and Hyperthyroidism.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
University Universidad Anahuac Mayab, 2011 - Doctor Of Medicine
Residency
St. Barnabas Hospital, 2019
Specialties
Endocrinology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in NE
Fellowships
University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2021
Hospital Affiliations
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Geisinger-Community Medical Center
Wayne Memorial Hospital
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Spanish
Gender
Male

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Locations

Geisinger Scranton - Endocrinology
3 West Olive Street, Suite 220, Scranton, PA 18508
Call: 800-275-6401

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Alvarez has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Hypoparathyroidism
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


1 Total Publications

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium bacteraemia as a complication of Kayexalate (sodium polystyrene sulfonate, SPS) in sorbitol-induced ischaemic colitis.
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium bacteraemia as a complication of Kayexalate (sodium polystyrene sulfonate, SPS) in sorbitol-induced ischaemic colitis.
Journal: BMJ case reports
Published: November 12, 2017
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