Josue Alvarez-Casas, MD, a Transplant Surgeon with the University of Maryland Medical Center

Get to know Transplant Surgeon Dr. Josue Alvarez-Casas, who serves patients in Baltimore, Maryland.

Dr. Alvarez-Casas is an abdominal transplant surgeon dedicated to liver, kidney, and pancreas recipients’ care. He is affiliated with the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, which is the academic flagship of the University of Maryland Medical System.

For over 50 years, UMMC’s Division of Transplantation has provided patients with world-class surgical and medical expertise. Their mission is to: deliver superior compassionate health care, train the next generation of health professionals, and discover ways to improve health outcomes worldwide.

After earning his medical degree from the University of Genova in 2001, Dr. Alvarez-Casas went on to serve his residency at San Martino Hospital and completed his Multi-Organ abdominal Transplant Surgery fellowship at the University of Maryland Medical Center in 2012. 

Dr. Alvarez-Casas serves as an Assistant Professor of Surgery & Surgical Director of Organ Procurement at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. In addition to Liver, Kidney, and pancreas transplantation, his clinical interests also include minimally invasive single-port  Living Kidney Donation and reducing Hispanic/Latino disparities in Transplantation.

His current research interests include exploring the potential of normothermic Ex-Vivo liver perfusion to improve outcomes and organ acceptance, Donor after Cardiac Death organ utilization, and warm ischemic time interpretation and correlation with transplant outcomes. 

In addition to English, Dr. Alvarez-Casas speaks Spanish, Italian, and French.

Learn More about Dr. Josue Alvarez-Casas:

Through his findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/3543551-Josue-Alvarez-Casas-Transplant-Surgeon or through the University of Maryland Medical Center, https://www.umms.org/find-a-doctor/profiles/dr-josue-alvarez-casas-md-1013235084

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