4.8
38 Ratings with 24 written Reviews
Summary
Oral Surgeon Carlos M. Alvarez
Dr. Alvarez joined the OMSC team in 2005 and currently heads up our Grove City office. He was born in Havana, Cuba and grew up in Miami, Florida and San Juan, Puerto Rico. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, and his Doctorate of Dental Medicine from the University of Puerto Rico School of Dentistry in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
After receiving his dental degree, Dr. Alvarez joined the U.S. Army as a General Dentistry Officer, where he practiced general dentistry for five years prior to his acceptance into the highly competitive U.S. Army Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Training Programs. He conducted his residency at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, benefiting from intense exposure to dental implant systems, corrective jaw surgery, orthognathic procedures, dentoalveolar surgery, cancer and reconstructive surgery, laser supported surgery and interventional combat trauma surgical …management.
Dr. Alvarez has been deployed to three different combat zones for surgical support during his career in the U.S. Army, with his last deployment being to Iraqi Freedom. As an Army Medical Department Officer he has also deployed for humanitarian medical and surgical support in several South American countries, Asia, and Africa. After completion of 31 years of service, he retired as a full Colonel from the United States Army. He has served as Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Division Chief at several Veterans Administration Hospitals, and he has held Clinical Professorships at Louisiana State University's Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery training program and the University of Texas Health Sciences Center in San Antonio, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery training program. He has served as a consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery to the Otolaryngology Service at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California.
Dr. Alvarez is Board Certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, the American Dental Society of Anesthesiologists, and the American Dental Association.
Dr. Alvarez now resides with his wife Suzie in the Columbus, Ohio area. He is an avid outdoorsman with interests including fly-fishing, jogging, rollerblading, competitive shooting, hiking and climbing, computer sciences and photography.
Read More Read less Dr. Alvarez joined the OMSC team in 2005 and currently heads up our Grove City office. He was born in Havana, Cuba and grew up in Miami, Florida and San Juan, Puerto Rico. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, and his Doctorate of Dental Medicine from the University of Puerto Rico School of Dentistry in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
After receiving his dental degree, Dr. Alvarez joined the U.S. Army as a General Dentistry Officer, where he practiced general dentistry for five years prior to his acceptance into the highly competitive U.S. Army Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Training Programs. He conducted his residency at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, benefiting from intense exposure to dental implant systems, corrective jaw surgery, orthognathic procedures, dentoalveolar surgery, cancer and reconstructive surgery, laser supported surgery and interventional combat trauma surgical …management.
Dr. Alvarez has been deployed to three different combat zones for surgical support during his career in the U.S. Army, with his last deployment being to Iraqi Freedom. As an Army Medical Department Officer he has also deployed for humanitarian medical and surgical support in several South American countries, Asia, and Africa. After completion of 31 years of service, he retired as a full Colonel from the United States Army. He has served as Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Division Chief at several Veterans Administration Hospitals, and he has held Clinical Professorships at Louisiana State University's Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery training program and the University of Texas Health Sciences Center in San Antonio, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery training program. He has served as a consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery to the Otolaryngology Service at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California.
Dr. Alvarez is Board Certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, the American Dental Society of Anesthesiologists, and the American Dental Association.
Dr. Alvarez now resides with his wife Suzie in the Columbus, Ohio area. He is an avid outdoorsman with interests including fly-fishing, jogging, rollerblading, competitive shooting, hiking and climbing, computer sciences and photography.
Quick Facts
- accepting new patients
- San Antonio Uniformed Services
- 24 written reviews
- 2 specialties
- 7 areas of expertise
- 6 office locations
- Male
Office Locations
Dr. Carlos Miguel Alvarez has 6 locationsSouthwest Oral Surgery
6677 W Thunderbird Rd Ste H120Glendale, AZ 85306 Tel: (623) 792-5794
Mon7:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tue7:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wed7:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thu7:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fri7:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sat7:00 am - 2:00 pm
SunClosed
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Medical Specialties
Dr. Carlos Miguel Alvarez has the following 2 specialties
Specialty Expertise
Dr. Carlos Miguel Alvarez has the following 7 areas of expertise
Certifications, License, & Education
Dr. Carlos Miguel Alvarez holds active and inactive medical licenses in the states of Texas and New Mexico.
Medical License
Doctor Of Dental Surgery with an active medical license in the state of Texas that expires in 2027 and an inactive medical license in the state of New Mexico that expired in 2019.
Education & Training
Residency
Completed their residency at San Antonio Uniformed Services.
NPI Number
Dr. Alvarez's NPI number is 1497798433.
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