ˈælvɚɹˌɛz ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn fɹʌmðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv mˈɛdəsən ʌv jˈuːnɪvɚsˌɪdæd sˈɛntɹəl dˈɛl ˈɛst ɐ pɹˈaɪvət jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪnðə dəmˈɪnɪkən ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk, fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn sˌæn pˈɛdɹoʊ də mˈækoːɹˌɪs ˌɔn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ fˈɪftiːn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti.
Alvarez graduated in 1981 from the Department of Medicine of Universidad Central del Este a private university in the Dominican Republic, founded in San Pedro de Macorís on October 15, 1970.