2025 – Present
Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo (SP)
Digestive System and Liver Transplant Surgeon
Professional Profile
Dr. José David Alvarado
Surgeon — Digestive System Surgery & Liver Transplantation
Professional Profile
A career built in centers of excellence in Brazil and abroad.
CRM 269047RQE 151509
Surgeon specialized in Digestive System Surgery and Liver Transplantation, with a solid academic and clinical career in centers of excellence in Brazil and abroad. Currently a Fellow in Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery at Beneficência Portuguesa Hospital in São Paulo and certifying in robotic surgery. Consolidated experience in high-complexity procedures, critical patient management, and practice in reference centers in Minas Gerais and São Paulo.
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Academic Background
Continuous training in digestive surgery, transplants, and robotic technology.
From Ecuador to France and Brazil: an academic path dedicated to high-complexity digestive care.
- 2026
Specialist in Digestive System Surgery
Brazilian Medical Association (AMB)
- 2026Ongoing
Robotic Surgery Certification
Strattner / Hospital São Luiz Itaim (IDOR), São Paulo
- 2025 – 2027Ongoing
Fellowship in Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery
Beneficência Portuguesa Hospital of São Paulo, SP
- Nov – Dec 2023
Observership in Digestive and Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery
Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
- 2022
Medical Degree Revalidation in Brazil
Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG)
- 2020 – 2021
Fellowship in Liver Transplantation
Felício Rocho Hospital, Belo Horizonte, MG
- 2018 – 2020
Specialization in Transplant Surgery
Felício Rocho Hospital, Belo Horizonte, MG
- 2016 – 2018
Specialization in General Surgery
São Francisco de Assis Hospital Foundation, Belo Horizonte, MG
- 2014
Medical Degree
University of Cuenca, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Ecuador
- 2008
Specialized Baccalaureate in General Sciences
Stiehle German School of Cuenca, Ecuador
Professional Experience
Practice in reference hospitals in São Paulo and Minas Gerais.
High-complexity procedures, critical patient management, and transplant surgery in centers of excellence.
Current positions
2025 – Present
Hospital São Luiz Alphaville (SP)
Digestive System Surgeon
2025 – Present
Santa Casa de São José dos Campos (SP)
Transplant Surgeon
2025 – Present
Hospital Regional de São José dos Campos (SP)
Digestive System Surgeon
2025 – Present
Hospital Estadual Vila Alpina (SP)
Digestive System Surgeon
Previous experience
Biocor Instituto / Hospital Mater Dei / Hospital da Baleia (MG)
General and Transplant Surgeon
Hospital Santa Rita / Santa Casa de Caridade de Diamantina (MG)
General Surgeon
Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição (Pará de Minas, MG)
General Surgeon
Hospital Felício Rocho (Belo Horizonte, MG)
General Surgeon and Specialty Resident
Works & Publications
Scientific output and case reports in surgery and transplantation.
Articles, academic thesis, and presentations at national and international congresses.
Journal articles
Robotic Kidney Transplantation: Current Status and Case Report
Revista Urominas, Volume VIII, Issue VII, September 2020
Academic thesis
Prevalence of feeding difficulties and their relationship with the nutritional status of children aged 1–5 at the Ministry of Public Health in Cuenca
University of Cuenca, 2013
Congress presentations — case reports
Enterocutaneous fistula resulting from Richter's hernia
6th Congress of Sector IV of the Brazilian College of Surgeons — Vitória, ES, 2016
Internal hernia after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
XVII Brazilian Congress of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery (SBCBM) — Florianópolis, SC, 2017
Incidental finding of gastric carcinoma in bariatric surgery
XVII Brazilian Congress of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery (SBCBM) — Florianópolis, SC, 2017
Thromboelastography in the perioperative period of pancreas transplantation: an experience report
X Brazilian Congress of Liver, Pancreas and Intestine Transplantation — Vitória, ES, 2018
Treatment of incisional hernia with loss of domain using the Alcino Lázaro technique
Case report
Frantz tumor in a young man
Case report
Congress presentations — free papers
Reuse of a liver graft seven days after the initial transplant
Free paper — X Brazilian Congress of Liver, Pancreas and Intestine Transplantation, Vitória, ES, 2018
Nutrition at the limit: a real case of open abdomen and intensive care
Free paper — Ganepão Congress 2026, São Paulo, SP, 2026
Congress Participation
Active presence at the specialty's leading congresses.
- Ganepão 2026 — São Paulo, SP
- 36th Brazilian Congress of Surgery (CBC) — Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 2025
- Gastrão 2024 — São Paulo, SP
- Surgery Year 2024 Minas Gerais — Belo Horizonte, MG
- 19th Congress of Digestive and Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery — Paris, France, 2023
- X Brazilian Congress of Liver, Pancreas and Intestine Transplantation — Vitória, ES, 2018
- XVII Brazilian Congress of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery (SBCBM) — Florianópolis, SC, 2017
- 6th Congress of Sector IV of the Brazilian College of Surgeons — Vitória, ES, 2016
Languages & Skills
Multilingual communication and international certifications.
Languages
Spanish
Native
Portuguese
Advanced — full fluency in reading, writing, and conversation
English
Advanced — technical and clinical fluency
German
Basic — fundamental comprehension and conversation
Additional certifications
- Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) — American College of Surgeons
- Robotic Surgery Qualification (Da Vinci Platform)
Surgeon — Digestive System Surgery & Liver Transplantation
Precision and Experience
Technology has value when it follows a sound clinical indication.
The professional profile brings together surgical experience, case selection judgment, and attention to the patient's full care pathway.
- Digestive system surgery
- Hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery
- Minimally invasive procedures
- Robotic surgery
- Transplants
- Multidisciplinary follow-up
