Victor E. Alvarez MD
Assistant Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Neurology

MD, St. George's University School of Medicine



Dr. Alvarez completed his undergraduate degree at Boston College and earned his MD from St. George’s University. He completed residency training in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology at the University of Rochester School of Medicine, fellowship training in Oncologic Surgical Pathology at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, General Surgical Pathology fellowship training at Danbury Hospital, and Neuropathology fellowship training at Brown University. Dr. Alvarez is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Boston University and manages laboratory and Brain Bank operations at the Bedford VA Hospital and the Boston VA Hospital, Jamaica Plain. He is a member of the New England Veterans Administration Medical Centers (VISN-1) Brain Banks and the Brain Banks for the Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy, and Framingham Heart Study.

Dr. Alvarez’s research interests center on the relationship between neurotrauma and neurodegenerative diseases. Much of his current work centers on standardizing Brain Banking protocols between the various centers. He is an acting neuropathologist involved with the brain banks for the Boston University Alzheimer Disease Center, CTE Center, and Framingham Heart Study as well as the PTSD brain bank. Dr. Alvarez is a member of the College of American Pathologists and the American Society of Clinical Pathologists.

Investigator
Framingham Heart Study


Investigator
Boston University
Alzheimer's Disease Research Center


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Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Center


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VA Healthcare System
PTSD Brain Bank




Personnel Agreement for Research Services of Victor Alvarez
08/01/2011 - 09/14/2015 (Key Person)
PI: Ann C. McKee, MD
VA Boston Healthcare System




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  1. Rodriguez AE, Botero V, Geffrard A, Saltzman RG, Alvarez V, Kolber MA. Entering HIV Medical Care With AIDS in the Era of Immediate Access to Antiretroviral Treatment. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2025 Nov 01; 100(3):249-255. PMID: 40673649
     
  2. Kanner H, Tilton C, Alvarez VE, Stein TD, McKee AC, Cherry JD. Comparison of multiple quantitative strategies for neuropathologic image analyses. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2025 Oct 01; 84(10):928-940.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40814960; PMCID: PMC12456881; DOI: 10.1093/jnen/nlaf098;
     
  3. Butler MLMD, Pervaiz N, Breen K, Calderazzo S, Ypsilantis P, Wang Y, Breda JC, Mazzilli S, Nicks R, Spurlock E, Hefti MM, Fiock KL, Huber BR, Alvarez VE, Stein TD, Campbell JD, McKee AC, Cherry JD. Repeated head trauma causes neuron loss and inflammation in young athletes. Nature. 2025 Nov; 647(8088):228-237.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40963024
     
  4. Halvorsen SC, Gkousioudi A, Nicks R, Alvarez VE, Bigio IJ, Zaia J, Stein TD, Zhang Y. Cerebrovascular remodeling in aging and neurodegenerative disease progression. Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 2025; 13:1597917.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40969224; PMCID: PMC12441360; DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2025.1597917;
     
  5. Barbier M, Gareau T, Camuzat A, Guillaud-Bataille M, Boluda S, Clot F, Araktingi L, Borroni B, van der Zee J, Ghidoni R, Bellini S, Galimberti D, Rossi G, Nacmias B, De la Casa-Fages B, Pastor P, Latouche M, le Guern E, Durr A, Laquerrière A, Moccia R, Seilhean D, Alvarez V, Le Ber I. Analysis of short tandem repeats linked to polyglutamine diseases from whole-genome sequencing reveals intermediate alleles of HTT associated with an early disease onset in C9orf72 carriers. Brain Commun. 2025; 7(3):fcaf220. PMID: 40585812; PMCID: PMC12204198; DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcaf220;
     
  6. Han X, Zhang Y, Petrosky JN, Bald S, Sherva RM, Labadorf A, Cherry JD, Chung J, Farrell K, Abdolmohammadi B, Durape S, Martin BM, Palmisano JN, Farrell JJ, Alvarez VE, Huber BR, Dwyer B, Daneshvar DH, Dams-O'Connor K, Jun GR, Lunetta KL, Goldstein LE, Katz DI, Cantu RC, Shenton ME, Cummings JL, Reiman EM, Stern RA, Alosco ML, Tripodis Y, Farrer LA, Stein TD, Crary JF, McKee AC, Mez J. A structural haplotype in the 17q21.31 MAPT region is associated with increased risk for chronic traumatic encephalopathy endophenotypes. Cell Rep Med. 2025 May 20; 6(5):102084.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40239644; PMCID: PMC12147854; DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102084;
     
  7. Emrani S, Koutures A, Tripodis Y, Uretsky M, Abdolmohammadi B, Nowinski C, Daneshvar DH, Dwyer B, Katz DI, Goldstein LE, Cantu RC, Martin BM, Palmisano JN, Dams-O'Connor K, Crary JF, Stern RA, Mez J, Alvarez VE, Huber BR, McKee AC, Stein TD, Alosco ML. Characterizing white matter and vascular pathologies in brain donors exposed to repetitive head impacts. Acta Neuropathol. 2025 Mar 06; 149(1):24.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40047953; PMCID: PMC11885321; DOI: 10.1007/s00401-025-02860-z;
     
  8. Nicks R, Shah A, Stathas SA, Kirsch D, Horowitz SM, Saltiel N, Calderazzo SM, Butler MLMD, Cormier KA, Aytan N, Tu-Zahra F, Mathias R, Faheem F, Marcus S, Spurlock E, Fishbein L, Esnault CD, Boden A, Rosen G, Xia W, Daley S, Meng G, Martin BR, Daneshvar DH, Nowinski CJ, Alosco ML, Mez J, Tripodis Y, Huber BR, Alvarez VE, Cherry JD, McKee AC, Stein TD. Neurodegeneration in the cortical sulcus is a feature of chronic traumatic encephalopathy and associated with repetitive head impacts. Acta Neuropathol. 2024 Dec 06; 148(1):79.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39643767; PMCID: PMC11624223; DOI: 10.1007/s00401-024-02833-8;
     
  9. Abdolmohammadi B, Tuz-Zahra F, Uretsky M, Nicks R, Mosaheb S, Labonte J, Yhang E, Durape S, Martin B, Palmisano J, Nowinski C, Cherry JD, Alvarez VE, Huber BR, Dams-O'Connor K, Crary J, Dwyer B, Daneshvar DH, Goldstein LE, Au R, Katz DI, Kowall NW, Cantu RC, Stern RA, Alosco ML, Stein TD, Tripodis Y, McKee AC, Mez J. Duration of Ice Hockey Play and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Dec 02; 7(12):e2449106.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39630446; PMCID: PMC11618473; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.49106;
     
  10. Uretsky M, Nair E, Burton R, Cronin SW, Rousseau D, Tuz-Zahra F, Durape S, Abdolmohammadi B, Baucom Z, Saltiel N, Shah A, Martin B, Palmisano J, Cherry JD, Daneshvar D, Dwyer B, Dams-O'Connor K, Crary J, Goldstein L, Huber B, Katz D, Kowall N, Cantu RC, Alvarez VE, Stern RA, Stein TD, Tripodis Y, McKee AC, Alosco ML, Mez J. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Family History of Mental Illness, and Aggression in Brain Donors With Repetitive Head Impact Exposure. Neurology. 2024 Dec 24; 103(12):e210056.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39602665; PMCID: PMC11604107; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000210056;
     
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2020 American Association of Neuropathologists: Asao Hirano Award - Corecepient
2017 American Association of Neuropathologists: Asao Hirano Award - Corecipient
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