Lingard Private Hospital , Maitland Private Hospital
General Medicine
Dr Sergio Diez Alvarez is a specialist physician with a genuine passion for general medicine. He trained as a specialist in South Africa and was in private practice as a general physician for a decade before immigrating to Australia. He has practiced acute and general medicine across a broad range of rural and regional settings. He has Fellowships in Internal Medicine from 5 international colleges and has Fellowships in Medical Administration and Health Services management, underpinning his commitment to provide holistic care.
Dr Diez Alvarez is well known for his interest in chronic conditions, especially type 2 Diabetes, and the management of multi-morbid patients. He is a senior lecturer at the University of Newcastle and former Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at University of New England. He has an interest in inter-disciplinary medical education and has been a life long learner and educator.
Dr Diez Alvarez has a passion for the provision of compassionate care of complex general medical patients.
He prides himself on the provision of timely and co-ordinated patient care integrating input from the whole care team to optimise patient outcomes from admission to discharge. He works closely with subspecialty colleagues to ensure the patients get the best possible care.
