Dr. Alvarado is a native New Yorker born and raised in Queens, NY. She received her medical degree from New York University School of Medicine and completed a Pediatric Residency Program at the New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan. Dr. Alvarado is board certified in Pediatrics and is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She is past president of the Brooklyn Pediatric Society, as well as member of the Medical Society of the State of New York, the American Medical Association, the Richmond County Medical Society and many other professional organizations.