Longtime EMU Team Physician David Alvarez Passes Away

Dr. Alvarez provided comprehensive health care for EMU student-athletes from 1995-2014

YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — Former Eastern Michigan University Athletic Department team physician Dr. David Alvarez passed away Thursday, Jan. 13, at the age of 62. Alvarez joined EMU in 1995 and remained with the school until 2014, serving as a sports medicine fellow, physician, and head team physician.

In addition to his work at EMU, Alvarez was known for being a highly-skilled family physician and was widely sought after in the industry. He took care of patients at both Domino's Farms Family Medicine and MedSport, as a family physician and primary care sports medicine physician in the orthopedics…