About me
Hi, I'm Dr. Gustavo Álvarez
Knee · Sports medicine · Joint replacement
I'm an orthopedic surgeon specializing in knee surgery, sports traumatology, orthobiologics and joint replacement, with 19 years of clinical and surgical experience and more than 5,000 procedures performed over the last eight years. I operate at Hospital Clínica Bíblica and Hospital CIMA in San José, Costa Rica — both accredited by the Joint Commission International — after ten years at Hospital del Trauma.
- Robotic knee surgery with the Zimmer Biomet ROSA® platform
- I operate at two hospitals accredited by the Joint Commission International
- Certified in orthobiologic and regenerative therapies
- Care for international patients, in English and Spanish
Background
Education
- 2000Doctor of Medicine · Universidad Central de Venezuela
- 2006Orthopedic surgery residency · Hospital Ricardo Baquero González, Venezuela
- 2008Rotation in hip and knee arthroplasty and sports medicine · Hospital Quirón and Hospital La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
- 2023Master's in Advanced Knee Surgery · Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Madrid
- Medical credentials accredited and validated in Costa Rica
Certifications
- 2025Orthobiologics · Ortobiomsk, Seville, Spain
- 2026Orthobiologics and regenerative medicine · Biomedical, Honduras
- Robotic knee surgery · ROSA, Zimmer Biomet
Memberships
- 2006Venezuelan Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology
- Costa Rican Association of Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Traumatology and Arthroscopy (ACOTAD)
- Active member, ISMST — International Society for Medical Shockwave Treatment
- Former member, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM)
Hospitals
- CurrentHospital Clínica Bíblica · San José · accredited by the Joint Commission International
- 2022 –Hospital CIMA · San José · accredited by the Joint Commission International
- 2016 – 2026Hospital del Trauma · San José · the country's leading trauma and orthopedic referral center
Teaching and conferences
- 2025Speaker: All-inside systems and meniscal repair · ACOTAD
- Speaker: Shockwave therapy in foot and ankle · BTL certification
- 2026ESSKA Congress, Prague · Smith and Nephew Knee and Shoulder Lab, Andover · Musculoskeletal ultrasound course, Medellín
- 2025AOSSM Congress, Nashville · Arthrex LATAM Knee Congress, Naples · ISMST World Congress, Bogotá
Conflict of interest disclosure
I have a commercial relationship with BTL Costa Rica, a manufacturer of shockwave therapy equipment. I disclose it here for transparency. [PENDING — specify the nature: speaker, advisor or equipment user.]