Iwan Alvarez

Ariawan Arjuna Alvarez (nicknamed Iwan) was a Federation Starfleet medical officer on active duty in the 24th century. (: "Nearly a Valediction")

He was born to Dr. Javier Alvarez, a psychiatrist, and Dr. Lisa (née Sutomo) Alvarez, a neurosurgeon, in Ghazzat Hashim, one of the earliest settlements on Mars. His family moved back to Earth when Iwan was five years old, in 2285.

Unfortunately, the city they moved to was San Francisco, during the so-called "Whalesong Crisis". While the Alvarezes and their four children all survived, thanks to help of Starfleet Academy midshipmen who were pressed into service during the incident, within a few months, the family moved to the East Coast of North America, to Long Island, New York. Both parents restarted their careers at Empire State Hospital Complex in New York City.

Alvarez was nicknamed "Triple A" in high school, both for his initials and for his hard-driving, ambitious personality. He was valedictorian of Riverhead Arcology High School in 2298. Among the colleges where he was accepted were University of Mars, Starfleet Academy, Archer University (which had a nearby campus in Stony Brook), and Stanford University. Ultimately, Alvarez chose Starfleet, and he graduated with honors from its College of Medicine in 2305.

Alvarez chose a residency in emergency medicine, which he undertook as an assistant medical officer (with the rank of lieutenant junior grade) aboard USS John F. Kennedy from 2305 through 2309.

Beginning in 2309, Alvarez was a lieutenant and billeted as doctor (emergency medicine) aboard USS Avenger, commanded by Judith Waidlich.