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Robert Alpern, MD

Ensign Professor of Medicine (Nephrology) and Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology
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Education

MD
University of Chicago (1976)


BA
Northwestern University (1972)


About

Titles

Ensign Professor of Medicine (Nephrology) and Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Biography

Dr. Robert J. Alpern attended undergraduate school at Northwestern University, where he majored in Chemistry. He received his M.D. degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine in 1976, and received residency training in Internal Medicine at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York. Following this, he performed a postdoctoral fellowship in Nephrology in the Cardiovascular Research Institute at the University of California, San Francisco. In 1982, Dr. Alpern joined the faculty at the University of California, San Francisco, and in 1987 he was recruited to the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center as Chief of the Division of Nephrology. At Southwestern Dr. Alpern held the Ruth W. and Milton P. Levy, Sr. Chair in Molecular Nephrology and the Atticus James Gill, M.D. Chair in Medical Science. In July 1998 Dr. Alpern was appointed Dean of Southwestern Medical School and in June 2004, he moved to the Yale School of Medicine to become the Ensign Professor of Medicine and Dean of the medical school. Dr. Alpern’s research has focused on the regulation of kidney transport proteins. In addition Dr. Alpern has been highly committed to teaching and clinical medicine. In 2000 he was elected President of the American Society of Nephrology. He was elected to the American Society of Clinical Investigation, the Association of American Physicians , and the National Academy of Medicine, and has served on the Advisory Council of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.

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Education & Training

Postdoctoral Fellowship
University of California, San Francisco (1982)
Resident
Columbia Presbyterian Hospital (1979)
MD
University of Chicago (1976)
BA
Northwestern University (1972)

Board Certifications

  • Nephrology

    Certification Organization
    AB of Internal Medicine
    Original Certification Date
    1982
  • Internal Medicine

    Certification Organization
    AB of Internal Medicine
    Original Certification Date
    1979

Research

Overview

Dr. Alpern’s research has focused on the regulation of kidney transport proteins.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Acid-Base Equilibrium; Acidosis, Renal Tubular; Kidney; Membrane Transport Proteins; Nephrology; Renal Circulation; Renal Elimination; Urination

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Robert Alpern's published research.

Publications

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2013

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • honor

    John P. Peters Award

  • honor

    National Academy of Medicine

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    NIH Merit Award

  • honor

    Association of American Physicians

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    American Society of Clinical Investigation

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