Medicine Grand Rounds

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Joseph Alpert, MD
Joseph Stephen Alpert, MD, professor of medicine at the University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, came to the University of Arizona from the University of Massachusetts in Worcester where he served as the Edward Budnitz Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and director, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine as well as vice-chairman of Medicine. A native of Connecticut, Dr. Alpert obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree (Magna Cum Laude) from Yale University where he was elected to Sigma Xi and Phi Beta Kappa. He obtained his Medical Doctorate (Cum Laude) from Harvard Medical School where he was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha. In 1967, he was awarded the Gold Medal of the University of Copenhagen for excellence in a scientific thesis. Dr. Alpert did his internal medicine residency and cardiovascular disease training at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, a teaching hospital of the Harvard Medical School, and was a research fellow of the Massachusetts Heart Association and the National Institutes of Health. Following his fellowship, Dr. Alpert became a staff cardiologist and director of the Coronary Care Unit at the Naval Regional Medical Center in San Diego and an assistant clinical professor of medicine at the University of California, San Diego. Following his military service, he returned to Harvard Medical School and was appointed as assistant professor of medicine and director of the Samuel A. Levine Cardiac Unit, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. In 1978, Dr. Alpert joined the faculty of the University of Massachusetts as professor and chief of the Section of Cardiovascular Medicine. In 1992, he was appointed the Robert S. and Irene P. Flinn Professor of Medicine and Chair, Department of Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, a position that he held until 2006. Dr. Alpert is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease.
Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
All Faculty, CME Planning Committee Members, and the CME Office Reviewers have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with commercial interests that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.
Learning Objectives:

• Diagnose a variety of internal medicine illnesses
• Understand more clearly advances in therapy
• Become truly professional physicians