Joseph Stephen Alpert (born 1942 in

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) is an American cardiologist and professor of medicine at the

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Sarver Heart Center. He is also the

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of the ''

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''.

Education

Alpert received his bachelor's degree from

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. He later received his medical doctorate from

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, cum laude.

Career

In 1978, Alpert joined the faculty of the

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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 of the Department of Medicine at the

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. He stepped down from this position in 2006 to join the dean's administrative team at this college.

Research

Alpert is known for helping create a universal definition of

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, in his capacity as cochair of the Joint

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- American College of Cardiology Foundation-

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Task Force for the Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction. He has published more than 700 original research articles, reviews, editorials, and clinical reports as well as writing or editing more than 50 books.

References

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