Charles E. Alpers M.D.
Charles E. Alpers M.D.
Medical Specialties
- Nephrology (kidney)
- Pathology
Locations
About Charles E. Alpers
Charles Alpers, M.D., is a board certified pathologist at UW Medical Center and UW's interim chair and Fausto-DeLancey Professor of Pathology and adjunct professor of Medicine and Nephrology. He directs UW Medicine's Renal Pathology Service.
Dr. Alpers is regularly listed as a Seattle Metropolitan Best Doctor. Dr. Alpers' personal philosophy is that he must ensure that comprehensive, state-of-the-art approaches for understanding renal pathology are available to all in the Pacific Northwest.
Dr. Alpers earned his M.D. from the University of Rochester. He is an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and has served as president of the Renal Pathology Society. He is an editor for multiple medical publications and wrote the chapters on kidney disease in the two most widely used textbooks of pathology used by medical students worldwide.
Personal Interests
In his free time Dr. Alpers enjoys bicycling, hiking and visiting national parks.
Education and Training
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Univ. of Rochester SOMMedical Education, 1978Univ. of Calif. San Francisco (Path)Residency, PathologyBrigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, PathologyBoston University School of MedicineResidency, Internal MedicineBoston University School of MedicineInternship, Internal Medicine
Board Certifications
- Clinical Pathology, 1985, American Board of Pathology
- Anatomic Pathology, 1984, American Board of Pathology