George Alberti
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Sir Kurt George Matthew Mayer Alberti (born 27 September 1937) was the British Government's National Clinical Director for Emergency Access. He has been Professor and Dean of Medicine at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle University is a major research-intensive university located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the north-east of England. It was established as a School of Medicine and Surgery in 1834 and became the University of Newcastle upon Tyne by an Act of Parliament in August 1963. Newcastle University is...
and President of the Royal College of Physicians
Royal College of Physicians
The Royal College of Physicians of London was founded in 1518 as the College of Physicians by royal charter of King Henry VIII in 1518 - the first medical institution in England to receive a royal charter...
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Alberti drove controversial changes to emergency care in the UK, leading to some hospitals losing their status as emergency care centres.
Education
- Balliol College, OxfordBalliol College, OxfordBalliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England but founded by a family with strong Scottish connections....
(MA; DPhil 1964; BM BChBachelor of Medicine and SurgeryBachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, or in Latin Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae , are the two first professional degrees awarded upon graduation from medical school in medicine and surgery by universities in various countries...
1965; Honorary Fellow 1999).
Career
- Research Fellow, Harvard UniversityHarvard UniversityHarvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, 1966–69 - Research Officer, Department of Medicine, Oxford University, 1969–73
- Professor of Chemical Pathology and Human Metabolism, University of SouthamptonUniversity of SouthamptonThe University of Southampton is a British public university located in the city of Southampton, England, a member of the Russell Group. The origins of the university can be dated back to the founding of the Hartley Institution in 1862 by Henry Robertson Hartley. In 1902, the Institution developed...
, 1973–78 - Professor of Clinical Biochemistry and Metabolic Medicine, University of Southampton, 1978–85
- Professor of Medicine, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1985-2002 (Dean of Medicine, 1995–97)
- National Clinical Director for Emergency Access, since 2002
- Chair of King's College HospitalKing's College HospitalKing's College Hospital is an acute care facility in the London Borough of Lambeth, referred to locally and by staff simply as "King's" or abbreviated internally to "KCH"...
NHS Foundation Trust, since 2011
Honours
- Fellow of the Royal College of PhysiciansRoyal College of PhysiciansThe Royal College of Physicians of London was founded in 1518 as the College of Physicians by royal charter of King Henry VIII in 1518 - the first medical institution in England to receive a royal charter...
(president, 1997–2002) - Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of EdinburghRoyal College of Physicians of EdinburghThe Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh was established in the 17th century. While the RCPE is based in Edinburgh, it is by no means just a Scottish professional body - more than half of its 7,700 Fellows, Members, Associates and Affiliates live and practice medicine outside Scotland, in 86...
- Fellow of the Royal College of PathologistsRoyal College of PathologistsThe Royal College of Pathologists, founded in 1962, was established to co-ordinate this development and maintain the internationally renowned standards and reputation of British pathology. Today the College advises on a vast range of issues relating to pathology...
- Member, World Health Organisation Expert Advisory Panel on Diabetes, 1979-
- President, International Diabetes FederationInternational Diabetes FederationThe International Diabetes Federation is a worldwide alliance of some 200 diabetes associations in more than 160 countries, who have come together to enhance the lives of people with diabetes everywhere. For over 50 years, IDF has been at the vanguard of global diabetes advocacy...
, 2000-03 (Vice-President, 1988–94) - Vice-Chairman, British Diabetic Association, 1996–99
- Vice President, Diabetes UKDiabetes UKDiabetes UK is a patient, healthcare professional and research charity dedicated to improving the lives of people with diabetes and to working towards a future without the chronic condition diabetes....
, 2000- - Founder FMedSci 1998 (Member of Council, 1998–2002)
- Knight BachelorKnight BachelorThe rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
, For services to Diabetic Medicine, 2000. - Member of the Advisory Council of the Campaign for Science and EngineeringCampaign for Science and EngineeringThe Campaign for Science and Engineering is a non-profit organization which promotes science and engineering in the UK. It focuses on arguing for more research funding, promoting a high-tech and knowledge-based economy, highlighting the need for top-quality science and maths education at all...