Alys S. Alper, MD, MPH
Associate Chief, Medical Education and Administration
Associate Professor of Medicine

Contact Information
Tulane University Health Sciences Center
School of Medicine
Section of General Internal Medicine & Geriatrics, SL-16
1430 Tulane Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70112
E-mail: aalper1@tulane.edu
Phone: 504-988-7518
Fax: 504-988-8252

Education
MD, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
MPH, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana

Residency
Internal Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana

Biography
Dr. Alper is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at Tulane University Health Sciences Center and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree from Tulane University in 1985 with a major in Biology. Subsequently, she received a Medical Doctorate and MPH from Tulane University School of Medicine and Public Health in 1993. Her residency training in Internal Medicine was also done at Tulane, completed in 1996, and she received her Board Certification in August of 1996. From 1996-1997 Dr. Alper was Chief Resident for the Tulane Internal Medicine Residency Program.

She joined the faculty in 1997 and has divided her time amongst patient care, resident teaching, and administration. She served as the Interim Director of the Internal Medicine Practice from March of 2000 to July of 2001 and is currently the Associate Chief of Medical Education and Administration for the Section of General Internal Medicine. Dr. Alper is also actively involved in the Ambulatory Curriculum for the residency training program. One of her major areas of clinical focus is hypertension and in May of 2003 she earned a certificate of specialization as a "Hypertensionologist".