Dr. Daniel A. Albert, MD
Rheumatologist | Rheumatology
1 Medical Center Drive Dartmouth Hitchcock Lebanon NH, 03756Rating
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About
Dr. Daniel Albert is a rheumatologist practicing in Lebanon, NH. Dr. Albert specializes in the treatment of musculoskeletal diseases and systematic autoimmune conditions that can affect the bones, muscles or bones. Eventually, if not treated, these illnesses can also impact the skin, eyes, nervous system and internal organs. Dr. Albert treats diseases similar to orthopedists but does not perform surgery. Often times, research is conducted to find potential alternatives for the patients illness.
Education and Training
Columbia University BA 1970
New York University MD 1974
University of North Carolina Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar 1978
Board Certification
North Carolina License
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine (Rheumatology)
California License
Massachusetts License
California License; Massachusetts License
Illinois License
Pennsylvania License
New Hampshire License
Vermont License
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Cost-effectiveness analysis of the Lyme disease vaccine.
- Clinical images: Osteosclerotic myeloma associated with the POEMS syndrome.
- Methotrexate, hydroxychloroquine, and intramuscular gold in rheumatoid arthritis: relative area under the curve effectiveness and sequence effects.
- What do we know about lupus membranous nephropathy? An analytic review.
- Safe and effective.
- Criteria for improvement in rheumatoid arthritis: alternatives to the American College of Rheumatology 20.
- Pharmaceutical companies and ophthalmic research.
- Management of aortic disease in Marfan Syndrome: a decision analysis.
- Medicare coverage of tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitors as an influence on physicians' prescribing behavior.
- Outcome issues for rheumatoid arthritis: what do we have and what do we want?
- Optimal treatment of knee monarthritis in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a
- Hyperuricemia and risk of stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
- Hyperuricemia and coronary heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
- Treatment of asymptomatic hyperuricemia and prevention of vascular disease: a decision analytic approach.
- Vasculitis in rheumatic diseases. Preface.
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Instructor in Pharmacology Harvard Medical School 1982 - 1983
- Assistant Professor of Medicine University of Chicago 1983 - 1990
- Associate Professor of Medicine University of Chicago 1990 - 1997
- Associate Professor of Medicine University of Pennsylvania 1997 - 2003
- Senior Fellow Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics University of Pennsylvania 1997 - 2006
- Associate Professor of Clinical Epidemiology University of Pennsylvania 1997 - 2003
- Associate Professor of Biostatistics University of Pennsylvania 1997 - 2003
- Associate Professor of Medicine and of Pediatrics University of Pennsylvania 2001 - 2003
- Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics University of Pennsylvania 2003 - 2006
- Professor of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics University of Pennsylvania 2003 - 2006
- Graduate Program in Public Health Member University of Pennsylvania 2003 - 2006
- Professor of Medicine and of Pediatrics Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth 2006 - 2013
- Measurement, Design, and Analysis Methods For Health Outcomes Certification Harvard School of Public Health 2012 -
- Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth and The Dartmouth Institute (TDI) 2013 -
- Vice Chair Department of Medicine For Faculty Affairs and Appointments Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth and The Dartmouth Institute (TDI) 2018 - 2024
- Attending, Rheumatology University of Chicago 1983 - 1997
- Director, House Staff Training Program, DOM University of Chicago 1987 - 1989
- Co-Director, Medicine & Pediatrics Training Program University of Chicago 1987 - 1989
- Fellowship Director, Rheumatology University of Chicago 1993 - 1997
- Clinical Director, Lupus Program University of Chicago 1995 - 1997
- Attending Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) 1997 - 2006
- Attending Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) 1999 - 2006
- Clinical Director, Lupus Clinical Trials Consortium Hospital of UPenn 1999 - 2006
- Section Chief, Rheumatology Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) 2006 - 2014
- Attending, Staff Rheumatologist Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, Bennington 2014 - 2017
Awards
- 1974 New York University Founder's Day Academic Honors Award, School of Medicine Year
- 1974 Alpha Omega Alpha Year
- 1982-1984 Leukemia Society of America Special Fellow Year
- 1985 Amoco Foundation Fellow in Rheumatology Year
- 1986-1989 Arthritis Foundation Investigator Year
- 1986, 1996 Senior Residents Faculty Teaching Award Year
- 1989-1990 Andrew W. Mellon Outstanding Young Faculty Investigator Award Year
- 1991 John E. Fogarty Senior International Fellowship Year
- 2002 Philadelphia Magazine “Top Docs” Year
- 2006 Philadelphia Magazine “Top Docs” Year
- 2008 Excellence in Teaching Award, Department of Medicine, DHMC Year
- 2009 Excellence in Teaching Award, Department of Medicine, DHMC Year
- 2013 US News Top Doctor –In Castle Connolly's estimation, among the top 1% in the nation Year
- 2013 Excellence in Teaching Award, Department of Medicine, DHMC Year
- 2016 New Hampshire “Top Docs” New Hampshire Magazine Year
- 2017 Excellence in Teaching Award, Department of Medicine, DHMC (Awarded total of 7 times) Year
- 2017 Top Doc in Rheumatology New Hampshire Magazine Year
- 2018 Top Doc in Rheumatology New Hampshire Magazine Year
- 2019 Top Doc in Rheumatology New Hampshire Magazine Year
- 2020 Top Doc in Rheumatology New Hampshire Magazine Year
- 2021 Top Doc in Rheumatology New Hampshire Magazine Year
- 2022 Top Doc in Rheumatology New Hampshire Magazine Year
- 2022 Master, American College of Rheumatology Year
- 2023 Top Doc in Rheumatology New Hampshire Magazine Year
- 2023 Arthritis Foundation Medical Honoree Year
- 2024 Top Doc in Rheumatology New Hampshire Magazine Year
Treatments
- Psoriasis
- Arthritis
- Fibromyalgia
- Osteoarthritis
- Lupus
- Pain
Professional Memberships
- Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM)
- American College of Rheumatology (ACR)
- Society for Medical Decision Making
- Society for Medical Decision Making Annual Meeting
- American Federation for Clinical Research
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Blue Cross/Massachusetts Health Association
- Central Society for Clinical Research
- SMDM, Scientific Program and Local Arrangements
- Arthritis Foundation Task Force on Allied Health Professions
- SMDM, ARA Scientific Committee Annual Meeting
- SMDM, Scientific Program Committee
- Arthritis Foundation, Clinical Sciences Study Section
- International Network for the Study of Systemic Vasculitis NIH Study
- NIH Study Section NIAMS Small Grant Program
- International Network for the Study of Systemic Vasculitis
- Abbott Scholar Award Review Board
- Philadelphia Rheumatism Society
- ACR-Guidelines for the Use of Biological Agents for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis Review Committee
- Data Safety and Monitoring Board (DSMB) for Golimumab
- SMDM Regulations Committee
- SMDM Scientific Committee
- Synergy Pilot Applications Study Section
- Organizational Data Monitoring Committee, Janssen, INC
- Aasha for Nepal, Inc. Foundation Board of Directors
- Acceleration Medicines Partnership Phase 1 Protocols for Lupus and Rheumatoid Arthritis NIAMS
- Data Monitoring Committee
- Arthritis Foundation Expert Panel on Rheumatoid Arthritis
- American College of RheumatologyTelehealth Training Guidelines Committee
Fellowships
- University of California, San Diego, CA Rheumatology Immunology 1981
- Harvard & Dana Farber Institute, Boston, MA Pharmacology 1982
Charities and Philanthropic Endeavors
- 1978 Staff- hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan - CARE MEDICO
- 1985 Teaching physician – Pediatrics and General Internal Medicine, Armenia - Americares
- 1986 Teaching physician – Pediatrics and General Internal Medicine, Armenia - Americares
- 1995 Staff at field hospital in Kigali, Rwanda - Health Vol Overseas
- 1999 Ward attending - Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda (major teaching hospital of Makerere University in Uganda) - Helping Hands
- 2000 Physician in Katmandu, Nepal - Americares/Medicin Sans Frontieres - Americares
- 2001 Staff physician for disabled children in Quito, Ecuador - Global Volunteers
- 2006 Attending physician - Princess Marina Hospital, Gaborone, Botswana- International Health Program - U Penn Health Program
- 2008 Assistant Program Director - team of health care professionals (including medical students) - Project Amazonas
- 2006 – Camp Dartmouth-Hitchcock – annual 1-week overnight camp for children with connective tissue disease – initial examinations and evaluations. Camp Director 2012 -2022 - DHMC, Aloha Foundation
- 2012 Working with local communities of Indonesia to integrate hq, affordable health care with strategies to protect the rain forests of Gunung Palung National Park. - Health in Hamony Proj ASRI
- 2012 – AASHA for Nepal Foundation (50c3b Status) to deliver health care to indigent and homeless children in Kathmandu, Nepal Founder and President Director
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