Dr. Elizabeth R Alpern M.D.
Emergency Physician (Pediatric) | Pediatric Emergency Medicine
225 E CHICAGO AVE CHICAGO IL, 60611About
Dr. Elizabeth Alpern is a pediatric emergency medicine physician practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Alpern specializes in providing care for critically ill and injured children. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physicians possess a vast amount of knowledge in areas such as neonatology, critical care and forensic pediatrics. Children involved in automobile accidents, child abuse or near-drowning episodes are frequent cases treated by pediatric emergency medicine physicians.
Education and Training
Univ of Mi Med Sch, Ann Arbor Mi 1992
University of Mi Med Sch 1992
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Emergency MedicineAmerican Board of Emergency MedicineABEM- Pediatric Emergency Medicine- 1998
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- 1995
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Expert Publications
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- Occult bacteremia from a pediatric emergency department: current prevalence, time to detection, and outcome.
- Serotype prevalence of occult pneumococcal bacteremia.
- Child bicyclist injuries: are we obtaining enough information in the emergency department chart?
- Medical staff attitudes toward family presence during pediatric procedures.
- Availability of pediatric emergency visit data from existing data sources.
- Lack of agreement in pediatric emergency department discharge diagnoses from clinical and administrative data sources.
- Emergency management of pediatric skin and soft tissue infections in the community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus era.
- Occult pneumococcal bacteremia: a review.
- Reliability of clinical examinations for pediatric skin and soft-tissue infections.
- Emergency department treatment failures for skin infections in the era of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
- Assessment of a training curriculum for emergency ultrasound for pediatric soft tissue infections.
- Abdominal pain in children.
- Differences in designations of observation care in US freestanding children's hospitals: are they virtual or real?
- Pediatric observation status: are we overlooking a growing population in children's hospitals?
Awards
- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 2006 Elected into Society for 2006
- Department of Pediatrics Faculty Teaching Honor Roll 2005
- 2002-7 Jean A. Cortner Divisional Teaching Award
- Excellence in and Commitment to Resident Teaching 2000-3 Department o
- Ambulatory Pediatrics Association Fellow Award 1998
- Jean A. Cortner Divisional Teaching Award Excellence in and Commitmen 1998-2000
- Jean A. Cortner Divisional Teaching Award Excellence in and Commitmen 1996
- Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation 1992
- Alpha Omega Alpha The 1987
- James B. Angell Scholar 1985
- Branstrom Freshman Prize 1984
- Philadelphia Super Doctors 2012
Professional Memberships
- Member American Academy of Pediatrics
- Member American College of Emergency Physicians
- Member Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
- Member Ambulatory Pediatric Association
- Member Society for Pediatric Research
- Member National Scientific Societies
- Member Grant Writing and Publication Committee, Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) 2001
- Member Steering Committee, Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) 2001
Fellowships
- pediatric emergency medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 1995
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 1998
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pediatric Emergency Medicine 1998
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