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Specialty

Board Certified?

Pediatrics Sub-specialty: Pediatric Emergency Medicine

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Special Expertise: Bacteremia

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Hospital Affiliation		Hospital Rating
Dr. Alpern is affiliated with 2 hospitals :
Children`s Hospital of Philadelphia 324 S 34th St, Philadelphia, PA
Childrens Hosp Philadelphia
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Education	Institution Ranking	Institution Rating
Dr. Alpern was educated at the following institutions:
Medical School
University of Michigan Completed: 1992	Top 25%
Ranked #12 out of 144 in primary care by US News & World Report. Ranked #11 out of 144 in research quality by US News & World Report.

Publications
Dr. Alpern has 19 publications: Article: Lack of agreement in pediatric emergency department discharge diagnoses from clinical and administrative data sources. Date: July 2007 Journal: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Article: Variation in ancillary testing among pediatric asthma patients seen in emergency departments. Date: July 2007 Journal: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Article: Epidemiology of a pediatric emergency medicine research network: the PECARN Core Data Project. Date: January 2007 Journal: Pediatric emergency care
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Insurance Accepted

Acceptance of particular Insurance Plans may vary, based on different office locations. As a result, we've listed Plans accepted at different locations. Click on any company to see which specific plans are accepted by Dr. Alpern. S 34th St Philadelphia, PA Unicare 34th Civic Center Blvd Philadelphia, PA United Health Group, Inc. - Americhoice Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia 324 S 34th St Ste 10 Philadelphia, PA United Healthcare Need health insurance? It's more affordable than you think! Click below for an INSTANT quote!