- George Alberti
Professor Sir (Kurt) George (Matthew Mayer) Alberti (born
27 September 1937 ) is theBritish Government 's National Clinical Director for Emergency Access [ [http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Healthcare/Emergencycare/DH_4078495 "National Director for Emergency Access - Sir George Alberti"] , "Department of Health", 4 March 2008] . He has been Professor and Dean of Medicine at theUniversity of Newcastle upon Tyne and President of theRoyal College of Physicians .Prof Alberti is driving controversial [cite news | url=http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/3550409.Doctor_s_shocking_claims_over_Blackburn_and_Burnley_hospitals/ | title=Doctor's shocking claims over Blackburn and Burnley hospitals | author=Camilla Sutcliffe | publisher=Lancashire Telegraph|date=
July 28 2008 ] changes to emergency care in the UK, leading to many hospitals losing their status as emergency care centres.Education
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Balliol College, Oxford (MA; DPhil 1964; BM, BCh 1965; Honorary Fellow 1999).Career
* Research Fellow,
Harvard University , 1966-69
* Research Officer, Department of Medicine,Oxford University , 1969-73
* Professor of Chemical Pathology and Human Metabolism,University of Southampton , 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 2002Honours
* Fellow of the
Royal College of Physicians (president, 1997-2002)
* Fellow of theRoyal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
* Fellow of theRoyal College of Pathologists
* Member,World Health Organisation Expert Advisory Panel onDiabetes , 1979-
* President, International Diabetes Federation, 2000-03 (Vice-President, 1988-94)
* Vice-Chairman, British Diabetic Association, 1996-99
* Vice President, Diabetes UK, 2000-
* Founder FMedSci 1998 (Member of Council, 1998-2002)
* Knighted, 2000Notes
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