George Alberti

Sir Kurt George Matthew Mayer Alberti, FRCP, FRCPE, FRCPath, FKC (born 27 September 1937) is a British doctor. His long-standing special interest is diabetes mellitus, in connection with which he has published many research papers and served on many national and international committees. In the 1970s, Alberti published recommendations for the management of diabetic ketoacidosis, a serious metabolic emergency which affects people suffering from severe insulin deficiency. This 'Alberti regime' rationalised the use of insulin and fluid therapy in this condition to the undoubted benefit of many patients.

For the German essayist and theologian, see George William Alberti.

Alberti served as National Clinical Director for Emergency Access from September 2002 to March 2009.[1] He has been Professor and Dean of Medicine at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and President of the Royal College of Physicians.

Alberti drove controversial changes to emergency care in the UK,[2] leading to some hospitals losing their status as emergency care centres.

Personal life

Alberti first married in 1964 and had three sons with his first wife. In 1998, he married Stephanie Amiel.[3]

Education

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 Newcastle, 1978–85
  • Professor of Medicine, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1985–2002 (Dean of Medicine, 1995–97)
  • Professor of Metabolic Medicine, Imperial College London, 1999-2002
  • National Clinical Director for Emergency Access, 2002-2009
  • Chair of King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 2011-2015
  • Senior Research Investigator, Imperial College, London, 2002-

Honours

Notes
  1. "National Director for Emergency Access - Sir George Alberti", Department of Health, 4 March 2008
  2. Camilla Sutcliffe (July 28, 2008). "Doctor's shocking claims over Blackburn and Burnley hospitals". Lancashire Telegraph.
  3. 'ALBERTI, Sir (Kurt) George (Matthew Mayer)', Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016; online edn, Nov 2016 accessed 17 Oct 2017
  4. "Fellows and Honorary Fellows of the College as at July 2017" (PDF). King's College London. July 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  5. "No. 55710". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1999. p. 1.
  6. "Advisory Council of the Campaign for Science and Engineering". Archived from the original on August 28, 2010. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
Academic offices
Preceded by
Sir Leslie Turnberg		 President of the Royal College of Physicians
1997–2002		 Succeeded by
Carol M. Black
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