CraigAAlterMD

Pediatric Endocrinology • Philadelphia, PA

Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, University Pennsylvania

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Office
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia Endocrinology
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-590-3174

Fax+1 215-590-3053

Education & Training

Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Pediatric Endocrinology, 1990 - 1993
Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1987 - 1990
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1987

Certifications & Licensure

NJ State Medical License 2000 - 2025
PA State Medical License 1990 - 2024
FL State Medical License 2018 - 2020
MA State Medical License 1993 - 2004
CT State Medical License 1994 - 1999
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Endocrinology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2009-2014
Philadelphia Magazine Castle Connolly, 2008, 2010-2014

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

109 citations
Short- and long-term use of octreotide in the treatment of congenital hyperinsulinism.
Paul S. Thorton, Craig A. Alter
The Journal of Pediatrics. 1993-10-01
145 citations
Glycogen Storage Disease in Adults
Gregg M. Talente, Rosalind A. Coleman, Craig A. Alter, Lester Baker, Barbara I. Brown
Annals of Internal Medicine. 1994-02-01
27 citations
Congenital Hyperinsulinism and Hypopituitarism Attributable to a Mutation in FOXA2.
Mary Ellen Vajravelu, Jinghua Chai, Bryan L. Krock, Samuel W. Baker, David R. Langdon
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2018-03-01