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

2 citations
Insights from an advisory board: Facilitating transition of care into adulthood in brain cancer survivors with acquired pediatric growth hormone deficiency.
Craig Alter, Margaret Boguszewski, David Clemmons, Georgiana A Dobri, Mitchell E Geffner
Growth Hormone & IGF Research. 2024-02-01
Pituitary Tumors in Children
Craig A. Alter, Karuna V. Shekdar, Laurie E. Cohen
Advances in Pediatrics. 2021-08-01
12 citations
Adult growth hormone deficiency: Optimizing transition of care from pediatric to adult services
Kevin C J Yuen, Craig A. Alter, Bradley S. Miller, Anthony Gannon, Nicholas A. Tritos
Growth Hormone & IGF Research. 2021-02-01