DavidHershelAlpersMD

Gastrointestinal Functional & Motility Disorders, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Malabsorption, Nutrition

Professor, Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine

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4921 Parkview Pl
# Dv
Saint Louis, MO 63110
Phone+1 314-747-3969

Fax+1 314-362-8230

Dr. David Alpers is a gastroenterologist in Saint Louis, MO and is now retired from medical practice. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and had been in practice 57 years. He specialized in gastrointestinal functional & motility disorders, inflammatory bowel disease, malabsorption, and nutrition and is experienced in inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, crohn's disease, gastrointestinal motility disorders, and drug development. He remains active in his role as a consultant on drug development and nutrition, and in planning studies on irritable bowel syndrome.

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2012
Fellow (AGAF) American Gastroenterological Association, 2006
Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 1972
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PubMed

12 citations
Clinical Pattern of Tolvaptan-Associated Liver Injury in Trial Participants With Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD): An Analysis of Pivotal Clinical ...
David H Alpers, James H Lewis, Christine M Hunt, James W Freston, Vicente E Torres
American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 2023-03-01
32 citations
Vitamin B12 absorption and malabsorption.
Jean-Louis Guéant, Rosa-Maria Guéant-Rodriguez, David H Alpers
Vitamins and Hormones. 2022-01-01
1 citations
Episodic Memories Among Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Patients: An Important Aspect of the IBS Symptom Experience.
Gregory S Sayuk, Carol S North, David E Pollio, Britt M Gott, David H Alpers
Frontiers in Pain Research. 2022-01-01

GI Physician Leader to Know: Dr. Manoj Mehta of Gastroenterology Consultants of the North ShoreJanuary 19th, 2016

Pilot And Feasibility StudiesNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1999–2002
Expression And Structure/Function Of Cobalamin Binding ProteinsNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1996–2000
Intestinal Protein Metabolism And FunctionNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1986–2000
Gastrointestinal Proteins--Cell And Molecular RegulationNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1994–1999
Clinical/Laboratory Training Academic GastroenterologyNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1990–1998
Intestinal Protein Metabolism And FunctionNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1988–1995
Gastrointestinal Proteins--Cell &Molecule RegulationNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1992–1993
Intestinal Protein Metabolism &FunctionNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1991–1993
Gastrointestinal Proteins Cell And Molecule RegulationNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1987–1991
Clinical/Laboratory Training Academic GastroenterologistNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1986–1989
Intestinal Protein Metabolism And FunctionNat Inst Of Arthritis, Diabetes, Digestive &Kidney Diseases1985
Clinical/Laboratory Training Academic GastroenterologistNat Inst Of Arthritis, Diabetes, Digestive &Kidney Diseases1985