George Alberti

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

Sir Kurt George Matthew Mayer Alberti (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.

Alberti served as National Clinical Director for Emergency Access from September 2002 to March 2009. 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, leading to some hospitals losing their status as emergency care centres.

Education

• 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)
• Professor of Metabolic Medicine, Imperial College London, 1999-2002
• National Clinical Director for Emergency Access, since 2002
• Chair of King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 2011-2015

Honours

• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (president, 1997–2002)
• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
• Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists
• Member, World Health Organisation Expert Advisory Panel on Diabetes, 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)
• Knight Bachelor, For services to Diabetic Medicine, 2000
• Member of the Advisory Council of the Campaign for Science and Engineering

Notes

• RCP Presidents

Academic offices
Preceded by Sir Leslie Turnberg	President of the Royal College of Physicians 1997–2002	Succeeded by Carol M. Black