Joseph Stephen Alpert (born 1942 in Connecticut)[1][2] is an American cardiologist and professor of medicine at the University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center.
[3] Alpert received his bachelor's degree from Yale University magna cum laude.
[2] In 1978, Alpert joined the faculty of the University of Massachusetts as professor and chief of the Section of Cardiovascular Medicine.
[4] Alpert is known for helping create a universal definition of myocardial infarction, in his capacity as cochair of the Joint European Society of Cardiology-American College of Cardiology Foundation-American Heart Association-World Heart Federation Task Force for the Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction.
[4][5] He has published more than 700 original research articles, reviews, editorials, and clinical reports as well as writing or editing more than 50 books.