Dr. Alper is a retired podiatric physician and a well-respected public health leader. Currently he serves as Emeritus Surgical staff at Mt. Auburn Hospital and is a member of the Leadership Board of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in New England and has served as President for over 20 years. Additionally, he is an elected member of the Board of Trustees of the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA). Dr. Alper also served as Chair of the Belmont (MA) Board of Health for 30 years and he currently sits on the Massachusetts Association of Health Boards (MAHB).
Since his retirement, Dr. Alper has focused on limb amputation prevention and forming collaborations between medical societies in the Diabetes, Podiatry and Vascular industries. He currently serves on the Boards of the Wound Care Collaborative Community (WCCC), the Alliance for Woundcare Stakeholders, the Foot Ankle Health section of the American Public Health Assn. (APHA), CLI Global, and The National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP).
Dr. Alper was inducted into the Kent State College of Podiatric Medicine’s Hall of Fame in 2021. He is a noted speaker and writer on a variety of podiatric topics including articles published in Prevention, Health Journal, and Walking magazines, as well as various webinars and podcasts.