Primary Job Title Ensign Professor of Medicine, Professor of Internal Medicine, and Dean Primary Organization 
Yale University School of Medicine
Gender Male
Robert Alpern has served as the Ensign Professor of Medicine, Professor of Internal Medicine, and Dean of Yale School of Medicine since June 2004. From July 1998 to June 2004, Robert Alpern was the Dean of The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Robert Alpern also serves as a Director of AbbVie Inc. and as a Director on the Board of
Yale—New Haven Hospital.
As the Ensign Professor of Medicine, Professor of Internal Medicine, and Dean of Yale School of Medicine, Dean of The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and as a Director on the Board of Yale—New Haven Hospital, Robert Alpern contributes valuable insights to the Board through his medical and scientific expertise and his knowledge of the health care environment and the scientific nature of Abbott’s key research and development initiatives.
