Alan Wolfson, MD, FACEP, FACP, is professor emeritus of emergency medicine and vice chair of education for the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. He serves as senior advisor to UPMC Graduate Medical Education.
Dr. Wolfson serves as Vice Chair of Education after 28 years as program director of the residency in emergency medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. He has taught individuals at the bedside and in the classrooms and has led the development of a very successful training program. He has also edited one of the major emergency medicine textbooks through six editions, served on the editorial board of Annals of Emergency Medicine and other journals, chaired the American College of Emergency Physicians' Education Committee for a number of years, and collaborated with others in generating new knowledge through clinical research.
Dr. Wolfson completed his undergraduate degree at Harvard College before earning his medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and fellowship in nephrology at Thomas Jefferson University.
Affiliations
Department of Emergency Medicine
Board Certifications
Emergency Medicine - American Board of Emergency Medicine
Education & Training
Fellowship in Nephrology - Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
Residency in Internal Medicine - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
MD - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
BA - Harvard College, Cambridge, MA
