Forensic Expert Consultants

Harvey Alpern, M.D., earned his medical degree from the University of Southern California in 1964 and completed residencies in Internal Medicine and in Cardiology at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles. He then earned a Fellowship in Cardiology at St. George’s Hospital in London, England.

Dr. Alpern established his private practice in Cardiology in 1969 and has served as an attending physician at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center since 1970. He has also served as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at ULCA and Clinical Chief of the Preventive and Rehabilitative Cardiology Department at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; furthermore, he has served as Director of the Critical Care Unit and Chief of Staff at Century City Hospital in Los Angeles.

Dr. Alpern is a Qualified Medical Evaluator for the State of California and a Medical Expert for the Social Security Administration. He has participated in several medical research programs at the USC School of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and St. George Hospital. Dr. Alpern has presented and published thirty-eight papers dealing with all aspects of cardiology.