05/10/2021    

PODIATRISTS IN THE COMMUNITY - PART 1

End of an Era: MA Podiatrist Retires

 

The era of doctors making house calls has long been a thing of the past. It appears that the era of the neighborhood doctor may also be coming to an end as well. After 35 years, Belmont podiatrist Dave Alper is retiring. Dr. Alper is well known in Belmont for more than just his foot care. Alper’s education was comprehensive and geographically broad. He studied in New York, San Francisco, and Ohio. He did an internship in Maryland, a residency in Kansas City, and a fellowship in Jerusalem.

 

Dr. Alper and his dog Gizmo (Photo: Joanna Tzouvelis)

 

Alper began his practice in nearby Somerville. No stranger to hard work, he simultaneously tended bar in the evenings, so he could save up money to open his own office. Alper will continue as a trustee of the APMA Board, also the board of the American Diabetes Association, as a Belmont Town Meeting member, and as an adjunct professor at Northeastern University.

 

Source: John Kolis, Wicked Local [5/7/21]