ALEXANDER PERALTA, MD, RPh

EDUCATION

• Centro De Estudios Universitarios, Instituto de Estudios Biomedicos, Cuernavaca, Mexico, and New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, (M.D.), 1975-1980.
• University of Texas, Austin, Texas, College of Pharmacy, BS Pharmacy, 1964-1968.
• San Antonio College, San Antonio, Texas, 1962-1964.
• Thomas Jefferson High School, San Antonio, Texas, 1959-1962.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• President of Palliative Medicine Consulting Services, Present.
• Chief Operations Officer for Peralta & Peralta Enterprises, Present.
• Pain and Palliative Care Consultant and Director for Palliative Care Services, American Hospice, 2002-2006.
• President of Community Center for Palliative Care, 2000-2002.
• Vice President of Medical Services, Community Hospice of Texas, September 1999-2002.
• Associate National Medical Director, Vista Care / Family Hospice, 1998-1999.
• Vice President of Medical Services, Chief Medical Officer, Family Hospice LTD., October 1992-1998.
• Team physician, Medical Director, Family Hospice of the Mid-Cities, 1989-1992.
• Solo practice, Duncanville, Texas, 1985-1992.
• Dallas Hospice Care Inc., Hospice Physician, 1985-1988.
• Physicians Emergency Care Inc., 1982-1985.
• Bexar County Hospital District: staff pharmacist, Patient Services Supervisor, Associate Director of Pharmacy Services, 1968-1975.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Medical Association, Texas Medical Association, Dallas County Medical Society, American Society of Internal Medicine, Texas Society of Internal Medicine, University of Texas and New York Medical College Ex-Student Associations, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, Texas and New Mexico Hospice Organization, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and founding member of the International Hospice Institute and College. Member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church and a Fourth Degree Knight of the Knights of Columbus.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND HONORS

• Texas Pharmaceutical Association: Chairman, Regional Seminar, 1971-1973.
• Bexar County Pharmaceutical Association: Board of Directors, Chairman, Board of Censors, Chaired First Peer Review Hearing in Texas, 1970-1975.
• Texas Society of Hospital Pharmacists: Board of Directors, Convention Chairperson. Texas Tripartite Committee on Continuing Education, 1971-1975.
• Guest Lecturer: University of Texas, College of Pharmacy on "Multi-discipline Drug Distribution Systems and Health Care Management."
• National Scholarship from Mexican Government, Scholarship Program for Minorities to attend medical school, 1975.
• Chief resident of the Internal Medicine Program at Methodist Medical Center, 1984-1985.
• Resident of the Year, 1985.
• Midway Park Medical Center: Secretary, Vice President, President Elect, Chief of Staff, Chairman of Department of Medicine, the Patient Care and Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committees, Board of Trustees, 1986-1992.
• Charlton Methodist Hospital: Member of the Medical Staff Executive Committee, Vice Chairman of the Department of Medicine, Chairman of Utilization Review and Medical Records Committee, 1985-1992.
• Texas and New Mexico Hospice Organization, Board of Directors, 1992-1998 and Member of Education Committee, 1993-1998.
• TNMHO, Medical Director of the Year, 1996.
• International Hospice Institute and College, Chairman (1994-1995, 1996-1998), Vice chairman (1995-1996) and Board Member, (1993-1998).
• American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Board Member, 1995-1997.
• NHO Ethics Committee and NHO Ethics Subcommittee on Code of Ethics, 1993-1998.
• Co-Chairman, Hospice Intermediary Advisory Council, Palmetto Government Benefits Administrators, Columbia, South Carolina, 1997-present.
• Texas Partnership for End-of-Life Care, Board Member, November, 2000 to present and Chairman of Innovations in Best Practices Committee.
• Diplomat of the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

BUSINESS ADDRESS
P.O. Box 382344
Duncanville, Texas 75138-2344
Fax: 972-296-2114
Phone: 214-284-7525