
Alexander
Shepherd, MD
- Pharmacology
- Internal Medicine
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Locations
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Cardiology - Medical Arts & Research Center - MARC
8300 Floyd Curl Dr.,
3rd Floor - 3B
San Antonio, TX 78229 -
210-450-4888
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Executive Health Program - Medical Arts & Research Center - MARC
8300 Floyd Curl Dr
San Antonio, TX 78229 -
210-450-3932
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Men's Comprehensive Health Institute
8300 Floyd Curl Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78229 -
210-450-6400
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Women's Comprehensive Health Institute
8300 Floyd Curl Dr
San Antonio, TX 78229 -
210-450-6400
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About Me
Alexander Shepherd, MD, PhD, received his medical degree in 1969 from St. Andrews University and a PhD in clinical pharmacology in 1978.
He completed his internal medicine residency training at the University of Dundee and a post-doctoral fellowship for the Medical Research Council of the UK.
He has been on faculty for over 45 years and is now a Clinical Professor of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio. He coordinates and teaches a clinical pharmacology elective to final-year medical students, teaching more than 200 students each year.
Shepherd has served as the chairman of the Bexar County Hospital District Pharmacy Committee for 30 years and was a member of the National Medical Advisory Panel to the Pharmacy Benefits Management group of the Veterans Administration for almost 20 years. He has served as president of the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics and chairman and then executive director of the American Boards of Clinical Pharmacology.
He is the director of the hypertension service at the Medical Arts and Research Center and consulting physician for the Men’s and Women’s Comprehensive Health Programs and the Executive Health Program.
Gender
Male
Languages
English, Scottish
Credentials
Education
Medical School:
University of St. Andrews
Residency:
University of Dundee
Fellowship:
University of Dundee
Qualifications
Board Certification:
American Board of Clinical Pharmacology