Alexander Turpie, MD FRCPC

Dr. Alexander Turpie received his medical degree from the University of Glasgow, Scotland , and is now Professor of Medicine at McMaster University, and Internist at Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation. He is a member of the Institutional Review Board of the Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation.

Dr. Turpie serves as an External Examiner in Medicine at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the University of the West Indies. Dr. Turpie’s interests are reflected in his membership of numerous organizations active in education and research in thromboembolic disease, including the Thrombosis Interest Group (Canada), the Thrombosis Forum (North America), the Anticoagulation Forum (United States) and the International Cardiology Forum (International). He is a member of the Steering Committee of the International Studies on Infarct Survival (ISIS) and of several societies including the Medical Research Society and the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis.

Dr. Turpie has published papers and abstracts in numerous medical journals, and regularly serves as a reviewer for journals such as The Annals of Internal Medicine, Circulation, Thrombosis Research, New England Journal of Medicine and Thrombosis and Haemostasis. He is also a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal Vascular Medicine Review.

Venous Thromboembolic Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment

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Novel Anticoagulants: Goodbye, Warfarin!

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