Dr. Alberto Delgado
Emergency Physician
1408 Harrison Hills Danville Illinois, 61832About
Alberto L. Delgado, MD, MBA, is an emergency medicine physician who is currently serving patients via D&Y as locum tenens emergency medicine physician in Clinton, IN, and Danville, IL. “Since 1989, D&Y has held a leadership position in healthcare staffing by matching quality healthcare providers with quality practice environments,” states the official website of D&Y. Previously, Dr. Delgado has served as Staff Emergency Physician with Union Hospital Clinton in Clinton, IN, and faculty member at Indiana University School of Medicine. Furthermore, Dr. Alberto L. Delgado is an Oral Examiner and Board Member for the Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine at the American Association of Physician Specialists. Currently semi-retired, Dr. Delgado intends to become more involved in administrative and leadership roles, to volunteer in Peru on mission trips, and to research and write more. As an emergency medicine physician, he has dedicated training and unique experience in the care of illnesses or injuries requiring immediate medical attention. His impressive professional journey spans thirty-five years and his knowledge and expertise cover all facets of emergency medicine. Over the years, Dr. Alberto Delgado has practiced as an emergency medicine physician at various locations in the Midwest as well as with a Level 2 Trauma Center in Danville, IL. Dr. Delgado grew up watching his father - a urologist and principal professor in Lima, Peru - and decided he wanted to do the same.
Education and Training
Univ Nac Mayor De San Marcos- Prog Acad De Med Humana- Lima- Peru 1979
Universidad Nacional Mayor De San Marcos, Facultad De Medicina 1979
Board Certification
Family MedicineAmerican Board of Family MedicineABFM
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Faculty Titles & Positions
- Emergency Medicine Faculty Indiana University School of Medicine 2018 - 2018
Professional Memberships
- American College of Emergency Physicians
- American Academy of Family Physicians
- American Medical Association
Internships
- University of Illinois at Urbana??Champaign
Professional Society Memberships
- American Medical Association, American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Emergency Physicians, American Association of Physician Specialists, Peruvian American Medical Society, Illinois College Of Emergency Physicians
What do you attribute your success to?
- Love of his profession.
Hobbies / Sports
- Traveling, Opera
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Get to know Emergency Medicine Physician Dr. Alberto L. Delgado, who served patients in Danville, Illinois for nearly three decades.
Dr. Delgado graduated with his medical degree from the National University of San Marcos in Peru, S.A. in 1979, giving him four decades of experience in medicine. After obtaining his medical degree, he relocated to the United States where he completed his Family Medicine Residency at the Danville Family Practice Center in Danville, Illinois and the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Champaign-Urbana.
He remained a Clinical Associate Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana until 1988.
He obtained his MBA degree in 1993 at the University of Illinois School of Business in Champaign-Urbana. He practiced Emergency Medicine at a Level 2 Trauma Center in Danville, Illinois for 16 years. He has practiced Emergency Medicine at various locations in the Midwest in the last 10 years.
Dr. Delgado is certified in Emergency Medicine by the American Board of Physician Specialists. To stay up to date in his field, he remains a professional member of the American Medical Association, American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Emergency Physicians, American Association of Physician Specialists, Peruvian American Medical Society, and the Illinois College of Emergency Physicians.
He practiced as an Emergency Medicine Physician at Union Hospital Clinton in Clinton, Indiana and was an Assistant Professor in Clinical Emergency Medicine, IUSM-Terre-Haute at Indiana University School of Medicine up until 03/10/2019. He is currently the Secretary of the Board of Certification in Emergency Medicine at the American Association of Physician Specialists and serves as a Proctor and Oral Examiner.
Dr. Delgado is currently taking a personal Sabbatical of three months.
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