Israel De Alba, MD
Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine
Dr. Israel De Alba is a board-certified UCI Health internist who specializes in hospital medicine.
He earned his medical degree at the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara in Mexico. He completed a residency in preventive medicine at Boston University School of Medicine, followed by an internal medicine residency at State University of New York. Next he completed a fellowship in general internal medicine at Boston University Medcine Center.
His research interests include racial and ethnic health disparities and designing interventions with potential to eliminate the current gap. He is also working on an assessment of cultural factors that affect cancer preventive behaviors in Orange County Latinas, such as getting a pap smear or mammogram.
De Alba, who also speaks Spanish, sees patients at UCI Medical Center in Orange.
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Clinical Interests:
chronic disease management, cancer early detection, hospital medicine, internal medicine
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Professional Positions
- Professor — Hospitalist Program, Department of Medicine, UC Irvine School of Medicine
- Research scientist — Center for Health Policy Research
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Gender
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Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine -
Medical Education
- Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara
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Residencies
- State University of New York|Boston University School of Medicine
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Fellowships
- Boston University Medical Center
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Awards
- Career Development Award American Cancer Society
- Dare to Do Award, American Cancer Society
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Languages Spoken
Spanish, English
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Academic Profile