Dr. Andrew Alter joined the Department of Medicine in Division of Hospital Medicine as an Instructor in June of 2024. He was born and raised in Houston, Texas, and he lived there until he went to college. He completed his undergraduate degree double majoring in biology and political science at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. At Emory he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He then moved back to Houston to complete medical school at Baylor College of Medicine. He earned the Distinction in Foundational Sciences and Student Senate Mentorship Award while at Baylor. He graduated medical school in May 2021, and then moved to St. Louis with his wife to complete his residency in internal medicine at Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University in St. Louis.
During his time in medical school and residency, Dr. Alter worked as a tutor for pre-clinical and clinical medical students. Outside of work, Dr. Alter’s interests include playing chess, spending time with his family and friends, and going on walks in Forest Park with his dog Sammy. He loves watching baseball; his favorite teams are the Houston Astros and New York Yankees (his grandfather grew up in the Bronx). Despite not going to the University of Texas, Dr. Alter is an avid Longhorns fan because his entire family are UT alumni. He also loves trying new restaurants in St. Louis. Dr. Alter loves working at Barnes Hospital, where he can continue to learn with medical students, residents, fellows, and other faculty. He looks forward to continuing to provide patient care as a hospitalist. His key interests are hospital medicine and BMT hospital medicine.