Dale Adler

Dr. Dale S. Adler is the Department of Medicine’s executive vice chair at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), and a specialist in cardiovascular medicine.

Dr. Adler received his medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College. He completed an internal medicine residency and a cardiology fellowship at BWH. Dr. Adler is board certified in both internal medicine and cardiovascular disease. Before he returned to BWH in 2006, he was Professor and Chief of cardiology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He leads the BWH Master Clinicians Program.

With clinical interests in complex coronary disease, valvular heart disease, pericardial disease, as well as diabetic heart disease and prevention, he has authored many professional educational materials, reports and peer-reviewed articles. Dr. Adler has been named one of America’s Top Doctors by Castle Connolly.

Education

Medical School

• Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 1975 - 1979

Residency

• Brigham and Women's Hospital*, 1979 - 1982

Board Certifications

• Internal Medicine, 1982
• Cardiovascular Disease, 1985

Fellowship

• Brigham and Women's Hospital*, 1982 - 1985

Clinical Interests

• Cardiology
• Complex Coronary Disease
• Diabetic Heart Disease And Prevention
• Valvular Heart Disease

Awards

• Boston Magazine Top Doctor, 2022
• Castle Connolly America's Top Doctors, 2022