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Waltham, Mass. -- May 9, 2013 – Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, M.D., M.P.H. has been re-elected Speaker of the House of Delegates of the Massachusetts Medical Society at the organization’s annual meeting on May 9 at the Seaport Hotel in Boston. The House of Delegates is the legislative and policy-making body of the organization, the professional association that represents nearly 24,000 physicians, residents, and medical students throughout Massachusetts.
Dr. Ehrenfeld will be serving his second consecutive term as Speaker of the House after serving three consecutive terms as Vice Speaker. He is also a member of the Medical Society’s Board of Trustees.
Dr. Ehrenfeld is an associate professor of anesthesiology, surgery, and biomedical informatics at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He divides his time among clinical practice, teaching, and research. He also serves as director of the Center for Evidence-Based Anesthesia and as director of the Perioperative Data Systems Research Division.
Since receiving his M.D. from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Dr. Ehrenfeld has focused on understanding how information technology can improve surgical safety. He has co-authored ten textbooks and numerous peer-reviewed scientific articles.
He is active with the American Medical Association, the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the Massachusetts Society of Anesthesiologists, and is a founding member of Doctors and Lawyers for Healthcare Reform, a non-profit organization that brings together physicians and attorneys to reform the health care liability system. He is an Institutional Site Mentor for the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Program and a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy Reserve.
Among a number of honors, Dr. Ehrenfeld has received the Partners in Excellence Award from Partners Healthcare and the Foundation Leadership Award from the American Medical Association. He is a three-time winner of the Clinical Research Presentation Award from the Chicago Medical Society and has also received a Research Symposium Award from the Massachusetts Medical Society for his work in health care policy.
Other presidential officers elected today were:
President: Ronald W. Dunlap, M.D.
President-Elect: Richard S. Pieters Jr., M.D.
Vice President: Dennis M. Dimitri, M.D.
Secretary-Treasurer: Peter B. Kang, M.D.
Assistant Secretary Treasurer: Alain A. Chaoui, M.D.
Vice Speaker: David A. Rosman, M.D., M.B.A.
The Massachusetts Medical Society, with nearly 24,000 physicians and student members, is dedicated to educating and advocating for the patients and physicians of Massachusetts. The Society publishes the New England Journal of Medicine, a leading global medical journal and web site, and Journal Watch alerts and newsletters covering 13 specialties. The Society is also a leader in continuing medical education for health care professionals throughout Massachusetts, conducting a variety of medical education programs for physicians and health care professionals. Founded in 1781, MMS is the oldest continuously operating medical society in the country. For more information please visit www.massmed.org, www.nejm.org, or www.jwatch.org.
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