Contact: Richard P. Gulla
781-434-7101
rgulla@mms.org
Husband and wife Dr. Jeremy Stern and Dr. Wendy Stern (with plaques) have been selected 2013 Community Clinicians of the Year for the Bristol South District Medical Society. Presenting are Dr. Asha Wallace (left), District Secretary, and Dr. Jagdish Shah (right), District President.
Waltham – April 30 -- In a rare occurrence for the Massachusetts Medical Society, the 2013 Community Clinician of the Year honor for the Bristol South District Medical Society has been awarded to two physicians - Wendy Stern, M.D. and Jeremy Stern, M.D., husband and wife from Marion.
The award was established in 1998 by the Massachusetts Medical Society to recognize a physician from each of the Society’s 20 district medical societies and recognizes member physicians for their significant contributions to their patients and the community. The doctors received their award at the district society’s annual meeting on April 3 at the Venus de Milo in Swansea.
Dr. Wendy Stern is a board-certified otolaryngologist and head and neck surgeon in group private practice with Northeast Ear Nose and Throat in North Dartmouth. Active in organized medicine, she serves as the Secretary of the Board of Governors and the Chair of the Media and Public Relations Committee of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the national specialty association. She has also served as president of the Massachusetts Society of Otolaryngology. Dr. Stern graduated with distinction from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York.
Dr. Jeremy Stern is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon in private practice in North Dartmouth specializing in sports medicine and serves as the team physician for the University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth as well as several area high schools. Also a graduate of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine with special distinction for research, he is one of the founding principals of the International Center for Latin American Concern Orthopedic Mission, an annual program conducted since 2005 that trains medical personnel and serves the residents in Santiago, Dominican Republic.
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.
