Richard P. Gulla
781-434-7101
rgulla@mms.org
Shakti S. Sabharwal, M.D.
Waltham, Mass. – May 9 – Needham resident Shakti S. Sabharwal, M.D. has been honored by the Massachusetts Medical Society with its Committee Chair Service Award, an honor recognizing exceptional leadership and service to the Society, the statewide professional association of physicians. She will receive the award at the Society’s annual meeting in Boston on May 9.
Dr. Sabharwal is being recognized for her nine years of service as a member of the Committee on Global Health, including two years as committee chair from 2011-2013. The Committee’s mission is to expand the understanding of international health issues, while promoting the participation of society members in international health-related projects. The Committee also maintains the Global Medicine Network website at www.globalmedicine.org, created to establish connections between individuals and organizations interested in international health.
A native of India, Dr. Sabharwal received her medical degree from St. George's University School of Medicine, Grenada, where she was awarded a full tuition International Peace Scholarship. She completed her medical residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin
Dr. Sabharwal is a board-certified internist with the VA Boston Health Care System. Since March of 2011, she has served as Medical Officer and Medical Director of the Community Based Warrior Transition Unit in Concord, a facility that provides personal support to wounded soldiers who require at least six months of rehabilitative care and complex medical management. She previously served as Chief Medical Officer for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Battalion Surgeon for Operation Enduring Freedom in Kosovo. In 2006, she was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for Meritorious Service in Kosovo.
Dr. Sabharwal is a member of the Medical Society's House of Delegates and its Committee on Women in Medicine. In 2008, she was honored with the Medical Society’s Special Award for Excellence in Medical Service, one of the Society’s highest honors, presented to a physician who has provided exceptional care and dedication to the medical needs of his or her patients and the general public, and in 2009, was selected as Community Clinician of the Year by her peers in the Norfolk District Medical Society.
A Fellow of the American College of Physicians, she has been an instructor in internal medicine at Harvard Medical School since 2002. She is also a Lt. Colonel in the Massachusetts Army National Guard and has been a member of the Governor’s Advisory Committee on Women Veterans since 2006.
The Massachusetts Medical Society, with more than 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.
