Contact: Richard P. Gulla
Tel: 781-434-7101
Email: rgulla@mms.org
Waltham, Mass. -- May 19, 2011 -- Southborough resident Richard V.
Aghababian, M.D., F.A.C.E.P., Professor of Emergency Medicine at
the University of Massachusetts Medical School, has been elected
President-Elect of the Massachusetts Medical Society at the
organization's annual meeting today in Waltham.
He will serve a one-year term as one of the top officers of the
Society, the statewide membership organization representing nearly
23,000 physicians and medical students in the
Commonwealth.
A graduate of Harvard College and the University of
Massachusetts Medical School, Dr. Aghababian has a long record of
service with the state medical society. He served as Vice President
last year, and as Secretary-Treasurer for two years prior to that.
He has also been a member of its District Leadership Council and
House of Delegates and has served on the committees on Finance,
Nominations, Physician Preparedness, Global Medicine, and Medical
Education.
Dr. Aghababian was the Founding Chair of the Department of
Emergency Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical
School and served as chairman of the department from
1994-2007. He is still active in education in disaster
response and international development of emergency medical
systems. He is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency
Physicians.
Dr. Aghababian has also held a number of key leadership posts in
local and national groups. He has served as president of the
Worcester District Medical Society, the Massachusetts College of
Emergency Physicians, the American College of Emergency Physicians,
and the Society for Airway Management. He is the
secretary-treasurer of the Society for Chest Pain Centers, a
national group that helps hospitals improve management of cardiac
patients in an observation setting.
An editor of several textbooks and a widely-published author and
lecturer on topics in emergency medicine, disaster response, and
preparedness, Dr. Aghababian has received honors and awards for his
contributions to medicine and the community from the American Red
Cross, the Worcester District Medical Society, Massachusetts
College of Emergency Physicians, and the University of
Massachusetts. In 2007, he was a recipient of the Annual Health
Care Heroes Award from the Worcester Business Journal.
The Massachusetts Medical Society, with nearly 23,000 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.
