Contact:
Richard P. Gulla
(781) 434-7101
rgulla@mms.org
Waltham, Mass. – March 9, 2016 – The Massachusetts Medical
Society Board of Trustees announced today that it has selected Lois Dehls
Cornell as the Society’s new executive vice president. Cornell will assume leadership of the
organization on June 1, 2016, succeeding Corinne Broderick who will retire in
May after a 32-year career with the Society and serving as executive vice
president for the last 14 years.
In accepting the position, Cornell said "I am honored
to have been selected as the next executive vice president for the Medical
Society. I look forward to partnering
with the Society’s physician leaders to continue its proud tradition of
advocacy for Massachusetts' physicians and the advancement of medical
knowledge."
Cornell was employed for more than two decades at Tufts
Health Plan where, most recently, she served as Chief Administrative Officer
and General Counsel. She earned her law
degree from Northeastern University School of Law, and prior to joining Tufts,
was an associate at Goodwin Procter in Boston. In addition, she serves on many association and non-profit boards,
including the American Health Lawyers Association and the Pan-Mass Challenge.
She resides in Natick, Mass.
“During the search process, Lois emerged as the candidate
who most strongly meets the defined position requirements,” said Dennis M.
Dimitri, M.D., president of the Medical Society. “She is passionate about health care, and I’m
confident that she is superbly qualified to lead our organization into the
future.”
Cornell’s selection was the outcome of a national search
process conducted by the Board’s search committee, which was chaired by Dr.
Dimitri. The committee was assisted by
the executive search firm of Spencer Stuart.
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Massachusetts Medical Society, with some 25,000 physicians and student members,
is dedicated to educating and advocating for the patients and physicians of
Massachusetts. The Society, under the auspices of NEJM Group, publishes the New
England Journal of Medicine, a leading global medical journal and web site, and
NEJM Journal Watch alerts and newsletters covering a variety of specialties.
The Society is also a leader in continuing medical education providing
accredited and certified activities across the globe for physicians and other
health care professionals. Founded in 1781, MMS is the oldest
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