Waltham – March 24th
– Middleboro physician Julia F. Edelman, M.D. has been honored by her physician
peers of the Bristol North District Medical Society as the district’s 2017
Community Clinician of the Year, in recognition of her professionalism and
contributions to the community. She will
receive the award at the district’s annual meeting March 28 at the Venus de
Milo in Swansea.
The
Massachusetts Medical Society established this award in 1998 to recognize one
physician from each of the Society’s 20 district medical societies who has made
significant contributions to his or her patients and the community.
A board-certified
gynecologist, certified menopause practitioner, author, and educator, Dr.
Edelman has served patients in Southeastern Massachusetts for more than 25
years.
She has been an
active member of the Massachusetts Medical Society since she was a resident at
Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She
currently serves on the Board of Trustees, the House of Delegates, and the
Committees on Recognition Awards, and recently completed a term as president of
the Bristol North District. She has also
served in a variety of roles for the American Congress of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists and the North American Menopause Society, and was a clinical
instructor at Harvard Medical School for more than a decade.
Dr. Edelman earned
her bachelor’s degree from Yale University and her medical degree from Columbia
University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Dr. Edelman has
written two books for women and their physicians: Menopause Matters: Your Guide to a Long and Healthy Life and Successful Sleep Strategies for Women. In recognition of her contributions to the
field of women’s health, the North American Menopause Society honored Dr.
Edelman as their 2010 Menopause Practitioner of the Year.
The 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 Journal Watch alerts and newsletters covering
13 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 continuously operating medical
society in the country. For more information please visit www.massmed.org,
www.nejm.org, or www.jwatch.org.
