Waltham – April 4th
– Falmouth resident David S. Babin, M.D. has been honored by his physician
peers of the Barnstable District Medical Society as the district’s 2017 Community
Clinician of the Year, an honor recognizing his professionalism and
contributions as a physician. He will receive the award at the district’ annual
meeting April 7 at the New Seabury Country Club in Mashpee.
Dr. Babin has
practiced orthopedic surgery on Cape Cod for nearly 50 years. He was appointed to the active staff of
Falmouth Hospital beginning in 1967 and subsequently served three terms as
Chief of the Department of Surgery at the hospital. A Fellow of the American Academy of
Orthopaedic Surgeons, Dr. Babin was also a member of the consulting staff of
Martha’s Vineyard Hospital for 30 years.
A member of the
board of directors of the Massachusetts Orthopaedic Association, Dr. Babin is a
corporate member of Cape Cod Healthcare and a member of the House of Delegates
of the Massachusetts Medical Society. He
received his A.B. from Harvard College and his M.D. from Boston University
School of Medicine.
The Community
Clinician of the Year Award was established in 1998 by the Massachusetts
Medical Society to recognize a physician from each of the Society’s 20 district
medical societies who has made significant contributions to his or her patients
and the community. The Barnstable District is comprised of nearly 500
physicians who live or work on Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket.
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.
