Waltham – April 6th – Eighteen members of the
Society have been honored by their peers in district medical societies across
the state with their selections as 2017 Community Clinicians of the Year. 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
honorees for 2017:
Barnstable, David S. Babin, M.D.
Berkshire, Linda Smothers, M.D.
Bristol North, Julia F. Edelman, D.O.
Bristol South, Jason E. Reynolds,
M.D.
Charles River, Morton G. Kahan, M.D.
Essex North, Kenneth G. Adams, M.D.
Essex South, Suzanne F. Graves, M.D.
Franklin, Julie Thompson, D.O.
Hampshire, Jaya R. Agrawal, M.D.
Middlesex
Central, Marvin
H. Kendrick, M.D. posthumously
Middlesex North, Nidhi Lal, M.D.
Middlesex West, George A. Ellsworth,
M.D.
Norfolk, Mary Louise C. Ashur,
M.D.
Norfolk South, Ralph J. Froio, M.D.
Plymouth, David F. Hyatt, M.D.
Suffolk, Sondra S. Crosby, M.D.
Worcester, Sara G. Shields, M.D.
Worcester North, James J. Ledwith Jr.,
M.D.
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
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