WALTHAM – Dr. Michele
Sasmor has been selected as the Essex North District Medical Society’s 2018
Community Clinician of the Year, an award recognizing her professionalism and
contributions as a physician.
Sasmor runs RiverSong
Plastic Surgery in Newburyport and is medical director for The Anna Jaques
Hospital Wound and Hyperbaric Center.
Affiliated with
Anna Jaques, North Shore Medical Center and Lawrence General Hospital, Sasmor
earned a medical degree from the University of Utah Medical School. She
completed surgery and plastic surgery training at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical
Center.
The Community
Clinician of the Year Award was established in 1998 by the Massachusetts
Medical Society to recognize a physician from each of the organization’s 20
district societies who has made significant contributions to his or her
patients and the community.
The Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) is the
statewide professional association for physicians and medical students,
supporting 25,000 members. We are dedicated to educating and advocating for the
physicians of Massachusetts and patients locally and nationally. A leadership
voice in health care, the MMS contributes physician and patient perspectives to
influence health-related legislation at the state and federal levels, works in
support of public health, provides expert advice on physician practice
management, and addresses issues of physician well-being. Under the auspices of
the NEJM Group, the MMS extends our mission globally by advancing medical
knowledge from research to patient care through the New England Journal of Medicine, NEJM Catalyst, and the NEJM
Journal Watch family of specialty publications, and through our education
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our accredited and comprehensive continuing medical education programs.
