Omar Arnaout, MD (Northwestern University School of Medicine, 2010; residency: Northwestern Memorial Hospital), and Timothy R. Smith, MD, PhD, MPH (UCLA School of Medicine, 2003; residency: Northwestern Memorial Hospital), have opened a new practice — Brigham and Women’s Neurosurgery of Milford — in the Milford Regional Medical Center. The team, including Hasan Zaidi, MD, treats spine and brain conditions. Dr. Arnaout and Dr. Smith are both on the faculty at HMS.
Mark R. Dumais, MD, MBA, FACP (HMS, 1994; residency: Duke University Hospital), was named chief medical officer at Mercy Medical Center, an affiliate of the Trinity Health network. Dr. Dumais was previously in the Hospital Medicine Unit at MGH, an instructor in medicine at HMS, and chief medical officer at the University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center.
Paul E. Farmer, MD, PhD (HMS, 1990; residency: BWH), received the 2018 Public Welfare Medal, the most prestigious award of the National Academy of Sciences, honoring his extraordinary use of science for the public good. Dr. Farmer is cofounder and chief strategist of Partners In Health, Kolokotrones University Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard University, and chief of the Division of Global Health Equity at BWH.
Juhee C. McDougal, MD (University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, 2013; residency: Boston University), has been elected secretary/treasurer of the Society of General Internal Medicine’s New England region. Dr. McDougal, an internal medicine specialist, is an attending physician at BUMC and an instructor of medicine at BU School of Medicine.
Deeb N. Salem, MD, FACP, FACC, FAHA (Boston University School of Medicine, 1968; residency: USPHS Hospital), was named physician co-interim CEO at Tufts Medical Center. Dr. Salem is physician-in-chief at Tufts Medical Center, Sheldon M. Wolff Professor and chair of the Department of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine, and a recipient of the MMS Special Award for Excellence in Medical Service, honoring his distinguished cardiology career and his services to the medical community.
Eren D. Yeh, MD (George Washington University School of Medicine, 1991; residency: Mt. Auburn Hospital; fellowship: MGH), received the American Journal of Roentgen Silver Distinguished Reviewer Achievement Award from the American Roentgen Ray Society. Dr. Yeh, a radiologist, practices at BWH and is an assistant professor of radiology at HMS. Dianne Georgian-Smith, MD, another BWH radiologist, also received the award.
