Robert A. Baldor, MD (University of Vermont College of Medicine, 1983; residency: UMass), was the 2016 recipient of the Allen Crocker Health Services Award for his clinical work with people who have developmental disabilities. Dr. Baldor is senior vice chair and professor of the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at UMass Medical School and UMass Memorial Medical Center.
Paul D. Biddinger, MD, FACEP (Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 1998; residency: BWH/MGH), was named the inaugural incumbent of the MGH Endowed Chair in Emergency Preparedness. At MGH, Dr. Biddinger is chief of the Division of Emergency Preparedness and director of the Center for Disaster Medicine; he is associate professor of emergency medicine at HMS.
Rachel J. Buchsbaum, MD (Cornell Medical College, 1985; residency: BIDMC), was named the Tufts Medical Center Jane F. Desforges, MD, Chair of Hematology and Oncology, which supports an outstanding faculty member whose work strengthens teaching and research in hematology and oncology. Dr. Buchsbaum is chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology at TMC and associate professor of medicine at TUSM.
Karen M. Freund, MD, MPH (Stanford School of Medicine, 1983; residency: Cambridge Health Alliance), was awarded the 2018 Milton O. and Natalie V. Zucker Prize for a career of research excellence. Dr. Freund is interim physician-in-chief of the Department of Medicine at TMC and professor of medicine at TUSM.
Sachin H. Jain, MD, MBA (HMS, 2008; residency: BWH), was named #31 on Modern Healthcare’s Most Influential Physician Executives list for 2018. Dr. Jain, president and CEO of CareMore Health, was praised for expanding the care delivery system’s geographic reach and launching the CareMore at Home model, which serves patients unable to travel for care. Dr. Jain is a consulting professor of medicine at Stanford and a contributor at Forbes.
Mark A. Keroack, MD, MPH (HMS, 1980; residency: BWH), became the 78th Chair of the Mass. Health and Hospital Association (MHA) Board of Trustees. Dr. Keroack, who specialized in internal medicine and infectious disease, is the president and CEO of Baystate Health and board chair of Health New England, its subsidiary health plan.
Elizabeth T. N. Phung, DO (Nova Southeastern University, 2013; residency: Allegheny General Hospital), will join the faculty at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Campus in Baltimore, Maryland, this fall as a clinical associate and medical director of the Beacham Center for Geriatric Medicine.
Dallas A. Reed, MD (BUSM, 2010; residency: Bridgeport Hospital), was among the 2018 winners of the Innovations in Diversity Education Awards (IDEAs), an intramural grant program encouraging research in workplace diversity, health care disparities, and cultural competency. Dr. Reed, along with co-author James Yoo, MD, chief of colorectal surgery at Tufts Medical Center, developed a pilot program to increase the diversity of TUSM applicants. Dr. Reed is an obstetrician/gynecologist and medical geneticist at TMC and an assistant professor at TUSM.
Steven L. Strongwater, MD (SUNY Upstate Medical Center, 1978; residency: SUNY Upstate Medical U.), was named Physician of the Year by the Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts. As president and CEO of Atrius Health, Dr. Strongwater led the charge for new home health and hospice services. Dr. Strongwater serves on several boards including the Mass Digital Health Council, IBM Watson Advisory Board, and Janssen Healthcare Innovators Council.
