Norfolk District Medical Society Officers 2023-2024
President: Shakti S. Sabharwal, MD
Vice President: Hemant Hora, MD
Secretary: Saraswathi V. Muppana, MD
Treasurer: Saraswathi V. Muppana, MD
Contact Information
Norfolk District Medical Society
Northeast Regional Office (NERO)
Email:
nero@mms.org
Mailing Address: 860 Winter Street, Waltham, MA 02451-1411
Telephone Number: 781-434-7211; 800-944-5562
District Event/Activity Contact: Waqaas Bhutta
Email:
wbhutta@mms.org
Norfolk District Medical Society Medical Student Scholarship Grant
One nonrestrictive $5,000 scholarship will be awarded. Additional scholarships may be awarded at the discretion of Norfolk District Medical Society (NDMS) Finance Committee and the NDMS Executive Board and after review by the NDMS Scholarship and Awards
Committee. The Scholarship will be announced at the Annual or Spring Awards Meeting of the Norfolk District Medical Society. We encourage all medical students to apply.
*Eligibility:
- Medical student must be enrolled student in a medical school program in the United States when the grant is awarded. Consideration may be given by the committee to current and former Massachusetts residents. The committee is interested to know if
students are current or former residents within in the Norfolk District Medical Society boundaries. http://www.massmed.org/districts/. The committee will consider medical students
who are active members of the Massachusetts Medical Society or Norfolk District Medical Society.
- The student will be accepted or enrolled in U.S. medical school - i.e., allopathic, or osteopathic medical school. Thus, the grant may be used for expenses during the four years of medical school, or to defray repayment of academic loans. The medical
school will be asked to attest to the applicant's good academic standing and financial need before disbursement.
Application Process:
- Email complete application form and other required documentation by January 1 to Susan
Frazier at sfrazier@mms.org or Waqaas Bhutta at wbhutta@mms.org.
- Include in the Letter to the Scholarship and Awards Committee a personal statement of how this scholarship will benefit the student to defray expenses or help with academic debt.
- Include in the Letter to the Scholarship and Awards Committee a biographical sketch and statement of personal goals. Please include the following statement: "I certify that the information provided above is complete and accurate." and electronically
or in your own hand - sign this statement. Please include a CV.
- One letter of reference from medical school faculty or academic mentor with whom the applicant has worked closely in a professional, academic, or volunteer environment. Any questions can be submitted to: Susan Frazier at sfrazier@mms.org or Waqaas Bhutta at wbhutta@mms.org.
District News
Dr. Amy Lisser honored by Norfolk District Medical Society as 2023 Community Clinician of the Year
Dr. Amy Lisser, chief of psychiatry at Lemuel Shattuck Hospital in Jamaica Plain, has been selected as the Norfolk District Medical Society’s 2023 Community Clinician of the Year, an award recognizing her professionalism and contributions as a physician.
Lisser’s leadership was especially crucial during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, when she was an on-site fixture at Shattuck and advocated for patients to limit their exposure to each other and staff to prevent the spread of the virus and for the
expanded use of telehealth to ensure that patients under quarantine had continuity of care.
Lisser, a graduate of Wellesley College and Tufts University School of Medicine, is a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine.
Her work with the Norfolk District Medical Society and the Massachusetts Medical Society is extensive and includes serving as chair of the Committee on Medical Education and service with the Women Physicians Section, the Task Force on Governance, and
the Task Force on Strategic Planning and as a member of the House of Delegates.
Dr. James Gessner honored by Norfolk District Medical Society with the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. James Gessner has been selected for the Norfolk District Medical Society’s 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award to recognize his lifelong commitment to the betterment of health care in the community for many years.
Dr. Gesner is a retired anesthesiologist with over 40 years of clinical experience. He has served at numerous medical institutions such as Boston Medical Center, New England Baptist Hospital, North Shore Medical Center and Faulkner Hospital. Dr. Gessner
has also held clinical leadership roles. He has served as the Chairman of the Anesthesia Dept. at Faulkner Hospital from 1993-2013.
Dr. Gessner has served as President, Norfolk District Medical Society from 2001-2003 and was President of the MMS from 2016-2017. He has served on numerous MMS Committees. He has served as the Chair of the Finance Committee and MMS Board of Trustees.
Dr. Gessner was board certified in pediatrics and anesthesiology. He is a graduate of Bowdoin College and Harvard Medical School.
Norfolk District Medical Society held its Annual Meeting on March 29 at Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse – Chestnut Hill
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Pictured left: Amy Lisser, MD (2023 Community Clinician of the Year) with Shakti S. Sabharwal, MD (President, Norfolk District Medical Society)
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Pictured center: James Gessner, MD (Past President, MMS and 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient) with Shakti S. Sabharwal, MD (President, Norfolk District Medical Society)
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Pictured on right: Zara Khan (Tufts University School of Medicine, Class of 2023) with Shakti S Sabharwal, MD (President, Norfolk District Medical Society)
Norfolk District Medical Society congratulates winner of the 2023 Scholarship Award
The Norfolk District Medical Society congratulates Zara Khan (Tufts University School of Medicine, Class of 2023) on being awarded the Norfolk District Medical Society Medical Student Scholarship Grant.
