News Notes
Martha
Murray, MD, has joined Children’s Orthopaedic Surgery
Department. She’ll see patients at Children’s Boston
campus and Framingham Orthopaedics. To schedule an appointment,
call (617) 355-6021.
Rosalind Brown, MD, has joined Children’s Division
of Endocrinology. She’ll see patients at Children’s
Boston campus and MetroWest
Medical Center in Framingham. To schedule an appointment,
call (617) 355-7476 (in Boston) or (508) 875-5189 (in Framingham).
Dr. Brown is former Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at the University
of Massachusetts.
Alumni notes
Don Berwick, MD, who was an intern and resident at Children’s,
has just been awarded the John M. Eisenberg Award for practical
application of medical decision-making research. Dr. Eisenberg
was administrator of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ) until his death in March 2002. Dr. Berwick is currently
the President and CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement
(IHI).
Michael Epstein, MD, former fellow at Children’s
and former director of the Harvard joint program in Neonatology,
has been appointed Chief Operating Officer at the Beth Israel
Deaconess Hospital. Dr. Epstein served as Children’s vice
president for medical affairs from 1989-94, executive vice president
and COO from 1995-98, and EVP and chief medical officer from 1998-99.
Jonathan Fielding, MD, MPH, MA, MBA, former intern and
resident in the training program at Children’s, has been
made chair of Partnership for Prevention, a national non-profit
health policy research organization. Dr. Fielding was once the
director of Public Health and Health Officer for Los Angeles County
and the commissioner of Public Health in the Department of Public
Health in Massachusetts.
The American Academy of Pediatrics Wisconsin Chapter has named
Peter Havens, MD, FAAP, former intern and chief resident
at Children’s, the 2002 Pediatrician of the Year. Dr. Havens
co-chaired the statewide HIV/AIDS perinatal workgroup, and was
recently selected to serve on the AAP Committee on HIV/AIDS.
