Background and Clinical Focus
Academic Appointment:
Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
Languages:
English
Gender:
Male
Age Groups Seen:
Teens, Adults, Geriatrics
Provider Affiliation:
Baystate Medical Center
Practice Groups:
Baystate Emergency Medicine
Practice Locations
Insurances Accepted
Note:
Baystate Healthcare facilities and physicians accept most insurances. Please contact your insurance company to verify eligibility.
- FALLON ACO
- BMC HEALTHNET MCO
- BMC HEALTHNET ACO
- TUFTS HEALTH TOGETHER ACO
- TUFTS TOGETHER MCO
- HNE BE HEALTHY PARTNERSHIP
- FALLON NON MASS HEALTH
- HEALTH NEW ENGLAND EXCLUDING BE HEALTHY
- TUFTS PUBLIC PLANS NON MASS HEALTH
- BLUE SHIELD MEDICARE ADV
- BLUE SHIELD PPO IND
- CONNECTICARE
- UNICARE GIC
- FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY
- UNITED HEALTHCARE
- CT MEDICAID
- CELTICARE
- AETNA
- HARVARD PILGRIM
- CONSOLIDATED
- CIGNA GREAT WEST
- TRICARE
- HMO BLUE
- TUFTS
- SERENITY CARE PACE
- MULTIPLAN PHCS
- COMMONWEALTH CARE ALLIANCE
- NORTHEAST DIRECT
- MEDICARE
- RAILROAD MEDICARE
- TUFTS US FAMILY HEALTH
- MA MEDICAID
- SENIOR WHOLE HEALTH
- VT MEDICAID
Education and Training
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Medical School, MD, 1980
Boston City Hospital
Residency, MD, 1983
Board Certifications
Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine
Emergency Medicine
American Board of Emergency Medicine
Scholarly Focus
- Emergency department crowding
- Health services research
- Pain management
Professional Societies and Leadership Roles
- Association of Academic Chairs of Emergency Medicine, Research Task Force (2020-present)
- Society of Academic Emergency Medicine: Fellowship Approval Committee, Chair (2019-present); Member (1988-present)
- Massachusetts College of Emergency Physicians: President (2014-2015), Board of Directors (2008-present), Member (1986-present)
- American College of Emergency Physicians, Member (1983-present)
- Baycare Health Partners, Board of Directors (2011-2020)
Awards and Honors
- Pinnacle Award, Massachusetts College of Emergency Physicians (2020)
- President’s Excellence Award, Overall Winner (Successful CAUTI Rate Reduction Using DMAIC Improvement and Change Management Strategy), Baystate Medical Center (2019)
- Boston University School of Medicine: Chair's Award, Department of Emergency Medicine (2001, 2008), Outstanding Faculty Award, Boston Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency Program (2005), Outstanding Faculty Award, Boston City Hospital Emergency Medicine Residency Program (1991)
- Fellow, American College of Emergency Physicians (1988)
Patient Ratings
Patient Experience Ratings
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