Richard C. Friedberg, MD, PhD, FCAP, MHCM, CPE

Department of Pathology

Institutional Leadership Roles

• Chair, Department of Pathology at University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate
• Medical  Director, Baystate Reference Laboratories

Academic Appointment

• Professor of Pathology, University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate

Education and Training

• American Association for Physician Leadership, Formerly American College of Physician Executives, Tampa, FL
  Certified Physician Executive (CPE), Certifying Commission in Medical Management (2004)
• Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, MA
  M.S., Health Care Management (MHCM) (1999-2001)
• University of Virginia Health Sciences Center/University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
  Chief Resident, Department of Pathology (1991-1992)
  Fellow, Transfusion Medicine (1990-1991)
  Pathology Residency (1989-1992)
• Duke University Graduate School, Durham, NC
  PhD, Coagulation Biochemistry (1984-1988)
• Duke University School of Medicine, Durham , NC
  M.D. (1982-1988)
• Stanford University, Stanford, CA
  B.S., Biology (with honors) (1979-1981)

Scholarly Foci

• Diagnostics
• Emerging technology
• Data mining 

Scholarly Activity

View a list of Dr. Friedberg's publications on the Scholarly Commons database. 

Professional Societies and Leadership Roles

• Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (2013-present)
  • Editorial Board Member (Executive Advisory Board) (2013-present)
• American Medical Association (2002-present)
  • Pathology Section Council (2013- present)
• Massachusetts Society of Pathologists (2002-present)
  
  • Officer (2003-07)
• American Journal of Hematology (2000-2007)
• College of American Pathologists (1993-present)
  • President (2015-present)
  • President-Elect (2013-2015)
  • Board of Governors (2007-2013)
  • Council on Government & Professional Affairs (2003-2013)
    Chair (2011-2013)
    Executive Committee (2003-2013)
  • Strategic Planning Committee (2006-2013)
    Chair (2009-2013)
  • Quality Practices Committee (1998-2002, 2004-2007)
  • Chair, Policy Roundtable (2011-2013)
• AABB - (American Association of Blood Banks) (1989-present)
  • Standards Program Committee (1998-2000)

Significant Honors and Awards (Limit 5)

• 2015 Top 100 Power List Worldwide, The Pathologist.com (2015)
• President's Award, College of American Pathologists (2008)
• Lansky Award, CAP Foundation (2003)
• Fellow, College of American Pathologists (1993)
• Scholarship Award, American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) (1993)

Academic Office Contact Information

Department of Pathology
759 Chestnut Street
Springfield, MA 01199
413-794-4550
richard.friedberg@baystatehealth.org