Robert A. Baldor, MD, FAAFP

Department of Family Medicine

Institutional Leadership Roles

• Founding Chair, Department of Family Medicine,
  University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate

Academic Appointment

• Professor of Family Medicine,
  University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate

Education and Training

• UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA
  • Chief Resident (1985-1986)
  • Internship and Residency, Family Practice (1983-1986)
• The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at The University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
  • M.D. (1979-1983)
• University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
  • B.S., Medical Technology (1975-1977)

Scholarly Foci

• Practice transformation
• Intellectual and developmental disabilities

Professional Societies and Leadership Roles (Limit 5)

• Massachusetts Academy of Family Physicians
  • Member (1990-present)
• American Academy of Family Physicians
  • Member (1990-present)
• Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
  • Member (1991-present)
• Massachusetts Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
  • Advisory Board
    • Member (2007-present)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee (CLAIC)
    • Member (2012-2017)

Significant Honors and Awards (Limit 5)

• The Best Doctors in America: Northeast Region, Woodward White, Inc. Boston (2018, 2017, 2009, 1999, 1996)
• Allen Crocker Health Services Award, MA Department of Developmental Disabilities (2016)
• Lamar Soutter Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Medical Education, UMMS (2013)
• Champions of Excellence, UMass Memorial Health Center (2012)
• Educational Achievement (STAR) Award, LInC Curriculum Trustee, UMMS (2011)

Academic Office Contact Information

Department of Family Medicine
48 Sanderson Street, Suite 203
Greenfield, MA
413-773-2022
Robert.baldor@baystatehealth.org