Paula Braverman, MD, FSAHM

Department of Pediatrics
Division of Adolescent Medicine

Departmental/Divisional Leadership Roles

• Vice Chair, Academic Affairs, Department of Pediatrics
• Division Chief, Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics

Academic Appointment

• Professor of Pediatrics at UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate

Education and Training

• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
  Fellowship, Adolescent Medicine (1985-1987)
• Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
  Residency, Pediatrics (1982-1985)
• Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
  M.D. (1978-1982)
• Brown University, Providence, RI
  B.A., Biology (1974-1978)

Scholarly Foci

• Adolescent Health
• Reproductive Health

Scholarly Activity

View a list of Dr. Braverman's publications in the Scholarly Commons repository.

Professional Societies and Leadership Roles (Limit 5 Societies)

• National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC)
  • Board of Representatives representing AAP
    • Member (2019-present)
  • Juvenile Health Committee
    • Member (2005-present)
  • Member (2005-present)
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
  • Board of Representatives; National Commission on Correctional Health Care
    • Representative (2019-present)
  • Committee on Adolescence
    • Member (2004-2015)
    • Chair (2011-2015)
  • Section of Adolescent Health
    • Executive Committee
      • Member (2014-2018)
    • ACOG Adolescent Committee
      • COA Representative (2009-2011)
    • Nominating Committee
      • Chair (2002-2003)
  • Member (1987-present)
• Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM)
  • Board of Directors
    • Director of Publications (2017-present)
    • Executive Committee
      • Secretary/Treasurer (2010-2016)
  • Program Committee
    • Member (1992-2005)
    • Chair (2001-2003)
    • Vice-Chair (1999-2001)
  • Clinical Services Committee
    • Member (2004-2010)
  • Advisory Group for APA/HRSA National Faculty Development Grant, representing SAHM
    • Member (1997-2001)
  • National Advisory Committee, Patient Centered Outcomes Research Grant
    • Member (2013-2014)
  • SAHM Vaccine Grant Program
    • Governing Committee
      • Member (2011-2013)
• North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (NASPAG)
  • Bylaws Committee
    • Member (2013-2014)
  • Board Member (2009-2012)
  • Member (2000-present)
• American Board of Pediatrics
  • Member (2002-2018)
  • MOC Question Writing Subcommittee
    • Member (2009-2018)
  • Subboard in Adolescent Medicine
    • Member (2002-2008)

Significant Honors and Awards (Limit 5)

• Fellow, Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM) (2015)
• Leonard P. Rome Award, Ohio Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics (2015)
• Founders of Adolescent Health Award, Section of Adolescent Health, American Academy of Pediatrics (2014)
• Regional Chapter Award, Ohio Valley Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (2011)
• Adele D. Hofmann Visiting Professor in Adolescent Medicine, Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (2009)

Contact Information

Department of Pediatrics
50 Wason Avenue
Springfield, MA 01107
413-794-5437
Paula.BravermanMD@baystatehealth.org

(Updated March 2022)