Background and Clinical Focus
Academic Appointment:
Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
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.
- TUFTS US FAMILY HEALTH
- RAILROAD MEDICARE
- CONSOLIDATED
- VT MEDICAID
- MEDICARE
- HEALTH NEW ENGLAND EXCLUDING BE HEALTHY
- BLUE SHIELD PPO IND
- NORTHEAST DIRECT
- TUFTS
- MULTIPLAN PHCS
- CELTICARE
- CT MEDICAID
- FALLON ACO
- UNITED HEALTHCARE
- MA MEDICAID
- HARVARD PILGRIM
- SENIOR WHOLE HEALTH
- TUFTS TOGETHER MCO
- CIGNA GREAT WEST
- TRICARE
- UNICARE GIC
- TUFTS HEALTH TOGETHER ACO
- FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY
- FALLON NON MASS HEALTH
- AETNA
- HNE BE HEALTHY PARTNERSHIP
- BMC HEALTHNET ACO
- BMC HEALTHNET MCO
- BLUE SHIELD MEDICARE ADV
- SERENITY CARE PACE
- CONNECTICARE
- COMMONWEALTH CARE ALLIANCE
- TUFTS PUBLIC PLANS NON MASS HEALTH
- HMO BLUE
Education and Training
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Medical School, MD, 1980
Boston City Hospital
Residency, MD, 1983
Tufts University School of Medicine
Residency, MD
Board Certifications
Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine
Emergency Medicine
American Board of Emergency Medicine
Scholarly Focus
- Emergency department crowding
- Health services research
- Suicide risk in adults
Professional Societies and Leadership Roles
- Association of Academic Chairs of Emergency Medicine, Research Task Force (2020-present)
- Society of Academic Emergency Medicine: SAEM Foundation, Board of Directors (2024-present); 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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