Background and Clinical Focus
Academic Appointment:
Professor of Pediatrics at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
Languages:
English
Gender:
Male
Age Groups Seen:
Pediatrics, Teens
Provider Affiliation:
Baystate Franklin Medical Center, Baystate Medical Center
Practice Groups:
Baystate Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Practice Locations
Insurances Accepted
Note:
Baystate Healthcare facilities and physicians accept most insurances. Please contact your insurance company to verify eligibility.
- BMC HEALTHNET MCO
- VT MEDICAID
- TUFTS
- FALLON NON MASS HEALTH
- HMO BLUE
- HNE BE HEALTHY PARTNERSHIP
- CONNECTICARE
- UNICARE GIC
- MEDICARE
- BLUE SHIELD PPO IND
- AETNA
- NORTHEAST DIRECT
- MULTIPLAN PHCS
- CONSOLIDATED
- CT MEDICAID
- ME MEDICAID
- CELTICARE
- FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY
- RAILROAD MEDICARE
- TRICARE
- TUFTS TOGETHER MCO
- COMMONWEALTH CARE ALLIANCE
- FALLON ACO
- BMC HEALTHNET ACO
- UNITED HEALTHCARE
- HEALTH NEW ENGLAND EXCLUDING BE HEALTHY
- HARVARD PILGRIM
- CIGNA GREAT WEST
- TUFTS PUBLIC PLANS NON MASS HEALTH
- TUFTS HEALTH TOGETHER ACO
- SERENITY CARE PACE
- TUFTS US FAMILY HEALTH
- MA MEDICAID
- BLUE SHIELD MEDICARE ADV
Education and Training
Duke University
Residency, MD, 1998
New York Medical College
Medical School, MD, 1994
Board Certifications
Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics
Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine
Scholarly Focus
- Quality improvement
- Health services research
- Medical education
- Medical journalism
Professional Societies and Leadership Roles
- Society of Hospital Medicine, Editor-in-Chief, The Hospitalist (2020-present), Member (2006-present)
- American Academy of Pediatrics, Senior PHM Fellows Conference (AAP Section of Hospital Medicine): Chair (2021-2023)
Awards and Honors
- Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, Finalist, RIV Competition for Pediatric Vignette Abstract (2016, 2019, 2022), Winner, Vignette Competition, Northeast Regional Meeting of National Med-Peds Residents Association, Albany, NY (2018)
- Resident Teaching Award, Pediatrics Residency Program, UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate (2018)
- Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics (1998)
Patient Ratings
Patient Experience Ratings
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