Distinguished Clinician title bestowed on 45 esteemed clinicians from across the hospital

A group of Distinguished Clinician honorees gather after the inaugural ceremony.

On Feb. 11, BWH held its inaugural Distinguished Clinician Recognition Ceremony, honoring 45 esteemed clinicians from across the hospital. The Distinguished Clinician title is bestowed on a select group of the hospital’s most accomplished physicians who carry forward the Brigham’s rich tradition of outstanding patient care.

“You give generously of your time and your spirit, and you invest in the physical, social and emotional well-being of our patients,” said BWHC President Betsy Nabel, MD. “Your accomplishments reflect what we consider to be truly at the heart of medicine: clinical excellence in concert with humanity, caring and concern.”

The inaugural recipients were selected based on their local, regional or national recognition as an outstanding clinician; an established reputation as a “physician’s physician,” the kind of clinician a colleague would choose for their family; and their exceptional contributions in education, scholarship, administration or community service.

The honorees were nominated by their department chairs and selected by a committee chaired by Chief Medical Officer Stan Ashley, MD, Robert Barbieri, MD, chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Joseph Loscalzo, MD, PhD, chair of the Department of Medicine, and Martin Samuels, MD, chair of the Department of Neurology. Next year, several of this year’s honorees will be asked to join the committee in selecting the next group of Distinguished Clinicians.

“This is a title that is without limit of term,” Ashley said. “Our purpose is to recognize these deeply valued clinicians among our community of healers with this honorific title.”

After remarks by Ashley and Nabel, the awards were presented to recipients by Barbieri, Loscalzo and Samuels.

The 2016 Distinguished Clinicians are:

Dale Adler, MD
Department of Medicine

Ossama Al-Mefty, MD
Department of Neurosurgery

Anthony Amato, MD
Department of Neurology

Sary F. Aranki, MD
Department of Surgery

Peter Banks, MD
Department of Medicine

Carolyn B. Becker, MD
Department of Medicine

Ross S. Berkowitz, MD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Don C. Bienfang, MD
Department of Neurology

David C. Brooks, MD
Department of Surgery

Tanuja Chitnis, MD
Department of Neurology

Kirk Daffner, MD
Department of Neurology

Anthony D’Amico, MD
Department of Radiation Oncology

Barbara A. Dworetzky, MD
Department of Neurology

Christopher H. Fanta, MD
Department of Medicine

Steven K. Feske, MD
Department of Neurology

Hugh L. Flanagan, Jr., MD
Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine

Christopher Fletcher, Dm, MD, FRCPATH
Department of Pathology

John A. Fromson, MD
Department of Psychiatry

David Gitlin, MD
Department of Psychiatry

Norton Greenberger, MD
Department of Medicine

Galen V. Henderson, MD
Department of Neurology

James Kirshenbaum, MD
Department of Medicine

Joshua M. Kosowsky, MD
Department of Emergency Medicine

Edward R. Laws, MD
Department of Neurosurgery

Elizabeth Loder, MD, MPH
Department of Neurology

James H. Maguire, MD
Department of Medicine

Harvey J. Mamon, MD, PhD
Department of Radiation Oncology

Scott D. Martin, MD
Department of Orthopaedics

Stuart Mushlin, MD
Department of Medicine

Patrick T. O’Gara, MD
Department of Medicine

David Pilgrim, MD
Department of Neurology

Geraldine S. Pinkus, MD
Department of Pathology

Raymond J. Reilly, MD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Helmut G. Rennke, MD
Department of Pathology

Allan H. Ropper, MD
Department of Neurology

Mitchell H. Rubenstein, MD
Department of Dermatology

Paul E. Sax, MD
Department of Medicine

Julian L. Seifter, MD
Department of Medicine

Lewis Sudarsky, MD
Department of Neurology

Linda J. Van Marter, MD, MPH
Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine

Thomas Walshe, MD
Department of Neurology

Patrick Wen, MD
Department of Neurology

Marshall A. Wolf, MD
Department of Medicine

Beverly Woo, MD
Department of Medicine

John Wright, MD
Department of Orthopaedics