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News Stories
January 2010
Tufts Medical Center supports Haiti
Tufts Medical Center realizes the need to support those suffering and surviving in Haiti as well as the members of our Medical Center community who have family and friends in Haiti facing the aftermath of this disaster. |
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Tufts Medical Center physicians are the first in New England to participate in new LVAD study
Tufts Medical Center physicians are the first in New England to surgically implant the HeartWare® Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) in a patient as part of the Evaluation of the HeartWare® LVAD System for the Treatment of Advanced Heart Failure study. |
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October 2009
Physicians author book on clinical reasoning
Tufts Medical Center physicians Jerome P. Kassirer, MD, Richard I. Kopelman, MD, and John B. Wong, MD, have published the second edition of their book Learning Clinical Reasoning. |
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Dr. Richard Van Etten named Cancer Center Director
Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD, has been appointed Director of Tufts Medical Center's Cancer Center. Van Etten is internationally recognized for his groundbreaking research focusing on chronic myeloid leukemia and other hematological malignancies. |
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April 2009
Nancy Shendell-Falik named Chief Nursing Officer
Tufts Medical Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Nancy Shendell-Falik, RN, M.A., as Chief Nursing Officer and Sr. Vice President for Patient Care Services. Shendell-Falik will join Tufts Medical Center and Floating Hospital for Children on June 29, 2009. |
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Dr. Anish Bhardwaj named Tufts Medical Center’s Neurologist-in-Chief
After a national search, Tufts Medical Center is extremely pleased to announce that Anish Bhardwaj, MD, FAHA, FCCM will be joining us as the Neurologist-in-Chief of Tufts Medical Center and as Chairman of Neurology for Tufts University School of Medicine in August. |
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March 2009
Tufts Medical Center Cardiac Center recognized for quality care by Blue Cross Blue Shield
Tufts Medical Center has been named a Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care by Blue Cross Blue Shield. Blue Distinction is awarded to centers that demonstrate expertise in providing exceptional clinical care, resulting in improved clinical outcomes for patients. |
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February 2009
Tufts Medical Center acknowledged for outstanding investment in Boston's immigrant workforce
Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino and the English Works Campaign awarded Tufts Medical Center the English Works/City of Boston Certificate in February. The certificate was given to the Medical Center for its excellent support of English language classes for immigrants in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. |
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