An Interview With Bruce Walker, MD
Bruce Walker, MD, is director of the Ragon Institute at MGH, MIT and Harvard. Founded in 2009 with a $100 million commitment from Phillip (Terry) and Susan Ragon, the institute seeks to accelerate the development of an HIV/AIDS vaccine. Dr. Walker has spearheaded the creation of advanced HIV/AIDS research and treatment facilities in South Africa. Much of his research has focused on HIV patients whose immunity systems allow them to control their infections spontaneously and without medication.
An Interview with Jose Baselga, MD, PhD
Since joining Mass General in 2010, Dr. Baselga has pursued key innovations in breast cancer treatment.
An Interview with James Thrall, MD
James H. Thrall, MD, is the chief of Radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Juan M. Taveras Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School. He serves as a trustee of the Massachusetts General Physicians Organization. He has led Mass General’s efforts to track, mitigate and reduce radiation exposure for patients. Under his guidance, the Webster Center for Advanced Research and Education in Radiation was founded in 2010 through the philanthropic support of the late Edward (Ted) W. Webster, PhD, a former member of the Department of Radiology at Mass General.
An Interview with David Judge, MD
Employees of Massachusetts General Hospital were asked in the spring if they wished to become patients of a new clinic called the Ambulatory Practice of the Future ( APF), a pilot project that aims to solve some of the challenges facing primary care. The APF, which opened in June, is led by David Judge, MD, an internist at the Bulἀnch Medical Group at MGH, where he is assistant medical director; he is also co-program leader in Clinical Systems Innovation at the Center for the Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology (CIMIT).
