Member Accomplishments
New Fellows
The Chapter recognizes and congratulates these Massachusetts Chapter physicians who were elected to Fellowship in the College between April-October, 2009:
- Wael F Al-Husami, MD FACP
- Dan H Barouch, MD FACP
- Nancy Berliner, MD FACP
- David Blumenthal, MD FACP
- Lynne Brodsky, MD FACP
- David M Clive, MD FACP
- Carol M Ehrlich, MD FACP
- Rushika J Fernandopulle, MD FACP
- Frances Elizabeth Jensen, MD FACP
- Elliott Dan Kieff, MD FACP
- Eduardo K Lacson, Jr MD FACP
- Patrick T O'Gara, MD FACP
- Tejas V Patel, MBBS FACP
- Allan H Ropper, MD FRPC (UK) FACP
- Amy B Schoenbaum, MD FACP
- David C Seldin, MD FACP
- Dilipkumar B Subbarao, MBBS FACP
- Nii A Tetteh, MD FACP
- Michael N Weinstein, MD FACP
Internal Medicine 2009 Highlights
Awards and Masterships
The Massachusetts Chapter is pleased to announce that two of our members were elected to Masterhip in the College at Internal Medicine 2009 in Philadelphia. Congratulations to Michael J. Barry, MD, MACP (Boston) and David W. Bates, MD, MACP (Boston) on this accomplishment!
We are also happy to congratulate two of our members, who were presented with national awards during the meeting:
- Rafael Campo, MD (Boston): Nicholas E. Davies Memorial Scholar Award for Outstanding Contributions to Humanism in Medicine
- Valerie J. Pronio-Stelluto, MD, FACP (Cambridge): Herbert S. Waxman Award for Outstanding Medical Student Educator
Abstract Competition
The MA chapter was also honored to have 10 Chapter Members represent our Chapter for the Associate and Medical Student Abstract Competition which were held during Internal Medicine.
- Siddharth A. Wartak, MD - Associate Research
- Alexandra Drakaki, MD - Associate Research
- Bradley H. Crotty, MD - Associate Research
- Danielle Pier - Medical Student Research
- Haitham Ahmed - Student Vignette
- Irina Buhaescu, MD - Associate Clinical Vignette
- Mihaela A. Kruger, MD - Associate Clinical Vignette
- Namrata I. Peswani, MD - Associate Clinical Vignette
- Narothama Reddy Aeddula, MBBS - Associate Clinical Vignette
- Priya Sateesha, MD - Associate Research
We are especially proud of Alexandra Drakaki, MD from Caritas St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Boston, who won the national competition for her research poster, Micronas: A Novel Diagnostic Tool in Cervical Cancer.
National Reprensentatives Take Office
Congratulations also go to Cedar Fowler of Cambridge, who was elected as the New England Region's representative on ACP's national Council of Student Members!

The Massachusetts Chapter would like to thank the following members for recruiting their colleagues as part of ACP's Recruit-a-Colleague program:
Robert S. Janett, MD, FACP
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Contact Information
Barry Z. Izenstein, MD, FACP,
Governor, Massachusetts Chapter
Lynda Layer
Governor's Assistant
Ph: 781-434-7317
E-mail: llayer@mms.org