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2010 Event
Honoring David H. Bor, MD

Dinner Co-Chairs
Henrietta Barnes, MD
Elizabeth Gaufberg, MD, MPH

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2009 Event
Honoring Marshall Forstein, MD

Dinner Co-Chairs
Jay Burke, MD, MPH
Ron Weintraub, MD

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2008 Event
Honoring Ron Weintraub, MD

Dinner Co-Chairs
Margo Howard
Steven D. Schwaitzberg, MD

The 2010 Art of Healing Award was presented to David H. Bor, MD for his exceptional leadership skills and lifetime dedication to academics, medicine, and the health of our communities. Dr. David Bor is Chief of Medicine at Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) and the Charles S. Davidson Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School (HMS).

A clinical and academic leader, Dr. Bor has helped transform our former city hospital into a nationally respected regional healthcare system. He has been a voice for social justice and has worked daily to improve "the health of our communities."

When Dr. Bor joined Cambridge Hospital as a primary care physician and specialist, he saw the plight of the disadvantaged including many recent immigrants and those without health insurance. These experiences led him to spearhead new programs for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and community-based primary care. He later co-founded the Cambridge "Health of the City" program, uniting the hospital, the city, and academia on behalf of at-risk groups.

Its successor, the Institute for Community Health, continues to focus on issues like childhood obesity, men's health, and substance abuse - with Dr. Bor as its Board Chair.

In 1994, Dr. Bor became Chief of Medicine and began recruiting our outstanding primary care and specialty teams. He continues to challenge these individuals to maintain clinical excellence, a spirit of inquiry, and commitment to our patients.

Dr. Bor has worked with hundreds of young physicians, fostering an environment of learning, sharing, and innovation. These efforts have earned him the HMS Dean's Award for Community Service, the A. Clifford Barger Award for Excellence in Mentoring, and membership in the HMS Academy, whose focus is excellence and innovation in medical education.

During Dr. Bor's tenure, CHA has become a respected healthcare system - providing expert care to all those in need and excelling in vital preventive health services and primary care. He is now helping create a new clinical practice model for CHA, the Patient-centered Medical Home, which will improve both patient care and reduce medical costs. This effort, key to our transformation to an Accountable Care Organization, furthers Dr. Bor's vision that patient-centered, coordinated, high value care is not only possible, but sustainable for CHA and our communities.

David Bor is married to Dr. Robin Barnes, a PCP at Cambridge Family Health, Assistant Professor of Medicine at HMS, and former CHA Medical Staff President. Together, they have raised two amazing children - Becca, a schoolteacher, and Jacob, a doctoral student in Health Economics.

The 2009 Art of Healing Award was presented to Marshall Forstein, MD, for his groundbreaking work in the mental health aspects of HIV/AIDS, his significant impact as a teacher and trainer, and his leadership on national, regional, and institution-based committees relating to HIV and/or mental health.

Throughout his extensive career, Dr. Forstein has inspired legions of patients, colleagues and students to aspire to extraordinary healing -- the kind that penetrates the physical confines of the body, that changes a life forever, and provides redemption for the human spirit.

Today, he is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and is a core faculty member in the Division of Palliative Care at Harvard Medical School. He is also Director of Psychiatric Residency Training at Cambridge Health Alliance, and former Director of its HIV Mental Health Services.

Dr. Forstein has lectured and written widely on the psychiatric and psychosocial aspects of HIV/AIDS and on gay and lesbian health and psychotherapy. He is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Homosexuality and Psychotherapy. He is also deeply involved in training and curriculum development on the psychosocial and Neuropsychiatric aspects of HIV/AIDS. He chaired the American Psychiatric Association's Commission on AIDS from 1991-2002 and since then has chaired the Steering Committee of the Program in HIV Psychiatry in the American Psychiatric Institute for Research and Education.

He is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and has been appointed to the Residency Review Committee for Psychiatry of The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

The 2008 Art of Healing Award was presented to Ron Weintraub, MD, for his lifetime dedication and contributions to medicine.

Throughout his career, Dr. Weintraub received high-acclaim for his achievements and contributions in the field of surgery.

He has held many leadership roles, including Chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Beth Israel Hospital, a division that he helped establish in 1970. He was also appointed the Davis S. Ginsburg Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School in 1992.

In 2003, Dr. Weintraub joined Cambridge Health Alliance as Chief of Surgery; he provided crucial leadership in strengthening the department and recruiting a successor. He also served as the Chair of the Chief's Council.

Today, he remains passionately committed to the mission of CHA and continues to work with the Department of Surgery in leading its physician quality initiatives; he is also a member of the Alliance Foundation Board of Trustees. He is a special consultant to the Center for Devices and Radiologic Health, FDA.

In his 35 years as an academic surgeon, Dr. Weintraub has served as a principal investigator of four major research grants, has taught many medical students, has served as a speaker or moderator in over 30 conferences, and has contributed as the primary or collaborating author in over 100 original articles and book chapters.