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American physician (died 2021) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Harris Alan Berman (May 30, 1938 – October 30, 2021) was an American physician and was the dean of the Tufts University School of Medicine.
Harris Berman | |
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Born | Concord, New Hampshire, U.S. | May 30, 1938
Died | October 30, 2021 83) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged
Alma mater | Harvard College, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons |
Occupation | Physician |
Known for | Dean of Tufts University School of Medicine |
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Berman was born on May 30, 1938 in Concord, New Hampshire.[1][2] He completed his undergraduate education at Harvard College and graduated from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1964.[3][4] He completed his residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in infectious disease at Tufts Medical Center.[3][5]
After finishing his fellowship, he and Jim Squires, a friend just out of his general surgery residency,[6] along with three other physicians, co-founded the Matthew Thornton Health Plan,[7] one of the first health maintenance organizations in New England.[5] The organization would grow to service 60,000 people by the mid-1980s;[7]
In 1986, Berman left Matthew Thornton and joined Tufts University School of Medicine as a professor of public health and community medicine.[6] At the same time, he became the chief executive officer of Tufts Health Plan,[7] which grew from 60,000 members to over a million members in his 17-year tenure.[5] From 2003 to 2008, he served as the chair of the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine,[6] and eventually became the dean of public health and professional degree programs[5] before being appointed vice dean of the medical school in 2008.[6] In December 2009, he was appointed dean ad interim for the School of Medicine and was formally appointed to the position of dean in October 2011.[6]
Berman died on October 30, 2021, at the age of 83. He was survived by his wife, Ruth E. Nemzoff, four children, eleven grandchildren, and a sister.[8]
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