DEPT OF MEDICINE MEDICAL SERVICE GROUP history

2006 BWH launched, in collaboration with the NIH and Amgen, the first Women’s Genome Health Study to find the genetic causes for the development of heart disease, stroke, cancer, and other common health disorders.

2008 The first patients are welcomed to the Carl J. and Ruth Shapiro Cardiovascular Center, as the Watkins Cardiovascular Clinic, which now combines Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiac Surgery and Vascular Surgery in one location, officially opened in June.

2011 In January, Brookside Community Health Center kicked off its 40th anniversary of serving the community by honoring the efforts of those who make a difference in Jamaica Plain and its surrounding neighborhoods.

2012 In July, Brigham and Women's Hospital was once again recognized as one of the nation's top hospitals, ranking ninth in the 2012 United States News & World Report Honor Roll of America's Best Hospitals.

History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, “John Shaw Billings Bibliography,” last updated July 26 2013, https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/buildingnlm/bibl-home.html.

2014 In January, BWH announced the launch of the Heart & Vascular Center—a fully integrated and aligned service dedicated to delivering life-giving breakthroughs for patients.

2015 In May, BWH launched a new Center of Excellence—The Lung Center—and The Lung Research Center to provide the highest level of personalized pulmonary and thoracic surgery care to patients.

2016 TIME named Raj Panjabi, MD, MPH, Division of Global Health Equity, among the 100 Most Influential People in the World for his work as co-founder of Last Mile Health, a charity that brings medical care to some of the most remote corners of Liberia.

2018 Mass General Brigham and Boston Medical Center, in partnership with the NIH, announced the launch of the All of Us Research Program, a bold effort to gather data from 1 million or more people, with the goal of accelerating research and improving health.

2019 Sari Reisner, ScD was appointed Director of Transgender Research in the section of Men’s Health, Aging, and Metabolism, a unit within the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension.

2020 Diane Gold, MD, MPH, Channing Division of Network Medicine, received the American Thoracic Society’s World Lung Health Award for her extraordinary contributions to improving lung health worldwide.