Leadership for Health Sciences Research, Education and Quality Care

Sheri Keitz, M.D., is representative of a wave of top new physician leaders at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center. As Chair of the Department of Medicine, she is responsible for 17 divisions as well as 12 residency and fellowship programs. Dr. Keitz is an internationally recognized educator on evidence-based medicine. She co-leads Duke University’s annual workshop, Teaching and Leading Evidence-Based Practice, for educators and champions in evidence-based practice and co-Directs McMaster University’s Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Workshop. In addition, Dr. Keitz has been an advocate for equity and diversity in academic medicine throughout her career, while also an award-winning clinician-educator. Dr. Keitz demonstrates the very best in medicine as well as medical education.

Anne C. Mosenthal, M.D., recently assumed to the role of chief academic officer at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, as well as a professor and Lahey dean for Tufts University Medical Center. Dr. Mosenthal is one of the most recognized names in surgery as it relates to palliative care for patients. Formerly chair of the Department of Surgery at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Dr. Mosenthal is a recognized trauma surgeon and a founding member of the American College of Surgeon’s Surgical Palliative Care Task Force (now the Committee on Surgical Palliative Care, which she currently chairs). Like many Lahey clinicians, Dr. Mosenthal strives to give back to her profession. She has been a champion and mentor for women in surgery, and has won the Association of Women Surgeon’s Olga Jonasson Distinguished Member Award in 2018.

Steven Stain, M.D., serves as chair of the Department of Surgery at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, and has made a point to do so much more for the surgical profession. In addition to his Lahey duties, Dr. Stain serves on the Board of Regents of the American College of Surgeons; he is also a fellow of the ACS and has held key leadership roles within the organization, including chair of the Board of Governors. Remarkably, Dr. Stain has also held leadership positions with the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgery, the Society of Black Academic Surgeons and the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Stain exemplifies the physician leader who excels in his craft, serves as a model for peers, and maintains a presence on a national stage.