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NEWS FROM CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE

TWO CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE PSYCHIATRISTS NAMED DISTINGUISHED FELLOWS BY AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION

Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford, Revere, Somerville, Winthrop, MA….Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) is honored to have two psychiatrists elected as Distinguished Fellows by the American Psychiatric Association (APA).

Jean Frazier, MD and Derri Shtasel, MD, MPH will be honored during APA’s 2006 Annual Meeting to be held this coming May in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Meeting festivities include the Convocation of Distinguished Fellows ceremony, lecture, and a President’s reception.

Distinguished Fellows are selected on a number of criteria such as, participation in mental health and medical activities in their communities, clinical and teaching contributions, and publication in scientific and scholarly journals.

“This is the leading professional association in our field. It is a noteworthy honor to celebrate this achievement for two Cambridge Health Alliance staff members this year,” says Jay Burke, MD, MPH, Chairman and Chief of the Department of Psychiatry and Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. “Jean Frazier and Derri Shtasel are highly respected clinicians, devoted faculty, and they mentor staff and colleagues while producing cutting-edge research. This honor is most deserved and we look forward to all of their future endeavors. We are very proud of both of them for their leadership in the field and in the department.”

Jean Frazier, MD, is Director of the Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatric Research Program and the Co-Director of CHA’s Center for Child and Adolescent Development. Dr. Frazier also serves as an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Frazier is currently involved in research to study the possible clinical and biological associations of the psychotic process in youths with mental illness. In addition, Dr. Frazier has published numerous articles and book chapters and as been honored by the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) and the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society.

Derri Shtasel, MD, MPH, is CHA’s Chief of Psychiatry, Adult Division and Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Shtasel’s career has focused on providing clinical care and developing service delivery programs for people with severe and persistent mental illness. She has also provided leadership in medical student and residency education over many years. Dr. Shtasel is an internationally published physician and was honored with the Exemplary Psychiatrist Award by the NAMI.

CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE
Cambridge Health Alliance is an innovative, award-winning health system that provides high quality care in Cambridge, Somerville, Everett, Revere, and Boston's Metro-North communities. It includes three hospitals, more than 20 primary care practices, the Cambridge Public Health Department, and the Network Health plan. With this unique model, the Alliance is able to offer the finest health services, a diverse working environment, and a premier training experience in community-based medicine. To learn more, visit us online at www.cha.harvard.edu