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John Fromson
John Fromson, MD, has been named chief of Psychiatry at Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital (BWFH). He began Sept. 3.
Fromson's expertise will guide BWFH Psychiatry as it continues its tradition of excellence and embraces an exciting new phase of leading evidence-based, patient-centered care and training. Given the importance of BWFH to the BWH family and the integration of behavioral health into the Brigham and Women's Health Care system, Fromson will also serve as vice chairman of the BWH Department of Psychiatry.
Fromson has most recently served as co-director of Post-Graduate Education and director of Professional Development for the Department of Psychiatry at Mass. General Hospital, as well as associate director for Clinical Services in the Center for Anxiety and Trauma Related Stress Disorders at MGH. Previously, he was chairman of Psychiatry at MetroWest Medical Center, where he developed quality and safety initiatives that earned state and national recognition.
Fromson graduated from New York Medical College, interned at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and completed a psychiatry residency and child psychiatry fellowship at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center. He is also board certified in addiction psychiatry and is founding director of the Massachusetts Physician Health Services.