The Department of Medicine has created two new divisions of Clinical Biometrics and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
The creation of Clinical Biometrics as a division will be crucial in providing appropriate infrastructure for the complex tasks posed by activities in clinical investigation. The new division will be instrumental in the continued execution of clinical research and trials as they represent an increasingly important part of BWH’s academic mission. The Clinical Biometrics division, led by Richard Kuntz, MD, will also play a large role in the oversight of such trials, ensuring proper compliance measures are taken.
The focus of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Division will be to provide a base for the research and educational components of physical medicine and rehabilitation, while the clinical activities of the new division will be based in other existing divisions and departments such as Rheumatology and Neurology. Walter Frontera, MD, will lead the division’s efforts at BWH, in addition to heading the existing Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Departments at both MGH and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital.