Burlington, Mass
(April 26, 2016) — Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
is proud to announce that Suzanne Olbricht, MD, FAAD, Chair of Dermatology, was
recently named president-elect of the
American Academy of Dermatology, the world’s largest dermatologic society. The AAD represents more than 18,000
physicians who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of skin, hair and nail
conditions. Dr. Olbricht also will hold the same position for the American
Academy of Dermatology Association. She will be installed as president-elect in
March 2017 and hold the office of president for one year beginning in February
2018.
“Healthcare is in a time of extraordinary and unprecedented change.
These changes create more opportunities than ever before for the Academy to
advocate for our patients and engage with other thought leaders in medicine,
healthcare and legislation to ensure efficient and effective patient care,”
says Dr. Olbricht. “I look forward to leading the Academy as it rises to these
challenges and strengthens the specialty.”
“Suzanne Olbricht has had a tremendous impact on our Department of
Dermatology,” said Joanne Conroy, MD, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center’s
Chief Executive Officer. “This kind of national
recognition is a testament to her strength as a physician, her forward
thinking, and her ability to lead. The
American Academy of Dermatology has made an inspired choice.”
Dr. Olbricht earned her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine
in Houston, and completed her dermatology residency at Harvard Medical School
in Boston. In addition, she is an associate professor of dermatology at Harvard
Medical School. Dr. Olbricht previously served the Academy as
secretary-treasurer, assistant secretary-treasurer, and a member of its board
of directors. She has also served as chair of the Academy’s Scientific Assembly
Committee.
Dr. Olbricht is a past president of the New England Dermatology Society.
She also served as treasurer for the Women’s Dermatology Society and a board
member of the American College of Mohs Surgery.
About Lahey Health
Lahey Health is what's next in healthcare,
providing a full continuum of integrated health services close to where you
live or work. It is comprised of nationally recognized, award-winning
hospitals—including an academic hospital and medical center, and community
hospitals—primary care providers, specialist physicians, behavioral health
services, post-acute programs such as home health services, skilled nursing and
rehabilitation facilities, and senior care resources located throughout
northeastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire.
Lahey Health offers nearly 1,400 locally based physicians providing clinical
excellence and an exceptional patient experience in adult and pediatric primary
care and every medical specialty, including kidney and liver transplantation;
neurosurgery, cancer, cardiovascular and orthopedic medical and surgical care;
local emergency and trauma care; urological surgery; chronic disease prevention
and health management; and pediatric emergency, newborn and inpatient care
provided in collaboration with Boston Children's Hospital physicians.
Lahey Health includes Lahey Hospital & Medical Center—a teaching hospital
of Tufts University School of Medicine—and Lahey Clinic physician group with
practices in Burlington, Peabody and other locations throughout northeastern
Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire; Beverly Hospital; Addison Gilbert
Hospital in Gloucester, Mass.; Winchester Hospital; Lahey Health Senior Care
and Lahey Health Behavioral Services as well as more than 30 primary care
physician practices and multiple outpatient and satellite specialty care
facilities.
Together, we are making innovative, integrated healthcare more personal and
more accessible. For more information, visit LaheyHealth.org and its member
websites Lahey Hospital
& Medical Center, Beverly Hospital, Winchester
Hospital, and Lahey Health Behavioral Services.
About the American Academy of Dermatology
The
American Academy of Dermatology was founded in 1938. It is the largest, most
influential and representative dermatology group in the United States. With a
membership of more than 19,000, it represents virtually all practicing dermatologists
in the United States, as well as a growing number of international
dermatologists.