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John Fromson, MD, Psychiatry, Boston, MA, Brigham and Women's Hospital

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Psychiatry • Boston, MA

Addiction, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Associate Professor of Psychiatry Harvard Medical School

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  • Office

    Brigham And Women's Hospital
    60 Fenwood Road
    Boston, MA 02115
    Phone+1 617-732-6609
    Fax+1 617-983-5470
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Summary

  • John A. Fromson, MD, is vice chair for community psychiatry at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He is also President-elect of the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society and Co-editor of American Society of Addiction Psychiatry (ASAM) Weekly. He is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) in psychiatry, child psychiatry, and addiction psychiatry. His clinical and research activities focus on issues relating to physician and medical student health, professional development, and patient safety. He is a member of the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) Council on Addiction Psychiatry, past chair of the APA Committee on Physician Health, Illness and Impairment, and was the founding director and served as president of Physician Health Services, a national model in identifying, monitoring, and guiding the recovery of physicians and medical students with substance use disorders and mental and physical illness. He is also chair of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry's Group on Physician Health, and past president of the Federation of State Physician Health Programs. He was elected Class A Trustee of the General Service Board of Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc. (AA). Dr. Fromson is also past president of the Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors. For his work in the areas of patient safety and physician and medical student health, Dr. Fromson is the recipient of the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society's Outstanding Psychiatrist Award for Advancement of the Profession. He is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Fromson twice received the Harvard Medical School Excellence in Tutoring Award. He received the Distinguished Clinician Award from Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Harvard Medical School Class of 2017 Excellence in Clinical Instruction Award.

Education & Training

  • Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital
    Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean HospitalFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1982 - 1984
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
    Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Psychiatry, 1980 - 1982
  • Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
    Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1979 - 1980
  • New York Medical College
    New York Medical CollegeClass of 1979

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1980 - 2025
  • ME State Medical License
    ME State Medical License 1981 - 2025
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Addiction Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Excellence in Clinical Instruction Harvard Medical School, 2017
  • Distinguished Clinician Award Brigham and Women's Hospital, 2016
  • Distinguished Life Fellow American Psychiatric Association, 2015
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Lectures

  • Management of Carotid Artery Stenosis & Acute Stroke 
    Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Academy, Boston, Massachusetts - 9/29/2012

Press Mentions

  • Expert Group Proposes Revisions to Guidelines for Gender-Affirming Health Care
    Expert Group Proposes Revisions to Guidelines for Gender-Affirming Health CareDecember 19th, 2022
  • As Doctors Age, Worries About Their Ability Grow
    As Doctors Age, Worries About Their Ability GrowJanuary 24th, 2011

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. John Fromson, Dr. John Fromson, MD, Dr. J Fromson, Dr. John Adam Fromson