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Thomas Higgins, MD, Internal Medicine, Springfield, MA, Baystate Medical Center

ThomasLHigginsMDFACP, MCCM, FAAPL, MBA, CPE

Internal Medicine • Springfield, MA

Critical Care Medicine

Interim Chief, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Baystate Medical Center, Springfield MA Chief Medical Officer The Center for Case Management East Longmeadow, MA Professor of Medicine and Anesthesiology University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School - Baystate

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  • Office

    Baystate Medical Center
    759 Chestnut St
    Springfield, MA 01199
    Phone+1 413-794-3887
    Fax+1 413-794-3987
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Summary

  • My career began with primary care in a Federally-qualified rural health center in North Carolina and has progressed to include emergency medicine, and then critical care at the Cleveland Clinic and Baystate Medical Center (BMC). Along the way, I championed EMR deployment leading to a leadership position in medical informatics. I have served as interim chairman and then Vice-Chairman of Medicine at Baystate Medical Center, and then interim president and CEO at BFMC. My research interests center around severity-of-illness scoring, sepsis pharmacotherapy, and process improvement. I am involved in graduate medical education and physician leadership education and have co-authored two critical care textbooks plus 130 peer-reviewed publications, including the widely-cited Mortality Probability Model (MPM0-III) and a severity score for cardiac surgery.

    • Thomas L. Higgins MD, MACP, MCCM | Critical Care Medicine | Massachusetts

    Board-certified in Medicine, Anesthesiology and Critical Care. Professor, University of Massachusetts-Baystate. CMO. The Center for Case Management

    Thomas L. Higgins MD

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Education & Training

  • University of Massachusetts
    University of MassachusettsMBA, Business, Cum Laude, 2000 - 2002
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Anesthesiology, 1984 - 1986
  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1981
  • Boston University School of Medicine
    Boston University School of MedicineClass of 1978
  • Boston University College of Liberal Arts
    Boston University College of Liberal ArtsB.A., Cum Laude, 1978

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1983 - 2025
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 1979 - 1998
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 1989 - 1996
  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 1981 - 1984
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Barry A. Shapiro Memorial Award for Excellence in Critical Care Management Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2024
  • Master, American College of Physicians (MACP) American College of Physicians, 2023
  • Star Research Award Society for Critical Care Medicine, 2018, 2020-2021
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • An Analysis of Homeless Patients in the United States Requiring ICU Admission  
    Jay S Steingrub, Peter K Lindenauer, Thomas L Higgins, Tara Lagu, Mihaela Stefan, ScienceDirect
  • Using patient admission characteristics alone to predict mortality of critically ill patients: a comparison of three prognostic scores  
    Ho KM, Williams T, Higgins TL, Harahseh Y, J Crit Care, 1/1/2016
  • Systems that Teach: Medical Education and the Future Healthcare Workforce  
    Bennett E, Higgins TL, New Horizons in Adult Education and Human Resource Development, 1/1/2016
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Books/Book Chapters

  • Images of America: Longmeadow Massachusetts 
    Thomas L HigginsArcadia Publishing, Mt. Pleasant, SC2018
  • History of Baystate Franklin Medical Center 
    Higgins TL, Campbell S, Campbell GArcadia Publishing, Mt Pleasant, SC2016
  • History of Baystate Medical Center 
    Higgins TL, Baillargeon LArcadia Publishing, Mt Pleasant, SC2014
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Dual Therapy for Pseudomonas and Outcomes in Healthcare Associated Pneumonia
    Haessler S, Higgins TL et al, SGIM 2015 Annual meeting, Toronto, Canada, 1/23/2015
  • Oral versus Intravenous Fluoroquinolones for Initial Treatment of CAP in hospitalized patients
    Haessler S, Higgins TL et al, SGIM 2015 Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 1/23/2015
  • Playing to strengths: sharing care in the ACO era
    Higgins TL, AAPL Annual meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 1/19/2015
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Lectures

  • Team Based Care 
    St. Vincent Medical Center, Worcester, MA - 1/28/2016
  • The Business of Medicine: A Primer For Surgeons 
    Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA - 1/25/2016
  • Stroke Awareness 
    Greenfield, MA - 1/17/2016
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Press Mentions

  • Baystate Franklin Medical Center Then and Now: New Book Chronicles History of Local Hospital from Its First Home to Its Most Recent Addition
    Baystate Franklin Medical Center Then and Now: New Book Chronicles History of Local Hospital from Its First Home to Its Most Recent AdditionSeptember 2nd, 2016
  • Editorial: Baystate Franklin a Show of Commitment
    Editorial: Baystate Franklin a Show of CommitmentJune 28th, 2016
  • New President at the Helm for Baystate Franklin Medical Center
    New President at the Helm for Baystate Franklin Medical CenterMay 31st, 2016
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Committees

  • Governor's Council, American College of Physicians, Massachusetts Chapter 2011 - Present
  • APRN Task Force, Massachusetts Hospital Association 2015 - 2016

Research History

  • Principle InvestigatorDeveloped MPM-III, an updated benchmarking model for critical care patients2004 - 2007
  • Principle InvestigatorPropofol (Diprivan) for ICU Sedation - main study submitted for FDA approval for this indication1990 - 1992

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

External Links

  • Baystate Healthhttps://www.baystatehealth.org/news/2015/03/thomas-higgins-cmo-at-bfmc
  • Linked-Inhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/higgins02
  • ResearchGatehttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Thomas_Higgins2

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