GREENWICH — Dr. Barbara A. Ward has been appointed chair of surgical procedure by Greenwich Hospital, turning into the primary lady to guide the hospital’s cadre of surgeons.
“Dr. Ward’s many years of management, advocacy and expertise as a famend breast surgeon will improve our potential to supply surgical sufferers the absolute best outcomes in a protected and supportive setting,” Diane Kelly, Greenwich Hospital president, stated in an announcement launched Tuesday. “She is thought for her technical experience in addition to her compassionate nature when offering affected person care.”
A doctor for 38 years, Ward is the medical director of the Breast Middle at Smilow Most cancers Hospital Care Middle in Greenwich, is a Northeast Medical Group doctor and is an affiliate medical professor at Yale College of Drugs. Her expertise spans each analysis and medical.
As chief of surgical procedure, Ward will lead the surgical workforce of physicians who carry out all kinds of procedures within the fields of bariatrics, most cancers, ear/nostril/throat, neurological, orthopedic, plastic and vascular surgical procedure.
“Dr. Ward’s in depth expertise at Greenwich Hospital and Yale New Haven Hospital is an amazing asset,” stated Dr. Felice Zwas, Greenwich Hospital’s chief of employees.
Earlier than becoming a member of Greenwich Hospital, Ward served as director of Yale Complete Breast Care Middle. After attending medical faculty at Temple College College of Drugs, Ward accomplished surgical coaching at Yale New Haven Hospital and a two-year fellowship in surgical oncology on the Nationwide Most cancers Institute. She is the recipient of quite a few awards and distinctions and is first or co-author on greater than 45 peer-reviewed papers.
Ward is an adviser for the Breast Most cancers Alliance, which companions with Greenwich Hospital to offer mammography and different companies to girls who haven’t any or little medical health insurance. She is also a member of assorted skilled societies, together with American Faculty of Surgeons, American Society of Breast Surgeons, Japanese Surgical Society, New England Surgical Society and Yale Surgical Society.
