Newswise — BOSTON – Pernell T. Reid, MD, MHA, MS, an experienced health care administrator with nearly two decades of practice management and financial leadership experience in academic medicine, is joining Mass Eye and Ear (a member hospital of Mass General Brigham) as Senior Vice President of the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (OHNS). Dr. Reid’s new role will be effective January 1, 2022. 

Dr. Reid will oversee administrative efforts and guide strategic planning and implementation for the Department of OHNS, managing financial and clinical operating systems throughout its locations

“We are very pleased that Dr. Reid will bring his breadth and depth of experience to the Department of OHNS Mass Eye and Ear, supporting our mission of providing top care and research for patients with disease of the ears, nose, throat, head and neck,” said Mark A. Varvares, MD, FACS, Chief of OHNS at Mass Eye and Ear and the John W. Merriam/William W. Montgomery Professor and Chair of OHNS at Harvard Medical School. “Dr. Reid is a proven health care administrator and relationship builder who will be a great addition to our department and institution.”

The Department of OHNS is ranked No. 2 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for ear, nose and throat care, and No. 1 in New England.

About Dr. Reid

Dr. Reid most recently served as the Director of Clinical Operations at Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, where he oversaw the clinical operations management team, development of financial and operating systems throughout the organization and interdisciplinary initiatives to develop, implement and sustain ambulatory standards and best practices. He was previously the Practice Manager of Clinical Operations at Joslin.

He has also served as Chief Operating Officer/Operations Manager at Pontiac General Hospital in Michigan, Clinical Administrator at Boston Children’s Hospital and Practice Administrator at Lowell Oral Surgery Associates.

Dr. Reid earned a Bachelor of Science from Trinity College; a Master of Health Administration from Suffolk University’s Sawyer Business School; a Master of Science from Tufts University School of Medicine; and a Doctor of Medicine from St. Martinus University.

“Joining a preeminent institution like Mass Eye and Ear provides a tremendous opportunity to work with the best and brightest in otolaryngology clinical care and research,” said Dr. Reid “I’m looking forward to joining the Mass Eye and Ear community, rolling up my sleeves getting right to work in executing the strategies and goals for the Department of OHNS and the institution.”

Dr. Reid and his family reside in Concord, MA. He enjoys playing basketball and exploring New England with his two children in his spare time.  

About Mass Eye and Ear

Massachusetts Eye and Ear, founded in 1824, is an international center for treatment and research and a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. A member of Mass General Brigham, Mass Eye and Ear specializes in ophthalmology (eye care) and otolaryngology–head and neck surgery (ear, nose and throat care). Mass Eye and Ear clinicians provide care ranging from the routine to the very complex. Also home to the world's largest community of hearing and vision researchers, Mass Eye and Ear scientists are driven by a mission to discover the basic biology underlying conditions affecting the eyes, ears, nose, throat, head and neck and to develop new treatments and cures. In the 2021–2022 “Best Hospitals Survey,” U.S. News & World Report ranked Mass Eye and Ear #4 in the nation for eye care and #2 for ear, nose and throat care. For more information about life-changing care and research at Mass Eye and Ear, visit our blog, Focus, and follow us on InstagramTwitter and Facebook. 

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