Local Physician Honored as 2014 Community Clinician
Dr. Richard D. Perera was named as the Berkshire district's 2014 Community Clinician of the Year. |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Dr. Richard D. Perera has been recognized by his physician peers of the Berkshire District Medical Society as the district's 2014 Community Clinician of the Year, an award honoring his professionalism and contributions as a physician.
Perera received the award at the district society's annual meeting at the Country Club of Pittsfield on March 13. The Berkshire District Medical Society is comprised of nearly 500 physicians who live and work throughout Berkshire County.
The Community Clinician of the Year Award was established in 1998 by the Massachusetts Medical Society to recognize a physician from each of the society's 20 district societies who has made significant contributions to his or her patients and the community and who stands out as a leading advocate and caregiver.
Board certified in internal medicine, Perera is a physician with Berkshire Medical Group in Pittsfield and has practiced primary-care medicine in Pittsfield since 1962. In 1995, he was appointed an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
Perera received his bachelor's degree from Princeton University and his medical degree from New York Medical College. During the 1960s, he served as a physician in the Army, achieving the rank of lieutenant colonel.
He has been previously honored with the Community Faculty Educator Award by the UMass Medical School in 2003 and with the Most Patient Centered Physician Award from Berkshire Medical Center in 2005. He is a past president of the Berkshire County Chapter of the Massachusetts Heart Association and has been a member of the Massachusetts Medical Society since 1963.
The Massachusetts Medical Society, with more than 24,000 physicians and student members, is dedicated to educating and advocating for the patients and physicians of Massachusetts. For more information: www.massmed.org, www.nejm.org, or www.jwatch.org.
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