To better align and strengthen the pediatric care that Mass General Brigham provides locally and regionally, Mass General for Children is now Mass General Brigham for Children.
The new identity represents a significant milestone in Mass General Brigham’s ongoing commitment to delivering compassionate, high-quality, integrated pediatric care. It formalizes what has been built over many years: a deeply collaborative approach to pediatric care that brings together clinicians, researchers and staff throughout Mass General Brigham. The new name reflects the exceptional care Mass General Brigham is already delivering — and positions the system to do even more.
“The transition to Mass General Brigham for Children strengthens our identity, honors the progress we have made and opens the door to greater collaboration,” says David F. M. Brown, MD, president of academic medical centers for Mass General Brigham. “It highlights the unified approach to care and is a step toward the future we envision, together. It also recognizes the broad range of clinicians across Mass General Brigham who participate in the care of children.”
Joanne Wolfe, MD, MPH, a visionary pediatrician who was instrumental in the creation of Pediatric Palliative Care as a clinical discipline in the United States, will continue to lead pediatrics for Mass General Brigham’s academic medical centers, now in the inaugural position of Mass General Brigham chair of pediatrics and Mass General Brigham for Children physician-in-chief.
Prior to joining us in January of 2023, Dr. Wolfe served as the vice president for faculty development at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the director of Palliative Care at Boston Children’s Hospital for nearly 30 years. She is the Charles Wilder Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School (HMS). A graduate of McGill University, Dr. Wolfe earned her medical degree from HMS and a master’s degree in clinical effectiveness at the Harvard School of Public Health.
“Dr. Wolfe’s commitment to educating and training the next generation of clinicians, her proven track record of advancing pediatrics through research and innovation and her unwavering leadership and guidance will continue to strengthen and expand our incredible unified pediatrics program — locally, nationally and internationally,” says Dr. Brown.
Dr. Wolfe will continue to work in close partnership with Allan Goldstein, MD, surgeon-in-chief of Mass General Brigham for Children. Dr. Goldstein, a Yale and HMS graduate, completed a residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and a fellowship at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center before returning to Mass General’s pediatric surgery team in 2002. He was named chief of the Division of Pediatric Surgery in 2013, surgeon-in-chief of Mass General for Children in 2014 and the Marshall K. Bartlett Professor of Surgery at HMS in 2016.
“We’re excited to embrace our new identity as Mass General Brigham for Children,” says Dr. Brown. “More than a name change this evolution highlights the strength of our collective work and sets the foundation for where we go next as leaders in the care of children.”
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