Author Archives: Pam Snyder

Faculty Highlight: Daniel Engelman, MD

Dr. Daniel Engelman, Associate Professor of Surgery at UMMS-Baystate, and Medical Director of the Heart, Vascular and Critical Care Units at Baystate Medical Center, has been forging efforts to...

It’s All Hands on Deck: A Conversation about Population Health with Drs. Boyle and Helmuth

A healthy community is the foundation of a thriving healthcare delivery system and western Massachusetts is no exception. At Baystate Health we are proud of our leaders, who are constantly asking...

So Much to Celebrate -- New Baystate Wing Emergency Department (ED)

Last week, employees, volunteers, community members and legislative leaders gathered to celebrate the new Emergency Department (ED) at Baystate Wing Hospital opening on September 18. The new ED...

The Colorectal Surgery Division at Baystate: An Interview with Dr. Kelly Tyler

PIctured left to right: Heather Sankey, MD, Chair of OB/GYN, Holly Mason, MD, Chief of Breast Surgery, Kelly Tyler, MD, Chief of Colorectal Surgery, Rose Ganim, MD Interim Chief of Thoracic Surgery

The Inside Scoop on the Baystate Gynecologic Oncology Division

Our Gynecologic Oncology Division at Baystate is a real point of pride. In fact, the department was recently named one of the 10 enrollers on gynecologic clinical trials through GOG Partners!. The...

10 Fun Things to Do in and Around Springfield

Springfield, Massachusetts is a wonderful place to call home and we at Baystate are especially happy to call it the home of our Baystate Medical Center. The city of Springfield was founded in 1636 at...

Population Health Snapshot: Frailty Assessment and Discharge Disposition for Hospitalized Elderly

Frailty, a biological syndrome that reflects a state of decrease physiological reserve and vulnerability to stressors, has become a high priority theme due to the aging and increasingly complex...

SPOiLER: Towards Safer Prescribing of Legal Opioids from the Emergency Room

We interviewed William Soares, MD, MS, IHDPS Fellow and Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at UMMS-Baystate about his NIH K08 grant entitled, “SPOiLER: towards Safer...

Faculty Highlight: Dr. Esra Caylan, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Dr. Esra Caylan, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at UMMS-Baystate, published an article in the June 2018 issue ofThe Journal of Pediatricsthat compared the characteristics and severity of...

7 Things Every Doctor Needs to Do This Spring

Ah, spring. 

The snow melts, the tulips bloom, song birds fill the air, and the sun warms the breeze. There's more daylight, fresh flowers, and flu season finally subsides. 

In other words, it's the...