Harris A. Berman, MD is Dean of Public Health and Professional Degree Programs, and Professor and Chairman of the Department of Public Health and Family Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. Prior to that, he was a pioneer in the development of managed care in New England, and for 17 years, the CEO of the Tufts Health Plan. During that tenure, Tufts Health Plan grew from 60,000 to over a million members.
Before joining Tufts Health Plan, Dr. Berman co-founded the Matthew Thornton Health Plan in Nashua, NH, one of the first HMOs in New England. He served initially as the HMO’s Medical Director beginning in 1971, then as its Executive Director. He has served as chairman of the Massachusetts Association of HMOs, chairman of Affiliated Health Information Networks of New England, a director of the American Association of Health Plans, and is still Chairman of the Board of the Bank of America Celebrity Series and a member of the Board of Directors of the New England Medical Center, AvMed Health Plan of Florida, and Hebrew Senior Life. Dr. Berman recently became Chairman of the Board of the Massachusetts Health Quality Partners. In addition, Dr. Berman has international experience as a Peace Corps Physician and a consultant to the U.S. Agency for International Development in several international projects.
A graduate of Harvard College and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Dr. Berman served as a resident on the Harvard Medical Service of Boston City Hospital and at Tufts-New England Medical Center, and an Infectious Disease fellowship at Tufts-New England Medical Center. He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians.
