Cardiologist David J. Roberts named president of North Shore Medical Center, part of Partners HealthCare
David J. Roberts, MD, who serves as chair of medicine and chief of cardiology at North Shore Medical Center, part of Partners HealthCare, will take the post of president at the regional hospital. Roberts also maintains an active practice in interventional cardiology.
Roberts succeeds Robert G. Norton who retired in December 2016. Gregg S. Meyer, MD, has been serving as interim president since Norton's departure and will continue in that role until Roberts is able to transition his other roles, which is expected to be this spring.
"Dr. Roberts takes on this role at an important moment as NSMC is transformed, offering patients updated facilities and expanded offerings particularly in the area of behavioral health," David Torchiana, MD, president and CEO of Partners HealthCare, said in a statement.
"Dave is uniquely qualified to work with community leaders on the North Shore as well as with clinical leaders throughout the Partners system to ensure that the needs of patients are always being put first, while working to put NSMC on a more sustainable path for the future."
Richard Holbrook, chairman of the NSMC Board of Trustees, credited Roberts for providing thoughtful solutions to the challenges that lie ahead for NSMC and for his reputation for approachability, intelligence and clinical excellence.
Roberts has served as chief of cardiology since 1991 and chair of medicine since 2011. He has been instrumental in building a comprehensive cardiology program at NSMC. With colleagues from NSMC and Massachusetts General Hospital, he led efforts to bring interventional cardiology capabilities to NSMC in 2003 and established the medical center as the only comprehensive cardiovascular care facility in the region.
His efforts to fast-track treatment for heart attack patients led to the Commonwealth's first paramedic pre-hospital notification protocol where all paramedics on the North Shore are trained to administer and read EKGs in the field and accelerate access to effective treatment.
Roberts received his medical degree from the University of Vermont and completed his residency at Kaiser Foundation Hospital in San Francisco, specializing in internal medicine. He completed his research fellowship, focused on cardiovascular disease, at New England Medical Center.
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