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Morris Spierer MD
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Morris Spierer MD
About Me

I am a Pulmonologist and Critical Care specialist with teaching appointments at the University of Mass. Medical School as well as St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester Mass.

I am the recipient of several teaching awards in my field from residents and interns who I have trained.

 

I have expertise in many aspects of Pulmonary and Critical Care medicine but have special interest in managing chronic obtstructive lung disease, asthma and lung cancer diagnosis.

 

My experience includes many years of administration in a multispecialty group practice and in an HMO as Medical Director of the Fallon Clinic and the Fallon Community Health Plan.

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Fields of Expertise: Pulmonary Medicine
Fellowship: Bellevue Hospital, New York University, Straight Medicine, 1969-1970

Residency: Bellevue Hospital, New York University, Straight Medicine 1970-1972
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, M.D. 1965-1969
Undergraduate: Yeshiva College, New York, 1961-1965
Professional Experience: - Pulmonary Medicine, Fallon Clinic, Worcester, MA, 1974-2007
- Medical Director, Fallon Community Health Plan, 1976-April, 1998
- Chief, Department of Medical Services, Fallon Clinic, 1978-April 1988
- Medical Director, Fallon Clinic, April 1988-May 1995
- Chief, Pulmonary-Critical Care Division, Fallon Clinic 1995-2007

Board Certificaitons / Eligibilities: - Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine, June 1972
- Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine, (Pulmonary Disease), October, 1974
- Recertified, American Board of Internal Medicine, October, 1980
- Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine (Critical Care Medicine), 1987
- Recertified, American Board of Internal Medicine (Critical Care Medicine), 1997
- Recertified, American Board of Internal Medicine (Critical Care) 2006.
- Certified, American Board of Medical Management, 1992
Research: - Pulmonary Physiology in Pulmonary Macrophages

- Effect of Cigarette Smoke on Pulmonary Macrophages
Publications: - American College of Physician Executive Annual Meeting, guest speaker, ?In Search of Quality: The Fallon Clinic Experience?, New Orleans, Louisiana, May, 1993

- Managed Care Customer Service and Patient Satisfaction, IBC Conference, February 27, 1995, Orlando, Florida

? Clinical Practice Guidelines
Global Business Research, April 11, 1995
Chicago, Illinois

? Issues in the Redesign of Outpatient Services; What Really Drives Patient Satisfaction?
The Picker Institute, April 20, 1995
Boston, Massachusetts
Spoken Languages: Hebrew English