JamesLedwithMDFAAFP
Family Medicine • Worcester, MALearning Community Mentor Faculty Advisor to Worcester Free Care Collaborative UMass Chan Medical School Opioid Management Consultant UMass Memorial Health and Massachusetts Consultation Service for Treatment of Addiction and Pain
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Office
Benedict Family Medicine Center
55 Lake Avenue North
Worcester, MA 01655Phone+1 508-334-2818
Summary
- Dr. James Ledwith is a family physician in Worcester, MA and is affiliated with UMass Memorial Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine and has been in practice 34 years. He is experienced in patient safety and caring for opiate addiction; as well as practice based research. He is former Program Director at UMass Fitchburg Family Medicine Residency and currently serves UMass Medical School as Learning Community Mentor, Faculty Advisor to the Worcester Free Clinics Coalition, and Lead for Safe Opioid Prescribing Work Group. He is a Consultant for the Massachusetts Consultation Service for Treatment of Addiction and Pain (MCSTAP).
Education & Training
Toledo HospitalResidency, Family Medicine, 1986- Toledo HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1983 - 1984
Virginia Commonwealth University School of MedicineClass of 1983
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2005 - 2026
AZ State Medical License 2024 - 2025
VA State Medical License 1986 - 2008
OH State Medical License 1984 - 1990- American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Community Clinician of the Year Massachusetts Medical Society, 2017
- Champions of Excellent Award UMass Memorial HealthAlliance Hospital, 2015
- Chair’s Award for Excellence and Service Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, UMass Medical School, 2014
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 6 citationsHospitalist involvement in family medicine residency training: A CERA study.Robert A. Baldor, Judith A. Savageau, Navkiran K. Shokar, Stacy E. Potts, Joseph Gravel
Family Medicine. 2014-02-01 - The Continuing Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Diabetic Retinopathy Screenings.Evan Bilsbury, Marina Mautner Wizentier, Emma Wood, Sean Doherty, James Ledwith
Ophthalmic Epidemiology. 2024-07-31
Press Mentions
Remillard Family Community Service Fund Awards Nine Grants for UMass Chan CollaborationsOctober 7th, 2021- UMass Medical School Students Team up to Teach New SOM Class to Give COVID-19 ShotsAugust 20th, 2021
- UMass Medical School and AEYE Health Leverage AI to Help Family Doctors Screen and Refer Patients with Eye Conditions to SpecialistsMarch 30th, 2021
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Industry Relationships
- Physician Consultant, Massachusetts Consultation Service for Treatment of Addiction and Pain (MCSTAP)We support primary care providers in increasing their capacity for, and comfort in, using evidence-based practices to screen, diagnose, treat, and manage the care of all patients with chronic pain, substance use disorders, or both.2019 - Present
External Links
- Residency web pagehttp://www.umassmed.edu/fmch/fitchburg.aspx
- Community Health Connectionshttp://chcfhc.org/
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