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About MelroseWakefield Hospital

MelroseWakefield Hospital has been the healthcare partner families trust on the good days, and challenging ones since 1893. We’re on a mission to empower people to live their best lives by providing exceptional care locally. Whether you need expert cardiac care, 24-hour emergency services, complex surgery or family-focused maternity services, you can trust in MelroseWakefield.

Who we are

Healthcare is changing, and so are we. We’ve come a long way since our story began on West Foster Street in Melrose more than 130 years ago — like how we restored one person's lost sense of sound by performing the world’s first-ever cochlear implant. Today, we're home to 20+ locations that offer a range of services from 50+ specialties. 

The true value of community healthcare is that people don’t have to travel far to receive top-notch, essential care. MelroseWakefield Hospital is a community care network that includes a breast health center, a cardiovascular center with a full-service cardiac catheterization lab and an operating room where we lead the way in advanced robotic surgery.

And beyond our doors, we’re committed to nurturing a strong, vibrant, healthy community. Everyone is welcome to participate in our more than 40 local health programs. Activities like our Safe Sitter© babysitting training for junior high students, fall prevention education for seniors and Baby Cafe breastfeeding groups make it easier for people to get the healthcare support they need.

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585 Lebanon St.
Melrose, MA 02176
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Our leadership

Executive leadership

  • William Wyman, MS, FACHE, FHFMA
    Interim President, MelroseWakefield Hospital and Lawrence Memorial Hospital
  • Michael DeLeo, III, MD, MBA, CPE
    Chief Medical Officer
    Senior Vice President
  • Barbara Viens, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, ONC
    Vice President, Patient Care Services
    Chief Nursing Officer
  • Tracey Meek, MLHR, FACHE, SHRM-SCP
    Vice President of Human Resources for Community Hospitals, Tufts Medicine

     

Medical executive committee + staff

  • President: Patricia Sereno, MD
  • Vice President: Rishi Likhi MD
  • Secretary/Treasurer: Aarti Kakkar, MD
  • Immediate Past President: Alexander Walker, MD
Committee members
  • Hongwei Bai, MD
  • Fancisco Brincheiro, MD
  • Matthew Brown, MD
  • Laurence Conway, MD
  • Steven Dakoyannis, MD
  • Jeffrey Feldman, MD
  • Erin Fisher, MD
  • Phillip Gray, MD
  • Aarti Kakkar, MD
  • Timothy Kubicki, MD
  • James Lech, MD
  • Rishi Likhi, MD
  • Salvatore Nardello, DO
  • Jakub Reczek, MD
  • Patricia Sereno, MD
  • Alexander Walker, MD
Physician leaders

Department of Anesthesiology

  • Chair: Timothy Kubicki, MD
  • Associate Chair: Hisham Elkadi, MD

Department of Emergency Medicine

  • Chair: Alexander Walker, MD
  • Associate Chair: Erin Fisher, MD

Department of Family Medicine

  • Chair:  Patricia Sereno, MD
  • Associate Chair: Francisco Brincheiro, MD

Department of Medicine

  • Chair: Rishi Likhi, MD
  • Division Chief of Cardiology: Laurence Conway, MD
  • Division Chief of Dermatology: Donald Grande, MD
  • Division Chief of Endocrinology: Bindiya Thakkar, MD
  • Division Chief of Gastroenterology; Aarti Kakkar, MD
  • Division Chief of Hematology/Oncology: Joseph Pennacchio, MD
  • Division Chief of Hospitalists: Deepthi Koneru, MD
  • Division Chief of Nephrology: Michael Cohen, MD
  • Division Chief of Pulmonary Disease: Robert S. Weinstein, MD
  • Division Chief of Radiation Oncology: Phillip Gray, MD

Department of OB/GYN

  • Chair: Steven Dakoyannis, MD
  • Associate Chair: Jennifer Wu, MD

Department of Pathology

  • Chair: Hungwei Bai, MD

Department of Pediatrics

  • Chair: Jeffrey Feldman, MD

Department of Psychiatry

  • Chair: James Lech, MD

Department of Radiology

  • Chair: Jakub Reczek, MD
  • Division of Interventional Radiology: Luke Higgins, MD

Department of Surgery

  • Chair: Matthew Brown, MD
  • Division Chief of Neuro Surgery: Mina Safain, MD
  • Division Chief of Ophthalmology: C. Douglas Evans, MD
  • Division Chief of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery: Melissa Lackey, DMD
  • Division Chief of Orthopedic Surgery: Abe Shurland, MD
  • Division Chief of Otolaryngology: Matthew Russell, MD
  • Division Chief of Podiatry: Ray Murano, DPM
  • Division Chief of Trauma: Matthew Brown, MD

View our annual reports

Discover how MelroseWakefield Healthcare has engaged in patient-centered initiatives to strengthen our mission to provide the highest quality healthcare for the communities in Boston’s northern suburbs. These comprehensive reports reflect our activities during the fiscal year between October 1 and September 30.

Family physician Sarwada Tuladhar Jha, MD talking to patient during exam at a clinic appointment and inputting health information at the computer.
Careers

We love it here. We think you will, too

You want to make people’s lives better — yours included — in a career that rewards, challenges and gives you opportunities for growth. Here, you’ll make an impact and build your career, supported by a community of brilliant, compassionate colleagues.

Kim-Yen Vo, Ultrasound Technologist, pointing at computer screen and talking to patient while performing ultrasound at MelroseWakefield Hospital.

Our locations

From regular office visits to inpatient stays, find the healthcare you need and deserve close to home.

Palcide Colas, RRT (Respiratory Therapist) and Ornelia Moise, RN treating sleep medicine patient with a CPAP.

Our doctors + care team

Meet the doctors and care team devoted to supporting you every step of the way along your path to better health.

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