JEFFREY AALBERG, MD –

NEW ASSISTANT CHIEF – FAMILY MEDICINE

by Ann Skelton, MD

 

 

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jeffrey Aalberg as Assistant Chief, Department of Family Medicine, effective April 1, 2005.  Dr. Aalberg is a graduate of Rensselear Polytechnic Institute, the University of Massachusetts Medical School and Maine Medical Center Family Medicine Residency Program.  He completed the MaineHealth Physician Leadership Training Fellowship. 

 

After practicing with the Bowdoin Medical Group, he joined the Family Medicine faculty in 1999.  He has served as Medical Director for the Family Medicine Centers since 2001.  In that capacity he oversees operations of two practice sites, with 35 attending and resident physicians and staff of 65.  He has successfully led several major initiatives, including the transition to an electronic health record, redesign of office systems and the development of our Falmouth site as a thriving practice combining patient care and education.  Other recent professional involvements include:

 

• Team Facilitator, MaineHealth Clinical Services Strategic Planning Committee
• Ah Asthma Collaborative, MaineHealth
• Chair, Medical Records Improvement Committee, Family Medicine Residency
• Depression Project, the McArthur Foundation
• Psychiatry Chief Search Committee, Maine Medical Center
• Board of Directors, Maine Academy of Family Physicians
• Medical Staff Executive Committee, Maine Medical Center
• Portland Area Geriatric Steering Committee and Council on Aging
• Clinical Improvement Committee, Maine Medical Center PHO
• Curriculum Leader for Surgery and Procedures, Department of Family Medicine

Jeff’s appointment reflects his past accomplishments and brings his dynamic voice and skills to additional efforts at Maine Medical Center.