Dr. 道格拉斯Comeau, medical director of sports medicine at the Ryan Center for Sports Medicine at Boston University and Boston Medical Center, has been appointed director of University Health Services and Primary Care Sports Medicine at 太阳城网赌平台.
道格拉斯Comeau
Comeau will join BC on July 2, succeeding Thomas Nary, M.D.她自1996年起担任大学保健处主任. Nary will stay on as a clinical physician at UHS, helping to promote health and wellness among BC students.
“It’s been a terrific time,” said Nary, who joined UHS in 1989 as a staff physician. “The people at University Health Services are wonderful, and I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to work with them as director—and I’m very happy that will continue.”
林恩，马萨诸塞州., 他是土生土长的BC体育迷, Comeau has had a lengthy professional association with the University, having worked under contract since 2009 as a team physician, seeing patients in the UHS and the BC 体育运动 training rooms.
甚至在那之前, when I was in the Tufts University Family Residency program [2003-2006], I rotated at BC Health Services with Tom Nary, 我视他为导师,柯莫说。. “I liked the camaraderie that I found at UHS, 校园环境, 学生群体, 以及BC的整体氛围. I’m delighted to come to the Heights in this new role, and to be able to help the University prepare for what will be a challenging time throughout higher education, 考虑到对COVID-19的担忧.”
位于联邦大道2150号, the UHS Primary Care Center provides students access to board-certified physicians, 护士, 注册护士, and on-site specialty consultants affiliated with some of Boston's finest hospitals. The center provides both inpatient and outpatient services.
The transition in UHS leadership heralds a new model of student health care at BC, with primary care sports medicine now a foundational part of health services provided by the University. In addition to its role of serving the overall health needs of BC students, all student-athletes—whether in club sports, 校内的, or intercollegiate programs—will now have their primary care needs met through UHS.
“它是管理所有人的医疗保健,柯莫说。, “and bringing BC athletics under the umbrella of UHS. Ninety-five percent of sports medicine injuries or health conditions are non-surgical situations, so fellowship-trained primary care sports medicine physicians can handle most of them. The spectrum of care might include anything from concussion, 肌肉骨骼损伤, 心脏条件, and sports-related nutrition to the general physical and mental health of the athlete. So we will work with 体育运动 to refine and strengthen the continuum of care for BC’s student-athletes.”
Comeau said he is ready to jump right in and help spearhead the University-wide planning effort now underway to address the potential threat posed by COVID-19 during, 而且很可能超越, 即将到来的学年.
“Boston Medical Center was a hotbed for the virus, and my colleagues and I learned a lot from our experiences,他说. “对于学院和大学, it’s critical to be right out front in educating students, as well as the rest of the campus community, on following guidelines and observing restrictions. We have to provide both education and reassurance so students will know what to do and where to go, and that University Health Services is ready to help them.
“幸运的是, 通过技术和远程医疗, there have emerged new pathways that enable students to get assistance with health care needs at the click of a button. These will be invaluable to us as we move forward.”
Comeau earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry-biochemistry at Colby College and a doctor of osteopathic medicine degree at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine. After graduating from the Tufts Family Medicine Residency program, he was a fellow in primary care sports medicine at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
In addition to a slew of professional experience and activities—that include serving as finish line medical tent physician at the Boston Marathon, 波士顿铁人三项赛的医疗主任, and BU sports medicine fellowship director, 脑震荡门诊主任, and head team physician—Comeau holds academic appointments as a clinical associate professor of family medicine at the BU School of Medicine and a lecturer at Tufts School of Medicine. He also serves on the national committee for the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine and was on the national committee for the American Academy of Family Physicians.
“Medicine for me has been all about giving back,他说. “For me, a patient is a partner with whom I work, and from whom I learn. I’ve learned so much from my patients over the years, and helping others is a way for me to affirm and show gratitude for the knowledge I’ve been given.”
Sean Smith |University Communications | June 2020