Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital names new Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Margaret (Peggy) Duggan was recently named Chief Medical Officer (CMO) at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, effective June 1, 2013.

In Dr. Duggan’s role as CMO, she will serve as an advocate for and liaison to the medical staff to ensure that all clinicians have the necessary resources to provide the highest level of patient care.  She will be a critical partner with senior hospital administration and department Chiefs in guiding ongoing clinical and operational improvement efforts, and in implementing key strategic initiatives.  Dr. Duggan brings a depth of experience and medical expertise which will help guide her in such areas as patient safety and clinical outcomes, infection control, risk management, regulatory compliance, utilization review, patient-family centered care, clinical informatics, clinical program development, and external physician and network relations.

“In her time at BWFH, she has demonstrated exceptional leadership, passion, and commitment to her patients and our institution,” says Chief Operating Officer Michael Gustafson, MD.  “We look forward to that same level of enthusiasm and energy in her new role as CMO.”

For the past 14 years, she has been an integral part of Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Breast Centre, where she has served as Medical Director since 2002.  She has also been on staff at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute since 2004, is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School and served as President of the BWFH Medical Staff from 2009-2012.

Dr. Duggan completed her undergraduate work at Boston University before obtaining her doctor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine.  She completed her medical residency at Boston Medical Center. 

Dr. Duggan will continue to serve as Medical Director of Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Breast Centre, as well as see patients.

For more information about Dr. Duggan’s background, read the article from 2011 in Bostonia Magazine.  For more information about Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, please visit: www.brighamandwomensfaulkner.org.