Forstein Honored

Marshall Forstein, M.D., is the recipient of the Cambridge Health Alliance's (CHA) second annual Art of Healing Award. The award recognizes an individual for exemplary leadership, advocacy, and innovation in healing.

The CHA is a public health care system with three hospital campuses and a network of community-based health centers in the Boston area.

Forstein is director of the CHA's adult psychiatry residency training program, former director of its HIV Mental Health Services, and an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

Forstein was recognized for his ground-breaking work in the mental health aspects of HIV/AIDS; his significant impact as a teacher and trainer of mental health providers, primary care providers, and residents both nationally and internationally; and his leadership on numerous major national, regional, and institution-based committees relating to HIV and/or mental health. ▪