Dimensions of Harvard Medical School

In 2015, the HMS Office for Culture and Community Engagement joined forces with the Office of Human Resources and the Transit Gallery to create an exhibit entitled, Dimensions of Harvard Medical School.

Dimensions is a collection of photographs capturing examples of the richness inherent within the community of Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Dental Medicine faculty, administrators, staff, fellows and students. 

Dimensions is a celebration of who we are and what each of us brings to work with us each and every day.  Personal narratives written by the participants complement the photography of Jennifer Waddell and reveal the motivations and talents our colleagues draw upon to make Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Dental Medicine “work.” Many of the pictures were taken with a personal object that the individual brought with them to the photo shoot.  The object is described in the individual's statement, and tells the story about what the object means to that person. 

Dimensions gained new faces during the latest installment in 2025. New portraits were revealed during a community open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the Gordon Hall Flex Space.

Angela Alberti
Communications Specialist, Office of Communications & External Relations (OCER), HMS
Angela Albert holds up a copy of the 2013-2014 HMS Dean's Annual Report.

Margarita Alegria
Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, HMS
Director, Center for Multicultural Mental Health Research, Cambridge Health Alliance
Margarita Alegria holds photo of a group of people.

Ronald Arky
Daniel D. Federman Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Medical Education Master, FW Peabody Society, HMS
Ronald Arky clasps his hands while he looks off-camera with a small smile on his face.

Katrina Armstrong
Jackson Professor of Clinical Medicine, HMS
Physician in Chief, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
Katrina Armstrong holds a red book about the history of MGH from 1955 to 1980.

Robert Barbieri
Kate Macy Ladd Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, HMS
Chair, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Robert Barbieri is holding a white paper with the UpToDate logo on it.

Beth Beighlie
Digital Imaging Coordinator/Client Service Representative Information Technology, Department of Neurobiology, HMS
Beth Beighlie is kneeling on the ground with her dog Dayton beside her. He is a large white curly-haired dog who has his own Boston Children's Hospital ID.

Philip Benware
IT Manager, Desktop Solutions Team, Information Technology, HMS
Philip Benware is wearing a blue striped button-down shirt and holding up a photo of his grandfather on a boat.

Joseph Betancourt
Associate Professor of Medicine, HMS
Director, Disparities Solutions Center, Massachusetts General Hospital
Joseph Betancourt is wearing a purple and black suit and is holding up several framed family photos.

David Bor
Charles S Davidson Associate Professor of Medicine, HMS
Chief of Medicine, Cambridge Health
David Bor is holding a renaissance recorder which looks like a long wooden flute.

Xandra Breakefield
Professor of Neurology, HMS
Geneticist, Neurology and Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Xandra Breakefield is holding a black-and-white photo of her younger sister, who is pictured with a basket of flowers.

Joan Brugge
Louise Foote Pfeiffer Professor of Cell Biology Co-Director, Ludwig Center at Harvard, HMS
Joan Brugge holds up a large image of breast and ovarian tumor cells which are mostly circular and multicolor.

David Cardozo
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies, Assistant Professor of Neurobiology Director of the Division of Medical Sciences, HMS
David Lopes Cardozo is holding a printed copy of a research paper.

Terésa Carter
Program Manager, Career Development, Office for Culture and Community Engagement, HMS
Teresa Carter is wearing a velvet blue gown. Her arms are extended to one side and one of her feet is pointed to the other side, in a gesture of movement.

Constance Cepko
Bullard Professor of Genetics and Neuroscience Professor of Ophthalmology, HMS
Constance Cepko is wearing a dark shirt and light blue cardigan. She is looking towards her left and is holding a bike helment and glasses.

Bernard Chang
Dean for Medical Education, Daniel D. Federman, MD Professor of Neurology and Medical Education, HMS
Bernard Chang is holding up a framed lithograph of a brain.

R Bruce Donoff
Dean, Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Walter C Guralnick Distinguished Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, HSDM
Bruce Donoff is holding up a carved tree of peace sculpture on a black stand. He is wearing a black blazer, light blue shirt, and red patterned tie.

Karen Easley
Research Operations Manager, Department of Cell Biology, HMS
Karen Easley is wearing a seafoam green shirt and is holding up multiple carabiners of colorful keys.

Sara Fazio
Advisory Dean and Director, Walter Bradford Cannon Society
Director of Education, HMS Center for Primary Care
Professor of Medicine, HMS
General Internist, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Sara Fzio is wearing a white doctor's coat with her name embroidered on it. She is holding a patterned red wooden box.

Jeffrey Flier
Dean of the Faculty of Medicine
Caroline Shields Walker Professor of Medicine, HMS
Jeffrey Flier is wearing a black striped blazer, white shirt, and turquoise tie. His hands are clasped in front of him.

Lachlan Forrow
Associate Professor of Medicine, HMS
Director Ethics & Palliative Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Lachlan Forrow is holding up a red rose preserved in glass. He is wearing a white doctor's coat, striped blue shirt, and green patterned tie.

William Giannobile
Dean, HSDM
A. Lee Loomis Jr. Professor of Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity, HSDM
William Giannobile is holding a wooden framed photo of his family's farmland in Missouri.

Yvonne Gomez-Carrion
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, HMS
Director of the OB/GYN Resident Surgical Service, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Yvonne Gomez-Carrion is holding up a yellow, brown, and green quilt with her family's coat of arms.

MJ Grein
Senior Administrative Coordinator, Countway Library, HMS
MJ Grein is wearing a black turtleneck shirt, blue jeans, and a black beret. She also had a beaded Kate Spade lanyard on.

Sanjay Gulati
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, HMS
Deaf Service, Cambridge Hospital
Deaf Program, Boston Children's Hospital
Sanjay Gulati is kissing his hearing dog, Plato, on the forehead. Plato's fur is black and brown.

Lorien Hecht
Assistant Director, Dean's Office and Special Projects, HMS
Lorien Hecht is wearing a horizontally striped blue, white, and black top. She is holding a Patriots mug.

Grace Huang
Dean for Faculty Affairs, HMS
Professor of Medicine, BIDMC
Grace Huang is holding a group photo of her skating team. She is wearing a red blouse.

Julie Huang
Executive Director of the Department of Cell Biology, HMS
Julie Huang is holding a card and envelope addressed to her.

Liza Iezzoni
Professor of Medicine, HMS
Director, Mongan Institute for Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital
Liza Iezzoni is wearing a blue and green pattern jacket. She is holding a digital recorder.

Sharon Inouye
Professor of Medicine, HMS
Director, Aging Brain Center, Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife
Sharon Inouye is holding a framed flyer of the 2006 Aging Brain Center Scientific Symposium.