Opening Doors

Established in 2025, the “Opening Doors” series presents conversations with HMS faculty members who over time have made significant contributions to Harvard Medical School. These conversations prompt faculty to share their professional journey including how they first joined the HMS community, changes they have seen at HMS in the decades since their arrival, and advice for recognizing opportunities and dealing with challenges in the future. 

Past Opening Doors

DateFeatured GuestModerator
June 23, 2026

Anne B. Young

Former Chief of Neurology Service at Massachusetts General Hospital

Julieanne Dorn Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School

Alice Flaherty

Neurologist, Massachusetts General Hospital

Associate Professor in Neurology and Psychiatry at HMS

April 14, 2026

Frederick H. Lovejoy, Jr. 

William Berenberg Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School

Deputy Chair Emeritus of the Department of Pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital

Gary Fleisher

Former Physician-in-Chief at Boston Children’s Hospital 

Egan Professor of Pediatrics at HMS

March 12, 2026

Joseph B. Martin

Edward R. and Anne G. Lefler Professor of Neurobiology

Frederick Lovejoy

William Berenberg Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School

Deputy Chair Emeritus of the Department of Pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital

December 3, 2025

David G. Nathan

Former Physician-in-Chief of Boston Children’s Hospital and President of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

George Daley

HMS Dean

November 18, 2025

Eleanor Shore

Former Dean for Faculty Affairs and Deputy Director of the HMS Center of Excellence in Women's Health

Grace Huang

HMS Dean for Faculty Affairs

May 22, 2025

Ronald Arky

Daniel D. Federman Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Medical Education

David Jones

A. Bernard Ackerman Professor of the Culture of Medicine, Harvard Medical School