Marcela G. del Carmen, MD, MPH
President, Massachusetts General Physicians Organization
Executive Vice President, Mass General Brigham
Marcela G. del Carmen is president of the Massachusetts General Physicians Organization (MGPO), the largest of Harvard Medical School’s faculty physician groups, and executive vice president of Mass General Brigham. In this role, Dr. del Carmen leads over 3,200 MGPO physician members.
Dr. del Carmen is professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School and holds a dual appointment in the Department of Surgery at the MGH. Dr. del Carmen is the first woman and Latino to ascend to the academic rank of professor in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology and in Gynecologic Oncology at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. del Carmen graduated from medical school and completed her residency training in gynecology and obstetrics at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Hospital and fellowship training in Gynecologic Oncology at the MGH. Dr. del Carmen holds a master of public health from the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health.
She has served on the Ovarian Cancer Committee for the Gynecologic Oncology Group, is a member of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology’s Gynecologic Oncology Division Committee and PROLOG task force, is a member of several committees in the Society of Gynecologic Oncology, and serves as oral examiner for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology for both general gynecology and gynecologic oncology. Dr. del Carmen is a member of the Promotions Committee, Admissions Committee, and Faculty Council at Harvard Medical School.
She has authored over 250 papers in peer-reviewed literature and has authored a textbook. Dr. del Carmen’s research focuses on disparities in gynecologic cancer outcomes in underserved minorities and rare gynecologic malignancies.
Dr. del Carmen is the recipient of numerous teaching and service awards including the National Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology (CREOG) Award, the Howard Ulfelder Teaching Award, the CINE Golden Eagle Award, CBS Cares, and the Brian A. McGovern, MD Award for Clinical Excellence.
