WALTHAM - Dr. Kiame J. Mahaniah, an Andover resident who was selected recently by Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey as the state’s new undersecretary of health services, has been honored by the Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) as the 2023 recipient
of the Society’s Special Award for Excellence in Medical Service.
The award honors a physician who has made a distinguished demonstration of compassion and dedication to the medical needs of his or her patients and the general public.
Prior to taking the position with the Healey/Driscoll administration, Mahaniah was chief executive officer of the Lynn Community Health Center (LCHC). Mahaniah previously served as chief medical officer at North Shore Community Health, Inc. and spent
many years as a physician and leader with the Greater Lawrence Family Health Center.
Mahaniah, who was born in Philadelphia and raised in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Geneva, Switzerland, attended Haverford College and medical school at Thomas Jefferson University. He also earned an MBA from UMass Amherst.
He is a past winner of the Massachusetts Academy of Family Physicians family physician of the year award and the Essex South District Medical Society’s community clinician of the year award.
The Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) is the statewide professional association for physicians and medical students, supporting 25,000 members. We are dedicated to educating and advocating for the physicians of Massachusetts and patients locally and nationally. A leadership voice in health care, the MMS contributes physician and patient perspectives to influence health-related legislation at the state and federal levels, works in support of public health, provides expert advice on physician practice management, and addresses issues of physician well-being. Under the auspices of the NEJM Group, the MMS extends our mission globally by advancing medical knowledge from research to patient care through the New England Journal of Medicine, NEJM Catalyst, and the NEJM Journal Watch family of specialty publications, and through our education products for health care professionals: NEJM Knowledge+, NEJM Resident 360, and our accredited and comprehensive continuing medical education programs.
