Dr. Malcolm D. Reid Re-Elected Secretary Of State Medical Society

WESTBURY, NY (04/23/2012)(readMedia)-- Saratoga Springs, NY (4/23/2012) – Manhattan physician Malcolm D. Reid, MD, MPP, was re-elected Secretary of the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) at its 206th annual House of Delegates (HOD) meeting in Saratoga Springs, NY, on April 21. This will be his fourth term as an officer of the state's principal professional organization for physicians. Dr. Reid will also continue his professional duties as Chair of the Rehabilitation Medicine Department and Associate Medical Director of St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital in Manhattan.

Dr. Reid graduated cum laude from Fordham University and earned both his medical degree and master's degree in public policy from Harvard University. He received his internship training at Winthrop University Hospital on Long Island and did his residency training in rehabilitation medicine at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, where he served as Chief Resident. He has also earned certification from the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Dr. Reid is particularly dedicated to medical education. He vice chairs his hospital's continuing medical education committee, is an assistant clinical professor at Columbia and has served as a Governor's appointee to the NYS Hospital Review and Planning Council.

Dr. Reid has demonstrated his dedication to issues concerning organized medicine by serving as president of both the New York County Medical Society and the Manhattan Central Medical Society. He currently also chairs the former's board of trustees. Dr. Reid was a MSSNY Councilor for four years, co-chaired MSSNY's federal candidate evaluation subcommittee, and vice-chaired both its communication and membership committees He continues to serve on several committees, including those for healthcare disparities and finance. Dr. Reid has been part of MSSNY's AMA delegation for seven years and previously served on the AMA's Residency Review Committee for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He is also a member of the National Medical Association, the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the New York Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Dr. Reid's honors include the Distinguished Community Physician Award from the One Hundred Black Men, Inc. of NYC and selection as one of the Fifty Most Outstanding National Medical Fellowship Scholars in 1997. In 1996 he was inducted into the Mount Vernon High School Hall of Fame for his scholarly and athletic accomplishments.

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