Allan Goroll, MD
Physician
Medical Service
Massachusetts General Hospital
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Massachusetts General Hospital
Biography
Dr. Goroll, a general internist, is Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Physician, Medical Service, Massachusetts General Hospital. He graduated summa cum laude
from Brandeis University and cum laude from Harvard Medical School. He is one of the modern pioneers in primary care, having initiated the nation's first residency track in primary
care internal medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital (where he served his residency), and lead-authored the first textbook of primary care internal medicine (Primary Care
Medicine, now in its 6th edition). In his role as a clinician educator, he chaired Harvard's Core Medicine Clerkship and led a national initiative to reform the curriculum of the
Core Medicine Clerkship, emphasizing generalist competencies and outpatient training. In 2000, he received the National Award for Career Achievement in Medical Education from the
Society for General Internal Medicine, and in 2003, the Gold Foundation Award for Medical Humanism from the HMS graduating class.
He has also served as President of the Massachusetts Medical Society and as Massachusetts Governor of the American College of Physicians. Dr. Goroll continues to practice and teach
primary care internal medicine at the MGH while actively working on health care reform, serving as chair emeritus of the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative and as chair of the
Massachusetts Coalition for Primary Care Reform. He enjoys sailing and travel.