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  Dr. Bruce Masek is Clinical Director of Outpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital and Associate Professor of Psychology (Psychiatry) at Harvard Medical School. He co-founded the first pediatric behavioral medicine program in the country at Children’s Hospital, Boston in 1980 and is recognized internationally as one of the field’s foremost experts.
Dr. Masek is the recipient of the Society of Behavioral Medicine President’s Award for Distinguished Research. His research has focused on two areas: evaluating the efficacy of behavioral medicine interventions for pediatric chronic and recurrent pain disorders; and assessing the impact of medical and surgical interventions on quality of life in pediatric chronic diseases. He has received funding from NIH, NIMH and research foundations to conduct clinical trails. He has authored in excess of 80 original articles, reviews, and book chapters. He has mentored over 30 clinical psychology postdoctoral fellows who have gone on to become leaders in clinical care and research in pediatric behavioral medicine and child cognitive behavior therapy.
Dr, Masek received his undergraduate degree from Bradley University and his PhD in clinical psychology from Auburn University. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in behavioral medicine and pediatric psychology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He was a member of the Department of Psychiatry at Children’s Hospital from 1980-2002. He joined the MGH Department of Psychiatry staff in 1986. |
