Matthew H. Liang

Background

Liang, Matthew H. was born on May 24, 1944 in Santa Monica, California, United States.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 1965;

BMS, Dartmouth U., 1967;

Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1969;

Master in Public Health, Harvard University, 1972.

Career

Intern in medicine, University of Minnesota Hospitals, Minneapolis, 1969-1970;

resident in medicine, University of Minnesota Hospitals, Minneapolis, 1970-1971;

resident in medicine, Harvard Medical Svc., Boston City Hospital, 1972-1973;

physician, People's Riverside Free Clinic, Minneapolis, 1969-1971;

physician, Cambridgeport Free Clinic, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1971-1973;

interist Family Health Center, Boston City Hospital, 1972-1973;

associate medical director Nursing Home Telemedicine, Boston City Hospital, 1972-1973;

with medical corps, Office General Surgeon, United States Army, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 1973-1974;

assistant chief medical clinic, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, 1974-1975;

member attending staff, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, 1974-1975;

clinical instructor, School Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, 1974-1975;

member attending staff, Georgetown Medical Svc., District of Columbia General Hospital, Washington, 1974-1975;

assistant professor medicine department rheumatology and immunology, Harvard Medical School, Brigham Womens's Hospital, Boston, 1977-1986;

associate professor medicine, Harvard Medical School, Brigham Womens's Hospital, Boston, 1986;

lecturer department health services, School Public Health, Harvard University, 1977-1979;

lecturer department health policy and management, School Public Health, Harvard University, 1979;

member of staff, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1977-1979;

member of staff, Robert B. Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1977-1979;

member of staff, The Hospital at Parker Hill, Boston, 1979-1982;

member of staff, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, since 1979;

member of staff, Brockton (Massachusetts) Veterans Administration Hospital., 1980-1982;

member of staff, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, 1984-1986;

associate director, Robert B. Brigham Multipurpose Arthritis Center, Boston, 1979-1980;

director, Robert B. Brigham Multipurpose Arthritis Center, Boston, since 1980;

medical director rehabilitation services, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, since 1982;

medical director acute rehabilitation program, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, 1984-1986;

professor health policy and management, Harvard, Boston, 1995;

professor medicine, Harvard, Boston, since 1996. Member Executive Committee Massachusetts chapter Arthritis Foundation, 1979-1981, member governmental affairs committee, 1981-1982, co-chairman, 1984, board of trustees since 1982, member medical and science committee since 1982, chairman grants subcommittee since 1990, member research committee since 1991, chairman Massachusetts chapter 1993. Member arthritis interagency coordinating committee, data systems subcommittee National Institutes of Health, 1979, member special review committee, 1980-1981, member of national arthritis advisory board 1985-1988, co-chairman advising committee on rehabilitation, 1990.

Member of advisory panel on allergy, immunology and connective tissue disease United States Pharmacopoa Convention, Inc., 1980-1982. Member musculoskeletal panel Social Security Administration, 1985. Member medical advising committee Blue Shield Board Dirs., Boston, 1986-1989.

Member of advisory committee Maternal and Child Health Improvement Project, Boston, 1986. Chairman statewide advising committee on vocational rehabilitation, 1986. Member musculoskeletal and skin disease task force on lupus in high risk populations National Institute Arthritis, since 1988, chairman health services, behavioural and educational research steering committee 1990.

Member research grantsrev. committee Scleroderma Foundation, 1989-1990. Member practice guidline panel on low back dysfunction Agency Health Care Policy and Research, since 1991, member health services research tng advising committee 1992. Member hip fracture and replacement patient outcomes Assessment Research Team National Advisory Board, since 1991.

Member steering committee assessment program on low back pain L'Institute de recherche en Sante et en Securite du travail du Quebec, 1989-1992. Chairman.external monitoring committee Multicenter Clinical Trial Hydroxychloroquine in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis, since 1989. Member grants review committee Medical Foundation, since 1990, member clinical research committee, 1993, member community health and education committee, 1993.

Kellogg Fellowship lecturer, since 1986. Kare Bergling lecturer in Rheumatology U. Lund, Sweden, 1990. A.S.B. Bank visiting professor in Rheumatology/Rehabilitation, Auckland, New Zealand, 1990.

Highton Oration lecturer, Queenstown, New Zealand, 1990. Matilda G. Irving Memorial lecturer, Providence, 1991. Kovacs visiting professor Royal Society Medicine, London, 1994.

Active Quebec Taskforce on Whiplash Injuries. Medical consultant International Grenfell Mission, Newfoundland, 1971.

Achievements

• Matthew H. Liang has been listed as a noteworthy Medical director by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member APHA, American College of Physicians, Royal College Medicine, American Federation Clinical Research, American College Rheumatology (member glossary committee 1979-1989, member commission on health Superior vena cava syndrome.and health technical since 1980, member orthopaedic county 1982-1983, chairman advising committee medical information system 1981-1983, member program committee 1983-1984, member county rehabilitation rheumatology since 1984, member subcommittee revision of criteria for classification rheumatoid arthritis 1984-1985, councilor northeast region 1984, chairman subsection health services research program committee 1985, member senior rheumatology scholar award committee 1985, member ad hoc committee for rheumatologic training 1986, member subcommittee on synovial fluid analyses certified 1989, mem.subcom. on disease activity in systemic lupus eythematosus 1989, member allied health professional association research committee 1989-1991, member committee health care research 1990, member county research 1992), Massachusetts Public Health Association, New England Rheumatism Society, Canada Arthritis Society (member epidemiology health science panel 1990-1992, chairman since 1992), Arthritis Health Professions Association, Society Research and Education in Primary Care Internal Medicine, Heberden Society, Ankylosing Spondylitis Association (member medical advisory board since 1986), Newton Choral Society (member of advisory board since 1983), North America Spine Society (member outcome committee since 1991).