Dr. Romela Petrosyan

Dr. Romela Petrosyan is a broadly awarded, quadrilingual, clinical and research fellow at the combined Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital Nephrology program. Dr. Petrosyan is a patient advocate, educator, investigator, speaker, and published author. Currently serving as Chair of the ACP Council of Resident and Fellow Members, Dr. Petrosyan leads advocacy efforts on behalf of trainees nationally, organizes development of scientific sessions, and oversees membership outreach efforts, unifying trainees across Internal Medicine and its subspecialties. She is also a member of the MGH Graduate Medical Education Committee and has conducted several special reviews of training programs. Dr. Petrosyan serves on the national ACP Clinical Skills Committee where she plays an integral role in the selection process of Waxman scholars and organization of procedure modules to be presented at the national Internal Medicine meeting. During the 2021 Internal Medicine Meeting, Dr. Petrosyan was a speaker discussing techniques to conducting physical examination over telemedicine. Her presentation has been featured by ACP Digital Newspaper, Health Day, Helio, and Oakstone. Dr. Petrosyan has previously served as Trustee of the South Carolina Medical Association and was sponsored as South Carolina delegate to the American Medical Association. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the peer-reviewed narrative journal, in-House, and has also been a content editor of the New England Journal of Medicine Resident 360 series. A recipient of certification of the Harvard Program in Clinical Effectiveness, her research efforts are centered on utilization of ultrasonography to dictate management in patients with hepatorenal syndrome. Dedicated to development of the next generation of leaders, Dr. Petrosyan is an active mentor of students, residents, and fellows.

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