Salem Hospital Welcomes Alexy Kochowiec, MD, as Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Salem MA

20 May, 2022

1:51 PM

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Salem, MA, May 20, 2022 – Salem Hospital, a member of Mass General Brigham, has appointed Alexy Kochowiec, MD, as the new Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He accepts the role after serving as Interim Chair of the department since January and as the Vice Chair since 2006. Dr. Kochowiec, a resident of Brookline, will head a wide range of women’s health services, including the hospital’s top-rated obstetrical service and Birthplace, its world-class, minimally invasive gynecology program, the Special Care Nursery and several specialty programs operated in partnership with Massachusetts General Hospital, including maternal-fetal medicine, and IVF/ reproductive medicine specialties. In his new role, Dr. Kochowiec will advance the work of Allyson Preston, MD, who stepped down as chair in January and developed an exceptional team of providers and staff over her 15 years of leadership. Dr. Kochowiec will focus on growing the OB/GYN service and deepening connections across Mass General Brigham to improve care for patients and families. In addition to his roles at Salem Hospital, Dr. Kochowiec will continue to partner with the Lynn Community Health Center (LCHC) and North Shore Community Health (NSCH) to provide outstanding women’s health services and patient care to underserved communities on the North Shore. As a practicing OB/GYN physician, he will continue to see patients at LCHC and deliver at the Salem Hospital Birthplace. Dr. Kochowiec earned his medical degree from Vanderbilt University and completed his residency at Brown University, Women and Infants’ Hospital. Previously, he was a clinical instructor of OB/GYN and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School (2004-2012) and served as a member of the Massachusetts Medical Society’s Committee on Maternal and Perinatal Welfare (2008-2016). Dr. Kochowiec also has been a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology since 2004. About Salem Hospital Salem Hospital is a member of Mass General Brigham, an academic healthcare system founded by Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital that is uniting great minds to make life-changing impact for patients in local communities and around the world. Serving the North Shore community for more than 100 years, Salem Hospital provides innovative medical, surgical and psychiatric care through an array of inpatient, outpatient and virtual settings including Salem Hospital, the Epstein Center for Behavioral Health, North Shore Physicians Group and a medical staff of nearly 700 physicians practicing in a wide range of specialties. For more information, please visit www.salem.massgeneralbrigham.org. For information about Mass General Brigham, visit massgeneralbrigham.org. About Mass General Brigham Mass General Brigham is an integrated academic health care system, uniting great minds to solve the hardest problems in medicine for our communities and the world. Mass General Brigham connects a full continuum of care across a system of academic medical centers, community and specialty hospitals, a health insurance plan, physician networks, community health centers, home care, and long-term care services. Mass General Brigham is a non-profit organization that is committed to patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community. In addition, Mass General Brigham is one of the nation’s leading biomedical research organizations and a principal teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School.