U.S. National Institutes of Health

Susan M. Briggs, MD — surgery (vascular), public health

Courtesy Susan M. Briggs, MD, MPH

Dr. Susan M. Briggs (b. 1943), a trauma surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital, established and became the first director of the International Medical Surgical Response Team (IMSuRT), an emergency response team that, on short notice, organizes and sends teams of doctors, nurses, and other health professionals from throughout New England to emergencies around the globe.

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