Dr. Donald E. Craven, MD

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Get to know this highly regarded physician and Chairman of the Center for Infectious Diseases and Prevention at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center. Donald E. Craven, MD, is a distinguished dedicated leader in the field of healthcare and higher education. He serves as a professor of medicine at Tufts University and is the chairman of the Center for Infectious Diseases and Prevention at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center (LCMC). LCMC is a physician-led, nonprofit group practice with more than 500 physicians and 5,000 nurses, therapists and other support staff working together. Dr. Craven earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Wesleyan University. Wesleyan University, founded in 1831, is a private liberal arts college in Middletown, Connecticut. He received a Doctor of Medicine from Albany Medical College in Albany, NY. He completed his residency residency and fellowship at the Royal Victoria Hospital with McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Royal Victoria Hospital (French: Hôpital Royal Victoria), forms part of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), which is affiliated with McGill University. Dr. Craven also completed an additional fellowship in infectious diseases at Boston University, BU School of Public Health. Dr. Craven has contributed and published approximately 200 articles on hospital epidemiology and AIDS to medical journals. He also has severed on the advisory committee for the Hospital Infection Control Practices at the Centers for Disease Control, and the advisory board for the AIDS Action Committee. In 1993, Dr. Craven served as the president of the Society of Healthcare Epidemiologists. He was selected to the advisory board for AIDS at Mass General from 1988 to 1993. Notably, he was a leading physician during the inception of the AIDS epidemic in 1979, having had the privilege of working on one of the first cases of AIDS during that time. Dr. Craven is the recipient of numerous awards and accolades including the Governor Recognition Award for AIDS Research in 1987, one of America’s Top Doctors, and listed among the Best Doctors of America for over 15 years in a row. He has also been selected in several editions of Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare, and Who’s Who in Science and Engineering.

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Donald E. Craven, MD, is a Leading Infectious Disease Specialist and Professor of Medicine with Tufts University School of Medicine in Massachusetts

Donald E. Craven, MD, is a well-versed infectious disease specialist and medical educator currently serving as Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, MA (2001-present). He has an impressive professional journey that spans forty-three years and has expanse knowledge and unrivaled expertise in all facets of infectious disease medicine. Prior to his current endeavors, he served as Chairman of the Center for Infectious Diseases and Prevention at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington, MA (2001 - 2015). Also, he taught medicine, microbiology, and public health at Boston University School of Medicine (1989 - 2001) and served in numerous capacities with the Boston City Hospital (1989-2001). Roles included Director of the AIDS Program, Associate Director of Medicine, Director of AIDS Public Health, and Hospital Epidemiologist. Moreover, following the completion of his infectious disease medicine fellowship in 1976, Dr. Craven has become a Research Associate with the National institutes of Health (1976-1979). Over the years, Dr. Craven has received multiple recognitions, including the Governor Recognition Award for AIDS Research (1987) and the Kenneth Kaplan Award for Excellence in the Practice and Teaching of Infectious Diseases from the Massachusetts Infectious Diseases Society. And, he has been listed among America’s Top Doctors and the Best Doctors of America for many years. For more information about Dr. Donald E. Craven, please visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/donald-craven-921a911b/.

Donald E. Craven, MD, attended Albany Medical College in Albany, NY, and received his medical degree in 1970. Then, he served his internship and internal medicine residency at McGill University/Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal, QB, Canada (1971 - 1974). Furthermore, he conducted his infectious disease medicine fellowship at Boston University School of Medicine in Boston, MA (1974-1976). During his fellowship, he was honored with the Alice Fruehan Award for Outpatient Medicine, the American Cancer Society Fellowship at Christie Hospital in Manchester, England, and the Lamb Foundation Award for Excellence in Medicine.  In addition, Dr. Craven received board certification in internal medicine and infectious disease medicine from the American Board of Internal Medicine. To stay up to date in his field, he is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Moreover, he attained fellowship of the Society of Health Care Epidemiologists, and the Massachusetts Hospital Association. In addition to his medical degree, he holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology acquired at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT, in 1966. Dr. Craven has held fellowships with the American College of Physicians, the Royal College of Physicians, the American College of Chest Physicians, and the Infectious Disease Society. For more information about Dr. Donald E. Craven, please visit https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/8138281-Donald-Infectious-Disease-Specialist.