Margaret Bia, MD
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Biography
Margaret Johnson Bia M.D. is now a retired Professor Emeritus of Medicine but is still involved in patient care. She functions intermittently as a medical attending seeing hospitalized kidney patients on the Peters Firm at YNHH and as a preceptor for medical students in the clinics caring for underserved patients in the New Haven community. Before retiring in 2018, she cared for patients with kidney disease, especially those receiving kidney transplants for 40 years. She has always been involved in teaching medical students, residents and renal fellows and, after stepping down as medical Director of Transplant in 2000, she created and became Director of the Clinical Skills program at the medical school until 2014. She has authored over one hundred ten original articles and book chapters.
Education & Training
- FellowYale University School of Medicine (1978)
- FellowUniversity of Pennsylvania Hospital (1976)
- ResidentUniversity of Pennsylvania Medical Center (1975)
- MDCornell University (1972)
Certifications
- Board CertificationAB of Internal Medicine, Nephrology (1978)
- Board CertificationAB of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (1975)
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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Career Development Award | National Kidney Foundation, CT Chapter | 2018 |
Castle Connolly Exceptional Women in Medicine | 2017 | |
Named Teaching Award | 2017 | |
Yale School of Medicine Teaching Award Francis Gilman Blake Award | 2014 | |
Yale School of Medicine - Leah Lowenstein Award | 2014 | |
The Dean’s Award | 2014 | |
Peggy Bia MD Annual Lectureship | 2014 | |
Women Leaders in Medicine National Award | American Medical Student Association | 2011 |
New York Metro’s Top Doctors 2010, 2013, 2014 | Top Doctors | 2010, 2013 |
Top Doctor in New Haven, CT | Top Doctors | 2010 |
Castle Connolly Top Doctors in America | 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 | |
George Thornton Award | American College of Physicians - CT Chapter | 2005 |
Pioneer in Transplant Award | National Kidney Foundation, CT Chapter | 2004 |
Humanism in Medicine Award | AAMC | 2000 |
Bohmfalk Teaching Prize | Yale School of Medicine | 1990 |
Housestaff Teaching Award | Department of Medicine | 1988 |
Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude | Fordham University | 1968 |
Professional Service
Organization | Role | Date |
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Yale Medical School Committee for Status of Women in Medicine | Executive Committee | 2015 - Present |
Departments & Organizations
- Internal Medicine
- Liver & Pancreas Transplant Program
- Medical Education Staff
- Nephrology
- Palliative and End-of-Life Care Education
- Program for Biomedical Ethics
- Status of Women in Medicine Committee (SWIM)
- Transplantation Center
- Yale Ventures