Mount Auburn Hospital Welcomes New Board Member
Board Leadership Advances Mount Auburn Hospital's Community-Focused Mission
Cambridge, MA – Mount Auburn Hospital announced today that Elizabeth Brodbine Ghoniem has joined the hospital’s board of trustees as a new member.
Mount Auburn’s board is made up of dedicated professionals with a wealth of personal and professional experience and a shared commitment to the hospital’s mission to create healthier communities — one person at a time — through seamless care and ground-breaking science, driven by excellence, innovation and equity.
“Our board members help guide us in fulfilling our mission of providing extraordinary care to all patients,” said Ed Huang, MD, President, Mount Auburn Hospital. “With her background in both nonprofits and business, Elizabeth will be a strong advocate for Mount Auburn and for the patients we serve, and I am excited to welcome her to the board.”
“Mount Auburn’s mission to serve the community is at the core of every decision our board makes,” said John Macomber, Chair, Mount Auburn Hospital Board of Trustees. “I am thrilled to welcome Elizabeth to our board of trustees and look forward to working with her and our leadership team.”
Mount Auburn Hospital also thanks outgoing board member Rachel Haft, MD, for her service and contributions.
View a full list of members of the Mount Auburn Hospital Board of Trustees.
In addition to the new Trustee, Mount Auburn Hospital announced new members of the Board of Advisors, including Francis Ahern; Helaine Ahern; Alex Attia; Joseph Bradlee; Jeita Deng; Megan Donovan-Chien; Kelly Duda; Kate Flaim; Pamela Michaelis; Michael Monestime; LuAnn Polk; William Polk; Ashley Stevens; and Steven Tolman.
About Mount Auburn’s New Trustee
Elizabeth Brodbine Ghoniem
Ms. Brodbine Ghoniem is an advisor and consultant whose career spans the non-profit, non-governmental, government, and corporate sectors, with a focus on addressing systemic challenges and improving operational efficiency. She is deeply engaged in community service, currently serving on the boards of a Boston Public School pilot school and the Winchester Seniors Association Trust. She is also an active member of the Medical Reserve Corps, serving with the Boston MRC and Metro East Regional MRC.
Ms. Brodbine Ghoniem joined the Mount Auburn Hospital Board of Advisors in 2023 and contributes as a member of both the Quality/Patient Experience and Care Assessment Committee and the Pink Pages event committee.
About Mount Auburn Hospital
Mount Auburn Hospital was founded in 1886. A teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, its mission is to provide clinically excellent care with compassion and to teach students of medicine and the health professions.
Mount Auburn Hospital is a part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, a healthcare system that brings together academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, community and specialty hospitals, more than 4,700 physicians and 39,000 employees in a shared mission to expand access to great care and advance the science and practice of medicine through groundbreaking research and education.
