Ernest I. Mandel, MD, SM
Positions:
- Executive Vice President of Health Care, Chief Medical Officer and Chief Quality Officer, Hebrew SeniorLife
Profile Type:
Biography
Ernest I. Mandel, MD, SM is the Executive Vice President of Health Care, HSL Chief Medical Officer and Medical Director of Nephrology and Dialysis at Hebrew Rehabilitation Center, where he has been on staff since 2012 focusing on geriatric nephrology and palliative care. He is also an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Mandel received his Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude in Chemistry from Harvard University, his medical degree with honors from Yale University, and his Master of Science in epidemiology from Harvard School of Public Health. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Yale-New Haven Hospital, where he was also chief resident. He then completed a fellowship in nephrology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Mandel completed the Brigham Leadership Program at Harvard Business School and was an Age-Friendly Fellow in the American Hospital Association’s Next Generation Leadership Fellowship.
Dr. Mandel is on staff at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and previously served as training program director of the BWH/MGH Joint Nephrology Fellowship, the premier training program in nephrology. Dr. Mandel’s clinical and research interest in serious illness communication with dialysis patients led to the creation of the KidneyPal renal-palliative care service at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Dr. Mandel is board-certified in internal medicine and nephrology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
Education
Medical School: Yale University School of Medicine
Internship: Yale-New Haven Hospital
Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital
Fellowship: Brigham and Women's Hospital
Certifications
Internal Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine
Nephrology by the American Board of Internal Medicine
