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NeighborHealth appoints Dr. Pablo Buitron de la Vega as Vice President and Associate Chief Medical Officer. August 14, 2026 BOSTON, MA (August 14, 2026) - NeighborHealth today announced the appointment of Pablo Buitron de la Vega, MD, MSc, as Vice President and Associate Chief Medical Officer of the state's largest community health center. A preventive medicine physician leader, Dr. Buitron de la Vega will help advance NeighborHealth's clinical quality, population health and health equity goals across the communities it serves. Dr. Buitron de la Vega joins NeighborHealth from Boston Medical Center (BMC), where he served as an internal medicine primary care physician and built programs that made screening and referral for social needs, such as food, housing and transportation, a routine part of clinical care. He is known for designing practical workflows and technology that allow care teams to scale solutions across busy clinical settings. "Dr. Buitron de la Vega brings tremendous clinical expertise and a deep understanding of the factors that shape the health of our patients and communities," said Julio Mazul, MD, Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at NeighborHealth. "We know that what happens outside of the exam room can be just as important as what happens inside. Pablo's leadership will strengthen our ability to reduce barriers to care, improve outcomes and deliver high-quality, culturally responsive care to every patient." In his new role, Dr. Buitron de la Vega will work alongside Dr. Mazul and NeighborHealth's leadership team to advance clinical quality and innovative care models that address persistent health disparities. His appointment builds on NeighborHealth's longstanding commitment to challenging the systemic barriers that have disproportionately affected low-income, immigrant and historically marginalized communities. "NeighborHealth's mission deeply resonates with why I became a physician and why I have devoted my career to addressing social drivers of health," said Dr. Buitron de la Vega, who grew up in Quito, Ecuador, trained there as a physician and now lives in Roxbury. "Improving health means understanding the full context of our patients' lives - and then doing the harder work of designing systems that respond to those needs with dignity and respect. Much of my career has been spent finding practical ways to innovate in real-world community settings. I am excited to join NeighborHealth and help translate our commitment to health equity into better outcomes for the communities we serve." Dr. Buitron de la Vega's appointment further strengthens the clinical leadership team led by Dr. Mazul, who was named Chief Medical Officer in 2025 after nearly two decades at NeighborHealth. Dr. Mazul has led efforts to advance patient safety and clinical quality while expanding culturally responsive care for NeighborHealth's diverse patient population. Dr. Buitron de la Vega earned his medical degree from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador and completed his internal medicine residency at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. He later completed training in preventive medicine and earned a Master of Science from Boston University School of Public Health. At BMC, he served as a primary care physician and as Program Director of the Preventive Medicine Residency Program, where he founded a fellowship track in immigrant and refugee health. He also led BMC's THRIVE program, which he helped grow from a single-department initiative into an institution-wide, Joint Commission-recognized model that reaches more than 100,000 patients annually. Alongside his role at NeighborHealth, he holds a faculty appointment as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and advises BMC's THRIVE program. About NeighborHealth NeighborHealth, formerly East Boston Neighborhood Health Center, is one of the nation's largest Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and the largest community-based primary care health system in Massachusetts, serving over 120,000 people and recognized by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) as a National Quality Leader. For more than 55 years, NeighborHealth has offered access to comprehensive primary care, specialty care and emergency care for patients in the Commonwealth. In a first-of-its-kind merger in 2020, East Boston Neighborhood Health Center joined forces with the South End Community Health Center and expanded services to patients who live and work in Boston's South End and Roxbury neighborhoods. NeighborHealth champions innovative care models to actively bridge health equity gaps in our low-income and immigrant communities with services unique from other healthcare providers in our state. For more information, visit www.neighborhealth.com.

Jewish Israeli clinical intern faces retaliation at Boston Medical Center. Brandeis Center filing details allegations that a clinical intern was ostracized, denied mentorship opportunities, and penalized with a poor evaluation after reporting materials that violated hospital policies in a healthcare training program Washington, D.C. - The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (HHS OCR) alleging Boston Medical Center (BMC) discriminated and retaliated against a Jewish Israeli mental health counseling intern, a U.S. permanent resident, after the intern reported materials that violated the hospital's policies in a shared clinical workspace. The filing comes amid growing scrutiny of anti-Semitism in healthcare, where Jewish and Israeli trainees and clinicians have increasingly reported exclusion, hostility, and retaliation for raising concerns. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits exclusion, denial of benefits, or discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin in any program or activity that receives federal funding, as well as retaliation against any person who exercises their right to oppose and report discrimination. As HHS has made clear in its regulations implementing Title VI, "retaliatory acts [are] prohibited... against any individual... because he has made a complaint." Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act ("Section 1557") prohibits the same forms of discrimination under "any health program or activity, any part of which is receiving Federal financial assistance" - further extending Title VI and other civil rights protections in the healthcare context. According to the complaint, after going to their supervisors to report the prohibited materials, the intern was ostracized by colleagues and denied mentorship and professional development opportunities. The filing provides additional evidence regarding the hospital's awareness of anti-Israeli bias, the ongoing professional harm suffered by the student, and the ways in which the alleged retaliation has continued to affect their career prospects. The complaint describes that the victim was physically separated from the rest of the clinical team, excluded from routine professional interactions and group lunches, denied patient debriefs and mentorship opportunities, and subjected to ongoing ostracization by coworkers who allegedly formed an "alliance" against them. The retaliation culminated in a negative final evaluation that effectively blamed the intern for the breakdown in workplace relationships caused by their colleagues' alleged ostracization and exclusion. The evaluation threatens their professional prospects, forcing them to omit BMC supervisors from job references in a field where that clinical experience is a critical credential. According to the Brandeis Center, BMC effectively penalized a Jewish Israeli intern for objecting to prohibited anti-Israeli and anti-Semitic displays and conduct, denying them equal access to educational and professional opportunities on the basis of their ancestry, ethnicity, and national origin and retaliating against them for reporting discriminatory conduct. "The growth of anti-Semitism in the healthcare sector is a hazard not only for healthcare providers, trainees, and students, but for everyone who depends on the American healthcare system. The problem is not just that Jewish Americans are now facing exclusion, retaliation, and hostility because of their identity, especially if they have come from Israel," said Hon. Kenneth L. Marcus, chairman and CEO of the Brandeis Center and the former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education who ran the Office for Civil Rights during two administrations. "The broader problem is that Americans will be denied the best available healthcare if top young professionals are marginalized and excluded from health programs because of their Jewish background, as we saw a century ago. When a student reports offensive conduct and is then isolated, marginalized, and penalized for speaking up, serious civil rights concerns are raised, as are serious concerns about the future of healthcare in this country. We urge HHS OCR to carefully review these allegations and ensure that all students are able to participate equally in federally funded healthcare programs." The Brandeis Center has asked HHS OCR to require corrective measures, including a revised evaluation, a reference letter reflecting the intern's positive clinical performance, adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism, enhanced training and oversight for supervisors, human resources personnel, and other employees regarding anti-Semitism and retaliation, and reforms to ensure that Jewish and Israeli students and interns who report discrimination are protected from retaliation and treated consistently under BMC's policies. The filing also calls for improved communication and accountability measures to ensure anti-retaliation protections are clearly conveyed and enforced throughout the institution. The filing marks the latest in a series of efforts by the Brandeis Center to address anti-Semitism in healthcare and mental health settings. Earlier this month, HHS OCR opened an investigation into the American Psychological Association following a Brandeis Center complaint alleging anti-Semitic discrimination within the nation's largest professional organization for psychologists. In May, Brandeis Center staff litigation attorney Deena Margolies testified before the House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions on how anti-Semitism in healthcare impacts doctors, medical staff and ultimately patients. About The Brandeis Center The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law is an independent, non-partisan, nonprofit corporation established to advance the civil and human rights of the Jewish people and promote justice for all. LDB engages in research, education, and legal advocacy to combat the resurgence of anti-Semitism on college and university campuses, in the workplace, and elsewhere. It also empowers students by training them to understand their legal rights and educates administrators and employers on best practices to combat anti-Semitism. The Brandeis Center is not affiliated with the Massachusetts university, the Kentucky law school, or any of the other institutions that share the name and honor the memory of the late U.S. Supreme Court justice.