Margaret Samuels-Kalow, MD, MPhil, MSHP

Immediate Past President Massachusetts General Hospital

Biography

Margaret Samuels-Kalow, MD, MPhil, MSHP, is an emergency medicine and pediatric emergency medicine physician and health services researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she serves as vice chair for research.

Dr. Samuels-Kalow’s work focuses on reducing disparities in emergency care and leveraging the emergency department visit to advance health equity. Her research has been supported by the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) and the National Institutes of Health.

She is an active leader in the Academy for Women in Academic Emergency Medicine (AWAEM) within SAEM, where she previously served as co-chair of the Research Committee and helped develop the AWAEM research consultation program. She currently serves as vice president for communications, supporting collaboration, engagement, and dissemination of the academy’s work.

Dr. Samuels-Kalow is also involved in institutional initiatives to advance women in emergency medicine, contributing to programs focused on mentorship, collaboration, and professional development.