Beverly Hospital
Richard Birkett is an experienced surgeon currently serving at Beverly Hospital and Essex Surgical since January and October 2022 respectively. Additionally, Richard has held multiple roles at Microline Surgical since October 2021, including Chair of the Environmental, Social, and Governance Committee, Clinical and Business Consultant, and Clinical Product Manager. Prior experience includes staff surgeon at Tufts University School of Medicine and an assistant professor of surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Richard completed a surgical fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania and was the Administrative Chief Resident at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center. Early in their career, Richard worked as a Clinical Research Associate at the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation. Educational qualifications include an M.D. from Drexel University College of Medicine, an MBA in Healthcare from the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst, and a BS in Biology from Augsburg University.