Our News & Stories

Mark H. Katz, MD, urologist at Boston Medical Center, standing in a sunlit hallway that overlooks downtown Boston (16x9 crop)

Provider Spotlight: A Mobile Approach to Prostate Cancer Screening and Follow-Up Care

Get to Know Dr. Katz and His Mission
BMC Brighton cardiovascular patient Ruma uses exercise equipment as part of her rehabilitation

How BMC Brighton Helped Ruma Recover after a Heart Attack

Read Ruma’s Story
BMC Brighton cancer patient Tracey Fitzpatrick

Tracey Is Grateful for Her Surgeon and Two Successful Cancer Surgeries

Read Tracey’s Story
Headshot of Erin Maxfield, DO, family medicine physician at BMC Brighton Primary Care (16x9 crop)

Provider Spotlight: Erin L. Maxfield, DO

Meet Dr. Maxfield
Sister Barbara McHugh, who is grateful for the consistent and expert care she has received at BMC Brighton through an arduous, multiphase cancer journey

Faith, Family, and Community: Sister Barbara Stays Strong through a Long Journey with Cancer

Read Sister Barbara’s Story
BMC and BMC Brighton esophageal cancer patient Stanley Mattox stands in his yard on a sunny day

Stanley Is Appreciating Life after Esophageal Cancer

Read Stanley’s Story
BMC Brighton epilepsy patient Lizzy stands on a New England beach while holding her sleeping baby in a front carrier (16x9 crop)

A Relationship Built on Trust: How Long-Term Epilepsy Care Supports Lizzy through Every Stage of Life

Read Lizzy’s Story
BMC Brighton Primary Care at 11 Nevins provider Ekaterina (Kathy) Petersen, MSN, NP, smiles as she speaks to a patient with long hair (face not shown)

Provider Spotlight: Ekaterina “Kathy” Petersen, MSN, NP

Meet Kathy Petersen
Erica Mintzer, MD, family medicine physician at BMC Brighton Primary Care, examines a patient’s eyes

Provider Spotlight: Erica Mintzer, MD

Meet Dr. Mintzer