Important Announcements

Nondiscrimination Statement Update

Boston Medical Center Health System complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), religion, culture, physical or mental disabilities, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity and/or expression. BMCHS provides free aids and services to people with disabilities and free language services to people whose primary language is not English.

To see our full nondiscrimination statement, click here.

Campus Construction Update

Starting September 14, we’re closing the Menino building lobby entrance. This, along with the ongoing Yawkey building entrance closure, will help us bring you an even better campus experience that matches the exceptional care you've come to expect. Please enter the Menino and Yawkey buildings through the Moakley building, and make sure to leave extra time to get to your appointment. Thank you for your patience. 

Click here to learn more about our campus redesign. 

About

John (Sean), G. Palfrey, MD, is a board-certified pediatrician at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and a clinical professor of pediatrics in Ambulatory Care Services at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. Dr. Palfrey is a 1967 graduate of Harvard College and attended medical school at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. He completed his residency at Tufts New England Medical Center. Dr. Palfrey has practiced and taught clinical medicine in Massachusetts for more than forty years. He is dedicated to advocating for better child health programs and policies and the prevention of illness and sadness. Dr. Palfrey served as president of the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and he has been a legislative advocate for child health programs and policies since the late 1970s.
  • Administrative Title

    Clinical Professor, Pediatrics, Ambulatory Care Services, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

  • Residency

    Pediatrics, Tufts Medical Center, 1974-1978
  • Education

    Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1974
  • Board Certifications

    Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics

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