2nd Annual David S. Svahn Humanities in Medicine Memorial Lecture To Be Held Friday, May 16

Written By The Mountain Eagle on 4/25/25 | 4/25/25

COOPERSTOWN – The 2nd Annual David S. Svahn Humanities in Medicine Memorial Lecture will be held on Friday, May 16 at 7:30 a.m. at Bassett Medical Center. The event is free and open to the public.

This year’s guest lecturer, Dr. Lisa Wong, will present a talk entitled “Embracing the Art of Medicine in Uncertain Times.” She plans to play her viola and discuss how music and other art forms help physicians become better at their craft. Dr. Wong is Co-Founder and Associate Co-Director of the Arts and Humanities Initiative at Harvard Medical School. She is a pediatrician at Milton Pediatric Associates and an assistant clinical professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Wong is a past president and current violinist in the Longwood Symphony Orchestra, the ensemble of Boston’s medical community.