Dr. Barkoudah is currently the System Chief of Hospital Medicine at Baystate Health and the Regional Chief Medical Officer/ Chief Quality Officer. Dr. Barkoudah's research interest lies in clinical research outcomes, and his work focuses on quality improvement and clinical innovation. He currently serves on several clinical innovation committees regionally and nationally. Dr. Barkoudah is a graduate of Harvard School of Public Health, Damascus University, and St Hugh's College, University of Oxford, along with admin training at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Global Management Program at Yale, and the completion of the Executive Management Track at Harvard Business School and the Business School at the University of Oxford. Dr. Barkoudah held leadership roles previously at Brigham Health, Mass General Brigham, and Harvard Medical School.