David F. Polakoff

David F.
Polakoff, M.D.
has served as Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer since August 1998.
From December 1997 through July 1998 Dr. Polakoff was the Chief Medical Officer of one of Mariner's predecessor companies.
Prior to joining it, Dr. Polakoff served on the full time faculty of Harvard Medical School, where he taught Geriatric Medicine from 1988 through 1997.
He retains an adjunct faculty appointment at this time.
Contemporaneous with his Harvard tenure, Dr. Polakoff served in various positions, culminating as Director of the Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center of the West Roxbury VA Medical Center (a Harvard teaching hospital).