Robert W. Kennedy, Jr., M.D., has been elected as one of the medical staff representatives to the board of directors of University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health (UM UCH). He will serve as the representative for the UM Upper Chesapeake Medical Center – Bel Air campus. In addition, he will serve on The Upper Chesapeake Health Foundation board.
Dr. Kennedy is an internist and has been a member of the UM UCH medical staff since 2014. He works as a hospitalist at both UM Upper Chesapeake Medical Center – Bel Air and at UM Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace.
“The board is fortunate to have Dr. Kennedy among its members,” said Lyle Sheldon, president/CEO of University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health. “Dr. Kennedy has been a valuable addition to our health care team, and his leadership will assist us as we continue to provide health care excellence in Harford County today and in the future.”
Dr. Kennedy received his Doctor of Medicine degree in 2011 from the Ross University School of Medicine and completed his internal medicine residency at the Albert Einstein School of Medicine/Jacobi Medical Center in New York. He is a member of the American College of Physicians.
Dr. Kennedy resides in Upper Marlboro with his wife and two children.
About University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health
In December 2013, Upper Chesapeake Health became University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health. It consists of the University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center and the Patricia D. and M. Scot Kaufman Cancer Center in Bel Air and the University of Maryland Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace. The leading health care system and largest private employer in Harford County, UM Upper Chesapeake Health offers a broad range of health care services, technology and facilities to the residents of northeastern Maryland. Visit www.umuch.org for more information.
