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JudyAnn Bigby
Massachusetts Secretary of Health and Human Services
In office 2007–2013
Preceded by	Timothy R. Murphy
Succeeded by	John Polanowicz
Personal details
Born	1951 (age 72–73)
Residence(s)	Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater	Wellesley College Harvard Medical School
Occupation	Secretary of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

JudyAnn Bigby is an American doctor and the former Secretary of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 2007 to 2013. She currently serves as director of the Harvard Medical School Center of Excellence in Women's health.

Prior to becoming Secretary, Bigby was a primary care physician and medical director of Community Health Programs at Brigham and Women's Hospital. One of her patients was Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, who declared January 18, 2001 "Dr JudyAnn Bigby Day" in Boston. In addition to her work as a doctor, Bigby was also an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Director of the school's Center of Excellence in Women's Health.

A resident of Jamaica Plain, Bigby holds a B.A. from Wellesley College and an M.D. from Harvard Medical School.

References

1. "JudyAnn Bigby". National Institutes of Health. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
2. Tomaselli, Kathleen Phalen (October 20, 2003). "Most in U.S. see disparities in care of minority patients". Amednews. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
3. Dunn, Catherine (August 10, 2003). "The good doctor is in, not just to the mayor, but to many women in need". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
4. ^ "About Secretary JudyAnn Bigby, MD". The Official Website of the Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS). Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
5. The Future of the Public's Health in the 21st Century. National Academies Press. 2003. pp. 467. ISBN 0309133181.

v t e Cabinet of Governor Deval Patrick (2007–15)
Lieutenant Governor	Tim Murray (2007–13)
Secretary of Health and Human Services	JudyAnn Bigby (2007–13) John Polanowicz (2013–15)
Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs	Ian Bowles (2007–11) Rick Sullivan (2011–14) Maeve Vallely Bartlett (2014–15)
Secretary of Public Safety	Kevin M. Burke (2007–10) Mary Elizabeth Heffernan (2010–13) Andrea Cabral (2013–15)
Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development	Suzanne Bump (2007–09) Joanne Goldstein (2009–14) Rachel Kaprielian (2014–15)
Secretary of Transportation	James Aloisi (2009-09) Jeffrey Mullan (2009–11) Richard A. Davey (2011–14)
Secretary of Administration and Finance	Leslie Kirwan (2007–09) Jay Gonzalez (2009–13) Glen Shor (2013–15)
Secretary of Education	Paul Reville (2008–13) Matthew Malone (2013–15)
Secretary of Housing and Economic Development	Dan O'Connell (2007–09) Greg Bialecki (2009–15)
Secretary of Elder Affairs	Jennifer Davis Carey (2007) Mike Festa (2007–09) Ann L. Hartstein (2009–15)
Secretary of Veterans' Services	Thomas G. Kelley (2007–11) Coleman Nee (2011–15)
Secretary of Transportation and Public Works	Bernard Cohen (2007–09) Jim Aloisi (2009–09)

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• People from Jamaica Plain
• African-American women physicians
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