Dr. Innokentiy Bakaev promoted to associate chief medical officer

Geriatric specialist Innokentiy (Kent) Bakaev, MD, has been promoted to associate chief medical officer at Hebrew SeniorLife.

“Dr. Bakaev will partner with me in providing clinical and operational oversight of Hebrew SeniorLife’s health care across all settings, directly oversee infection control, and serve as the key clinical partner to our quality team,” said Ernest I. Mandel, MD, SM, executive vice president of health care, chief medical officer, and chief quality officer at Hebrew SeniorLife and assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.

He will also continue to serve as medical director for the Rehabilitative Services Units and clinical director of informatics.

Dr. Bakaev recently received his Executive MBA through the Heller School’s program for physicians at Brandeis University, offering a strategic lens through which to view his clinical leadership.  

He joined Hebrew SeniorLife in 2017. He received his medical degree from Perm State Medical Academy, Perm, Russia, where he also did his internship in internal medicine.

He completed his residency in family medicine at Oakland Physicians Medical Center in Michigan, affiliated with Wayne State University, and his geriatric medicine fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center with a rotation at Hebrew SeniorLife through the Harvard Medical School Multi-Campus Geriatric Fellowship.

About Hebrew SeniorLife
Hebrew SeniorLife, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, is a national senior services leader uniquely dedicated to rethinking, researching, and redefining the possibilities of aging. Hebrew SeniorLife cares for more than 4,500 seniors a day across campuses throughout Greater Boston. Locations include: Hebrew Rehabilitation Center-Boston and Hebrew Rehabilitation Center-NewBridge in Dedham; NewBridge on the Charles, Dedham; Orchard Cove, Canton; Simon C. Fireman Community, Randolph; Center Communities of Brookline, Brookline; Jack Satter House, Revere; and Leyland Community, Dorchester. Founded in 1903, Hebrew SeniorLife also conducts influential research into aging at the Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, which has a portfolio of more than $98 million, making it one of the largest gerontological research facilities in the U.S. in a clinical setting. It also trains more than 500 geriatric care providers each year. For more information about Hebrew SeniorLife, follow us on our blog, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and LinkedIn.