Mia Taylor Chandler, MD, MPH

Dr. Mia Taylor Chandler, MD, MPH completed her Pediatric Rheumatology Clinical Fellowship in the Division of Immunology at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Previously she was a pediatrician at Holyoke Pediatric Associates, LLP, as well as a School Physician Consultant, Center for School Crisis Intervention and Assessment, both in Holyoke, MA.  Since 2015, she has been a Trustee Board Member and Chair of Human Resources Committee for the Martin Luther King, Jr. School of Excellence, Springfield, MA.  In 2017, she was the recipient of the “Dedication to Family Centered Care Award” – Baystate Medical Center, UMASS, in recognition for dedication to the social and emotional needs of patients.  She is most interested in health policy analysis and development aimed at impacting the well-being (quality of life) of children and families managing chronic disease. She is committed to grassroots advocacy and community empowerment to advance the cause of health equity for minority and other vulnerable populations.  Dr. Chandler received her medical degree in 2014 from the Medical University of South Carolina, College of Medicine, Charleston, SC, and completed her pediatric residency at the Baystate Medical Center, University of Massachusetts, Springfield, MA in 2017.