Dr. Alaka Ray spent most of her childhood in various parts of the United States as well as in Kolkata, India, before arriving in Boston to attend Harvard College. She then attended Harvard Medical School where her interests ranged from patient-doctor relationships to end-of-life care. During her Internal Medicine residency at MGH, she fell in love with her primary care clinic and chose to pursue primary care as a career. She graduated from the MGH Primary Care Program in 2010, served as the Ambulatory Medicine Chief Resident during 2010-2011, and then joined the Internal Medicine Associates as a primary care physician. She is an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and she is the Associate Program Director for Ambulatory Training in the MGH Internal Medicine Residency Program where her emphasis is on enhancing outpatient clinical education. She is also a certified professional wellness coach and enjoys peer coaching physicians around issues of career satisfaction, work-life balance, burnout, increasing efficiency and joy in practice.
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Mass General Internal Medicine Associates
55 Fruit St.
Wang Ambulatory Care Center
6th Floor
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-724-4600
Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-724-7383
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Dr. Ray offers and provides exceptional service. She's warm, she's friendly, she's caring, she's knowledgeable, and I don't have enough superlatives to profile her. [redacted]
I look forward to my continued relationship with Dr. Ray, and feel fortunate to be a part of the MGH network.
Responsive to my questions and requests for appointments for my hand and hearing
Dr. Ray is GREAT, she asks all kinds of questions and listens to my answers. She is one of the best Doctors I ever had.
I noticed my provider seemed more focused on me this visit. My provider reached out quickly to me the next day regarding my blood work.
As always, Dr Ray was up to date with all my health records and issues. Her insight into what I have needed to do to improve my health have been a blessing. I grateful to be her patient.
A very professional team
One of the best Internists I've had.
Dr. Ray is excellent. She is caring, compassionate and explains things clearly.
Dr. Ray is a very good listener. She's very interested in comments. She gives you time to go through your list. It's a very thorough question and answer, which I greatly appreciate.