Dr. Michele Claudette Reed
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Dr. Michele Claudette Reed
Dr. Michele Claudette Reed is a Board Certified Family Medicine Physician and a Managing Partner
of MS Family Medicine Health Care, P.C. with medical offices in Queens and Long Island, New York.
Dr. Reed serves as the Medical Director for The Congregational Church of South Hempstead and the
School District Physician for the Hempstead, Malverne and Roosevelt School Districts. She was
recently appointed as a spring 2014 Fellow to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT
under the Department of Health and Human Services.
Since the tender age of four, Dr. Reed knew that she would one day be a doctor and has worked to
make tremendous strides for her community as an advocate for overall wellness and the prevention
of chronic diseases. In 2009, Dr. Reed co-founded First Things First, Foundation for Health and
Wellness, Inc., along with Sepia Owens-Villas, MPA, a not for profit that deals with health education
and disease prevention. The two also started The Girls Mentoring Program in partnership with the
Lakeview Public Library, a program for young girls that explores topics about health, education and
community service.
Dr. Reed is often called upon to speak on the matters of wellness and prevention. Her accolades include,
Health Award, North Atlantic Regional Conference of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Riland Medal for
Community Leadership, New York Institute of Technology, Health Award, Hempstead NAACP,
Distinguished Woman Award, Girlfriends Talk, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award, Malverne
School District, Leadership Award, Long Island Chapter of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, Medical
Professional of the Year, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, and the CSEA Nassau Local, Dr. Martin Luther King
Award to name a few.
A pillar in her community, Dr. Reed is a Life Member of the Lakeview NAACP, a board member of
the Queens Chapter of the American Academy of Family Physicians, an Adjunct Clinical Assistant
Professor at New York Medical College and New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, an Executive
Board member of the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine Alumni Association, a Fellow of the
American Board of Family Medicine, a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and The
National Coalition of the One Hundred Black Women, Long Island Chapter, Inc.
Dr. Reed and her work have been featured on the Rachael Ray Show with Dr. Ian Smith and Sunny
Anderson of the Food Network, Government Technology Today Magazine, The New York Daily
News, Ebony Magazine, Heart and Soul Magazine, and BlackDoctors.org.
Dr. Reed received her undergraduate degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook
and her medical degree from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine. She is a Long Island
native where she lives with her with her husband and twin sons.
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Affiliations
American Academy of Family Physicians
NAACP
New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, Executive Board Member, Alumni Association
National Coalition of One Hundred Black Women, Long Island Chapter, Inc.
Queens Chapter of the American Academy of Family Physicians, Executive Board Member
Honors & Awards
Health Award, North Atlantic Regional Conference of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., 2014
Recognition in the Field of Health Care by Nassau County Executive, 2014
Health IT Fellow for Health and Human Services, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT,
spring 2014
Guide to America’s Top Family Doctor, 2005 – 2013
Riland Medal for Community Leadership, New York Institute of Technology, September 2013
Health Award, Hempstead NAACP, 2013
Distinguished Woman Award, Girlfriends Talk, 2013
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award, Malverne School District, 2012
Leadership Award, Long Island Chapter of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, 2011
Medical Professional of the Year, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, 2011
CSEA Nassau Local, Dr. Martin Luther King Award, 2011
Business Woman of the Year, Central Nassau Club of the National Association of Negro Business and
Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc., 2010
Community Service Award, Kappa Eta Chapter, Inc., Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., 2010
Patients Choice Award, 2008 - 2009
Malverne High School Scholarship Committee Award, 2009
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Honors & Awards Continued
Community Woman of the Year, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, 2008
Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, 2007
Malverne School District Hall of Fame, 2007
Medicine and Community Service Award Barnes Historical Society, 2004
Chase Community Service Award, 2004
Chase Small Business Team Award for Outstanding Contributions to Women History’s Month
Celebration 2002
Morton M. Safran Scholarship Award, June 2000
Resident of the Month Award from the Department of Family Practice Jamaica Hospital Medical
Center, January 1998 and June 2000
Volunteer, Jamaica Hospital Medical Relief Team, Watertown, New York Ice Storm Relief Effort,
January 1998
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