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Medical director of Brigham physicians group dies in crash
The longtime medical director of a major physicians' group at Brigham and Women's Hospital died Tuesday after she was involved in a head-on car crash near her home in Needham.
Police and relatives said it appears that the 2007 Toyota Prius driven by Dr. Phyllis Jen, an internist who for the last 27 years served as medical director of the Brigham Internal Medicine Associates, crossed into the oncoming lane of traffic on Greendale Avenue shortly before 6 p.m. as she was driving home from work.
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Rest in Peace, Dr. Jen. How much you will be missed!