Dr. Terry L. Buchmiller
Pediatric Surgeon, Boston Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Terry L. Buchmiller is a pediatric surgeon in the Department of Pediatric Surgery at Boston Children's Hospital and Associate Professor of Surgery at the Harvard Medical School. She received her M.D. from the University of California at Davis, graduating as her class valedictorian. She trained in general surgery at the UCLA Medical Center where she also spent two years in the pediatric surgical research laboratory. She completed her pediatric surgical fellowship in 1997 at Boston Children’s Hospital, being the first woman trainee.
Terry is board certified in both General Surgery and Pediatric Surgery. She performs the full spectrum of pediatric surgery, with particular expertise in fetal surgery, prenatal counseling, and the care of newborns with surgical disease. She is the lead pediatric surgeon in the Maternal Fetal Care Center. She is an examiner for the American Board of Surgery, and has chaired both the Fetal and Wellness Committees of the American Pediatric Surgical Association. She is the Past President of the Massachusetts Chapter of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and served nationally as an ACS Governor, including the Executive Committee.
In 2019 she received the Robert P. Masland, Jr. Teaching Award from Harvard Medical School, awarded to only one faculty member from over 1700 at Boston Children’s Hospital, her most cherished accomplishment.
A former music major, she has delighted in playing the violin with the Longwood Symphony for over 20 years, and has served on the Membership Committee. She is an avid runner, and has completed 5 of the world major marathons with her running friends.
Honorary Committee
Dr. W. Hardy and Eleanor Hendren
in memoriam
Charles J.H. Stolar, MD & Carol Stolar
Rudolph N. Schullinger Professor Emeritus of Surgery and Pediatrics
Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
Anjani Thakur, MD, FACS & Dr. Vijaya Thakur, MD
Associate Clinical Adjunct Professor of Surgery, Touro University | Vascular Surgery Specialist, Emmanuel Medical Center
Ivan Shulman, MD, MM
Music Director, Orchestra Nova LA
Lisa Wong, MD
Pediatrician, Milton Pediatric Associates; Associate Co-Director, Arts and Humanities Initiative, HMS
Nina Shapiro, MD
Professor Emerita, UCLA Department of Head and Neck Surgery
Pediatric Otolaryngologist, Westside Head and Neck
Gala Committee
Stacie Lin
Helle Sachse, PhD, JD
Kristi Griffin
Karyn Wang
Sumi Fasolo
Heidi Greulich, PhD
Becky Kim
Cassandra Ling
Thank you to our 2025 gala sponsors!
For more information about the 2025 Longwood Symphony Gala, including opportunities to sponsor the event or to honor Dr. Buchmiller, please contact the LSO office at info@longwoodsymphony.org or 617-987-0100.