Atlas Difference Maker | Dr. Michael Hirsh

Dr. Michael Hirsh is the Atlas Distributing Difference Maker of the month.

As the City of  Worcester’s Medical Director, Doctor Michael Hirsh has been instrumental in the battle against the coronavirus. Along with City Manager Ed Augustus and Worcester Mayor Joe Petty, Dr. Hirsh was part of the “Big Three,” that were the public face of the city’s efforts to inform and keep the populace safe. He is also the guiding force behind the area’s annual gun buyback program. He is a pediatric surgeon at UMass/Memorial.

ABOUT DOCTOR MICHAEL HIRSH

Michael P. Hirsh, MD, is a professor of surgery, chief of the Division of Pediatric Surgery and surgeon-in-chief for the UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center. In 2019, Dr. Hirsh was appointed assistant vice provost for wellness and health promotion at UMASS Medical School.

Dr. Hirsh also is the co-director of the Injury Free Coalition for Kids.

ABOUT ATLAS DISTRIBUTING

Atlas Distributing, Inc. is a family owned and operated, full-service beer and beverage distribution company servicing licensed and non-licensed customers throughout the central Massachusetts market.

Atlas has proudly served customers, consumers, and the community since 1933.

Atlas’ brand portfolio is diverse and represented by many of the finest brewers in the world. The market area is comprised of Worcester county and parts of Middlesex and Norfolk counties, representing a population of approximately 1.2 million people. Atlas’ licensed customer base consists of 1,787 accounts; 1,222 on-premise and 565 off-premise. Atlas also has a non-alcoholic division servicing 950 accounts.

Atlas Ditributing has been the sponsor of the Difference Makers podcast since it’s inception in 2019.