Adolescent Weight Loss (Bariatric) Surgery Program | Meet Our Team
Our team of experts work with children and their families to provide the knowledge and support they need to maximize the chance for long-term health and well-being.
The Boston Children's Hospital Bariatric Program Team - 2018
Physicians
Brian Carmine, MD, FACS
Surgical Director, Department of Surgery
Camilla Richmond, MD, MA
Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition; Medical Director, Adolescent Bariatric Surgery Program Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Cullen Carter, MD
Attending, Department of Surgery
Nirav Desai, MD
Affiliate Staff, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Donald T. Hess, MD, FACS
Surgeon, Adolescent Bariatric Surgery
Luise Pernar, MD
Attending, Department of SurgeryConsultants
Melissa Crocker, MD, MBA
Director, Type 2 Diabetes Program; Associate Director, Fellowship Program, Division of Endocrinology; Attending Physician, Division of Endocrinology Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Amy Fleischman, MD, MMSc
Director, Optimal Wellness for Life (OWL) Program; Assistant Clinical Director, Division of Endocrinology Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Tracy Richmond, MD, MPH
Director, Eating Disorder Program; Director, STEP Program; Attending Physician, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Dennis Rosen, MD
Associate Medical Director, Sleep Center Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Sarah de Ferranti, MD, MPH
Chief, Division of Cardiology Outpatient Services; Director, Preventive Cardiology Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Gena Heidary, MD, PhD
Ophthalmologist, Department of Ophthalmology; Director, Pediatric Neuro-Ophthalmology Service Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Amy Desrochers DiVasta, MD, MMSc
Director, Young Women's Health Research; Co-Director, Adolescent Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) Program; Attending Physician, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Carolyn R. Rogers-Vizena, MD
Attending Physician, Department of Plastic & Oral Surgery Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical SchoolPsychologist
Marcus F. Cherry, PhD
Senior Attending Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry; Attending Psychologist, Adolescent Weight Loss (Bariatric) Surgery Program Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical SchoolNurses
Annemarie Fayemi, MS, RN, PNP-PC, CBN
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Department of Surgery
Dori Gallagher, BSN, RN, MHM
Program Director, Esophageal and Airway Treatment CenterDietitians
Leslie Mattimore, MS, RD, LDN
Clinical Nutrition Specialist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Sophie Burge, MS, RDN, LD
Clinical Nutritionist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and NutritionAdministrative
