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Meet Our Team

We are one of the largest adolescent/young adult medical practices in the nation with a diverse clinical team and staff that includes 40 health professionals - physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, nutritionists, HIV counselors and mental health clinicians.

Attendings

Elizabeth R. Woods, MD, MPH

Elizabeth R. Woods , MD, MPH

Associate Chief, Emeritus, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine; Senior Advisor, Community Asthma Initiative; Attending Physician
Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Sara Forman, MD

Sara Forman , MD

Associate Chief/Clinical Chief, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Sarah Pitts, MD

Sarah Pitts , MD

Director of Leadership Education in Adolescent Health Program; Co-Director, Reproductive Endocrinology and PCOS Programs; Attending Physician, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Lydia Shrier, MD, MPH

Lydia A. Shrier , MD, MPH

Research Director, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine; Attending Physician, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine
Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Jessica Addison, MD, MS

Jessica Addison , MD, MS, MPH

Program Director, Adolescent/Young Adult Medical Fellowship; Co-Medical Director, Boston HAPPENS Program; Attending Physician, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Joshua Borus, MD, MPH

Joshua Borus , MD, MPH

Director, Medical Student and Resident Training in Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine; Director of Quality Improvement; Attending Physician, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Traci L. Brooks, MD

Traci L. Brooks , MD

Outpatient Clinical Chief, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Joanne Cox, MD

Joanne Cox , MD

Associate Chief, Emeritus, Division of General Pediatrics; Chief, Emeritus, Primary Care
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Shannon Fitzgerald, MD, MPH

Shannon Fitzgerald , MD, MPH

Associate Co-Director, Center for Young Women’s Health; Attending Physician, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine
Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Carly Guss, MD, MPH

Carly Guss , MD, MPH

Co-Medical Director, Boston HAPPENS Program; Attending Physician, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
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Areej Hassan , MD, MPH

Attending Physician; Co-Director, Adolescent Long-Acting Reversible Contraception LARC, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Rebecca O'Brien, MD

Rebecca O'Brien , MD

Attending Physician, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Andrea Pettinato, MD

Andrea Pettinato , MD

Attending Physician, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Part-time, Harvard Medical School
Michael Rich, MD, MPH

Michael Rich , MD, MPH

Director and Founder, Digital Wellness Lab; Co-Director and Founder, Clinic for Interactive Media and Internet Disorders (CIMAID)
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Tracy Richmond

Tracy K. Richmond , MD, MPH

Director, Eating Disorder Program; Director, STEP Program; Co-Director, ARFID Program; Attending Physician, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Gabriela Vargas, MD, MPH

Gabriela Vargas , MD, MPH

Director, Young Men's Health; Co-Director, Adolescent Long-Acting Reversible Contraception LARC; Attending Physician, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine
Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Clinical Fellows

Naseer Ahmed

Naseer Ahmed

Cassie Burley

Cassie Burley

Aaron Kala

Aaron Kala

Carlos Melendez Garcia

Carlos Melendez Garcia

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Michele Smith , PhD

Leadership Education in Adolescent Health (LEAH) Postdoctoral Psychology Fellow, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine
Michelle Woodfield

Michelle Woodfield

Nurse Practitioners

Kelly Dunn, MS, RN, CPNP

Kelly Dunn , MS, RN, CPNP

Adolescent Medicine Nurse Practitioner, Division of Adolescent /Young Adult Medicine; Director of Nurse Training, Boston LEAH Program
Lecturer (Part-time), Harvard Medical School
Susan Fitzgerald, RN, MSN, CPNP

Susan Fitzgerald , RN, MSN, CPNP

Program Director, Boston HIV Adolescent Provider and Peer Education Network for Services (HAPPENS); Associate Director of Adolescent Primary Care, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine

Staff Nurses

Psychology/Psychiatry

Michelle Codner, PhD

Michelle Codner , PsyD

Attending Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Instructor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Melissa Freizinger, PhD

Melissa Freizinger , PhD

Associate Director, Eating Disorder Program
Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
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Adrian Hernandez , PhD

Leadership Education in Adolescent Health (LEAH) Postdoctoral Psychology Fellow, Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine
Clinical Fellow, Harvard Medical School
Grace Jhe, PhD

Grace Jhe , PhD

Attending Psychologist, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine
Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Michael Tsappis, MD

Michael Tsappis , MD

Attending Psychiatrist, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine; Co-Director, Clinic for Interactive Media and Internet Disorders (CIMAID)
Instructor of Psychiatry, Part-time, Harvard Medical School

Nutritionists

Clinical Social Workers

Nanci Ginty Butler, LICSW

Nanci Ginty Butler , LICSW

Director of Mental Health Services, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine; Director of Social Work Training for the LEAH Fellowship Program
Lecturer of Pediatrics, Part-time, Harvard Medical School