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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. 

 

Boston Children's Hospital Bariatric Program Team - 2018

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, Division 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 Surgery

Margaret Stefater, MD, PhD

Attending Physician, Division of Endocrinology

Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Jason (Yanjia) Zhang, MD, PhD

Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Instructor, Harvard Medical School

Consultants

Melissa Crocker, MD, MBA

Clinical Chief, Endocrinology; Director, Type 2 Diabetes Program; Attending Physician, Division of Endocrinology

Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Amy Fleischman, MD, MMSc

Director, Optimal Wellness for Life (OWL) Program; Director, Clinical Operations, Division of Endocrinology; Attending Physician, Division of Endocrinology

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Tracy K. Richmond, MD, MPH

Director, Eating Disorder Program; Director, STEP Program; Co-Director, ARFID Program; Attending Physician, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Dennis Rosen, MD

Medical Director, Pulmonary Function Testing Lab

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Sarah deFerranti, MD, MPH

Chief, Division of Ambulatory Cardiology

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Gena Heidary, MD, PhD

Ophthalmologist, Department of Ophthalmology; Director, Neuro-Ophthalmology Service, Director, Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship Program

Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School

Amy Desrochers DiVasta, MD, MMSc

Chief, Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine; Co-Director, Reproductive Endocrinology and PCOS Program; Co-Director, Adolescent Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) Program

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Carolyn R. Rogers-Vizena, MD

Attending Physician, Department of Plastic & Oral Surgery

Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School

Psychologist

Marcus F. Cherry, PhD

Senior Attending Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Attending Psychologist, Adolescent Weight Loss (Bariatric) Surgery Program

Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Nursing

Annemarie Fayemi, MS, RN, PNP-PC, CBN

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Department of Surgery

Dori Gallagher, BSN, RN, MHM

Program Director, Esophageal and Airway Treatment Center

Dietitians

Leslie Mattimore, MS, RD, LDN

Clinical Nutrition Specialist II, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Clinical Social Worker

Julie Belmont, MSW, LCSW

Clinical Social Worker, Department of Surgery

Administrative

Jordan Liang

Program Coordinator, Department of Surgery