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
Read more about Brian Carmine, MD, FACS
Surgical Director, Department of Surgery
Read more about Camilla Richmond, MD, MA
Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition; Medical Director, Adolescent Bariatric Surgery Program
Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Read more about Cullen Carter, MD
Attending, Department of Surgery
Read more about Nirav Desai, MD
Affiliate Staff, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Read more about Donald T. Hess, MD, FACS
Surgeon, Adolescent Bariatric Surgery
Read more about Luise Pernar, MD
Attending, Department of Surgery
Read more about Margaret Stefater, MD, PhD
Attending Physician, Division of Endocrinology
Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Read more about Yanjia Zhang, MD, PhD
Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Instructor, Harvard Medical School
Consultants
Read more about Melissa Crocker, MD, MBA
Clinical Chief, Endocrinology; Director, Type 2 Diabetes Program; Attending Physician, Division of Endocrinology
Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Read more about 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
Read more about Tracy K. Richmond
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
Read more about Dennis Rosen, MD
Associate Medical Director, Sleep Center
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Read more about Sarah de Ferranti, MD, MPH
Chief, Division of Ambulatory Cardiology
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Read more about Gena Heidary, MD, PhD
Ophthalmologist, Department of Ophthalmology; Director, Neuro-Ophthalmology Service, Director, Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship Program
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Read more about 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
Read more about Carolyn R. Rogers-Vizena, MD
Attending Physician, Department of Plastic & Oral Surgery
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Psychologist
Read more about 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
Read more about Annemarie Fayemi, MS, RN, PNP-PC, CBN
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Department of Surgery
Read more about Dori Gallagher, BSN, RN, MHM
Program Director, Esophageal and Airway Treatment Center
Dietitians
Read more about Leslie Mattimore, MS, RD, LDN
Clinical Nutrition Specialist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Read more about Sophie Burge, MS, RDN, LD
Clinical Nutrition Specialist II, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Clinical Social Worker
Read more about Julie Belmont, MSW, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker, Department of Surgery
Administrative
Jordan Liang
Program Coordinator, Department of Surgery