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

Desiree Sierra-Velez , MD

Medical Director, Adolescent Weight Loss (Bariatric) Surgery Program; Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Brian Carmine , MD, FACS

Surgical Director, Department of Surgery

Camilla Richmond , MD, MA

Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

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-Richards , MD, PhD

Medical Director, EMPOWER Program; Attending Physician, Division of Endocrinology

Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School

Jason (Yanjia) Zhang , MD, PhD

Gastroenterologist, 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

Assistant Professor 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

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Dennis Rosen , MD

Medical Director, Pulmonary Function Testing Lab; Senior Associate Physician in Pediatrics, Pulmonary Medicine

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Sarah de Ferranti , MD, MPH

Chief, Division of Ambulatory Cardiology; Senior Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology

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

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Carolyn R. Rogers-Vizena , MD

Attending Physician, Department of Plastic & Oral Surgery

Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School

Psychologist

Marcus F. Cherry , PhD

Associate Chief, Outpatient Psychological Services; Senior Attending Psychologist, Outpatient Psychiatry Service; Senior Attending Psychologist, Adolescent Weight Loss (Bariatric) Surgery Program

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