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Choosing a Provider
We are committed to providing you with the highest quality care with a clinical team that is trained at the best medical institutions in the country. Below you will find a directory to help you find a provider that best meets your needs. If you need to contact a department, please view all fax and phone numbers.
Please do note that the majority of our staff speaks Spanish, others speak Haitian Creole, Mandarin and French.
All Providers Directory (A-Z)
The South End Community Health Center Medical Services Department offers the whole spectrum of primary care specialties (Pediatrics, Adult Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Family Medicine). In addition we offer specialty care in Neurology, Podiatry and Dermatology. We have an integrative and collaborative model, with emphasis on the individual and the Health Center as their Medical Home.
Hariawala, Rekha DMD
Vice President, Dental Services
Department: Dental
Medical School: Boston University School of Dental Medicine in 1996
Area of interest: advocacy, underserved populations, adolescent medicine
Languages spoken: English and three Indian languages
Walden, Raymond LICSW, MSW
Director of Mental Health
Department:Mental Health
Certification: Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
Graduate School: Simmons School Of Social Work
Area of interest: Child, Adolescent Mental Health, Mood disorders, Adult Serious Mental Illness
Languages spoken: English
Simpson, Daniel, MD
Director of Adult Medicine
Department: Adult Medicine
Certification: Internal Medicine (Board Certified)
Medical School: New York University School of Medicine, grad. 1984
Area of interest: Diabetes, HIV, medical education
Languages spoken: Fluent in English and Spanish, fairly good Swedish
Maypole, Jack, MD
Director of Pediatrics
Department: Pediatrics
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Mass License in Medicine
Medical School: Yale University School of Medicine, 1996
Area of interest: Children with complex, chronic illness, and special needs, serving underserved communities, complementary and alternative medicine
Languages spoken: English, Spanish
Shah, Manish, OD
Director of Optometry
Department: Optometry
Certification: Licensed to practice optometry in Massachusetts and Residency trained in ocular disease
Graduate School: The New England College of Optometry, 2002
Area of interest: Full scope optometry
Languages spoken: English
Amritanand-Fort, Ruhina, MSW
Department: Mental health
Certification: LICSW MA
Graduate School: Boston University
Area of interest: anger management, couples therapy, anxiety, depression, PTSD and substance abuse, psychiatric in-patient evaluation & community resources.
Languages spoken: Hindi, English
Belton, David PhD
Department: Mental Health/Community Based Flexible Support
Certification: Licensed Psychologist Provider
Medical School: Boston College, 1985
Area of interest: Serious mental illness, Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Languages spoken: English
Burgos-Chaves, Ariadna MD
Department: Pediatrics
Certification: Mass License in Medicine
Medical School: University of the Andes Medical School, 1990
Area of interest: Asthma, Obesity management and Nutrition, General Pediatrics and Primary Care, Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine
Languages spoken: Spanish, English
DeVita, Julie O.D.
Department: Optometry
Certification: Optometric Licensure in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania
Medical School: New England School of Optometry, 2008
Languages spoken: English
Fiero, Douglas MD, MPH
Department: Adult medicine
Certification: Internal Medicine
Medical School:University at Buffalo, 1966
Residency:University of Colorado Medical Center, 1972
Area of interest:Public Health
Languages spoken: English
Gaul, Magda B. DMD
Department: Dental
Licensed: Faculty License from Boston University
Dental School: Foreing School, 1998
Area of interest: Special Needs Patients, Seniors, Kids
Languages spoken: English, Spanish, Portuguese
Goldman, Laurie L., RN, BSN, PsyD
Department: Mental Health
Certification: Licensed Psychologist and Licensed Registered Nurse
Graduate School: Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology 1993
Area of interest: Relationships (Including domestic violence issues), Recovery from Trauma (including PTSD, Anxiety and Dissociative Disorders), Mood Disorders, Medical Illness, Learning issues.
Languages spoken: English
Hamilton-Mason, Johnnie MSW, Ph.D
Department: Mental Health
Certification: LICSW
Residency: Smith College School for Social Work, 2002
Area of interest: adults, children, adolescents, women and families–trauma and severe mental illness
Languages spoken: English
Hariawala, Rekha DMD
Vice President, Dental Services
Department: Dental
Medical School: Boston University School of Dental Medicine in 1996
Area of interest: advocacy, underserved populations, adolescent medicine
Languages spoken: English and three Indian languages
Hass, Gerald, MD
Department: Pediatric
Certification: Pediatrics 1967 (Board Certified)
Medical School: Faculty of Medicine London University UK 1958
Area of interest: General Pediatrics
Languages spoken: Spanish, French, German, English
Hernandez Itriago, Pablo, MD, FAAFP
Vice President, Medical Services and Medical Director
Certification: Family Medicine (Board Certified)
Medical School: Univ. Central de Venezuela. Esc. de Med. Vargas 1996
Residency: University of Connecticut. School of Medicine. Family Medicine (2004)
Area of interest: Family Medicine, serving undeserved communities, chronic diseases (e.g. Diabetes), group medicine and cultural competency
Languages spoken: Fluent: English, Spanish. Comprehensive: Portuguese
Hsu, Ho Wen MD
Department: Pediatrics
Certification:American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics, Infectious Disease
Graduate School: MD- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons 1984
Area of interest: Infectious Disease research
Languages spoken: English, Rudimentary Spanish
Jahnsen, Jessika S. DMD
Department: Dental
Certification: General Dentist
Dental School: National University of Rosario School of Dentistry, Argentina
Languages spoken: English, Spanish, Portuguese
John, Donney, PharmD
Department: Pharmacy
Board Certification: American Pharmacist Association Certified Immunizer and Trainer
Graduate School: St. John’s University 2004
Area of interest: Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, Smoking Cessation and Health Literacy
Languages spoken: English
Lo, Jennifer MD
Department: Family Medicine
Certification: Family Medicine (Board Certified)
Graduate School: University of California, San Diego School of Medicine (2001)
Residency: University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine. Family Medicine (2004)
Area of interest: Women’s health, preventative medicine and health education
Languages spoken: English, Spanish
Lyles, Jade DMD
Department: Dental
Certification: General Dentist
Medical School: Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine, 2009
Languages spoken: English, Vietnamese
Maypole, Jack, MD
Director of Pediatrics
Department: Pediatrics
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Mass License in Medicine
Medical School: Yale University School of Medicine, 1996
Area of interest: Children with complex, chronic illness, and special needs, serving underserved communities, complementary and alternative medicine
Languages spoken: English, Spanish
O’Callaghan, Clare, RN, CS, EdD
Department: Clinical Director of the Children’s Mental Health program
Certification: ANCC certification, Psychology & Nursing MA licenses
Graduate School: Boston University MS 1970, Boston University EdD 1976
Areas of interest: Pediatric Neuropsychology (esp. ADHD, learning disabilities, PDD), psychopharmacology
Languages spoken: English and a little French
Ochoa, Nelson E., PhD, MSW
Department: Mental Health
Certification: LICSW
Graduate School: Simmons College, PhD, 2009; Simmons College, MSW, 1996
Area of interest: Psychotherapy with immigrants and adults
Languages spoken: Spanish and English
Okpokwasili-Johnson, Ebele MD
Department: Mental Health
Certification: MA Licensed
Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine and School of Public Health
Area of interest: General Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Languages spoken: Nigerian, English and Spanish
Oliverio, Susan, MD, MPH
- Department: OBGYN
- Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine 1994, recertified 2004 (Board Certified)
- Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine, 1990
- Area of interest: women’s health, nutrition and weight management, patient education
- Languages: English
Pedraza, Noemi MD
Department: Adult Medicine
Certification: Internal Medicine
Languages spoken: English, Spanish
Prigo, Corinne, MSN, ANP, WHNP
- Department: Family Medicine
- Certification: Nurse Practitioner
- Practitioner: Board certified in Adult primary care and Women’s health
- Graduate School: MGH Institute of Health Professions 2009
- Area of interest: Women’s health
- Languages: English, limited medical Spanish
Quinn, Kathryn NP
Department: Pediatrics
Certification: Nurse Practitioner
Graduate School: Boston College School of Nursing
Languages spoken: English, Spanish
Riseberg, Robyn MD
Department: Pediatrics
Certification: Certified, American Board of Pediatrics, Mass License in Medicine
Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School, 2002
Residency: Boston Combined Residency in Pediatrics,2005
Area of interest: advocacy, underserved populations, adolescent medicine
Languages spoken: English and conversational Spanish
Schilling, Susan, MD
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Schotz, E. Martin, MD
Department: Mental Health
Certification: MA Licensed
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania, 1969
Area of interest: General Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Languages spoken: English
Selter, Phyllis MD
Department: Pediatrics
Certification: National Boards, Pediatric Boards
Medical School: SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 1970
Area of interest: Languages spoken: English
Shah, Manish, OD
Director of Optometry
Department: Optometry
Certification: Licensed to practice optometry in Massachusetts and Residency trained in ocular disease
Graduate School: The New England College of Optometry, 2002
Area of interest: Full scope optometry
Languages spoken: English
Shaw, Karen J. APRN, PMHCNS-BC
Department: Mental Health
Certification: Advanced Practice Registered
Graduate School: Northeastern 2001
Area or interest: Adult Psychiatry & Mental Health
Languages spoken: English
Silverstein, Lela, MS, LDN
Department: Nutrition
Certification: Primary Care Nutrition (Board Certified)
Graduate School: Tufts University School of Nutrition, 1982
Area of interest: Primary Care Nutrition
Languages spoken: English & Spanish
Simpson, Daniel, MD
Director of Adult Medicine
Department: Adult Medicine
Certification: Internal Medicine (Board Certified)
Medical School: New York University School of Medicine, grad. 1984
Area of interest: Diabetes, HIV, medical education
Languages spoken: Fluent in English and Spanish, fairly good Swedish
Terenzio, Andrea, MS, NP
Department: OBGYN Nurse Practitioner
Graduate School: BSN Simmons College1993, MS Boston College 1996
Languages spoken: English, Spanish
Urion, David K., MD
Department: Pediatrics
Certification: Neurology/Child Neurology (Board Certified)
Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine, 1980
Area of interest: Neurology/Child Neurology
Languages spoken: English, French, Spanish, Kreyol
Vargas, Vila
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Vives, Patricio, MD
Department: Pediatrics
Certification: Pediatrics 1978 (Board Certified)
Medical School: Catholic University Medical School, Chile 1970
Area of interest: General Pediatrics
Languages spoken: English, Spanish
Walden, Raymond LICSW, MSW
Director of Mental Health
Department:Mental Health
Certification: Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
Graduate School: Simmons School Of Social Work
Area of interest: Child, Adolescent Mental Health, Mood disorders, Adult Serious Mental Illness
Languages spoken: English
Watt, J. Brooks, MD
Department: Adult medicine
Certification: Internal medicine and gastroenterology (Board Certified)
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine, 1977
Area of interest: Primary care
Languages spoken: English and some Spanish
Weissberg, Erik O.D., F.A.A.O.
Department: Optometry
Certification: License to practice optometry in Massachusetts
Medical School: New England School of Optometry, 1997
Area of interest: Pediatric and Bionocular Vision
Languages spoken: English
