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 Care
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
Vice President, Behavioral Health Services
Department:Behavioral 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
Site Residency/Educational Director
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
Shah, Manish, OD
Director of Eye Care
Department: Eye Care
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
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 underserved communities, chronic diseases (e.g. Diabetes), group medicine and cultural competency
Languages spoken: Fluent: English, Spanish. Comprehensive: Portuguese
Belton, David, PhD
Director of Community Based Flexible Support (CBFS)
Department: Behavioral 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
Burton, Eleanor, O.D.
Department: Optometry
Certification: TPA Optometrist in MA
Graduate School: University of California, Berkeley, School of Optometry
Area of Interest: Full scope of optometry
Gaul, Magda B. DMD
Department: Dental Care
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: Behavioral 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: Behavioral 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 Care
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: Pediatrics
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 underserved 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 Care
Certification: General Dentist
Dental School: National University of Rosario School of Dentistry, Argentina
Languages spoken: English, Spanish, Portuguese
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
Maddahi, Ali, DMD
Department: Dental
Certification: M.S., DMD
Dental School: Tufts School of Dental Medicine, 1990
Area of Interest: General Dentistry
O’Callaghan, Clare, RN, CS, EdD
Department: Behavioral Health
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: Behavioral 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: Behavioral 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
Pedraza, Noemi MD
Department: Adult Medicine
Certification: Internal Medicine
Languages spoken: English, Spanish
Quinn, Kathryn NP
Department: Pediatrics
Certification: Nurse Practitioner
Graduate School: Boston College School of Nursing
Languages spoken: English, Spanish
Rao, Sneha, RN, PNP
Department: Pediatrics
Certification: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Graduate School: MGH Institute of Health Professions
Languages: 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
Sahabi, Leyla DMD
Department: Dental
Certification: D.M.D.
Medical School: BU School of Dental Medicine
Area of Interest: General Dentistry
Languages spoken: English and Farsi
Schilling, Susan, MD
Department: OBGYN
Certification: OBGYN
Medical School: University of Colorado
Residency: Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Areas of Interest: minimally invasive GYN surgery, general gynecology, abnormal pap smears, contraception
Languages Spoken: Spanish and English
Schotz, E. Martin, MD
Department: Behavioral 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
Languages spoken: English
Shah, Manish, OD
Director of Eye Care
Department: Eye Care
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: Behavioral Health
Certification: Advanced Practice Registered
Graduate School: Northeastern 2001
Area or interest: Adult Psychiatry & Mental Health
Languages spoken: English
Sheldon, Deborah, NP
Department: Urgent Care
Certification: AANP, Family Nurse Practioner
Graduate School: Kennesaw State University, 1999
Area of interest: Preventative Medicine, Teaching
Languages spoken: English and intermediate Spanish
Silva, Kevin
Department: Optical Shop
Certification: Licensed Optician
Area of interest:Optical Services
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
Site Residency/Educational Director
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
Sterne, Thomas, M.D.
Chief of Adult Medicine
Department: Adult Medicine
Certification: Board Certified in Internal Medicine
Medical School: Harvard Medical School
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
Area of interest: Culturally appropriate Medicine, Health Policy, Practice efficiency
Languages spoken: English and Spanish
Terenzio, Andrea, MS, NP
Department: OBGYN
Certification: 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
Valizadeh, Guity, M.D.
Department: Adult Medicine
Certification:
Graduate School: Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belguim
Residency: Lemuel Shattuck Hospital and Newton Wellesley Hospital
Area of interest: Community health and prevention
Languages spoken: English, French, and Persian
Vargas-Vila, Raquel, CNM,MSN
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Walden, Raymond LICSW, MSW
Vice President, Behavioral Health Services
Department:Behavioral 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
Weissberg, Erik O.D., F.A.A.O.
Department: Eye Care
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
