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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.

Pediatrics Directory (A-Z)

Welcome to the South End Community Health Center Pediatric Department. Established in 1969, we are a group of Pediatric providers established to provide excellence in medical care to infants, children, and adolescents. We are guided by the principles of providing state of the art, accessible and cost-effective health care. We seek to provide a holistic and collaborative approach with our families and their children, partnering to keep our children healthy, and to promote wellness. We strive to embody professionalism in all we do, committing ourselves to giving to our community through advocacy for children and their families’ health. Check out a pediatric blog, “The Faster Times,” by our own Pediatrics Director, Jack Maypole.

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

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

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

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

Selter, Phyllis MD

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Department: Pediatrics
Certification: National Boards, Pediatric Boards
Medical School: SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 1970
Area of interest: Languages spoken: English