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Meet Our Team

When your child seeks care through the Division of Endocrinology at Boston Children’s Hospital, you’ll have access to some of the top experts in the field. Our pediatric endocrinologists are leading the way in researching pediatric endocrine disorders and developing new treatment approaches. In the exam room, they also excel at combining compassionate care with clinical excellence and innovation, making your child feel comfortable and providing you with peace of mind that you are in the very best hands.

Leadership

Joel Hirschhorn, MD, PhD

Joel Hirschhorn , MD, PhD

Chief, Division of Endocrinology; Attending Physician, Division of Endocrinology
Concordia Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Genetics, Harvard Medical School
David Breault, MD, PhD

David Breault , MD, PhD

Associate Chief, Division of Endocrinology; Attending Physician, Division of Endocrinology
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Melissa Crocker, MD, MBA

Melissa Crocker , MD, MBA

Clinical Chief, Endocrinology; Director, Type 2 Diabetes Program; Attending Physician, Division of Endocrinology
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Katharine Garvey, MD, MPH

Katharine Garvey , MD, MPH

Clinical Chief, Diabetes; Director, Diabetes Program; Attending Physician, Division of Endocrinology
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Physicians

Michael Agus, MD

Michael Agus , MD

Division Chief, Division of Medical Critical Care; Endowed Chair in Critical Care; Medical Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit and Intermediate Care Program; Co-Medical Director, Biocontainment Unit
Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Einas Alkhatib, MD

Einas Alkhatib , MD

Attending Physician, Division of Endocrinology; Director, Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes (CFRD) Program
Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Svetlana Azova, MD

Svetlana Azova , MD

Assistant Director of Quality Improvement, Division of Endocrinology; Attending Physician, Division of Endocrinology
Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Yee-Ming Chan, MD, PhD

Yee-Ming Chan , MD, PhD

Medical Director, Behavioral Health, Endocrinology, Gynecology, and Urology (BEING-U) Program; Attending Physician, Division of Endocrinology
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Christine Cherella, MD

Christine Cherella , MD

Assistant Clinical Chief, Productivity, Quality, Reliability, and Safety, Division of Endocrinology; Associate Director, Fellowship Program, Division of Endocrinology; Attending Physician, Division of Endocrinology
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Amy Fleischman, MD, MMSc

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
Gregory Goodwin, MD

Gregory Goodwin , MD

Senior Associate Physician in Medicine; Attending Physician, Division of Endocrinology
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Carly Guss, MD, MPH

Carly Guss , MD, MPH

Co-Medical Director, Boston HAPPENS Program; Attending Physician, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Christina Jacobsen, MD, PhD

Christina Jacobsen , MD, PhD

Executive Director, Skeletal Health Center; Attending Physician, Divisions of Endocrinology & Genetics and Genomics
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Joseph Majzoub, MD

Joseph Majzoub , MD

Vice Chair for Research, Department of Pediatrics; Attending Physician, Division of Endocrinology
Thomas Morgan Rotch Professor of Pediatrics, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Sarah Pitts, MD

Sarah Pitts , MD

Director of Leadership Education in Adolescent Health Program; Co-Director, Reproductive Endocrinology and PCOS Programs; Attending Physician, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Nora Renthal, MD, PhD

Nora Renthal , MD, PhD

Medical Director, Skeletal Health Center; Director, DXA Center; Attending Physician, Division of Endocrinology
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Jessica Ruiz, MD

Jessica Ruiz , MD

Associate Director, Endocrinology Fellowship Training Program; Attending Physician, Division of Endocrinology
Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Jessica Smith, MD

Jessica Smith , MD

Associate Medical Director, Thyroid Center; Attending Physician, Division of Endocrinology
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Carmen Soto-Rivera, MD

Carmen Soto-Rivera , MD

Director, Neuroendocrinology and Cancer Survivorship Program (NECS); Director, Growth Program
Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Ari J. Wassner, MD

Ari J. Wassner , MD

Medical Director, Thyroid Center; Director, Endocrinology Fellowship Training Program; Senior Associate Physician, Division of Endocrinology
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Jia Zhu, MD

Jia Zhu , MD

Attending Physician, Division of Endocrinology
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Fellows:

Melanie Babinski, MD

Dwight Chambers, MD, PhD

Ray Kreienkamp , MD

Sara Mazzantini, MD

Zina McSweeney, MD

Jessica Ruiz, MD

Sarah Schlegel, MD

Nessa Tantivit, MD

Arti Uniyal, MD

Physician Assistants:

Daniella Alexander, MS, PA-C

Endocrine Nurses:

Karin Dooley

Cynthia Graziano, RN

Andrea Hale, RN, MPH

Naomi Jennings, RN

Sarah Kiser, CPNP-PC

Jennifer Moynihan, RN, BSN, CPN

Natalie Reilly, BSN

Nutritionists:

Ester Awnetwant, MS, RD, LDN

Sarah Federoff, RD, LDN, CDCES

Erin Gordon, MS, RD, LDN, CDE

Jenny Kinne, MS, RD, LDN, CLC

Leslie Mattimore, MS, RD, LDN

Maura McNamara

Erin McShane, RD, LDN

Carolina Ruiz Valenzuela, RD, LDN

Elise Steiner, RD, LDN, CDE, CDCES

Sharon Weston, MS, RD, LDN

Diabetes Nurse Educators:

Marie Botte, FNP, CDE

Caitlin Crawford, RN, C-PNP, CDCES, MSEd

Susan Crowell, RN

Michelle Fitzgerald, MSN, PNP

Elizabeth Foster, RN

Christopher Gazarian, MSN,CP

Carol Jensen, BSN, RN, CDE

Justine Lyons, RN, C-PNP, CDE

Kristen Rice, RN

Geoffrey Rowe, RN

Maureen Scozzari, RN, BSN, CPN

Shannon Terrio, MSN, FNP-BC, CDE

Gretchen Waldman, MSN, RN, CDE

Psychologists:

Jackie Martin, PhD

John McKenna, PhD

Amanda Rauf, PsyD

Social Workers:

Steven Coletti, MSW, LCSW

Nancy Easter, MSW

Kareem Hines, MSW, LICSW

Francie Mandel, MSW, LICSW

Danielle Sandage, MSW, LICSW