Boston Medical Center Department of Pediatrics

Organization and Faculty Leadership

Robert J. Vinci, M.D. 
Chief of Pediatrics
Boston Medical Center
Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Boston University School of Medicine
John S. (Jack) Maypole, M.D.
Population Health and Practice Transformation
Sharon E. O’Brien, M.D.
Vice Chair for Acute Care and Subspecialty Services
Catherine D. Michelson, M.D., MMSc.
Residency Program Director
Christine C. Cheston, M.D.
Associate Program Director for Residency Training
Director of Intern Selection
Colin Sox, M.D.
Associate Director of Intern Selection
Quindelyn Cook, M.D.
Associate Program Director for Residency Training
Lucy Marcil, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Program Director
Interim LEAD Director
Lukas Gaffney, M.D., M.P.H.
Chief Resident
Sabrina Karim, M.D.
Chief Resident
Rachel Korus, M.D.
Chief Resident

Divisions and Programs

Ambulatory Service: Eileen Costello, M.D.

Behavioral Health: Michelle Durham, M.D.

Cardiology: Sharon O’Brien, M.D.

Children’s Services: Sharon O’Brien, M.D.

Child Protection Program: Genevieve Preer, M.D.

Community Pediatrics: Amy Sobota, M.D. M.P.H.

Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics: Marilyn Augustyn, M.D.

Emergency Medicine: Sadiqa Kendi, M.D.

Endocrinology: Suleiman Mustafa-Kutana, M.D.

Gastroenterology and Nutrition: Claudio Morera, M.D.

General Pediatrics: Megan Bair-Merritt, M.D., M.S.C.E. 

Genetics: Jodi Hoffman, M.D.

Hematology/Oncology: Amy Sobota, M.D.

Infectious Diseases:  Elizabeth Barnett, M.D

Medical Student Teaching: Rachel Thompson, M.D.

Nephrology: Lea Sheward, M.D.

Neurology: Laurie Douglas, M.D.

Neurosurgery: James Holsapple, M.D.

Newborn Services: Vincent Smith, M.D., M.P.H.

Ophthalmology: Steven Christiansen, M.D.

Orthopedics: T. Desmond Brown, M.D.

Otolaryngology: Jessica Levi, M.D.

Pediatric Radiology: Ilse Castro-Aragon, MD

Pediatric Surgery: Christopher Muratore, M.D

Pediatrics Weight Management Program: Carine Lenders, M.D.

Pulmonary Medicine: Karissa Brazauskas, MD

Rheumatology: Ezra Cohen, M.D.