Background and Clinical Focus
Academic Appointment:
Professor of Pediatrics at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
Languages:
English
Gender:
Female
Age Groups Seen:
Teens
Provider Affiliation:
Baystate Medical Center
Practice Groups:
Baystate Adolescent Medicine
Practice Locations
Insurances Accepted
Note:
Baystate Healthcare facilities and physicians accept most insurances. Please contact your insurance company to verify eligibility.
- TUFTS HEALTH TOGETHER ACO
- FALLON ACO
- TUFTS TOGETHER MCO
- BMC HEALTHNET ACO
- CONSOLIDATED
- BMC HEALTHNET MCO
- NORTHEAST DIRECT
- HNE BE HEALTHY PARTNERSHIP
- FALLON NON MASS HEALTH
- TUFTS PUBLIC PLANS NON MASS HEALTH
- HEALTHNET NON MASS HEALTH PRODUCTS
- HEALTH NEW ENGLAND EXCLUDING BE HEALTHY
- AETNA
- CT MEDICAID
- RAILROAD MEDICARE
- TRICARE
- SERENITY CARE PACE
- UNITED HEALTHCARE
- CONNECTICARE
- BLUE SHIELD PPO IND
- BLUE SHIELD MEDICARE ADV
- HMO BLUE
- MULTIPLAN PHCS
- FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY
- HARVARD PILGRIM
- MA MEDICAID
- CELTICARE
- TUFTS
- TUFTS US FAMILY HEALTH
- MEDICARE
- UNICARE GIC
- CIGNA GREAT WEST
Education and Training
Yale University School of Medicine
Medical School, MD, 1982
Yale-New Haven Hospital
Residency, 1985
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Fellowship, 1987
Board Certifications
Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics
Adolescent Medicine
American Board of Pediatrics
Adolescent Medicine
American Board of Family Medicine
Scholarly Focus
- Adolescent Health
- Reproductive Health
Professional Societies and Leadership Roles
- National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC): Member (2005-present), Board of Representatives representing AAP: Member (2019-present), Juvenile Health Committee: Member (2005-present)
- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Member (1987-present), Board of Representatives; National Commission on Correctional Health Care: Representative (2019-present), Committee on Adolescence: Member (2004-2015), Chair (2011-2015), Section of Adolescent Health - Executive Committee: Member (2014-2018), ACOG Adolescent Committee: COA Representative (2009-2011), Nominating Committee: Chair (2002-2003)
- Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM), Board of Directors: Director of Publications (2017-present), Executive Committee: Secretary/Treasurer (2010-2016), Program Committee: Member (1992-2005), Chair (2001-2003), Vice-Chair (1999-2001), Clinical Services Committee: Member (2004-2010), Advisory Group for APA/HRSA National Faculty Development Grant, representing SAHM: Member (1997-2001), National Advisory Committee, Patient Centered Outcomes Research Grant: Member (2013-2014), SAHM Vaccine Grant Program - Governing Committee: Member (2011-2013)
- North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (NASPAG): Board Member (2009-2012), Member (2000-present), Bylaws Committee: Member (2013-2014)
- American Board of Pediatrics: Member (2002-2018), MOC Question Writing Subcommittee: Member (2009-2018), Subboard in Adolescent Medicine: Member (2002-2008)
Awards and Honors
- Fellow, Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM) (2015)
- Leonard P. Rome Award, Ohio Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics (2015)
- Founders of Adolescent Health Award, Section of Adolescent Health, American Academy of Pediatrics (2014)
- Regional Chapter Award, Ohio Valley Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (2011)
- Adele D. Hofmann Visiting Professor in Adolescent Medicine, Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (2009)
Patient Ratings
Patient Experience Ratings
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