Doctors

Infectious Disease and Special Populations

• 
  J. Morgan Freiman, MD View Bio
  

  J. Morgan Freiman, MD

  Clinical Interests: Infectious Diseases, Viral Hepatitis, HIV

  School: University of Nevada School of Medicine

  Residency: Boston University Medical Center

  Languages Spoken: English, Some Spanish

  Special Interests: Skiing, Hiking, Cooking, Painting

  Accepting New Patients: Yes

Adult and Family Medicine

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  Nikhil A. Sangave, PharmMD View Bio
  

  Nikhil A. Sangave, PharmMD

  Clinical Interests: Diabetes, Anticoagualtion

  School: MCPHS

  Residency: University of Southern California

  Joined Whittier Street Health Center on: 5/7/2018

  Languages Spoken: English, Marathi

  Special Interests: Tennis, Volleyball

  Accepting New Patients: Yes

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  Alexander Ocampo View Bio
  

  Alexander Ocampo

  Clinical Interests: Fall Spectrum Family Practice, Community Health

  School: UConn School of Medicine

  Residency: Boston Medical Center

  Joined Whittier: November 2017

  Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

  Special Interests: Running, Biking, Trivia, Spending time with my dog

  Accepting New Patients: Yes

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  Dr. Robert Scardina, DPM View Bio
  

  Dr. Robert Scardina, DPM

  Clinical Interests: General Foot Care, Diabetic Foot Conditions, Podiatric Sports Medicine, Foot Biomechanics & Foot Orthotics, Foot Surgery

  School: California College of Podiatric Medicine, San Francisco, CA (1975)

  Residency: Beth Israel – Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

  Fellowship: Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

  Joined Whittier Street Health Center on January, 2016

  Languages Spoken: English

  Special Interests: Walking, gardening, boating, learning at least one new thing each day

  Accepting New Patients: Yes

• 
  Meltem Yalcin, MD View Bio
  

  Meltem Yalcin, MD

  • Clinical Interests: Internal Medicine
  • School: Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey, 2009
  • Residency: Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Medical Center, Bronx, NY
  • Joined Whittier Street Health Center in October 2014
  • Languages Spoken: English, Turkish
  • Accepting New Patients: Yes
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  Michelle Johnson, MD View Bio
  

  Michelle Johnson, MD

  • Clinical Interests: Cardiovascular disease, women’s health
  • School: Boston University, School of Medicine, 1994
  • Residency: Boston Medical Center – Internal Medicine
  • Joined Whittier Street Health Center on 8/2003
  • Languages Spoken: English / French and Haitian Creole
  • Special Interests: Music and reading
  • Accepting new Patients: Yes
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  Phillip F. Smith, DPM View Bio
  

  Phillip F. Smith, DPM

  • Clinical Interests: Diabetic and P.V.D. patients
  • School: Illinois College of Podiatric Medicine, 1965 • Joined Whittier Street Health Center (1973)
  • Languages Spoken: English
  • Special Interests: Fishing and walking
  • Accepting new Patients: Yes
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  Stephen Wright, MD View Bio
  

  Stephen Wright, MD

  • Clinical Interests: Urgent care, adult medicine
  • School: Tufts University School of Medicine, 1996
  • Residency: University of Illinois – Peoria
  • Joined Whittier Street Health Center in December 2013
  • Languages Spoken: English
  • Special Interests: Clinical research, music
  • Accepting New Patients: Yes

Optometry

• 
  Hanieh Yaghoobi View Bio
  

  Hanieh Yaghoobi

  Clinical Interests: Ocular Disease

  School: MCPHS University

  Residency: VA Bedford Ocular Disease

  Languages Spoken: English, Farsi

  Special Interests: Biking, Hiking

  Accepting New Patients: Yes

• 
  Jennifer Le View Bio
  

  Jennifer Le

  Clinical Interests: Primary Eye Care, Contact Lenses, Glaucoma, Diabetes, Ocular Disease

  School: New England College of Optometry, 2013

  Joined Whittier Street Health Center: October 2016

  Languages spoken: English, Spanish, Vietnamese

  Special Interests: Travelling, running, photography, cooking

  Accepting New Patients: Yes

• 
  Dan Phuong Nguyen View Bio
  

  Dan Phuong Nguyen

  Clinical Interests: Optometry

  School: Western University of Health Sciences – College of Optometry

  Joined Whittier Street Health Center: September 6th, 2016

  Languages spoken: English, Vietnamese

  Special Interests: Diabetic exam, contact lenses, comprehensive exam

  Accepting New Patients: Yes

• 
  Jean-Bernard Charles, MD View Bio
  

  Jean-Bernard Charles, MD

  • Clinical Interests: Diabetic eye disease, cataracts and glaucoma
  • Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 1985
  • Residency: Brockton Hospital, Brockton, MA, 1986
  • Joined Whittier Street Health Center on 7/2003
  • Languages Spoken: English / French / Haitian Creole
  • Special Interests: Traveling and reading
  • Accepting new Patients: Yes
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  Sampson Nosike, OD View Bio
  

  Sampson Nosike, OD

  • Clinical Interests: Comprehensive eye care, refractive surgery
  • School: New England College of Optometry, Boston, 1995
  • Residency: Eye Associates PC
  • Joined Whittier Street Health Center on 2/2001
  • Languages Spoken: English / Ibo / Hausa
  • Special Interests: Special lenses and care, reading
  • Accepting new Patients: Yes

OB/GYN

• 
  Jessica Dacius, NP View Bio
  

  Jessica Dacius, NP

  Clinical Interests: Primary Care, Women’s Health, Autoimmune diseases

  School: MGH Institute of Health Professions

  Joined Whittier Street Health Center: November 2016

  Languages spoken: English, Haitian Creole

  Special Interests: Travelling, reading, interior design

  Accepting New Patients: Yes

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  Jill Doyle – CNM View Bio
  

  Jill Doyle – CNM

  Clinical Interests: Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, Contraception

  School: Columbia University School of Nursing

  Joined Whittier Street Health Center on January, 2016

  Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

  Special Interests: Travelling, cooking, spending time with family

  Accepting New Patients: Yes

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  Courtney Massaro, CNM View Bio
  

  Courtney Massaro, CNM

  • Clinical Interests: Adolescent health, birth control education, centering pregnancy program
  • School: Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, TN, 2012
  • Joined Whittier Street Health Center in September 2014
  • Languages Spoken: English, French
  • Special Interests: International health
  • Accepting New Patients: Yes
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  Somphit Chinkham, CNM, MPH View Bio
  

  Somphit Chinkham, CNM, MPH

  • School: Boston University School of Public Health, 1997
  • Joined Whittier Street Health Center in December 2007
  • Languages Spoken: English
  • Accepting New Patients: Yes
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  Lorna Wilkerson, MD View Bio
  

  Lorna Wilkerson, MD

  • Clinical Interests: OB/GYN, women’s health issues, HIV, perimenopause/menopause, contraception, lesbian/transgender healthcare
  • School: Cornell University Medical College, NY, 1990
  • Residency: Magee-Women’s Hospital, PA
  • Joined Whittier Street Health Center in November 2014
  • Languages Spoken: English
  • Accepting new Patients: Yes

Pediatric Medicine

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  Dr. Elizabeth Tisei, MD View Bio
  

  Dr. Elizabeth Tisei, MD

  School: Loyola University of Chicago

  Residency: University of Massachusetts

  Joined Whittier Street Health Center on July, 2016

  Languages Spoken: English

  Special Interests: Teen Menatal Health, Newborn Care

  Accepting New Patients: Yes

Behavioral Health

• 
  Sibyl Salisbury View Bio
  

  Sibyl Salisbury

  Clinical Interests: Depression, Anxiety, Dimentia, End of Life care and LGBTQ issues

  School: MGH Institute of Health Professions 2010

  Languages Spoken: English

  Special Interests: Playing guitar, History, Social Justice

  Accepting New Patients: Yes

• 
  Hesham Hamoda, MD View Bio
  

  Hesham Hamoda, MD

  Clinical Interests: Research and practice, child psychiatry

  School: Kuwait University, faculty of medicine, 2003

  Joined Whittier Street Health Center August 2011

  Languages spoken: English

  Special Interests: Exercise, fitness, traveling, music

  Accepting New Patients: Yes

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  Madeline Spinosa, RNP, CNS View Bio
  

  Madeline Spinosa, RNP, CNS

  • Clinical Interests: Substance abuse, integrated care
  • School: Simmons College
  • Joined Whittier Street Health Center in October 2012
  • Languages Spoken: English
  • Accepting New Patients: Yes
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  Sandra Felder, MD View Bio
  

  Sandra Felder, MD

  • Clinical Interests: Substance abuse, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, Psychotic disorders.
  • School: UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, 1984
  • Joined Whittier Street Health Center on 9/2010
  • Languages Spoken: English
  • Special Interests: Jogging, cycling, cooking
  • Accepting new Patients: Yes

Dental

• Debashree Saxena – Dentist View Bio
  Debashree Saxena – Dentist

  Clinical Interests: To provide good care to my patients

  School: BU Henry Goldman School Dental Medicine (Currently Clinical Assistant Professor)

  Residency: BU Henry Goldman School Dental Medicine

  Languages Spoken: English + Hindi

  Special Interests: Love to spend time with my son

  Accepting New Patients: Yes

• 
  Auhilda Lizardo View Bio
  

  Auhilda Lizardo

  Clinical Interests: Dental Hygienist

  School: MCPHS/Forsyth

  Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

  Accepting New Patients: Yes

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  Thalita C. Andenmatten View Bio
  

  Thalita C. Andenmatten

  Clinical Interests: Pediatric Dentistry

  School: Faculdade de Odontologia de Pernambuco

  Residency: Danvers, MA

  Languages Spoken: Portuguese, English, Spanish

  Special Interests: Photography, Hiking, Traveling

  Accepting New Patients: Yes

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  Bassel Boulos, DDS View Bio
  

  Bassel Boulos, DDS

  Clinical Interests:

  School: Aleppo University (Syria)

  Residency: Marseille – Paris (France)

  Joined Whittier Street Health Center

  Languages spoken: Arabic, French, English

  Accepting New Patients: Yes

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  Dalba Naveo – DDM View Bio
  

  Dalba Naveo – DDM

  Clinical Interests: General Dentistry

  School: Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra

  Residency: PUCMM Dominican Republic

  Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

  Special Interests: Reading, Travelling, Spending time with family

  Accepting New Patients: Yes

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  Simran Grover – BDS, MSD, CAGS View Bio
  

  Simran Grover – BDS, MSD, CAGS

  Clinical Interests: General Dentistry

  School: Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine

  Residency: DDS, MSD, CAGS

  Joined Whittier Street Health Center on May 16, 2016

  Languages Spoken: English, Punjabi

  Special Interests: Cooking, Watching TV

  Accepting New Patients: Yes

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  Thomas Zelinski, DDS View Bio
  

  Thomas Zelinski, DDS

  • Clinical Interests: Oral Surgery, Endodontics
  • School: Marquette University
  • Joined Whittier Street Health Center August 2015
  • Languages spoken: English
  • Special Interests: Cooking, Sports
  • Accepting new Patients: Yes
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  Jessica Liu, DMD View Bio
  

  Jessica Liu, DMD

  • Clinical Interests: Orthodontics and General Dentistry.
  • School: The Goldman School of Dental medicine, Boston University
  • Residency: Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
  • Joined Whittier Street Health Center on May 6^th, 2016
  • Languages Spoken: English and Chinese.
  • Special Interests: Spending time with families and Friends , hiking and reading
  • Accepting new Patients: Yes
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  Anil Gadre, D.M.D. View Bio
  

  Anil Gadre, D.M.D.

  • Clinical Interests: Prosthodontic Dentistry
  • School: Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
  • Joined Whittier Street Health Center in 2016
  • Languages Spoken: English, Marathi, Hindi, Hebrew
  • Special Interests: Reading, History
  • Accepting new Patients: Yes
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  Francisca Tan, RDH View Bio
  

  Francisca Tan, RDH

  • Clinical Interests: Preventative treatment
  • School: Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene at MCPHS, 2012
  • Joined Whittier Street Health Center in July 2014
  • Languages Spoken: English, Cantonese
  • Special Interests: Working with children
  • Accepting New Patients: Yes
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  Gregory Galasyn, DMD View Bio
  

  Gregory Galasyn, DMD

  • Clinical Interests: Endodontics, restorative therapy
  • School: Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, 2013
  • Joined Whittier Street Health Center in October 2014
  • Languages Spoken: English
  • Special Interests: Sports (especially basketball), computers, technology
  • Accepting New Patients: Yes
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  Nicholas Gordon, DMD, MHP View Bio
  

  Nicholas Gordon, DMD, MHP

  • Clinical Interests: General dentistry, increasing access to quality care for vulnerable populations
  • School: Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, 2012
  • Joined Whittier Street Health Center in June 2013
  • Languages Spoken: English
  • Special Interests: Running, playing basketball, kayaking, aviation, reading about history
  • Accepting New Patients: Yes
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  Ashley Paige, RDH View Bio
  

  Ashley Paige, RDH

  • Clinical Interests: Public Health
  • School: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2010
  • Joined Whittier Street Health Center on 1/2011
  • Languages Spoken: English
  • Accepting new Patients: Yes
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  Mireille Charles Alexis, DMD View Bio
  

  Mireille Charles Alexis, DMD

  • Clinical Interests: Prosthodontics
  • School: Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine, 1997
  • Joined Whittier Street Health Center on 12/2012
  • Languages Spoken: English / French / Haitian-Creole / Conversational Spanish
  • Special Interests: Painting and sewing
  • Accepting new Patients: Yes
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  Michael Abedon, DDS View Bio
  

  Michael Abedon, DDS

  • Clinical Interests: Orthodontics in a public health setting
  • School: University of Pennsylvania, 1964
  • Residency: Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry
  • Joined Whittier Street Health Center on 5/2002
  • Languages Spoken: English
  • Special Interests: Reading
  • Accepting new Patients: Yes
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  Nurulla Diyanat, DMD View Bio
  

  Nurulla Diyanat, DMD

  • Clinical Interests: General Dentistry / Oral Surgery
  • School: N. Narimanov Medical University, School of Dental Medicine, Baku Azerbaijan, 2000
  • Joined Whittier Street Health Center on 8/2007
  • Languages Spoken: English / Farsi / Urdu /Conversational Russian
  • Special Interests: Traveling, working outside (yard work)
  • Accepting new Patients: Yes