Staff
Whittier’s experienced staff is committed to our mission providing comprehensive health care to our patients.
Doctors
Pediatric Medicine
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Dr. Michael Oanea, Pedi
Michael Oanea, Pedi
Clinical Interests: Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
School: University of Oklahoma
Residency: Boston Children’s Hospital
Languages Spoken: English
Special Interests: Autism; Language Development
Accepting new Patients: Yes -
Dr. Olamide Atanda, DMD
Olamide Atanda, DMD
Clinical Interests: Pediatric Dentistry
School: University Of Florida
Residency: University Of Florida
Joined Whittier Street Health Center on 06/2024
Languages Spoken: English
Special Interests: Travelling and spending time with family and friends
Accepting new Patients: Yes
Adult and Family Medicine
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Dr. Simon Ball, Podiatrist
Dr. Simon Ball
Clinical Interests: Diabetic Care
School: Western University Of Health Sciences
Residency: Brookdale Hospital medical Center
Joined Whittier Street Health Center on 09/2024
Languages Spoken: English / Portuguese
Special Interests: Physical Fitness
Accepting new Patients: Yes -
VILLARREAL VERDECIA, ARTURO- MD
- Clinical Interests: Diabetes Mellitus.
- School: Instituto Superior De Sciencias Medicas Habana
- Residency: University Of Rochester
- Special Interests: Substance Abuse Disorders
- Languages Spoken: English , Spanish
- Accepting New Patients: Yes
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Robin Mayfield, MD Lead Physician Family Medicine
- Clinical Interests: Internal medicine / Pediatrics
- School: Harvard Medicine School
- Residency: UCSF and Umass
- Joined Whittier Street Health Center on: September 1, 2020
- Languages Spoken: English , French
- Accepting New Patients: Yes
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Joseph M.-S-L.DeMertine, MD, MBA, Lead Physician Wellness Specialist Services
- Clinical Interests: Infectious Diseases, Heath & Development
- School: University of Minnesota Medical School
- Languages Spoken: Haitian, French, Spanish
- Accepting new Patients: Yes
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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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Stephen Wright, MD – Medical Director
- 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
OB/GYN
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Dr. Raja Sayegh, Lead OB/GYN Physician
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Jessica Glasglow, CNM
Clinical Interests: Obstetrics and Gynecology
School: University of Pennsylvania
Languages Spoken: English, Conversational Spanish
Special Interests: Midwifery, prenatal care, contraception
Accepting New Patients: Yes -
Amanda Davis, CNM
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Tarcia Edmonds-Jehu, CNM
- Education: Boston University School of Public Health
- Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
- Accepting New Patients: yes
Mental Health/ Substance Abuse
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Stephenie Jackson Wilson, NP
- Education: Walden university
- Languages Spoken: English
- Special Interests: PMHNP ~ Mental Health
- Accepting New Patients: yes
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Helenita Hamer, MD
- Clinical Interests: General Adult Psychiatry
- School: Federal University, Rio Grande Brazil
- Languages Spoken: Portuguese, Spanish
- Accepting new patients: yes
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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
Infectious Disease and Special Populations
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Brian Wong, MD – Lead IDSP Physician
- Clinical Interests: Infectious Diseases
- Education: SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
- Languages Spoken: English
- Joined Whittier in Sept 2019
- Accepting New Patients: yes
PharmMD
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Kripali Patel, PharmMD
Clinical Interests – Diabetes, Hypertension and Cardiovascula Disease
Education – MCPHS University
Languages Spoken – English, Gujarati
Accepting New Patients – Yes
Special Interests – Chronic Care Management, Transitions of care
Joined Whittier Street Health Center on 1/2023
Optometry
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Carolina Gomez-Angulo, Optometrist
- Clinical Interests: Optometry
- School: Marshall B. Ketchum University
- Residency: The Dimock Center (Ocular Disease / Community Health)
- Languages Spoken: English / Spanish
- Accepting new Patients: Yes
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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
Staff
Clinical Leadership Team
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Sioufi, Habib, MD Director, Laboratory
Clinical Interests – Community & outreach
Education – Damascus university medical school
Languages Spoken – French, Arabic
Residency – Children’s hospital / Brigham and women’s hospital
Joined Whittier street health center on – 9/23/1993
Special Interests – Cycling, going on long walks.
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Chigoziri Ojuka, NP – Director of Satellite Clinic
Clinical Interests: Family primary care, preventative care
School: Regis College
Joined Whittier Street Health Center in November 2014
Languages Spoken: English
Special Interests: Reading, exercise, spending time with family
Accepting New Patients: Yes -
Stephen Wright, MD – Medical Director
- 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
Laboratory
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Sioufi, Habib, MD Director, Laboratory
Clinical Interests – Community & outreach
Education – Damascus university medical school
Languages Spoken – French, Arabic
Residency – Children’s hospital / Brigham and women’s hospital
Joined Whittier street health center on – 9/23/1993
Special Interests – Cycling, going on long walks.
Pharmacy
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Anhdao Tran, PharmD
- Clinical Interests: Pharmacy
- School: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Services
- Languages Spoken: English, Vietnamese
- Joined Whittier Street Health Center on: 10/11/2023
- Accepting New Patients: Yes
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Jennifer Le, PharmD
Clinical Interests – Primary Eyecare, Contact Lenses, Glaucoma, Ocular Disease
Education – New England College of Optometry
Languages Spoken – English, Spanish, Vietnamese
Accepting New Patients – Yes
Special Interests – Running, Travelling, Photography, Cooking
Joined Whittier Street Health Center on 9/2023
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Ahmad Atri, PharmD
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Kripali Patel, PharmMD
Clinical Interests – Diabetes, Hypertension and Cardiovascula Disease
Education – MCPHS University
Languages Spoken – English, Gujarati
Accepting New Patients – Yes
Special Interests – Chronic Care Management, Transitions of care
Joined Whittier Street Health Center on 1/2023
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Sabya AbdulRauf, PharmD
Clinical Interests – Pharmacy
Education – Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Services
Languages Spoken – Farsi, English
Joined Whittier in June 2021
Accepting New Patients – Yes
Satellite Clinic
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Chigoziri Ojuka, NP – Director of Satellite Clinic
Clinical Interests: Family primary care, preventative care
School: Regis College
Joined Whittier Street Health Center in November 2014
Languages Spoken: English
Special Interests: Reading, exercise, spending time with family
Accepting New Patients: Yes
Nurse Practitioners
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Emily Restrepo, NP
Clinical Interests – Pediatrics
Education- MGH Institute of Health Professions
Languages Spoken – English, Spanish
Special Interests – Clinical research, Travelling
Joined Whittier Street Health Center on 10/2023
Accepting New Patients – Yes
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Amaka Ofonagoro, NP
Clinical Interests – Cardio
Education – Regis College
Languages Spoken – English
Special Interests – Cooking, Socializing
Accepting New Patients – Yes
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Rose Odimegwu, NP
Clinical Interests – Diabetes, Renal Diseases
Education – Regis College
Languages Spoken – English, Igbo, Hausa
Special Interests – Cooking, Spending time with family and friends
Accepting New Patients – Yes
Joined Whittier Street Health Center on 9/2023
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Nazaire Nzikoba, NP
Clinical Interests – Family Medicine
Education – Regis College
Languages Spoken – English, French, Swahili
Special Interests – ENT Diseases, Geriatrics
Accepting New Patients – Yes
Joined Whittier Street Health Center on 1/2023
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Marie-Renee D Lucien-Jean, NP
Clinical Interests – Preventative Health, Diabetes
Education – Regis College
Languages Spoken – English, Haitian Creole
Accepting New Patients – Yes
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Foos Omar, DNP
- Clinical Interests: Primary Care and Mental Health
- School: Metropolitan State University
- Languages Spoken: English , Somali
- Accepting New Patients: Yes
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Oby “Christi” Ikoro, DNP
- Clinical Interests: Family Practice
- School: University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- Residency: N/A
- Joined Whittier Street Health Center on: 6/2023
- Languages Spoken: English , Igbo
- Special Interests: Medically Underserved
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Nicola Bretherton, CPNP
Clinical Interests – Adolescent medicine, Asthma, and Childhood Obesity
Education – Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 2021
Languages Spoken – English
Accepting New Patients – Yes
Special Interests – Tennis, Reading, Spending time with her 3 daughters
Joined Whittier Street Health Center on 9/2023
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Dena Marie Vicente, NP
- Clinical Interests : Pediatrics, Addescent medicine, Women’s Health
- School: MCPHS University
- Clinical Rotations: Compass medical, Harvard Vanguard Medical Association, Signature Healthcare, Boston Children’s Hospital, Family Medicine North.
- Joined Whittier Street Health Center on: Aug 1, 2022
- Languages Spoken: English
- Special Interests: Traveling, event planning, Family, Church, Music, Dance
- Accepting New Patients: Yes
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Teresa Yelle, CNP
- Clinical Interest: Family planning, sexual health
- School: Vanderbilt University
- Joined Whittier Street Health Center on: Nov 1. 2022
- Languages Spoken : English
- Special Interests: Reading, Walking
- Accepting New Patients: Yes
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Pierre Joseph, NP
- Clinical Interests: Primary Care
- School: UMASS BOSTON
- Residency: Cambridge Health Alliance
- Joined Whittier Street Health Center on: Oct 17, 2022
- Languages Spoken: Spanish, French, Haitian Creole, English
- Special Interest: Spend time with family
- Accepting New Patients: Yes
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Marie Rose Nshimuyumukiza, NP
- Education: Univ. of Massachusetts Lowell
- Languages Spoken: English, French, Kinyarwanda
- Residency: Newburyport seacoast medical associates
- Clinical Interests: Family Medicine
- Special Interests: Mental Health, Cooking , Travelling and spending time with family
- Accepting New Patients: yes
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Jasmine Haque-Ahmed, NP
Clinical Interests: Family Practice, Women’s Health
Education: Simmons University
Languages Spoken: English
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Julianne Ahern, NP
Pediatrics Clinical Manager
- Clinical Interests: Adolescent Medicine, Asthma, and Childhood Obesity
- MGH Institute of Health Professionals, Boston, MA, 2006
- Joined Whittier Street Health Center on 2/2005
- Languages Spoken: English
- Special Interests: Community volunteer work, baking, and spending time with family.
- Accepting new Patients: Yes
Dental
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Negar Shahsavari, DDS
Clinical Interests – Endodontics
Education – Shahid Beheshti University School of Denistry
Residency- Harvard University School of Dental Medicine
Languages Spoken – English, Persian
Accepting New Patients – Yes
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Juanita Canal, DMD
Clinical Interests – General Dentistry
Education – Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
Languages Spoken – English, Spanish
Special Interests – Public Health
Accepting New Patients – Yes
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Mohamed Habib Taha, BDS
Clinical Interests – General Dentistry
Education – College For Technological Sciences
Languages Spoken – English, Arabic, Romanian
Special Interests – Endodontics and Implant
Accepting New Patients – Yes
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Jina Yavarifar, DMD
Clinical Interests – Dentistry
Education – Yerevan State Medical University
Languages Spoken – English, Farsi, French, Armenian, Turkish, ASL
Accepting New Patients – Yes
Special Interests – Playing Piano, Hiking, Cooiking, Reading, History books
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Joseph Hallak, DDS
Clinical Interests – Esthetic Dentistry, New Technologies
Education – University of Aleppo – Faculty of Dentistry
Languages Spoken – English, Arabic, German, Spanish
Accepting New Patients – Yes
Special Interests – Sports – Camping
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Dr. Alya Elmobarik, RDH Dental
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Whittier Street Health Center
Education: National Ribat University
- Languages Spoken: English, Arabic
- Residency: Boston
- Clinical Interests: Dental Surgery
- Accepting New Patients: yes
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Nael Sayegh, DDS
School: Aleppo University School of Dentistry
Languages Spoken: English, Arabic
Special Interests: Music, Reading
Accepting New Patients: Yes
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Debashree Saxena, DMD
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
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Auhilda Lizardo, RDH
Clinical Interests: Dental Hygienist
School: MCPHS/Forsyth
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Accepting New Patients: Yes
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Mireille Charles Alexis, DMD Associate Director Dental Services
- 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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Nurulla Diyanat, DMD Dental Director
- 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