Located within the Department of Pediatrics, Newborn Medicine strives to be a welcoming environment where postpartum people and their families are respected and valued, regardless of gender identity and/or sexual identity. We are proud that BMC is a World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF-designated Baby-Friendly Hospital, which recognizes our excellence in providing evidence-based care and education while respecting individual preferences.

Our state of-the-art unit supports each postpartum person and their family’s individualized goals and journey around newborn feeding, rooming-in, bonding, and medical care. We care for both you and your baby in your postpartum room to enhance bonding and offer opportunities for continuous learning.

We also offer families specialized support and care during their time with us on the postpartum unit, whether due to fetal or neonatal loss, a NICU stay for your infant, or other health and safety reasons.

## Visiting Hours

Partners are welcome anytime. General visiting hours for all others are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Quiet time is practiced on the unit seven days per week from 2 to 4 p.m.



  ### Newborn Medicine

- [Contact Us](#contact-us)
- [Related Departments and Programs](#related-departments-and-programs)
- [Our Team](#our-team)
- [Patient Resources](#patient-resources)
- [Department News](#department-news)
 
   ## Contact Us

 [ 850 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA 02118   
4th Floor   
BMC, Yawkey Center ](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/850+Harrison+Ave,+Boston,+MA+02118) 

 [617.414.4363](tel:617.414.4363) 

Monday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Tuesday and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

 

 

 [    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/44b28318-31b9-4ea4-a592-0744d76dc07f/IMG_7637?io=transform:fill,width:300,height:200&format=jpg)  

 ](/content/yawkey-ambulatory-care-center) 

 



 

  ## Related Departments and Programs

  [### Curbside Care Program

Curbside Care, Boston Medical Center’s innovative mobile health program, provides comprehensive care to both birthing people and their newborns for the first month after birth. 

 

 

 ](/departments/pediatric-primary-care/curbside-care-program)  [### Labor, Delivery, and Postpartum Care

A full-service tertiary care center within the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology providing labor and delivery care, expert maternity services, a Level III NICU, and support to help families transition from birth to postpartum recovery.

 

 

 ](/departments/obstetrics-and-gynecology/obstetrics/labor-delivery-and-postpartum-care)  [### Maternal-Fetal Medicine

A program within the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology where a perinatologist provides maternal fetal medicine care for high-risk pregnancies, offering specialized monitoring, diagnosis, and treatment to support the health of both parent and baby.

 

 

 ](/departments/obstetrics-and-gynecology/obstetrics/maternal-fetal-medicine)  [### Midwives

A program within the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology providing pregnancy, birth, and postpartum care from certified nurse midwives who support patients with personalized care throughout pregnancy and delivery.

 

 

 ](/departments/obstetrics-and-gynecology/obstetrics/midwives)  [### Obstetrics

A department providing women’s reproductive healthcare and pregnancy-related services, including prenatal care, labor and delivery support, postpartum care, and guidance through every stage of the pregnancy journey.

 

 

 ](/departments/obstetrics-and-gynecology/obstetrics)  [### Pediatric Primary Care

A program within the Department of Pediatrics providing children’s primary care from infancy to young adulthood, including check-ups, sick visits, vaccines, teen care, behavioral health, and support for chronic conditions.

 

 

 ](/departments/pediatric-primary-care)  [### Pediatric Specialty Care

Children’s specialty care that includes programs like developmental and behavioral pediatrics, gastroenterology, emergency care, and more. Families receive expert pediatric care tailored to each child’s unique needs at every stage of growth.

 

 

 ](/departments/pediatric-specialty-care)  ## Our Team

### Nursery

 

 ###  [Julia F. Aquino, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/julia-f-aquino-md) 

 Pediatric Hospitalist (Newborn Medicine) 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/9926ca6b-ef87-498a-875b-cfdc6a1cce4b/Julia-Aquino-Headshot?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Anne G. Beckett, MD, MPH](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/anne-g-beckett-md-mph) 

 Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Hospitalist 

 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/5d0f8831-76b9-4dc1-8b41-082ffee8ecfe/Anne-Beckett-Headshot?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Mark R. Castera, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/mark-r-castera-md) 

 Attending Neonatologist 

 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/0a704ec7-8c05-42b1-8e8e-0c5acea87dc1/Mark-Castera_266_2x3?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Christine C. Cheston, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/christine-c-cheston-md) 

 Pediatric Hospitalist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/ef7f29b0-9ab2-44a0-a0a2-06864aaf2788/Cheston_Christine-jpg?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Alice Cruikshank, MSN, NP](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/alice-cruikshank-np) 

 Family Nurse Practitioner and Certified Lactation Consultant; Director, Curbside Care Program 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/6eed05b4-ee52-4d86-9dad-344f85716abf/Alice_Cruikshank_headshot?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Laura Harrison, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/laura-harrison-md) 

 Pediatric and Newborn Hospitalist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/ffa5a4c9-d761-4b7d-86be-c6235b47f8ec/Laura-Harrison-Headshot-2x3?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Rachel E. Helm, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/rachel-e-helm-md) 

 Attending Newborn Hospitalist 


 

   ![Placeholder image for doctor](/themes/custom/bmc_base_theme/assets/images/placeholders/headshoticon-v2.svg)  ###  [Julie M. Herlihy, MD, MPH](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/julie-m-herlihy-md-mph) 

 Pediatric Hospitalist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/2d47f7b6-21cb-4fd8-8dc1-a268caa58dfd/Julie-Herlihy-Headshot?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Maria De Lourdes Hill, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/maria-de-lourdes-hill-md) 

 Attending Physician 

 

   ![Placeholder image for doctor](/themes/custom/bmc_base_theme/assets/images/placeholders/headshoticon-v2.svg)  ###  [Maggie J. Jones, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/maggie-j-jones-md) 

 Pediatric and Newborn Hospitalist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/5db46460-ef32-438b-907b-7180ad454fd8/Maggie-Jones-Headshot?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Clement Lee, MD, MSc](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/clement-lee-md-msc) 

 Pediatric Hospitalist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/fd8cd739-eb82-4bfa-98af-58019838bd63/Clement-Lee-Headshot?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Cristina M. Mansilla, BSN, RN, MS, FNP-C](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/cristina-m-mansilla-bsn-rn-ms-fnp-c) 

 Family Nurse Practitioner (Nursery); Assistant Director, Nursery Medical Education 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/5f7dc3c9-dbe0-4d7a-8412-1da23d93e0bb/Cristina-Mansilla-Headshot?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Barbara L. Philipp, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/barbara-l-philipp-md) 

 Pediatric Hospitalist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/cf2ce4ff-996c-4d65-99e0-7539e8f75df2/Philipp-Barbara?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Charlotte Solmssen, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/charlotte-solmssen-md) 

 Pediatrician, Newborn Hospitalist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/c7d7cd6c-905c-4a59-8d55-a60b305efe7e/Charlotte-Solmssen-Headshot?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Sonia Taneja, MD, MSc ](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/sonia-taneja-md-msc) 

 Pediatric and Newborn Hospitalist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/d62fec0a-2371-49d3-bcc4-38f33477d1a4/Sonia-Taneja-Headshot?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Alice M. Wang, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/alice-m-wang-md) 

 Pediatrician 

 

   ![Placeholder image for doctor](/themes/custom/bmc_base_theme/assets/images/placeholders/headshoticon-v2.svg)  

 

 

 



### Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

A specialized team of professionals in our Level III, 15-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) cares for infants who require close observation and additional therapy. The team provides families with medical and emotional support.



 

 ###  [Vincent C. Smith, MD, MPH](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/vincent-c-smith-md-mph) 

 Division Chief, Newborn Medicine 

 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/2c45d6d9-1b51-4428-986f-572433a0155e/Smith_Vincent_1-jpg?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Amy E. Heiderich, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/amy-e-heiderich-md) 

 Medical Director, Neonatology 

 

   ![Placeholder image for doctor](/themes/custom/bmc_base_theme/assets/images/placeholders/headshoticon-v2.svg)  ###  [Bharati Sinha, MBBS, MD, MRCP, MRCPCH](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/bharati-sinha-mbbs-md-mrcp-mrcpch) 

 Neonatologist; Director of Quality and Safety, Newborn Medicine 


 

    ![Headshot of Bharati Sinha, MD, neonatologist at Boston Medical Center](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/c6b12aac-cec1-4482-bf23-6113e5028230/Bharati-Sinha-MD-2x3?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Elisha M Wachman, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/elisha-m-wachman-md) 

 Neonatologist; Vice Chair for Research, Department of Pediatrics 

 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/7ddd0095-9e06-4365-b406-27f488077943/Elisha-Wachman_531_2x3?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Ruby Irish B Bartolome, DO](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/ruby-irish-b-bartolome-do) 

 Clinical Neonatologist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/5c6469d1-1442-4fea-9ead-5d84c0604aba/Ruby-Bartolome_616_2x3?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Lauren Boudreau, DO ](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/lauren-boudreau-do) 

 Neonatologist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/4729a561-d0f4-4d27-93e1-734f3bb90b03/Lauren-Boudreau-Headshot?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Mark R. Castera, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/mark-r-castera-md) 

 Attending Neonatologist 

 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/0a704ec7-8c05-42b1-8e8e-0c5acea87dc1/Mark-Castera_266_2x3?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Jennifer M. Collar, APRN, CNP](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/jennifer-m-collar-aprn-cnp) 

 Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (Acute Care) 

 

   ![Placeholder image for doctor](/themes/custom/bmc_base_theme/assets/images/placeholders/headshoticon-v2.svg)  ###  [Erika G. Cordova Ramos, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/erika-g-cordova-ramos-md-0) 

 Neonatologist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/775f30cb-9a53-4da2-a951-be26a24780f0/gaby-cordova-ramos-head-shot?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Taylor W. Deall, DO ](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/taylor-w-deall-do) 

 Neonatologist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/df46f4fd-7d03-44ec-9d57-975b3cf7b30d/Taylor-W-Deall-DO?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Yarden S. Fraiman, MD, MPH ](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/yarden-s-fraiman-md-mph) 

 Neonatologist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/f86b317a-2511-42a4-9396-32ce0bb78f78/Yarden-Fraiman-Headshot?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Nasim Gorji, DO ](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/nasim-gorji-do) 

 Neonatologist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/3bb943e5-8934-4c51-b4f4-41f862a61398/Nasim-Gorji-Headshot?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Genevieve G. Guyol, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/genevieve-g-guyol-md) 

 Neonatologist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/e5101f1d-f5c1-4a1b-87e6-628bb61ab172/Gen-Guyol_550_2x3?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Chelsea Hartman, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/chelsea-hartman-md) 

 Neonatologist 

 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/031d5cf5-5715-4b05-92ef-1c016548beeb/Chelsea-Hartman-Headshot-Cropped?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Anjali Iyengar, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/anjali-iyengar-md-0) 

 Neonatologist 


 

   ![Placeholder image for doctor](/themes/custom/bmc_base_theme/assets/images/placeholders/headshoticon-v2.svg)  ###  [Lillian J. Juttukonda, MD, PhD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/lillian-j-juttukonda-md-phd) 

 Neonatologist 


 

   ![Placeholder image for doctor](/themes/custom/bmc_base_theme/assets/images/placeholders/headshoticon-v2.svg)  ###  [Nikita S. Kalluri, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/nikita-s-kalluri-md) 

 Neonatologist 

 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/a3a92f42-6ea9-4961-be52-eb27850eac85/Nikita-Kalluri-MD-MPH?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Lillian J. Juttukonda, MD, PhD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/lillian-j-juttukonda-md-phd) 

 Neonatologist 


 

   ![Placeholder image for doctor](/themes/custom/bmc_base_theme/assets/images/placeholders/headshoticon-v2.svg)  ###  [Bernadette M. Levesque, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/bernadette-m-levesque-md) 

 Pediatrician 


 

   ![Placeholder image for doctor](/themes/custom/bmc_base_theme/assets/images/placeholders/headshoticon-v2.svg)  ###  [Sarah E. Mitchell, APRN, CPNP](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/sarah-e-mitchell-aprn-cpnp) 

 Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (Acute Care) 

 

   ![Placeholder image for doctor](/themes/custom/bmc_base_theme/assets/images/placeholders/headshoticon-v2.svg)  ###  [Ravi Raju, MD, PHD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/ravi-raju-md-phd) 

 Neonatologist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/8ee9cc9f-fa3d-43f3-a42a-41da7853b776/Ravi-Raju-Headshot-Cropped?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Elizabeth S Taglauer, MD, PhD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/elizabeth-s-taglauer-md-phd) 

 Neonatologist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/28191084-6c40-4b50-9e3b-17f0bffd5195/Elizabeth-Taglauer-Headshot?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Muhammad Zain-ul-abideen, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/muhammad-zain-ul-abideen-md) 

 Neonatologist 

 

   ![Placeholder image for doctor](/themes/custom/bmc_base_theme/assets/images/placeholders/headshoticon-v2.svg)  

### Additional Team Members

- Liam Keohane, Senior Administrative Coordinator



 

 

 

 



 

  ## Patient Resources

  [### Birth Sisters



 

 

 ](/departments/obstetrics-and-gynecology/obstetrics/resources-patients/birth-sisters)  [### The Breastfeeding and Lactation Medicine Center



 

 

 ](/departments/obstetrics-and-gynecology/obstetrics/resources-patients/breastfeeding-and-lactation-medicine-center)  [### Bump & Beyond



 

 ](/bump-beyond)  [### Child Passenger Safety

BMC requires all newborns leaving the hospital to have an appropriate car seat prior to discharge home. We provide child safety seat installation and inspection free of charge.

 

 

 ](/programs/child-passenger-safety)  [### Having Your Baby at BMC: Resources for Patients

Information and resources for birthing parents and their newborns staying in the postpartum unit at Boston Medical Center.

 

 

 ](/departments/newborn-medicine/resources-for-patients)  [### How BMC Supports Breastfeeding



 

 

 ](/departments/obstetrics-and-gynecology/obstetrics/resources-patients/how-bmc-supports-breastfeeding)  [### Services for New Parents and Babies

Services available to new parents and their newborns in the postpartum unit at Boston Medical Center include help from postpartum doulas, breastfeeding support, and specialized medical care in the Level III NICU. The Division of Newborn Medicine has a general policy to provide pain-free newborn care.

 

 

 ](/departments/newborn-medicine/resources-for-patients/services)  [### What to Know for Your Stay

We are honored to be part of this important occasion in your family’s life. Below is information that will help you and your new baby have the best stay possible in the Postpartum Unit.

 

 

 ](/departments/newborn-medicine/resources-for-patients/your-stay) 

  ## Department News

###  [CHAMPS Decreases Racial Inequities in Mississippi Breastfeeding Rates through Public Health Program](https://www.bmc.org/news/champs-decreases-racial-inequities-mississippi-breastfeeding-rates-through-public-health) 

 BOSTON – New research from Boston Medical Center assesses the impact of a statewide effort to improve breastfeeding rates in Mississippi, using an evidence-based strategy to evaluate the Communities…

 May 05

 

 ![Anne Merewood, PhD](/sites/default/files/styles/image_620w/public/news-images/Anne-Merewood-1_0.jpg?itok=6cLo_o-7 "Anne Merewood, PhD")

 

 

###  [Inflammation markers associated with COVID-19 during pregnancy may signal adverse impacts to long-term infant health](https://www.bmc.org/news/inflammation-markers-associated-covid-19-during-pregnancy-may-signal-adverse-impacts-long-term) 

 BOSTON – New research results demonstrate how inflammation from a COVID-19 infection during pregnancy could potentially impact long-term infant health, including infant growth and brain development…

 Apr 25

 

 ![Elizabeth Taglauer, MD, PhD](/sites/default/files/styles/image_620w/public/news-images/image%20%287%29.png?itok=i_fHRfAq "Elizabeth Taglauer, MD, PhD")