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  ## Refugee Women’s Health Clinic

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 ### Maithri F. Ameresekere, MD, MSc, PMH-C

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Psychiatrist; Director, Women’s Mental Health Program

### Main Location

 [725 Albany Street  
Boston, MA 02118](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?q=725+Albany+Street+Boston%2C+MA+02118) 

### Contact

 [617.414.2000](tel:617.414.2000) 

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 ### Emily M. Fox, MSN, CNM

    ![Headshot of Emily M. Fox, MSN, CNM, certified nurse-midwife at Boston Medical Center](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/a712ac56-f251-4ac6-8f44-148781086f23/Emily-M-Fox-MSN-CNM-2x3-crop?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)  


Certified Nurse-Midwife

### Main Location

 BMC, Shapiro Center  
[725 Albany St.  
5th Floor  
Boston, MA 02118](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?q=725+Albany+St.%2C+Boston%2C+MA+02118) 

### Contact

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 ### Kristin L. Koo, MSN, WHNP-BC, CNM

    ![Headshot of Kristin Koo, MS, CNM, WHNP-BC, certified nurse-midwife at Boston Medical Center](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/06d16180-a369-4b83-ba1a-642363f25ab0/Kristin-Koo-MS-CNM-WHNP-BC-2x3-crop-low-res?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)  


Certified Nurse-Midwife; Director, CenteringPregnancy Prenatal Education Program

### Main Location

 BMC, Shapiro Center  
[725 Albany St.  
5th Floor  
Boston, MA 02118](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?q=725+Albany+St.%2C+Boston%2C+MA+02118) BMC, Yawkey Center  
[850 Harrison Ave.  
4th Floor  
Boston, MA 02118](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?q=850+Harrison+Ave.%2C+Boston%2C+MA+02118) NeighborHealth  
[20 Maverick Sq.  
East Boston, MA 02128](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?q=20+Maverick+Sq.%2C+East+Boston%2C+MA+02128) 

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 [617.414.2000](tel:617.414.2000) 

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 ### Existing Patients

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 ### Kettie R. Louis, DNP, WHNP-BC, ANP-BC

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Nurse Practitioner; Director, Refugee Women’s Health Clinic

### Main Location

 [850 Harrison Avenue  
4th Floor](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?q=850+Harrison+Avenue%3Cbr%3E4th+Floor) 

### Contact

 [617.414.2000](tel:617.414.2000) 

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 ### Existing Patients

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### New Patients

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 ### Samantha Truong, MD

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Attending Obstetrician-Gynecologist

### Main Location

 [725 Albany Street  
Boston, MA 02118](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?q=725+Albany+Street+Boston%2C+MA+02118) 

### Contact

 [617.414.2000](tel:617.414.2000) 

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 ### Existing Patients

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 [Schedule With MyChart](https://mychart.bmc.org/)By phone:

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### New Patients

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### Additional Team Members

- **Audrey Montgomery, MSW**  
    Program Coordinator
- **Ingrid St. Hill**  
    Care Coordinator

 

 

 

 



 ## The Immigrant and Refugee Health Center (IRHC) at Boston Medical Center

The [Immigrant and Refugee Health Center (IRHC)](/immigrant-refugee-health-center "The Immigrant and Refugee Health Center (IRHC) | Boston Medical Center (bmc.org)") at Boston Medical Center connects individuals to the full spectrum of medical, mental health, and social services they need to heal, rebuild, and thrive, and specializes in comprehensive and culturally sensitive care. The IRHC provides:

- **Primary care** for adults through the [Immigrant and Refugee Health Program (IRHP)](/departments/adult-primary-care/immigrant-and-refugee-health-program "Department of Adult Primary Care: Immigrant and Refugee Health Program (IRHP) | Boston Medical Center (bmc.org)")
- **Mental health care** through the [Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights (BCRHHR)](/departments/psychiatry/boston-center-refugee-health-and-human-rights "Department of Psychiatry: Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights (BCRHHR) | Boston Medical Center (bmc.org)"), including counseling and medication management for refugees, asylum seekers, and survivors of torture
- **Specialty women’s health services** through the Refugee Women’s Health Clinic (RWHC), such as obstetric and gynecological care, pregnancy services, and surgical consultations
- [By referral](/services/refugee-health-assessment-program "Services: Refugee Health Assessment Program | Boston Medical Center (bmc.org)") from local resettlement agencies, **refugee health assessments** that include screenings and vaccinations for newly arrived refugees



 [Learn More about the IRHC’s Multidisciplinary Team](/immigrant-refugee-health-center/our-team)