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  ## Baby Steps

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 ### Susan A. Minear, MD

    ![Headshot of Susan Ann Minear, MD, developmental and behavioral pediatrician at Boston Medical Center](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/a2b3dedb-1e8e-47f6-a07f-1b66410d71d1/Susan-Ann-Minear-MD?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)  


Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician; Medical Director, Baby Steps Program

### Main Location

 BMC, Crosstown Center  
[801 Massachusetts Ave.  
7th Floor  
Boston, MA 02119](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?q=801+Massachusetts+Ave.%2C+Boston%2C+MA+02119) 

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 [617.414.5335](tel:617.414.5335) 

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 ### Existing Patients

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 ### Luiza Froes MS, RD, LDN

 ![Luiza](/sites/default/files/Screenshot%202026-04-30%20at%203.09.11%E2%80%AFPM.png) 

###  Registered Dietitian 

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### Luiza Froes MS, RD, LDN

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 ### Amelia Quigley, MS, RD, LDN

 ![woman in front of brick wall](/sites/default/files/amelia%20quigley.png) 

###  Registered Dietitian 

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### Amelia Quigley, MS, RD, LDN

 Registered Dietitian

Amelia completed her Dietetic Internship and master's degree at the University of Saint Joseph. Amelia is passionate about working with children with autism and those struggling with ARFID and selective eating behaviors. She also works at the Brockton GROW clinic where she holds a cooking group where kids explore and have fun with food! She is also part of the Baby steps team and helps ensure good growth and development in previous NICU babies. In her free time, she likes to swim, go hiking, and hang out with her cat and bunny!

 

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### Additional Team Members

- **Ashley Bovarnick**  
    Occupational Therapist
- **Lori Kyser, M.OTR/L**  
    Occupational Therapist
- **Andrew Beak**  
    Patient Navigator