Our Team

Sarah Kimball, MD
(Co) Director
BMC Immigrant & Refugee Health Center

Claire Oppenheim, MPH
Director of Operations
BMC Immigrant & Refugee Health Center

Haniya Syeda, MPH 
Programs Director
BMC Immigrant & Refugee Health Center

Lily Sonis, LICSW, MPH
Lead Medical Case Manager
Immigrant & Refugee Health Center 

Jake Savage, LCSW
Mobile Case Manager
BMC Immigrant & Refugee Health Center

Mitsouka Exantus
Medica Case Manager
BMC Immigrant & Refugee Health Center

Salma Amin, MPH
Senior Research Assistant
BMC Immigrant & Refugee Health Center

Jessica Brandao
Patient Care Coordinator
BMC Immigrant & Refugee Health Center

Hailyn Yoon
Administrative Coordinator
BMC Immigrant & Refugee Health Center
Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights (BCRHHR)

Sondra Crosby, MD
Director of Immigrant & Refugee Health Program
Director of FMEG
Department of General Internal Medicine

Nicolette Oleng, MD
Director of Resident Education for Immigrant & Refugee Health Program 
Department of General Internal Medicine

Lucy Schulson, MD, MPH
Primary Care Physician
Immigrant & Refugee Health Program
Department of General Internal Medicine

Aissatou Gueye, NP
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Immigrant & Refugee Health Program 
Department of General Internal Medicine

Jordana Laks, MD, MPH
Primary Care Physician 
Immigrant & Refugee Health Program 
Department of General Internal Medicine

Lin Piwowarczyk, MD
Director of Boston Center for Refugee Health & Human Rights (BCRHHR)
Senior Advisor for BMC Immigrant & Refugee Health Center (IRHC)
Department of Psychiatry

Dana Rous, LICSW
Associate Dir. of Client Services
Boston Center for Refugee Health & Human Rights (BCRHHR)
Department of Psychiatry

Elissa Bargas, LICSW
Clinical Social Worker
Boston Center for Refugee Health & Human Rights (BCRHHR)
Department of Psychiatry

Sandra Mattar, PsyD
Assistant Professor
Clinical Psychologist
Training Director
Boston Center for Refugee Health & Human Rights (BCRHHR)
Department of Psychiatry

Joelle Taknint, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Clinical Psychologist
Boston Center for Refugee Health & Human Rights (BCRHHR)
Department of Psychiatry

Wan-Ju Wu, MD, MPH
Co-Director of Refugee Women's Health Clinic (RWHC)
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Boston University School of Medicine

Anissa Dickerson, CNM, MSN, MPH
Co-Director of Refugee Women's Health Clinic (RWHC)
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Boston University School of Medicine

Tejumola Adegoke, MD, MPH
Physician
Refugee Women's Health Clinic (RWHC)
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology - Boston University School of Medicine

Ingrid St. Hill
Care Coordinator
Refugee Women's Health Clinic (RWHC)
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Maedeh Marzoughi Ardekani
Citizenship and Immigration Rights Navigator (CAIRN)
BMC Immigrant & Refugee Health Center 

Sara Bayoumi, CHW
Community Health Worker
BMC Immigrant & Refugee Health Center 

Linda Zimmerman, MS, CCSP
Lead Career Counselor
Boston Center for Refugee Health & Human Rights (BCRHHR)
Department of Psychiatry

Elisa Portz
Career Counselor
Boston Center for Refugee Health & Human Rights (BCRHHR)
Department of Psychiatry

Claire Widmann
AmeriCorps Career Coach
Boston Center for Refugee Health & Human Rights (BCRHHR)
Department of Psychiatry