Nondiscrimination Policy Update

Boston Medical Center Health System complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), religion, culture, physical or mental disabilities, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity and/or expression. BMCHS provides free aids and services to people with disabilities and free language services to people whose primary language is not English.

To read our full Nondiscrimination Statement, click here.

Sarah L. Kimball, MD
Director, Immigrant & Refugee Health Center
Department of Adult Primary Care
Associate Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
(BMC Profile | BUSM Profile)

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

Glory Ruiz, MD
Director of Public Health, Immigrant & Refugee Health Center

Katy Scrudder, MPH
Operations Manager: Finance and Quality Improvement
Public Health Team

Giulia Suvak, MIA
Program Manager, Immigrant & Refugee Health Center

Akanksha Keswani, MPH
Senior Research Coordinator, Immigrant & Refugee Health Center
Boston Center for Refugee Health & Human Rights

Marie Nzeyimana
Administrative Coordinator & Volunteer Program Supervisor, Immigrant & Refugee Health Center
Boston Center for Refugee Health & Human Rights

Maleeka Shrestha, MPH
Intake and Wellness Coordinator, Immigrant & Refugee Health Center

Maria Berkeley
Patient Care Coordinator, Immigrant & Refugee Health Center

Primary Care

Sondra S. Crosby, MD
Director of the Forensic Medical Evaluation Group (FMEG)
Department of Adult Primary Care
Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
(BMC Profile | BUSM Profile)

Nicolette A. Oleng, MD
Director of Resident Education, Immigrant & Refugee Health Center
Department of Adult Primary Care
(BMC Profile)

Jordana Laks, MD, MPH
Attending Primary Care Physician, Immigrant & Refugee Health Center
Department of Adult Primary Care
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
(BMC Profile | BUSM Profile)

Lucy B. Schulson, MD, MPH
Attending Primary Care Physician, Immigrant & Refugee Health Center
Department of Adult Primary Care
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
(BMC Profile | BUSM Profile)

Teresa Cheng, MD
Primary Care Physician, Immigrant & Refugee Health Center
Department of Adult Primary Care
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
(BMC Profile | BUSM Profile)

Mihoko Tanabe, DO, MPH, MIA
Primary Care Physician, Immigrant & Refugee Health Center
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
(BUSM Profile)

Aissatou Gueye, NP
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, Immigrant & Refugee Health Center
Department of Adult Primary Care

Mental Health

TBD
Director of Behavioral Health, Immigrant & Refugee Health Center
Boston Center for Refugee Health & Human Rights

Sandra Mattar, PsyD
Training Director, Immigrant & Refugee Health Center
Clinical Psychologist, Boston Center for Refugee Health & Human Rights
Department of Psychiatry
Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
(BMC Profile | BUSM Profile)

Resham C. Gellatly, PhD
Clinical Psychologist, Boston Center for Refugee Health & Human Rights
Department of Psychiatry
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
(BMC Profile | BUSM Profile)

Kalo C. Sokoto, PhD
Clinical Psychologist, Boston Center for Refugee Health & Human Rights
Department of Psychiatry
T32 Global Mental Health Fellow
(BU Profile)

Sofía B. Vivoni Corominas, MD
Attending Psychiatrist, Boston Center for Refugee Health & Human Rights
Department of Psychiatry Instructor of Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
(BUSM Profile)

Rudra Darai, LICSW
Clinical Social Worker, Boston Center for Refugee Health & Human Rights
Department of Psychiatry

Kimberly Salazar, LMHC 
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Boston Center for Refugee Health & Human Rights
Department of Psychiatry

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Maithri F. Ameresekere, MD, MSc, PMH-C
Director of Women’s Mental Health, Boston Medical Center and Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
(BMC Profile | BUSM Profile)

Kettie R. Louis, DNP, WHNP-BC, ANP-BC
Director of the Refugee Women’s Health Clinic
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
(BMC Profile | BUSM Profile)

Samantha Truong, MD
Attending Physician, Refugee Women’s Health Clinic
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
(BMC Profile | BUSM Profile)

Emily Fox, CNM
Certified Nurse-Midwife, Refugee Women’s Health Clinic
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Kristin Koo, CNM
Certified Nurse-Midwife, Refugee Women’s Health Clinic
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Audrey Montgomery, MSW
Program Coordinator, Refugee Women’s Health Clinic

Ingrid St. Hill
Care Coordinator, Refugee Women’s Health Clinic
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Social Services

Marisol Granillo Arce, MSW, MPH
Lead Medical Case Manager, Immigrant & Refugee Health Center

Kalkidan Antonios-Britton, MA
Medical Case Manager, Immigrant & Refugee Health Center

Sara Bayoumi
Medical Case Manager, Immigrant & Refugee Health Center

Josselyn Cooksey
Medical Case Manager / Citizenship and Immigration Rights Navigator, Immigrant & Refugee Health Center

Mitsouka Exantus, MPH
Medical Case Manager, Immigrant & Refugee Health Center

Elisa Portz
Medical Case Manager, Boston Center for Refugee Health & Human Rights
Department of Psychiatry

Lunise Saintcyr, CCHW
Medical Case Manager, Refugee Women’s Health Clinic