Important Announcements

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

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

Giulia Suvak, MIA
Program Manager
Immigrant & Refugee Health Center 

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

Jessica Brandao
Patient Care Coordinator
Immigrant & Refugee Health Center

Kathryn Price
Senior Research Coordinator
Immigrant & Refugee Health Center
Boston Center for Refugee Health & Human Rights 

Hailyn Yoon
Administrative Coordinator
Immigrant & Refugee Health Center
Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights

 

Primary Care

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

Teresa Cheng, MD
Primary Care Physician 
Immigrant & Refugee Health Program 
Department of General Internal Medicine

Mihoko Tanabe, DO
Primary Care Physician 
Immigrant & Refugee Health Program 
Department of General Internal Medicine

 

Mental Health

Joelle Taos Taknint, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Director of Behavioral Health, Immigrant & Refugee Health Center
Clinical Psychologist, Boston Center for Refugee Health & Human Rights 
Department of Psychiatry

Resham Gellatly, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist, Boston Center for Refugee Health & Human Rights
Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine 
Department of Psychiatry

Dana Rous, LICSW
Associate Director of Client Services
Boston Center for Refugee Health & Human Rights 
Department of Psychiatry

Sandra Mattar, PsyD
Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine 
Clinical Psychologist, Boston Center for Refugee Health & Human Rights
Training Director, Immigrant & Refugee Health Center
Department of Psychiatry

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

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

Sofia Vivoni Corominas, MD
Attending Psychiatrist
Boston Center for Refugee Health & Human Rights 
Department of Psychiatry

 

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Maithri Ameresekere, MD, MSc, PMH-C
Director of Women's Mental Health Program
Refugee Women's Health Clinic 

Kettie Louis, DNP, WHNP-BC, ANP-BC
Director of Women's Mental Health Program
Refugee Women's Health Clinic 

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

Lunise Saintcyr, CMA
Community Health Worker
Refugee Women's Health Clinic 

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

Alexandra Belcher-Obejero-Paz, MD, MPH
Attending Physician
Refugee Women's Health Clinic 
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Rasha Khoury, MD, MPH
Attending Physician
Refugee Women's Health Clinic 
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Samantha Truong, MD
Attending Physician, Refugee Women's Health Clinic
Assistant Professor, Boston University School of Medicine
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Emily Fox, CNM
Midwife
Refugee Women's Health Clinic 
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Kristen Koo, CNM
Midwife
Refugee Women's Health Clinic 
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

 

Social Services

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

Mitsouka Exantus
Medical Case Manager
Immigrant & Refugee Health Center

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

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

Josselyn Cooksey, CHW
Community Health Worker / Citizenship and Immigration Rights Navigator
BMC Immigrant & Refugee Health Center