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Formula Shortage Guide for Parents and Caregivers
We know the national formula shortage may be causing issues and anxiety for our families. To help you during this time, we've put together a list of resources and advice. Learn more here.
Cases of colds, flu, COVID-19, and RSV are rising throughout the country, including in Boston. Learn more about how you can help keep you and your loved ones from getting sick as the weather gets colder and we all spend more time indoors.
We are delighted that you have chosen to allow us to help you keep your children healthy. Our team will work with you to provide the best possible care for your child. We provide comprehensive medical care for children. This includes routine check-ups and childhood immunizations, as well as care when your child is sick or has a chronic medical problem.
BMC pediatric primary care goes the extra mile to help families raising children in Boston. Here are a few of our programs and features of our practice which we are extremely proud of:
- Thanks to the Reach Out and Read Program, every child gets a book at every check-up from ages 6 months to 6 years old. We often have volunteers in our waiting room to read to your children.
- Our Health Leads Family Help Desk volunteers help families find out what’s available in their neighborhoods, including after school programs, child care and youth recreation.
- Through Medical-Legal Partnership | Boston, lawyers are available for families with more complicated problems (including problems with school or housing).
- Staff and interpreters are available who speak your language – no matter what it is.
- Pain-free pediatrics and child life specialists help take the sting and the fear out of visiting the doctor’s office.
- We have expanded hours, including evenings and Saturdays to meet our patients’ needs.
- Pediatric Healthy Cooking Classes at BMC
- The Boston Baby Cafés are FREE drop-in sessions offering breastfeeding support from trained lactation professionals and information for new and soon-to-be mothers in the community. Join us in a relaxed, informal, and safe group environment. Boston Baby Cafés are presented in partnership with the Vital Village Breastfeeding Coalition.
Finally, in conjunction with primary care services, The Department of Pediatrics offers a full range of pediatric specialty care clinics and timely referrals to keep children healthy.
We intend to provide your family with the best, most innovative primary care anywhere. Raising children is both a lot of work and a joy; all of us here at BMC primary care pediatrics love helping children and families through the hard work – and sharing the joy!
Eileen Costello, MD
Chief, Ambulatory Pediatrics
Key Principles and Values
- Family-Centered Care: We are partners with children’s families to raise healthy, well-adjusted children with good habits for lifelong health.
- Quality medical services emphasizing prevention: we are committed to bringing our patients and families the very best medical care available anywhere.
- We celebrate cultural diversity: We have a multi-lingual and multi-cultural staff, and easy access to BMC Interpreter Services to enable families to participate in the care of their children delivered within the program.
Choosing a PCP for your Child
Listen as Eileen Costello, MD, discusses how at Boston Medical Center we provide a variety of clinicians to help deliver the best possible care. Our team of physicians and nurses has been recognized by a number of independent organizations for overall excellence.
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Yawkey Center 617.414.5946
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SOFAR
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Programs and Services
Breastfeeding: The Boston Baby Cafés
Health Leads
Lactation Services
Medical Legal Partnership
Our Team
Pediatricians
William G Adams, MD

Ruby Irish B Bartolome, DO


Jessica C Brick, MD
Noah A Buncher, DO
Special Interests
Environmental Health, Lead Poisoning, Environmental Justice
Jessica H Chao, MD
Special Interests
Headache, epilepsy, seizure disorders, developmental delay, cerebral palsy
Ezra M Cohen, MD, RhMSUS
Special Interests
Juvenile arthritis, lupus, amplified pain, neuropathic pain
Eileen M Costello, MD
Mei A Elansary, MD

Marisol Figueira, MD
Jennifer G Fiore, MD
Tanya Geha, MD

Cyndie S Hatcher, MD, MPH
Julie M Herlihy, MD, MPH

Sigride Jean-Sicard, NP
Special Interests
Infants of Diabetic Mothers, Small for Gestational Age Newborns, Late Preterm and Term Newborns, Newborns Affected by Substance Abuse, Newborns with Hyperibilirubinemia
Emault Louis, MD

Patrick D Mabray, MD, PhD
Special Interests
Tics, stereotypies, tremors, myoclonus, and dystonia
Lucy E Marcil, MD, MPH
Special Interests
Pediatric primary care, health equity, anti-poverty financial services
Susan A Minear, MD
Melissa T Nass, MD, MPH
Special Interests
Adolescent Medicine, Reproductive health, Health Disparities, Dyadic Models of Care, Healthcare Delivery Transformation
Genevieve L Preer, MD
Rachel S Sagor, MD
Colin M Sox, MD

Sara N Stulac, MD
Darryl A Woods, MD
Patient Resources
Frequently Asked Questions
Project REACH: Pediatric Resources for COVID-19
What Parents Should Know About Bullying
The Kids Fund
The Joel and Barbara Alpert Endowment for Children of the City
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Additional Information
Research Overview
The Pediatric Fellowship Program is based in the Department of General Pediatrics at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center. As you may know, BMC has over a 100-year history of caring for poor, urban and immigrant children. Much of our research and many of our programs focus on improving the lives of these children. The clinical service has approximately 2,000 admissions and 75,000 ambulatory visits each year. The residency is combined with Boston Children's Hospital.
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