Who We are
Read about the work of the Autism Friendly Initiative in The BMC Brief!
Key Personnel
Marilyn Augustyn, MD – Division Director, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Sarabeth Broder-Fingert, MD, MPH – Hospitalist, Pediatrics
Shari King, MA, MPH – Program Director, The Autism Program
Lauren Bartolotti Busa, MA – Program Manager, The Autism Program
Alexander Friedman, MPH – Project Coordinator, Autism Friendly Initiative
Belinda O'Hagan, MA - Research Coordinator, Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics
Steering Committee
Soukaina Adolphe, MD – Pediatrician, Pediatrics
Lauren Betancourt, MPH – Program Manager, Quality & Performance Improvement
Bob Biggio – Senior Vice President, Facilities and Support Services
Andrew Clark, MD – Director of Psychiatry Medical Student Education
Eileen Costello, MD – Chief of Ambulatory Pediatrics, Medical Director, Pediatric Primary Care
David Dorfman, MD – Chief of Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics
Laurie Douglass, MD - Section Chief, Division of Pediatric Neurology; Director, Pediatric Epilepsy
Molly Ann Duggan, MS, CCLS – Child Life Manager, Child Life
Brenda English, MSW, LICSW – Manager of Social Work, Care Management
Ivys Fernández- Pastrana, JD – Program Manager, Family Navigation Program, Pediatric and Adolescent Primary Care
Zachary Houston, MS, BCBA, LABA - Assistant Director for ABA, Boston Public Schools
Elizabeth Hutton, MD – Medical Director, Pediatric Inpatient Unit; Hospitalist, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Dolrudee Jumlongras, DDS – Interim Program Director, Advanced Education Program in Pediatric Dentistry
Karen Kames – BMC Board Member
Sheryl Katzanek – Director, Patient Advocacy
Alexa Kozak, Au.D.,CCC-A – Director of Audiology
Kristen Kremer, MPH, MA – Senior Manager of Patient Experience, Accessibility Committee Co-Chair, Accessibility Committee
Pam Kuzia, RN – Sedation Nurse - Pedi Sedation
Wendoly Langlois, JD – Associate General Counsel, Legal Affairs
Jack Maypole, MD – Director, Comprehensive Care Program (CCP), Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Jonathan McCurry – Senior Project Manager, Planning, Design, and Construction
Alexander O'Leary – Manager of Public Safety
Pam Palmucci – PLAN Parent & QI Board Member
Meg Parker, MD – Pediatrician, Pediatrics
Genevieve Preer, MD – Pediatrician - Child Protection Team
Susannah Rowe, MD, MPH- Ophthalmologist, Ophthalmology
Dana Rubin, MD, MSW – Psychiatrist, Pediatrician, Departments of Pediatrics and Child Psychiatry
David Twitchell, PharmD, MBA – Vice President and CPO
Bob Vinci, MD – Chairman, Pediatrics
Jodi Wenger, MD – Pediatrician, Comprehensive Care Program, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Athanasios Zavras, DMD, DDS, MS, DrMedSc – Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatric Dentistry