About Commonwealth Care Alliance Clinical Group – NHA

Commonwealth Care Alliance Clinical Group (CCACG) is comprised of nurse practitioners, physician assistants, behavioral health specialists and social workers, nurses, community health workers, and administrative support staff with expertise in the care of individuals of all ages with chronic and complex health care needs. These clinicians provide primary care, enhanced care management services, care coordination and clinical support to members enrolled in Network Health Alliance. In collaboration with the primary care sites, primary care providers and other community supports, the NHA clinical team provides home-based assessments, on-going care and care management, and facilitates necessary support services to allow members to achieve as healthy and independent a lifestyle as possible.

Administrative Staff

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Ana Costa

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Rose Peck, Clinical Support Coordinator

Physician

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Heidi Behforouz , M.D.

Position: Physician, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School; Executive Director, PACT Project; Medical Director, Network Health Alliance

Primary Care Site: Phyllis Jen Center for Primary Care, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Education: Harvard Medical School, 1994, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Residency in Internal Medicine, 1997, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Fellowship in Women’s Health, 1998

Special Interests: HIV, Primary Care, Women’s Health

Health Coaching and Tracking

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Cheryl Snyder, MSW

Position: Health Coaching & Tracking Team Manager

Primary Care Site: Health Coaching & Tracking, CCA Network Health Alliance, Watertown

Education: BA in Psychology & Sociology, Boston College, MSW Boston College

Special Interests: Policy, Advocacy, and Community Organizing Related to Health Care, and Social & Economic Justice

Sara Ines Bonilla

Position: Health Coaching & Tracking Adult Behavioral Health Care Manager

Primary Care Site: Health Coaching & Tracking, CCA Network Health Alliance, Watertown

Education: B.S. in Psychology and Anthropology, Montclair State University, M.S. all requirements except dissertation for PhD Human Development, UTD Texas, M.S. Community Clinical Counseling, John Hopkins University, Maryland

Special Interests: Art Therapy

Amy Chmela

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Jessica Gutiérrez-Dutra

Position: Care Manager & Resource Specialist

Primary Care Site: Health Coaching & Tracking, CCA Network Health Alliance, Watertown

Education: BA in Psychology, UMass Boston

Special Interests: Chronic Disease Management, Community Advocacy

Joel Ramos , MSN

Position: Behavioral Health Care Manager – Pediatrics, Health Coaching & Tracking

Primary Care Site: CCA Network Health Alliance, Watertown

Education: B.S. Psychology, Salem State College, M.S. Counseling & Health Psychology

Special Interests:Behavioral & Emotional Health, Care Coordination, Advocacy & Social Justice

Nurse Practitioners

Mervin Adams, ANP–BC, NP–C

Position: Nurse Practitioner

Primary Care Site: CHA Windsor Street Health Center

Education: MSN Northeastern University

Special Interests: Preventive Care

Renai Allen, FNP-C

Position: Family Nurse Practitioner

Primary Care Site: East Cambridge Health Center, and Somerville Internal Medicine/Somerville Primary Care

Education: BS in Psychology, Northeastern University, BSN & MSN Regis College

Special Interests: Behavioral Health Science, Forensic Science, Family Medicine, and Infectious Disease

Sally Deng, ACNP-BC

Position: Nurse Practitioner

Primary Care Site: CHA Cambridge Primary Care Center, and Cambridge Family Health/Cambridge Family Health North

Education: MSN, Northeastern University

Special Interests: Community Care and Cardiology

Brianne Fitzgerald, MPH, NP-C

Position: Family Nurse Practitioner

Primary Care Site: CHA Malden Family Medicine Center, and CHA Revere Family Health Center

Education: BSN Boston College, MPH Boston University, MSN, NP UMass Boston

Special Interests: Substance Abuse, Mental Health, and HIV/AIDS

Jody Kenneally, CPNP-PC

Position: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Primary Care Site: All Pediatric Sites

Education: BS in Respiratory Therapy, Northeastern University, MSN Simmons College

Special Interests: Asthma, Pulmonary Disease

Nida Lam, FNP-BC

Position: Family Nurse Practitioner

Certification:Board Certified Adult Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, Board Certified Family Health Primary Care Practitioner

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Education: Salem State College- BS in Nursing, Simmons College- MS in Nursing

Special Interests: Preventive Health & Education, Chronic Disease Management

Michelle Nall, MPH, ANP-BC

Position: Nurse Practitioner

Primary Care Site: CHA All Sites

Education: BSN University of Florida, MPH in Health Policy & Management, University of Florida, MSN in Adult Health Nurse Practitioner, University of Florida

Special Interests: Health Policy, Health Disparities, and Women's Health

Margaret Reeve Panahi, NP-C

Position: Nurse Practitioner

Primary Care Site: CHA Broadway Health Center, and CHA Union Square Family Health

Education: BSN UMass Amherst, MSN, FNP UMass Amherst

Special Interests: Internal Medicine

Vadra Ward Tabb, ANP-BC

Position: Nurse Practitioner

Primary Care Site: Cambridge Health Alliance

Certification:Adult Primary Care

Education: BS, Political Science and Public Administration, Northeastern University, AD, Nursing, Bunker Hill Community College, MS, Nursing, Northeastern University

Special Interests: Adult Primary Care, Community Health Education

Behavioral Health Specialists

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Gail Kundrot, LICSW

Position: Behavioral Health Specialist

Primary Care Site: Cambridge Health Alliance All Sites

Education: MSW-Rhode Island College, BSW-Bridgewater State

Special Interests: Individual treatment, family work, advocacy, and social policy

Lauren Easton

Lauren Easton, LICSW

Position Social Worker

Certification Licensed Independent Certified Social Worker

Education BA in Psychology and Education, U Mass Boston
MSW Simmons College

Special Interests General mood disorders, medical complexity, trauma

Community Health Workers

H. Fatima Andrade-Hanoian

Position: Community Health Worker

Primary Care Site: CHA Cambridge Primary Care Center, and CHA Cambridge Family Health/Cambridge Family Health North

Education: BA in Psychology, Centro de Ensino Universitario de Brazilia, Brazil

Special Interests: Nutrition, Sports, and Yoga

Litza Freitas

Position: Community Health Worker

Primary Care Site: CHA Malden Family Medicine Center, and CHA Revere Family Health Center

Education: BS in Physical Education, Escola Superior de Educação Física do Estado de Goiás, Brazil

Special Interests: Community Advocacy, Interpretation, and Translation

Norma Malkiel

Position: Community Health Worker

Primary Care Site: CHA Broadway Health Center, and CHA Union Square Family Health

Education: BA Social Services, Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Minas Gerais, Brazil Post Graduate in Health and Sexuality, Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais de Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Special Interests: HIV/AIDS

Henrique Oliveira

Position: Community Health Worker

Primary Care Site: CHA Malden Family Medicine Center, and CHA Revere Family Health Center

Education: BA in Marketing Administration, Faculdade Cambury, Brazil

Special Interests: HIV/STI Prevention and Education, and Community Advocacy

Amanda Horowitz

Position: Program Manager

Primary Care Site: CHA All Sites

Education: BA in Psychology, UMass Amherst, MSW Boston University, MPH Boston University

Special Interests: Social Determinants of Health, Health Policy, Community Organizing, and Social Justice

Bonita Quick

Position: Community Health Worker

Primary Care Site: CHA Cambridge Primary Care Center, and CHA Cambridge Family Health/Cambridge Family Health North

Education: BA (candidate) Roxbury Community College

Special Interests: Mental Health, and Emergency Responsiveness

David Staples

Position: Community Health Worker

Primary Care Site: Somerville Internal Medicine/Somerville Primary Care and East Cambridge Health Center

Education: BA University of New Hampshire, M.Div. Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary

Special Interests: Mind/Body Medicine

Yolaine Rosarion

Position: Community Health Worker, Team Leader

Primary Care Site: CHA All Sites

Education: BS in Biology, Northeastern University, MA in Divinity & Theology for Urban Ministry, Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary

Special Interests: Advocacy

Elizabeth Wilson

Position: Community Health Worker

Primary Care Site: Cambridge Family Health/Cambridge Family Health North, and Cambridge Primary Care

Education: BS in Community Justice Guilford College

Special Interests: Advocacy, Mental Health, and Sports & Health