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Our Clinicians

Boston’s Community Medical Group clinicians have extensive experience in the clinical care of individuals with physical disability and chronic illness. As a Boston’s Community Medical Group patient, your health care team includes a primary care physician, and a nurse practitioner or physician assistant. Available, if needed, are a social worker or other behavioral health specialists, physical and/or occupational therapists, as well as medical, surgical and rehabilitation specialists. Hospital admissions are supervised and arranged by your primary care team or specialist at Boston Medical Center, a leader in care for individuals with disabilities.

Physicians

Physicians are internal medicine and disability specialists who provide regular examinations, home visits when needed, management and coordination of care in emergencies and in the hospital, consultation with specialists, and medical consultation to the primary care team.

	Susan Biener-Bergman, MD Position Physician Certification Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Education AB with Honors, Brown University MD, Boston University School of Medicine Residency Tufts New England Medical Center Special Interests Spinal Cord Injury, degenerative neurological conditions, women with disabilities, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy
	Marilyn Clark, MD Position Physician Certification Internal Medicine Education BA, Wellesley College MD, University of Vermont College of Medicine Residency Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge, MA Special Interests Primary care, special needs adults
	Marc Emmerich, MD Position Physician Certification Internal Medicine Education Tel Aviv University, Israel Residency Mount Sinai Hospital, Elmhurst NY; Salem Hospital, Salem, MA Post Residency Fellowship in Developmental Disabilities, Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA Special Interests Primary care, developmental disabilities and intellectual disabilities, neurobehavioral issues
	Deborah Dreyfus, MD Position Physician, Family Medicine Fellow, Boston University Medical Campus Primary Care (GIM/FM) Academic Fellowship Program Certification Family Medicine Education BA, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY MD, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ Residency University of Wisconsin-Madison Family Medicine Residency Program Post Residency Academic Fellowship, Boston University (current) Special Interests Primary care, developmental disabilities and intellectual disabilities, women’s health
	John Loughnane, MD Position Physician, Hospitalist Certification Family Practice, Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine Education MD, University of Massachusetts Medical School Residency University of Washington, Seattle Special Interests Inpatient Care, End of Life Care
	Robert Master, MD Position Physician, Medical Director Certification Internal Medicine Education BA, Colby College MD, New York Medical College Residency Metropolitan Hospital Medical Center, New York; Boston City Hospital, Boston, MA Special Interests Primary care, disability, health care policy

Nurse Practitioners/Physician Assistants

Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants are your primary care clinicians at home and provide routine visits for ongoing health issues, prompt intervention for new symptoms or problems, preventive health care and teaching, support and advocacy, coordination of all primary care and community services, and consultation with specialists.

	Carol Baumgarten, APRN, BC Position Senior Nurse Practitioner Certification Adult Nurse Practitioner Education BS in Nursing, Syracuse University MS in Nursing, Simmons College Special Interests Primary care of adults with disabilities
	Sigrid Bergenstein FNP Position Nurse Practitioner Certification Family Nurse Practitioner Education MSN, MGH Institute of Health Professions Special Interests Primary care, Disabilities
	Mary Glover, APRN, BC Position Nurse Practitioner, Executive Director Certification Adult Nurse Practitioner Education BS in Nursing, St. Anselm College MS in Nursing, Boston University Special Interests Primary care; disability
	Margaret Keiran, APRN, BC Position Nurse Practitioner Certification Adult Nurse Practitioner, Wound Care Specialist Education BS in Nursing, University of Connecticut MS in Nursing, Simmons College Special Interests Primary care of adults with disabilities, wound care
	Nina Lev, PA-C Position Physician Assistant Certification Physician Assistant Education BA, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA Physician Assistant Program, Northeastern University MPH, concentration in epidemiology, Boston University, Boston, MA Post Graduate Fellowship in Community Oriented Primary Care Special Interests Primary care, disability
	Ana Limbaco, MSN, ANP-C Position Nurse Practitioner Certification Adult Nurse Practitioner Education MS in Nursing, Simmons College Special Interests Primary care of adults in underserved populations
	Susan Long Position Nurse Practitioner Certification Adult Nurse Practitioner Education Master of Nursing, BSN Nursing, Master of Education Administration, BA Criminal Justice/Sociology Special Interests Palliative Care/Hospice,Traumatic Brain Injury
	Carine Luxama, APRN, BC Position Nurse Practitioner Certification Adult Nurse Practitioner Education BA in Sociology, Brandeis University Masters in Adult/Women's Health Nursing. MGH Institute of Health Professionals Special Interests Women's Health
	Michelle Nall, MPH, ANP-BC Position Nurse Practitioner Certification Nurse Practitioner 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
	Wendy Skelton, PA-C Position Physician Assistant Certification Physician Assistant Education BA in Psychology, Dartmouth College MS, Physician Assistant Studies University of Nebraska Medical Center Special Interests Primary Care; Disabilities
	Vadra Ward Tabb, ANP-BC Position Nurse Practitioner 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
	Nadia Valentin, APRN, BC Position Nurse Practitioner Certification Family Nurse Practitioner Education BA in Biology, Regis College BS in Nursing, Regis College MS in Nursing, Regis College Special Interests Primary care; disability

Behavioral Health Counseling/Social Services Support

	Gail Kundrot, LICSW Position Behavioral Health Specialist Education MSW-Rhode Island College, BSW-Bridgewater State Special Interests Individual treatment, family work, advocacy, and social policy
	Patricia “Paddy” McDonald, PHM, CPO, C3P Position Housing Specialist Certification NAHRO-certified Public Housing Manager, NAHMA-certified Certified Professional of Occupancy, Spectrum-certified Credit Compliance Professional Education Over 25 years of affordable housing management experience, including Director of Management for the Somerville Housing Authority and Lowell Housing Authority. Special Interests Housing, legal
	Nancy Powell, LICSW Position Social Worker Certification Licensed Independent Certified Social Worker Education BA, Albertus Magnus College MSW, Boston University Special Interests Disability, housing, insurance and financial issues
	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

Physical/Occupational Therapists

Physical and Occupational Therapists provide home assessments and therapy as needed including instruction to personal care attendants and other caretakers at the patient’s request, consultation with hospital physical therapy programs, seating clinics, and durable medical equipment vendors.

	Maryann Girardi, PT Position Manager of Rehabilitation Services Certification Assistive Technology Practitioner, RESNA Education BS Physical Therapy, University of Massachusetts at Lowell, DPT Physical Therapy, MGH Institute of Health Professions Special Interests Seating and wheeled mobility
	Anne Boyle, OT Position Occupational Therapist Certification Occupational Therapist Education BS Occupational Therapy, University of New England, Biddeford, ME Special Interests Disability, SCI, wheelchair seating and positioning
	Anne Kearns, PT Position Physical Therapist Education BS in Physical Therapy, Ithaca College Special Interests Wheelchair seating and positioning
	Michelle Piro, PT Position Physical Therapist Certification Assistive Technology Practitioner, RESNA, Pediatric, NDTA Education BS in Human Nutrition, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA MS in Physical Therapy, Boston University/Sargent College, Boston, MA Special Interests Seating, mobility, positioning, pediatrics