Our Center for Weight Management and Wellness Team

Our Center for Weight Management and Wellness team consists of world-class experts in both surgical and non-surgical weight management techniques and is supported by a professional staff of dietitians, physician assistants, and psychologists who specialize in caring for weight loss patients. Under the co-directorship of Caroline Apovian, MD, Ali Tavakkoli, MD, and Christopher Thompson, MD, our mission is to help our patients discover the weight loss method that best fits their personal goals and lifestyle so they can achieve a healthier life through successful and long-term weight management.

Surgical Team

Our surgical providers see patients at several of our locations, as noted below.

Watch this brief video to get to know some of the providers on the surgery team.

Ali Tavakkoli, MD

Ali Tavakkoli, MD

Chief, General and Gastrointestinal Surgery; Co-Director, Center for Weight Management and Wellness

Seeing patients at Boston and Jamaica Plain.

See Dr. Tavakkoli's Profile See Dr. Tavakkoli's Profile
Abdelrahman Ali Nimeri, MBBCH

Abdelrahman Ali Nimeri, MBBCH

Director, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

Seeing patients at Boston and Foxborough.

See Dr. Nimeri's Profile See Dr. Nimeri's Profile
Scott Shikora, MD, FACS

Scott Shikora, MD, FACS

Bariatric Surgeon

Seeing patients at Boston and Foxborough.

See Dr. Shikora's Profile See Dr. Shikora's Profile
Neil D. Ghushe, MD

Neil D. Ghushe, MD

Bariatric Surgeon

Seeing patients at Weymouth and Pembroke.

See Dr. Ghushe's Profile See Dr. Ghushe's Profile
Malcolm Kenneth Robinson, MD, FACS

Malcolm Kenneth Robinson, MD, FACS

Bariatric Surgeon

Seeing patients at Boston and Jamaica Plain.

See Dr. Robinson's Profile See Dr. Robinson's Profile
Eric G. Sheu, MD, PhD

Eric G. Sheu, MD, PhD

Bariatric Surgeon

Seeing patients at Boston and Westwood.

See Dr. Sheu's Profile See Dr. Sheu's Profile
David Spector, MD

David Spector, MD

Bariatric Surgeon

Seeing patients at Jamaica Plain.

See Dr. Spector's Profile See Dr. Spector's Profile
Thomas C. Tsai, MD, MPH

Thomas C. Tsai, MD, MPH

Bariatric Surgeon

Seeing patients at Jamaica Plain and Foxborough.

See Dr. Tsai's Profile See Dr. Tsai's Profile
Ashley Haralson Vernon, MD

Ashley Haralson Vernon, MD

Bariatric Surgeon

Seeing patients at Boston and Jamaica Plain.

See Dr. Vernon's Profile 

Endoscopy Team

Christopher C. Thompson, MD, MSc, AGAF, FASGE, FACG

Christopher C. Thompson, MD, MSc, AGAF, FASGE, FACG

Director of Endoscopy; Director of Bariatric Endoscopy; Co-Director, Center for Weight Management and Wellness

See Dr. Thompson's Profile See Dr. Thompson's Profile
Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH, ABOM

Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH, ABOM

Associate Director of Bariatric Endoscopy

See Dr. Jirapinyo's Profile See Dr. Jirapinyo's Profile
Nayna Lodhia, MD

Nayna Lodhia, MD

Associate Physician, Center for Weight Management and Wellness

See Dr. Lodhia's Profile See Dr. Lodhia's Profile
Marvin Ryou, MD

Marvin Ryou, MD

Director of Endoscopic Innovation

See Dr. Ryou's Profile See Dr. Ryou's Profile

Steven Nathaniel Steinway, MD, PhD

Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy

See Dr. Steinway's Profile 

Medical Team

Caroline M Apovian, MD

Caroline M Apovian, MD

Co-Director, Center for Weight Management and Wellness

See Dr. Apovian's Profile See Dr. Apovian's Profile
Mehmet Furkan Burak, MD

Mehmet Furkan Burak, MD

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension

See Dr. Burak's Profile See Dr. Burak's Profile
Nawfal W. Istfan, MD, PhD

Nawfal W. Istfan, MD, PhD

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension

See Dr. Istfan's Profile See Dr. Istfan's Profile

Center for Weight Management and Wellness Clinical and Administrative Staff

Clinical Staff

Psychologists

Mark Gorman, PhD
Director of Behavioral Services, Weymouth
Bariatric Psychologist

Physician Assistants

Beth Anderson, PA-C
Bariatric Program Manager, Weymouth
(617) 732-8882

Colleen Booth, PA-C
Medical Weight Management PA
(617) 525-3597

Sandy Falcon, PA-C
Chief GGI Surgery PA, General & GI Surgery
General & GI Surgery PA
(617) 732-8882

Jennifer Lynn Geremia, PA-C
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy PA
617-732-6389

Sandra Lynn Hornig, PA-C, MS
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy PA
617-525-3597

Yali Lu, PA-C
General & GI Surgery PA
(617) 732-8882

Corinne Mahoney, PA-C
General & GI Surgery PA
(617) 732-8882

Robert Matthews, PA-C
General & GI Surgery PA
(617) 732-8882

Jordan Seroka, PA-C
Medical Weight Management PA
(617) 525-3597

Erin Margaret Smolka, MSPAS, PA-C
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy PA
617-525-3597

Brenna Westover, PA-C
Medical Weight Management PA
(617) 525-3597

Nurses

Victoria Coffey-Bercu, NP
Medical Weight Management

Taylor Deasy, NP
Medical Weight Management

Tram Tran, CNP
Medical Weight Management

Dietitians

Meghan Ariagno, MBA, RD
Bariatric Program Manager
(617) 732-5472

Kelley Bradshaw MS, RD, LSD
Senior Clinical Dietitian

Ema Barbosa Brown, MPH, MPH, RD, LDN
Senior Clinical Bariatric Dietitian

Shannon Burke MS, RD, LDN
Clinical Dietitian

Amanda Lavasseur, MS, RD, CSOWM, LDN
Senior Clinical Bariatric Dietitian

Claire LeBrun, MPH, RDN, LDN
Senior Clinical Bariatric Dietitian

Julia Lloyd, MPH, RD, LDN, CDCES
Senior Dietitian

Lindsay Miamen, RD, CSOWM
Nutrition Coordinator and Senior Clinical Bariatric Dietitian

Catherine Page, Med, RD, LDN, CDE
Senior Clinical Bariatric Dietitian

Maresa Weems MPH, RDN, LDN
Senior Clinical Bariatric Dietitian

Administrative Staff

Dawn Curry
Billing and Insurance Coordinator
617-732-5580

Stef Komorowski
Assistant to Eric Sheu, MD
(617) 732-6337

Valerie Moals-Phillips
Assistant to Abdelrahman Nimeri, MD
(617) 732-6337

Marika Bailey
Assistant to Neil Ghushe, MD
(781) 534-7706

Alicja Szewczyk
Assistant to David Spector, MD
(617) 983-4887

Maddalena Semeraro
Assistant to Malcolm Robinson, MD
(617) 732-8272

Carolina DioDato
Assistant to dietitians/psychologists
(617) 732-8884

Samantha Pires Adames 
Assistant to Ashley Haralson Vernon, MD
(617) 732-6337

Lorena Villanueva
Assistant to Scott Shikora, MD
(617) 525-8570

Stef Komorowski
Assistant to Thomas Tsai, MD
(617) 983-4512

Alisha Samuels
Assistant to Christopher C. Thompson, MD, and Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH
(617) 732-5882

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