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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 , , and , 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 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.

Abdelrahman Ali Nimeri, MBBCH

Abdelrahman Ali Nimeri, MBBCH

Director, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

Seeing patients at Boston and Foxborough.

Scott Shikora, MD, FACS

Scott Shikora, MD, FACS

Bariatric Surgeon

Seeing patients at Boston and Foxborough.

Neil D. Ghushe, MD

Neil D. Ghushe, MD

Bariatric Surgeon

Seeing patients at Weymouth and Pembroke.

Malcolm Kenneth Robinson, MD, FACS

Malcolm Kenneth Robinson, MD, FACS

Bariatric Surgeon

Seeing patients at Boston and Jamaica Plain.

Eric G. Sheu, MD, PhD

Eric G. Sheu, MD, PhD

Bariatric Surgeon

Seeing patients at Boston and Westwood.

David Spector, MD

David Spector, MD

Bariatric Surgeon

Seeing patients at Jamaica Plain.

Thomas C. Tsai, MD, MPH

Thomas C. Tsai, MD, MPH

Bariatric Surgeon

Seeing patients at Jamaica Plain and Foxborough.

Ashley Haralson Vernon, MD

Ashley Haralson Vernon, MD

Bariatric Surgeon

Seeing patients at Boston and Jamaica Plain.

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

Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH, ABOM

Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH, ABOM

Associate Director of Bariatric Endoscopy

Nayna Lodhia, MD

Nayna Lodhia, MD

Associate Physician, Center for Weight Management and Wellness

Marvin Ryou, MD

Marvin Ryou, MD

Director of Endoscopic Innovation

Steven Nathaniel Steinway, MD, PhD

Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy

Medical Team

Caroline M Apovian, MD

Caroline M Apovian, MD

Co-Director, Center for Weight Management and Wellness

Mehmet Furkan Burak, MD

Mehmet Furkan Burak, MD

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension

Nawfal W. Istfan, MD, PhD

Nawfal W. Istfan, MD, PhD

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension

Center for Weight Management and Wellness Clinical and Administrative Staff

Clinical Staff

Psychologists


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


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


Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy PA
617-732-6389


Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy PA
617-525-3597


General & GI Surgery PA
(617) 732-8882

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


General & GI Surgery PA
(617) 732-8882


Medical Weight Management PA
(617) 525-3597


Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy PA
617-525-3597

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

Nurses

Taylor Deasy, NP
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

Billing and Insurance Coordinator
617-732-5580

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

Assistant to Abdelrahman Nimeri, MD
(617) 525-8570

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

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

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

Assistant to dietitians/psychologists
(617) 732-8884

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

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

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

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

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