Our Leadership

Chika Anekwe, MD, MPH

• Obesity Medicine Clinical Director
• Preventive Medicine and Obesity Medicine Physician
• Instructor at Harvard Medical School

Denise Gee, MD

• Vice Chair of Clinical Operations, Department of Surgery
• Surgical Director, Mass General Weight Center
• Section Head, Swallowing, Heartburn and Esophageal Disease Program

Susan Penava, PhD

• Department of Psychiatry

Abeer Bader, MSc, RD, LDN, CSOWM

• Lead Clinical Nutrition Specialist

Abeer Bader, MSc, RD, LDN, CSOWM

• Lead Clinical Nutrition Specialist

Leah Ahern, RD

• Mass General Weight Center Registered Dietitian

Olivia Ford, MS, RDN, LDN

• Mass General Weight Center Registered Dietitian

Caroline MacDonald, MS, RDN, LDN

• Mass General Weight Center Registered Dietitian

Yasmeen  Makhlouf, MS, RDN, LDN

• Mass General Weight Center Registered Dietitian

Meghan Salamon, MS, RDN, LDN

• Preventive Medicine and Obesity Medicine Registered Dietitian

Noreen Harrington, PhD

Susan Himes, PhD

• Instructor Harvard Medical School
• Clinical Assistant Professor Brown Medical School
• Instructor Mayo Clinic

Jennifer Lauretti-Robbins, PhD

Susan Penava, PhD

• Department of Psychiatry

Stephanie Sogg, PhD

Denise Gee, MD

• Vice Chair of Clinical Operations, Department of Surgery
• Surgical Director, Mass General Weight Center
• Section Head, Swallowing, Heartburn and Esophageal Disease Program

Cornelia Griggs, MD

• Director of Quality and Safety

Matthew Hutter, MD

• Professor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School
• Director of the Codman Center for Clinical Effectiveness in Surgery

Elan Witkowski, MD

• Head, Hernia Center

Karen Flanders, MSN, CBN, NP-C

• Nurse Practitioner

Brittany Lagarce, MSN, FNP-BC

• Adult Nurse Practitioner | Weight Center | Mass General

Michelle Monahan, MSN, FNP-BC

• Family Nurse Practitioner | Liver Surgery Program, MGH | Weight Loss Surgery Program, MGH

Lindsey M. Sayers, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC

• Family Nurse Practitioner | Gastrointestinal and Oncologic Surgery | MGH

Erin Hogan, RN, BSN

• Registered Nurse

Chika Anekwe, MD, MPH

• Obesity Medicine Clinical Director
• Preventive Medicine and Obesity Medicine Physician
• Instructor at Harvard Medical School

Paul Copeland, MD

• Endocrinology
• Department of Medicine

Wesley Dutton, MD

• Director of the MGfC Weight Center

Margaret Lippincott, MD

• Reproductive Endocrinology
• Department of Medicine

Sonali Malhotra, MD

• Instructor at Harvard Medical School

Jacqueline Maya, MD

Jennifer Mulligan, MD

John Nadai, MD

Gail O'Brien, MD

Shirly Ramchandani, MD

• Primary Care
• Department of Medicine

Klara Rosenquist, MD

• Obesity Medicine Physician
• Obesity Medicine Fellowship Director

Fatima Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA

• Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
• Obesity Medicine Physician Scientist
• Equity Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Endocrine Division

Valerie McCarthy, CNP

• Nurse Practitioner, Mass General Weight Center Preventive Medicine and Obesity Medicine

Kayla Northam, DNP, FNP-C

• Family Nurse Practitioner, Mass General Weight Center Preventive Medicine and Obesity Medicine