Pediatric Care for a Healthy Start in Life – South Boston Community Health Center

 

The Department of Pediatrics at South Boston Community Health Center: Providing competent and compassionate health care to the youth of our community.

 

Quality Pediatric Care in South Boston and the Seaport neighborhood

The Department of Pediatrics at South Boston Community Health Center serves all of Boston and beyond. The Department includes pediatricians, nurse practitioners, nurses and medical assistants all dedicated to providing comprehensive primary care to your children from the time they are newborns until their 22nd birthday. This includes routine physicals, same day visits for urgent problems and follow up appointments for chronic problems such as asthma, as well as telephone advice for a sick or injured child.

We take a holistic approach to caring for your child by evaluating his or her growth and development, making sure their immunizations are up to date, counseling on healthy lifestyles and assessing how well they’re doing in school and with their peers. Referrals are made to specialists as needed.

A pediatrician, nurse practitioner or experienced pediatric nurse is available after hours for telephone advice.

Pediatric Care Location Near You

South Boston Community Health Center
409 West Broadway
South Boston, MA 02127
617-269-7500

 

Pediatric Team

Brooke Schuman, MD

  • Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
  • Board Certification: Pediatrics
  • Residency: NYU School of Medicine/Bellevue Hospital
  • Special Interests: Global health
  • Languages: English, Spanish

Maggie McGean, MD

  • Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Boston Combined Residency Program
  • Special Interests: Social Determinants of Health, Health Equity
  • Languages: English

Benjamin Grebber, MD

  • Medical School: University of Vermont
  • Residency: Tufts/Boston Combined Residency Program
  • Special Interests: Pediatric Emergency Medicine
  • Languages: English

Alyssa Robinson, MD

  • Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
  • Board Certification: Pediatrics
  • Residency: Boston Children's Hospital/Boston Medical Center Combined Residency Program
  • Special Interests: Adolescent Medicine, Behavioral Health
  • Languages: English

Christina Curtis, NP

  • Medical School: Boston College
  • Board Certification: Primary Care Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (CPNP-PC)
  • Special Interests: Adolescent Health, Depression, Anxiety
  • Languages: English

Thomas Schuch, MD, MPH, Chief Information Officer

  • Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
  • Board Certification: Pediatrics, Clinical Informatics
  • Residency: Children's Memorial Hospital
  • Languages: English, Spanish

Nisha Thakrar, MD, Chief Medical Officer

  • Medical School: Emory School of Medicine
  • Board Certification: Pediatrics
  • Residency: Children's Hospital of Boston
  • Languages: English, Gujrati

Jocelyn Guggenheim, CPNP, IBCLC, Chief Operating Officer, Dir. of Pediatrics

  • Medical School: Northeastern University
  • Board Certification: Primary Care Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner- Primary Care and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)
  • Special Interests: Lactation and Newborn Care, Care of Infant and Toddlers
  • Languages: English

Amelia Fisher, MD, MPH

  • Medical School: University of California, San Francisco
  • Board Certification: Pediatrics
  • Residency: University of Vermont Medical Center
  • Special Interests: Complex Medical Care, Dermatology, Infectious Diseases
  • Languages: English

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What You're Saying

“Deserves 5 stars. Pediatrics department is amazing. Always accommodating, quick with answering questions, super doctors and staff all around. Love!”
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Pediatrics
Parent of Pediatrics Patient 2024
“We are an elderly couple who have been patients at the SBCHC clinic for many years. Dr. Saxena stands out for correctness and creating a warm and very communicative doctor-patient environment. The doctor listens very attentively and calmly to everything you tell him. Simplicity in communication, diagnosis, and continuous patient condition monitoring make this doctor stand out from the rest.”
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Dr. Saxena
Adult Medicine Patients 2024
“I feel that it is a well-oiled machine, with Dr. Brout at South Boston. I just can't say enough good things! They know why I am there without a computer, since everybody knows what is going on with me, all staff. Everybody is on the same page, for a level of healthcare I had never experienced.”
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Family Medicine/Dr Brout
Family Medicine Patient 2022
“I like the doctors my son has. They listen, are very understanding, and seem like they care. I just like how they are with my son.”
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BH Parent
Parent of Behavioral Health Patient 2022
“I like the attentiveness and feeling heard. I appreciate the fact that providers always make me feel involved in decisions.”
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Behavioral Health
Behavioral Health Patient 2022
“I like that the service is more personalized because you know the people, and that is very important.”
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Dental
Dental Patient 2022
“I liked that they were attentive and fast. They gave me the support I needed and were empathetic and organized. I went to a lot of departments, and all of the staff was this way.”
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Family Medicine
Family Medicine Patient 2022
“The staff in the lab, Verinta or "V," is amazing. My son was literally giddy with delight at her joking and playfulness. He was actually so happy with her, he didn't react to the blood draw, but then cried outside a tiny bit with a delayed reaction like "hey, wait, that hurt." She is an absolutely phenomenal addition to the phlebotomy team! Overall, a great experience.”
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May 2019
Parent of a Pediatric Patient
“Dr. Kane always asks me if I understand everything and whether or not I need further clarification... I really appreciate him explaining everything so in depth.”
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2018
Eye Care Patient 2018
“There’s an emphasis on education here. Dr. Chiakpo and Marianna (a nurse in training) provided a lot of background concerning my issue and even brought in diagrams, which I greatly appreciated, since I’m a visual learner. They both gave me space to ask questions on everything. I really appreciated the time they spent with me.”
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2018
Family Medicine Patient 2018
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