Family Medicine Welcomes New Faculty and Staff
Brandy Ault, NP
Brandy joins our newly expanding geriatric service. As a nurse practitioner, Brandy will be working in several of our nursing home practices. She joins us from Mass General Hospital where she completed her NP studies and worked as an ICU nurse in the cardiac care unit.
Josh Berman
Josh joins our Global Health team as a program manager in the Lesotho Boston University Health Alliance. Last year Josh spent time in Lesotho and now he will spend time arranging for other providers to work in South Africa.
Philip Ian Elkin,MD, MPH
Dr. Phil Elkin joins our faculty as the first Residency Director of the BU Lesotho Family Medicine Residency Program. He is on his way to South Africa where he will setup, run and manage the training of future family physicians in Lesotho. Dr. Elkin graduated from Harvard Medical School and completed his Family Medicine Residency at San Francisco General Hospital. He also served as a Chief Resident. Most recently, Phil has been working in Blue Hill, Maine, at the Peninsula Primary Care Group.
Paula Gardiner, MD, MPH
Dr. Paula Gardiner joins us after completing a Faculty Development and Fellowship Program in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) at Harvard Medical School. Along with her clinical work, she will be pursuing her research interests in the fields of online education, dietary supplements, adverse event reporting and C.A.M. Paula will being doing her clinical work in the Yawkey Ambulatory Care Center Family Medicine Clinic.
Caroline Hesko
Caroline is a familiar face in the Project Red Team having worked with us for the past year. She now comes aboard as a research assistant to compile the data and finish up the current phase of the study. There is much more work to be done as the team utilizes technology to re-engineer the perfect discharge.
Heather Miselis, MD, MPH
Dr. Heather Miselis is also a familiar face around the department having graduated from both medical school and residency here at Boston University. Heather is enrolled in the Geriatrics Scholars Program and she will also be doing her clinical work at Dorchester House.
Anne Molloy
Anne is the new Residency Assistant who is responsible for assisting Katie, the residents and the residency faculty in running the training program. Anne is a graduate of Boston University where she managed the BU Running Club and performed several administrative jobs on the main campus. This Terrier hails from Avon, Ct.
Eileen Pierce, MD
Dr. Eileen Pierce is well-known around the department having graduated from medical school at Boston University. Eileen also completed her family medicine residency with us so it is great to keep her “in the family”….. Eileen has joined our practice at the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center. In addition to her clinical duties she will also be spending a lot of time working with B.U. medical students telling them about all the virtues of family medicine.
James Schellenger, MD
Dr. Jim Schellenger joins our group from Roundup, Montana where he worked for a small community hospital/clinic doing everything…. Dr. Schellenger provided emergency care, pediatric, geriatric and inpatient medicine. Jim will be covering the Mother-Baby Service, inpatient rounding and filling in at Dorchester House.
Madhavi Shah, MD
Dr. Madhavi Shah joins us from the Brown University Family Medicine Residency Program. Having completed her medical school education at Tufts University School of Medicine, she is moving back over the Rhode Island border. Madhavi was a Chief Resident at Brown and she is excited about starting her first job with us. Her clinical practice will be at the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center.