Caritas Good Samaritan
Occupational Health Services
75 Stockwell Drive, Merchants Building
Avon, Massachusetts 02322
Clinic Founded 1982

AOEC Contact
Robert Naparstek, MD, Medical Director
Phone: (508) 427-3900
Fax: (508) 427-3905
GSOHS99t@aol.com

Clinic Description
(Free-standing) Full service occupational & environmental hospital affiliated clinic servicing over 700 companies.

Most Common Occupational Diagnoses
Acute LBP, Repetitive Strain Injury, Dermatitis, Eye Injury, Lacerations

Most Common Environmental Diagnoses
Surveillance for Pulmonary Disease, Hearing Loss, Heavy Metal, Hydrocarbon, Pesticide Exposure, Inhalation Exposures

General Services Provided
Comprehensive Occupational Medicine Services on site with our Mobile Medical Unit (M.M.U.), Certified MRO and drug/alcohol testing, Injury and illness management, Medical surveillance, Factory walk through, Fitness for Duty, Work conditioning/ hardening
On site physical therapy and acupuncture, Pain management, Pre-placement exams, Travel medicine

Specialized Services
Acupuncture, Work Conditioning/Hardening, On-site Chiropractic Care, DOT Physicals, Toxicology Surveillance Exams, On site with M.M.U., Pre-placement Strength and Agility Testing (job specific), Industrial Hygiene, Chronic Patient Resolution (CPR)

Non-Routine Tests
Screening for Heavy Metal, Hydrocarbon and Pesticide

Staff
Robert Naparstek, MD, Physician
Uma Dhanabalan, MD, Physician
Kate Mottau, NP, Nurse Practitioner
Cheryl Stidley, NP, Nurse Practitioner
Kathleen Pacheco, RN, COHN-S, Program Director
Ted Harrington, Marketing Director

Training Offered
MAs, RNs

Areas of Significant Research/Interest
Psycho-social Adjustment in Workers Compensation, Alternative Therapies in Workers Compensation, Chronic Patient Resolution (CPR), HRx (Human Resource)

Significant Affiliations
Caritas Christi

(Updated 5/08)
 

Boston University
Occupational Health Center
930 Commonwealth Avenue, West
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
Clinic Founded 1979

AOEC Contact
Cheryl S. Barbanel, MD, MBA, MPH
barbarel@bu.edu
Phone: (617) 353-6630
Fax: (617) 353-6848

Clinic Description
The Occupational Health Program at the Boston University Medical Center provides injury management, preplacement and medical surveillance examinations, evaluations of occupational and environmental illnesses, substance abuse testing programs, and medical-legal evaluations. The program is designed to meet the needs of patients and employers in the Boston area and beyond.

Most Common Occupational Diagnoses
Musculoskeletal Injuries, Blood-borne Pathogen Exposures, Cumulative Trauma Disorders, Contact Dermatitis, Occupational Asthma.

Most Common Environmental Diagnoses
Chemical exposures, Building-related illnesses

General Services Provided
24 hour 7-day coverage for diagnosis and treatment of work-related injury and illness, Medical surveillance examinations, DOT (driver) examinations, Pre-placement evaluations, Blood-borne pathogen and tuberculosis evaluations, Immunizations, Drug testing, alcohol testing, MRO

Specialized Services
Spirometry, Audiometry Testing, Exercise Tolerance Testing, Substance Abuse Testing, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy

Non-routine Tests
The full resources of a University Medical Center including Specialist Referrals are available.

Staff
Cheryl Barbanel, MD, MPH, Physician
Sandra Snyder, RN, Nurse
Susan Wilson-Goucher, RN, NP, Nurse
Virginia Boudras, RN, NP, Nurse
John Dembrowsky, Safety/IHealth

Staff (Safety/Health )
John Dembrowsky

Training Offered
Training programs for companies in blood-borne pathogen exposure, HazCom requirements, workplace substance abuse programs, others upon request.

Areas of Significant Research/Interest
Hazardous waste workers, substance abuse programs, MRO training, health care workers, research laboratory hazards, blood-borne pathogen exposures.

Significant Affiliations
Boston University School of Medicine, Boston University School of Public Health

(Updated 04/07)
 

Cambridge Hospital
Occupational & Environmental Health Center
1493 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
Clinic Founded 1981

AOEC Contact
Rose Goldman MD, MPH
rgoldman@challiance.org
Phone: (617) 665-1580
Fax: (617) 665-1672

Clinic Description
The Occupational and Environmental Health Center is located at The Cambridge Hospital, a community-based teaching hospital which is affiliated with the Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health.

Most Common Occupational Diagnoses
Repetitive Trauma, Lead and other Metal Poisoning, Solvent Toxicity, Work-related Asthma, Other Lung Problems, Indoor Air Quality Assessment

Most Common Environmental Diagnoses
Lead poisoning, Solvent Neurotoxicity, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

General Services Provided
Diagnosis of occupational related disease, Diagnosis of environmental related disease, Treatment of cumulative trauma injuries, Screenings, Health and Safety Training, Workplace Evaluations, Independent Medical Exams, Treatment of lead poisoning

Specialized Services
Dermatology, Ergonomics, Psychiatric/psychological Assessment, Repetitive Trauma, Neuro-psychological Testing, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Pulmonary Function Assessment

Non-routine Tests
Referral for XRF Testing

Staff
Rose H. Goldman, MD, MPH, Physician
Stefanos Kales, MD, MPH, Physician

Training Offered
Occupational Medicine Residents, Primary Care/Internal Medicine Residents, Preventive Medicine Residents, Medical Students

Areas of Significant Research/Interest
Carbon Monoxide Toxicity, Hazardous Materials Incidents, Lead Poisoning, Cumulative Trauma, Neurotoxicity, Biohazards/Biotechnology, Reproductive Hazards

Significant Affiliations
Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Public Health, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

Notes
The Occupational and Environmental Health Center clinical sessions are held on Thursday evenings.

(Updated 5/08)
 
 

Kindred Hospital Northeast Braintree
Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine
2001 Washington Street
South Braintree, Massachusetts 02184
Phone: (781) 848-2600
Clinic Founded 1977

AOEC Contact
Karen M. Cassidy, Coordinator
Karen.Cassidy@kindredhealthcare.com
Appointments: (781) 952-2400
Phone: (781) 952-2445
Fax: (781) 952-2374

Clinic Description
The Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine (COEM) is an independent referral center for the diagnosis and treatment of occupational and environmental disease and maintains commitment to the public health goal of prevention of occupational and environmental disease. The Center, located 20 minutes south of Boston, is affiliated with the Harvard School of Public Health. Patients are drawn from throughout New England but primarily from the Boston and Southeast section of Massachusetts including Cape Cod.

Most Common Occupational Diagnoses
Asbestos Related Diseases, Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorders, Lead Poisoning, Repetitive Trauma, Solvent Neurotoxicity, Indoor Air Quality Symptoms, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

Most Common Environmental Diagnoses
Exposures to Toxins in the Home/Community

General Services Provided
Diagnosis of occupational related disease, Diagnosis of environmental related disease, Treatment of occupational injuries/illness, Treatment of environmental injuries/illness, Preplacement evaluations, Worker Health and Safety Education, Independent medical exams, Medical surveillance, Screenings, Industrial Hygiene evaluations of workplace, Health education

Specialized Services
Respiratory Diseases, Dermatology, Reproductive, Ergonomics, Neuropsychological Assessment, Repetitive Trauma, Physical Therapy, Heavy Metal, Methacholine, Challenge Testing, Exercise Testing

Non-routine Tests
Occupational and Environmental Contaminants, XRF

Staff
David Christiani, MD, MPH, MS, Director, Physician
Karen L. Huyck, MD, PhD, MPH, Physician
Uma V.A. Dhanabalan, MD, MPH, FACFP, Physician
Nurses 3
Epidemiologist 2
Industrial Hygienist 1
Toxicologist 1
Health Educator 1
Allergist Consulting

Training Offered
Occupational Medicine Residents, Community Physicians, Occupational Health Nurses, Public Health Students

Areas of Significant Research/Interest
Pulmonary Disease, Lead, Occupational Carcinogens and Teratogens, Occupational Asthma, Occupational Health Outcomes, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

Significant Affiliations
Harvard School of Public Health

Notes
Physicians see patients at COEM on Tuesday mornings, afternoons and evenings. Medical Surveillance done at clinic and on site.

(Updated 5/08)
 
 

Children's Hospital
Pediatric Environmental Health Center
300 Longwood Avenue, 5th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
Clinic Founded 1971

AOEC Contact
Michael Shannon, MD, MPH
Alan Woolf, MD, MPH
Megan Sandel, MD
Phone: (617) 355-8177
Fax: (617) 738-0049
Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays from 9AM-Noon

Clinic Description
A full service multi-disciplinary clinic specializing in pediatric environmental health issues. Patients are most often self-referred or referred by their primary care providers or sub-specialists providing their care. More than 700 children and families are seen annually in the clinic. New appointments can usually be accommodated within 1-2 weeks of the request. The clinic also participates in follow-up care for children admitted to the in-patient environmental health service at Children’s Hospital, Boston.

Most Common Diagnosis
Childhood lead poisoning, Building-related illness, Home contamination: well water, nearby toxic waste sites, Autistic spectrum disorder-environmental assessment

General Services Provided
Community-Based Risk Assessment, Patient Assessment

Specialized Services
Allergy/Immunology, Pulmonary Function Testing, Other pediatric consultants, all sub-specialties

Health Educators
Suzanne Giroux

Training Offered
Training in pediatric environmental health is provided to more than fifty trainees (physicians in training) annually during one-month elective rotations. Clinic faculty also participates in training venues for medical students, as well as, health care workers in practice. The PEHSU also sponsors advances clinical fellowship training opportunities in pediatric environmental health for selected pediatricians. The Clinic is also the training site for a NRSA T32(NIEHS) training grant in environmental neurotoxicology.

Areas of Significant Research/Interest
Faculty are currently involved in many different research projects in pediatric environmental health, including the diagnosis and management of heavy metal poisoning, epidemiological issues and toxic-surveillance, and the neurological developmental, behavioral, and cognitive effects of environmental toxins.

Significant Affiliations
Regional Poison Control and Prevention System Serving Massachusetts and Rhode Island, Harvard School of Public Health, Channing Laboratory, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Program in Environmental Medicine, Division of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital, The Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts

(Updated 5/08)
 
 

OEHN
Occupational and Environmental Health Network
5 Mount Royal Avenue
Marlboro, Massachusetts 01752
Clinic Founded 1995

AOEC Contact
Thomas Winters, MD, FACOEM, FACPM Chief, Occupational & Environmental Medicine
twinters@caregroup.harvard.edu
Phone: (617) 754-5800
Fax: (617) 754-6453
Alternate: Tanya Robinson, Office Manager, trobinson@oehn.net

www.occhealth.caregroup.org

Clinic Description
OEHN Delivers Premier Onsite Medical Director Leadership and program oversight for employee and occupational health departments across the country.  OEHN is supported by a team of Board Certified Occupational Health Physicians, program management staff, project managers and consultants.  Its network of thirteen hospital clinics and a local, regional and national network of occupational medicine resources provide organizations, hospitals, disability management providers and the government with a comprehensive portfolio of occupational medicine solutions..

Clinics include
New England Baptist Hospital Occupational Medicine Center
Clinic Founded: 1994
125 Parker Hill Ave Boston, MA 02120
Clinic Contact: Irene Anderson, RN
Phone: (617) 754-5500
Fax: (617) 754-6453
ianderson@caregroup.harvard.edu
Note: General Orthopedics, Spine Surgeon and Hand Surgeons in clinic; physical & rehabilitation medicine and neurology

The Occupational Health Center - Quincy Hospital
114 White well Street, Quincy, MA
Clinic Contact: Christine Cadegan, Director
Phone: (617) 376-5705 FAX: (617) 376-5700
ccadegan@quincmc.org
Note: : onsite PT, MD, RN services

Milton Hospital Occupational Health Services
Clinic Founded: 1991
99 Reedsdale Road Milton, MA 02186
Clinic Contact: Patricia Griffin
Phone: (617) 313-1681 Fax: (617) 313-1566
patricia_griffin@miltonhospital.org
Note: onsite PT, MD, RN services

Most Common Diagnoses
Back Injuries, Strains/Sprains, Contusions, Lacerations, Bloodborne Pathogen Exposures, Heavy Metal Exposures, Chemical Exposures, Lab Animal Allergies, Burns, Minor Fractures, Repetitive Strain Injuries, Eye Injuries, Occupational Pulmonary Disease

General Services Provided
Diagnosis & treatment of occupational & Environmental injury/illness, Pre-placement and annual examinations, Medical Surveillance examinations and testing, DOT examinations, Substance abuse testing and MRO Services, Medical Consultation, Rehabilitation Services (PT, OT, Hand therapy), Health & Safety education and training, Screenings (PFT, Audiometry, Vision, EKG, etc., Respirator Fit Testing, Police, fire, municipal worker health & wellness, Immunizations, Industrial Hygiene workplace evaluations

Specialized Services
Consultation to Bio-Tech Industry, Orthopedic Consults, Ergonomic Services, Care/Disability Management, Employee Assistance Program, AED Training and Medical Director Services, Psychiatry/Psychology FFD Exams, On-site Medical, Nursing and PT Services, IME's, FCE's, Second Opinions, Vaccinia Immunization/Training, Travel Medicine

Staff (Management Service Organization)
Thomas H. Winters, MD, FACOEM, FACPM, Chief - Toxicology, Infectious Disease

Center Medical Directors and Physicians
Dieter Affeln, MD, MPH, Med Dir. Chelsea
Reid Boswell, MD, MPH, Med Dir. - Cambridge
Mehrdad Hamedani, MD- Boston
Lee Okurowski, MD, MPH, MBA, Med Dir.-N. Smithfield, RI
Walter Panis, MD (Neurology/physical & rehab medicine)- Clinical Director - Boston
Robert Voight MD, Med Dir.- Waltham

Orthopedic Specialists at New England Baptist Hospital Occupational Medicine Center
Alan S. Curtis, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon * (Clinic Hours in Waltham)
Louis Jenis MD, Spine Surgeon
Hervey Kimball III, MD- Hand Surgeon
Brian McKeon, MD- Orthopedic Surgeon
Glenn Ross, MD- Orthopedic Surgeon
Arnold Savenor, MD- Hand Surgeon
Geoffrey Van Flandern, MD- Orthopedic Surgeon

Other Network Clinicians
David Rosmarin, MD, Director of Psychiatry - network
Robert W. Mullaly, Ph.D., Psychologist- network
Industrial Hygiene- Consultant

EAP Counselors
Susan Bornstein, LICSW
Patrick Doyle, MSW
Donna Stetson, LMHC

PT/OT/Hand Therapy- in clinics

NPs and RNs
Jeanne Annese, RN, COHN-S, CCM- Milton
Donna Bowden, RN, COHN, CCM- Waltham
Rita Caputo, RN, COHN-S, CCM- Milton
Ligaya Castillo, NP- Boston
Erin Farnsworth, NP- onsite
Maria Gabriel, RN, COHN-S, CCM- Milton
June Gosselin-Wentworth, RN- Stoneham
Patricia Griffin, MSN, ANP- Milton
Virginia Gutierrez, BSN, RN- Onsite
Allison Jedson, RNP- N. Smithfield, RI
Jane Kelly RN- Chelsea
Rini Kester, NP-onsite
Ruth Landau, NP-onsite
Maureen Manning, NP- onsite
Pat Marshall, RN-C- Cambridge
Sandra McMath, ARNP-BC- Ayer
Mary Sudol, RN- Stoneham
Pamela Veith-Payton, RN- onsite
Joyce Welles, RN, ANP- Ayer

Marketing/Client Relations
Joe Flynn, COO

Training Offered
BBP Exposures, Hazmat, EAP program offers variety of wellness topics, and seminars on workplace violence, Ergonomics Training, basic CPR and ALS, AED Training. Training education available to network staff and occupational health community: Urine drug screen collection and Breath Alcohol Testing Training, Suturing Skills workshop. Educational programs for CME,CEUs, include: quarterly occupational & environmental medicine grand rounds and 2-day Lewis H. Millender MD Occupational Medicine Conference.

Serve as a clinical rotation site for the Harvard School of Public Health Occupational & Environmental Medicine Residency Program and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center primary care elective in occupational medicine.

Areas of Significant Research/Interest
Clinical Outcomes, Epidemiology- bio-hazard science, Worker stress, Infectious Disease, Toxicology, Vaccinia, Biological hazards, Reproductive outcomes in biotechnology

Significant Affiliations
Children's Hospital, Boston
Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis, MA
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
Caritas Good Samaritan Medical Center, Brockton

Quincy Hospital, Quincy, MA
Caritas St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River, MA
New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA
Milton Hospital, Milton, MA
Landmark Medical Center, Woonsocket, RI
Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island, N. Smithfield, RI
Nashoba Valley Regional Medical Center- Ayer, MA
Harvard School of Public Health Occupational & Environmental Medicine Residency Program

Updated 5/08
 
 

Berkshire Occupational Health
165 Tor Court
Pittsfield, Massachusetts 01201
Clinic Founded 1998

AOEC Contact
Patricia Haner, Practice Manager
phaner@bhs1.org
Phone: (413) 447-2027  Fax (413) 447-2805

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(Updated 5/08)