Meet Our Team
The clinicians at the Motility and Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders Center have decades of experience researching and treating various gastrointestinal motility and functional disorders, often specializing in specific symptoms or therapies. This allows us to offer a highly customized approach to treatment, helping to ensure the best possible outcomes. Our team of motility, colorectal, functional abdominal pain and aerodigestive experts works together to evaluate and treat patients — often in just one comprehensive visit.
Doctors
Read more about Samuel Nurko, MD, MPH
Director, Center for Motility and Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders; Director, Functional Abdominal Pain Program
Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Read more about Terry Buchmiller, MD
Associate, Department of Surgery
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Read more about Belinda Dickie, MD, PhD
Co-Director, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Program; Director, Colorectal and Pelvic Malformation Center; Assistant in Surgery, Department of Surgery
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Read more about Alejandro Flores, MD
Director and Chair, Ambulatory Community Services; Associate Physician, Motility and Gastrointestinal Disorders
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Read more about Claudio Morera, MD
Attending. Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Read more about Rachel Rosen, MD, MPH
Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition; Director, Aerodigestive Center
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Read more about Neil Schechter, MD
Director, Chronic Pain Clinic; Senior Associate in Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine
Associate Professor of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School
Nurses
Read more about Elizabeth Burch, MSN, RN, APRN, CPNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition; Clinical Coordinator, Functional Abdominal Pain Program
Read more about Fiona Paul, RN, PhD, CPNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Nurse Coordinator, Colorectal Program
Read more about Carolyn Ward, MSN, RN, APRN, PNP-PC/AC
Nurse Practitioner, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Dietitians
Psychologists
Read more about Amy Hale, PhD
Attending Psychologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School
Read more about Julie Snyder, PsyD
Director, GI Psychology Service
Instructor in Psychology, Harvard Medical School
Social Work
Read more about Hannah Brewer, MSW, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Coordinators
Alana Beaudreault
Program Coordinator, Aerodigestive Program and Functional Abdominal Program
Natasha Stinson
Surgical Scheduler II, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Lauren Wasgatt, BS
Senior Patient Administrative Coordinator, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition