Meet Our Providers

While each of our providers have varying specialties, all are trained experts in the fields of LGBTQ health and wellness.

Adult HIV and Primary Care

Lara Alberts, MD

  • Team: Green
  • Specialties: Adult Primary Care, TGNB, HIV, Urgent Care
  • Languages: English, Some Spanish

Dan Bowers, MD, AAHIVS – Clinical Director of Urgent Care

  • Team: Blue
  • Specialties: Family Medicine, HIV
  • Languages: English

Lorena Rosales Boyle, FNP-BC

  • Team: Orange and Green
  • Specialties: Adult Primary Care, TGNB, HIV, Urgent Care, Sexual Health, Women’s Health
  • Languages: English, Conversational Spanish

Joshua Branham, PA-C, AAHIVS

  • Team: Orange and Purple
  • Specialties:  Adult Primary Care, TGNB, HIV, Urgent Care, Sexual Health, Anal Health
  • Languages: English

Aviva Cantor, PA-C, AAHIVS – HIV Quality Coordinator

  • Team: Green
  • Specialties: Adult Primary Care, HIV
  • Languages: English, Medical Spanish

Eunmee Chun, MD, MPH – Medical Director of Callen-Lorde Brooklyn

  • Team: Purple
  • Specialties: Women’s Health, Internal Medicine
  • Languages: English, Spanish

Sasha Cohen, NP

  • Specialties: HIV, TGNB, Urgent Care
  • Languages: English

Peter D’Orsaneo, NP

  • Specialties: HIV. TGNB, Urgent Care
  • Languages: English

Lola Pellegrino, NP

  • Specialties: HIV. TGNB, Urgent Care
  • Languages: English

Will DeWitt, MD, AAHIVS – Clinical Director of Anal Health

  • Team: Green
  • Specialties: Family Medicine, HIV
  • Languages: English

Victoria Giardina, PA

  • Specialties: Urgent Care, Sexual Health
  • Languages: English, Spanish

Katherine Gladwin, FNP-BC

  • Team: Purple
  • Specialties: Adult Primary Care, HIV
  • Languages: English

Zil Goldstein, FNP-BC, AAHIVS – Associate Director of Medicine, TGNB Health

  • Team: Green
  • Specialties: Adult Medicine, HIV
  • Languages: English

Andrew Goodman, MD, AAHIVS – Associate Director of Medicine

  • Team: Blue
  • Specialties: Adult Primary Care, HIV
  • Languages: English

Rudy Guadron, ANP-BC, AAHIVS

  • Team: Blue
  • Specialties: Internal Medicine, HIV
  • Languages: English, Spanish

Kellie Hale, NP

  • Specialties: Adult Primary Care, TGNB, HIV, Urgent Care, Sexual Health, Anal Health
  • Languages: English

Chance Krempasky, FNP-BC, WHNP-BC

  • Team: Purple
  • Specialties: Family Medicine, Women’s Health
  • Languages: English

Marc Levin, MD

  • Specialties: Family Medicine
  • Languages: English, French

Gayge Maggio, NP

  • Specialties: Family Medicine
  • Languages: English

Peter Meacher, MD, FAAFP, AAHIVS – Chief Medical Officer

  • Team: Green
  • Specialties: Family Medicine, HIV
  • Languages: English

Eddie Meraz, NP

  • Specialties: Urgent Care, Sexual health, HRA
  • Languages: English

Stephnie Miller, NP

  • Team: Purple
  • Specialties: Adult Primary Care, TGNB, HIV, Urgent Care
  • Languages: English

Henry Nguyen, FNP-BC, AAHIVS – Associate Director of Medicine, Callen-Lorde Bronx

  • Team: Orange
  • Specialties: Adult Medicine, HIV
  • Languages: English, German, Vietnamese

Sophie Nurani, ANP-BC

  • Team: Orange
  • Specialties: Adult Primary Care, Anal health, HIV, TGNB
  • Languages: English, Spanish

Ifeoma Okpaleke, FNP

  • Team: Purple
  • Specialties: HIV Care
  • Languages: English

Akash Patel, MD

  • Specialties: Urgent Care
  • Languages: English

Lola Pellegrino, NP

  • Specialties: HIV, Women’s Health
  • Languages: English

Alex Perez, NP

  • Specialties: HIV, Women’s Health
  • Languages: English

Bridget Pitcock, FNP

  • Specialties: HIV, Women’s Health
  • Languages: English

Asa Radix MD, MPH, FACP, AAHIVS – Senior Director of Research and Education

  • Team: Green
  • Specialties: Internal Medicine, HIV, Infectious Diseases
  • Languages: English

Marcus Sandling, MD – Clinical Director of Sexual Health

  • Specialties: Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, HIV, Hepatitis C
  • Languages: English

Elsbet Servay, FNP-BC

  • Team: Purple
  • Specialties: Internal Medicine, HIV, Infectious Diseases
  • Languages: English

Patricia Stephens, ANP-BC

  • Team: Purple
  • Specialties: Family Medicine, Adult Medicine
  • Languages: English

Richie Tran, MD, AAHIVS

  • Team: Blue
  • Specialties: Internal Medicine, HIV
  • Languages: English, Vietnamese, Spanish

Catherine Trossello, DNP, FNP-BC

  • Team: Blue
  • Specialties: Family Medicine, GYN, HIV
  • Languages: English, Spanish

Rona M. Vail, MD, AAHIVS – HIV Lead Clinician

  • Team: Green
  • Specialties: Adult Primary Care, HIV
  • Languages: English, Spanish

Juliet Widoff, MD

  • Team: Purple
  • Specialties: Women’s Health, Internal Medicine
  • Languages: English, Medical Spanish

back to top

Adolescent Care (HOTT)

Uri Belkind, MD, AAHIVS – Clinical Director of Health Outreach to Teens

  • Team: Blue
  • Specialties: Adolescent Health, Family Practice, HIV
  • Languages: English, Spanish

Rye Blum, WHNP-BC, AGNP-BC

  • Team: Blue
  • Specialties: Adolescent Health, Primary Care
  • Languages: English, Spanish, German

Danny Garza, MD

  • Specialties: Consultation Psychiatry
  • Languages: English, Spanish

Juancy Rodriguez, FNP-BC, AAHIVS

  • Team: Blue
  • Specialties: Adolescent Health, Family Practice
  • Languages: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese

Johanna Travis-Turner, FNP-BC

  • Team: Blue
  • Specialties: Family Medicine, GYN, HIV
  • Languages: English

Anthony P. Vavasis, MD, AAHIVS – Director of Medicine

  • Team: Blue
  • Specialties: Adolescent Health, Family Practice, HIV
  • Languages: English, Spanish

back to top

Psychiatry

Serena M. Chang, MD – Director of Psychiatry

  • Specialties: Adolescent Psychiatry, Adult Psychiatry
  • Languages: English

Jessica Clemons, MD

  • Specialties: Psychiatry
  • Languages: English

Lisa Donohue, MD

  • Specialties: Psychiatry
  • Languages: English

Martine Jones, PMHNP-BC

  • Specialties: Psychiatry
  • Languages: English

Marc Manseau, MD, MPH

  • Specialties: Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine
  • Languages: English

Toviah Narva, ANP, PMHNP

  • Specialties: Psychiatry, Adult Health
  • Languages: English, Spanish, French

Alex Nourishad, MD

  • Specialties: Psychiatry
  • Languages: English

Benjamin Solomon, MD, MBA

  • Specialties: Psychiatry
  • Languages: English

back to top

Urgent Care

Cheryl Ayres, PA

  • Specialties: Adult Primary Care
  • Languages: English, Spanish, Medical French

James Braun, MD, DO, AAHIVS

  • Specialties: Urgent Care, HIV
  • Languages: English

Cindy Broholm, FNP-BC

  • Specialties: Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases
  • Languages: English, Spanish

Patricia Cuertas, PA

  • Specialties: Urgent Care
  • Languages: English, Spanish

Dana Delgardo, ANP-BC, AAHIVS

  • Specialties: Family Medicine
  • Languages: English

Mary Foote, MD

  • Specialties: Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease
  • Languages: English

Patricia McKenzie, MD, AAHIVS

  • Specialties: Urgent Care, HIV Care
  • Languages: English

Stella Safo, MD, AAHIVS

  • Specialties: Urgent Care, HIV Care
  • Languages: English

back to top

Meet Our Dental Providers

The following information will help you select your dental providers at Callen-Lorde. We recommend that you check our billing department to see if the provider you’ve selected accepts your insurance.

JP Gonzalez-Torres, DDS – Director of Dental Health

  • Specialties: General Dentistry
  • Languages: English, Spanish

back to top

Callen-Lorde’s clinical staff use the following web-based clinical practice guidelines.  These are reviewed periodically, and reselected as necessary.

Category of Medical Practice Source of Guideline
Adolescent Care American Academy of Pediatrics
Anal Cancer Screening New York State AIDS Institute
Diabetes American Diabetes Association
Gynecology US Preventive Services Taskforce and New York State AIDS Institute
HIV New York State AIDS Institute
Hypertension The Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC-8)
Primary Care US Preventive Services Taskforce
Transgender Care Callen-Lorde Transgender Health Program Hormone Protocols

 

Category of Dental Practice Source of Guideline
Dental American Dental Association

 

Category of Psychotherapy/Psychological Services Practice Source of Guideline
Social Work National Association of Social Workers
Mental Health Counseling American Mental Health Counselors Association
Psychology American Psychological Association

 

Category of Psychiatry Practice Source of Guideline
Psychiatry Texas Department of State Health Services
Psychiatric Evaluations American Psychological Association Practice Guidelines
Eating Disorders American Psychological Association Practice Guidelines
OCD American Psychological Association Practice Guidelines
All other psychiatric conditions American Psychological Association Practice Guidelines