Faculty

Bonnie Mathews, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program Director

Education

Medical School: University of South Alabama College of Medicine

Residency: Baystate Medical Center/Tufts University, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

Fellowship: Boston Children’s Hospital

Academic Interest: Medical Education, EMS and prehospital provider education, global health

Hobbies & Personal Interests: Travel, reading, skiing, hiking, biking, cooking and baking, spending time with family and friends (especially if it involves good food)

Zachary "Zack" Binder, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Director of Pediatric Emergency Ultrasound

Education

Medical School: Tufts
Residency: New York University/Bellevue Pediatrics
Fellowship: Brown/Hasbro Children's Hospital

Academic/Clinical Interests: Ultrasound, Medical Education

Hobbies & Personal Interests: Softball, golf, travel, landscaping, professional sports, University of Maryland basketball, national politics, solar energy production

Justin Chapman, MD

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Education

Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School
Residency: University of Massachusetts Medical School

Academic/Clinical Interests: Airway management and simulation, resident education, quality improvement, administration

Hobbies & Personal Interests: Spending time with family, carpentry, brewing beer, fishing, traveling and enjoying the great outdoors

Marc Lieberman, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Associate Program Director

Education

Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School

Residency: The Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center

Fellowship: Brown University /Hasbro Children’s Hospital

Academic/Clinical Interests: Medical Education

Hobbies & Personal Interests: Boston sports, reading, skiing

Theodore Macnow, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Director of Operations Pediatric Emergency Department

Education

Medical School: Tufts
Residency: Columbia Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's hospital
Fellowship: Boston Children's hospital

Academic/Clinical Interests: Medical Education, carbon monoxide, concussions, clinical operations, community emergencies

Hobbies & Personal Interests: Being a Dad! Ice hockey, softball, golf, hiking, cooking, gardening.

Madeline McCarthy, MD

Assistant Professor Pediatrics

Education

Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School

Residency: University of Massachusetts Medical School

Fellowship: Yale/New Haven Hospital

Academic/Clinical Interests: Child abuse and neglect, newborn medicine, health information management system

Hobbies & Personal Interests: Spending time with family and friends, reading, spending time outdoors.

Erin Meyer, MD

Assistant Professor Pediatrics

Education

Medical School: Case Western University School of Medicine

Residency: Boston Combined Residency Program

Fellowship: Boston Children's Hospital

Academic/Clinical Interests: Pediatric neurologic emergencies, neuroimaging, health services research, immigrant health

Hobbies & Personal Interests: Soccer, hiking, gardening, science fiction

Payal Modi, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Director of Division of Health Equity

Education

Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
Residency: Rhode Island Hospital / Brown University,
Fellowship: International Emergency Medicine at The Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard University

Academic/Clinical Interests: Health equity/disparities, Racism & Microaggressions, Social Determinants of Health, Human Trafficking, Public Health, Global Health

Hobbies & Personal Interests: traveling, music, exploring new places, gardening, photography

Joselle Otero-Palacios, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Director of Pediatric Emergency Ultrasound

Education

Medical School: University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
Residency: University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
Fellowship:Baystate Medical Center/Tufts University

Academic/Clinical Interests: Pediatric Simulation

Hobbies & Personal Interests: Dancing (Folkloric Puerto Rican dances, Salsa, Jazz, Hip hop), Zumba, hiking, kayaking, traveling the world, Philadelphia Eagles fan production

Garima Sarda, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Education

Medical School: Chicago Medical School (Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science)

Residency: Baystate Medical Center/Tufts University

Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters

Academic/Clinical Interests: Simulation, medical education of trainees, POCUS

Hobbies & Personal Interests: Baking (especially eggless or other allergen-friendly goodies); all forms of dance (but especially classical Indian dance forms), global health

PEM Faculty

Bonnie Mathews, MD

Zachary "Zack" Binder, MD

Justin Chapman, MD

Marc Lieberman, MD, MPH

Theodore Macnow, MD

Madeline McCarthy, MD

Erin Meyer, MD

Payal Modi, MD, MPH

Joselle Otero-Palacios, MD

Garima Sarda, MD, MPH