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Division of Child Protection

  • Sasha Svendsen

    Sasha Svendsen , MD, FAAP

    Role: Chief

    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

    Chief, Division of Child Protection

    Education: Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
    Residency: UMass Chan Medical School, Pediatrics
    Fellowship: University of Colorado School of Medicine, Child Abuse Pediatrics
    Clinical & Research Interests: Child abuse pediatrics, trauma-informed care, problematic sexualized behaviors in children, promoting resilience within families

  • Heather C. Forkey

    Heather C. Forkey , MD

    Role: Staff

    Professor of Pediatrics

    Director, Foster Children Evaluation Service (FaCES)

    Education: State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
    Residency: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Pediatrics
    Clinical Interests: Foster care medicine, trauma informed care
    Research Interests: Foster care medicine; child trauma, adversity & resilience, trauma informed care

  • Lorna Kogon

    Lorna Kogon , MSN, CPNP-PC

    Role: Staff

    Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

    Education: Emory University
    Clinical Interests: Primary care provider for children placed in foster care, commercial sexual exploitation of children, sexual health for independent youth

  • Jessalyn Shaw

    Jessalyn Shaw , MD, FAAP

    Role: Staff

    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

    Education: Boston University School of Medicine
    Residency: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago/ McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (Pediatrics)
    Fellowship: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago/ McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (Child Abuse Pediatrics)
    Clinical Interest: Child Protection & Injury Prevention

    Reserach Interest: Language barriers and interpreter use in the healthcare setting, the intersection of child abuse and animal maltreatment, and the effect of parental leave policies on child maltreatment.

  • Kara Thompson

    Kara Thompson , MSN, MPH, CPNP-PC

    Role: Staff

    Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

    Education: Boston University School of Public Health

55 Lake Avenue, North
Worcester, MA  01655

Tel: (774) 442-6629
Fax: (774) 443-7399

FaCES Clinic: (774) 442-7962

Child Protection Program

Foster Children Evaluation Services
(FaCES) 

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