Who Are We?

Suzanne Mitchell, MD, MS

Principal Investigator

Suzanne.Mitchell@bmc.org

Dr. Mitchell is an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine/ Boston Medical Center and board certified in family and palliative medicine She received her medical degree from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Masters of Science in Clinical Research from UCLA. Dr. Mitchell completed her family medicine residency training at the White Memorial Medical Center Family Medicine Residency program in Los Angeles, CA where she continued her work and research in cross cultural communication and cultural competency until 2006 when she relocated to Boston, MA. She is a member of the research team on transitions of care and the Project Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) at Boston University. Dr. Mitchell is an active member of the teaching faculty at the Boston University School of Medicine and continues to practice primary and palliative care in medically underserved communities of the Boston area.

Paula Gardiner, MD

Co-Investigator

Paula.Gardiner@bmc.org

Dr. Paula Gardiner is the Assistant Director for the Program for Integrative Medicine and Health Care Disparities at Boston Medical Center. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine. She completed a three year Clinical Research Fellowship in Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research and Faculty Development at Harvard Medical School. She received her MPH from Harvard School of Public Health. Additionally, her research concentration is patient-oriented research regarding chronic pain and evidenced based integrative medicine access in low income patients. Current research is focused on the adaptive role of an Integrative Medicine Group Visit(IMGV) which combines Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and a Medical Group Visit to support health behavior change and reducing pain and stress. Dr. Gardiner lectures nationally and internationally. She has published over 78 reviewed papers on chronic pain, technology, dietary supplements, pregnancy, preconception care, stress, and complementary medicine in under served patients.

Jenna Bhaloo, BS, MPH