Division of Gastroenterology

Wang Building, 5th Floor
15 Parkman Street
Boston, MA  02114

Nursing and Advance Practice Provider Leadership
Andrea Thurler, DNP, FNP-BC
Nursing/APP Director

Maria (Spinazzola) Grifone, MSN, RN
Nursing/APP Manager

Meet Our Team

    We are a collaborative practice of specialists dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of digestive diseases.

    Practice Nurse Practitioners/ Physician Assistant IBD NPs

    Mary Kate Lapinel, NP

    Pancreatic/Biliary/Inpatient/Outpatient NPs

    Kristen McFaddenKristen McFadden, NP






    Stephanie M. DohertyStephanie M, Doherty, AGNP-BC





    Priyanca WaghmaraePriyanca Waghmarae, PA






    Brenda Smith, NP

    General GI NP

    Margaret SherwoodMargaret Sherwood, NP





    Liver NPs

    Chantelle MarshallChantelle Marshall, AGNP-BC





    Abigail ScherrerAbigail Scherrer, PA






    Judy BloomJudy Bloom, NP





    Meaghan Birch

    Meaghan Birch, PA






    Motility NPs

    Samantha CalabreseSamantha Calabrese, AGNP-BC




    Kristina SkarbinskiKristina Skarbinski, NP




    Andrea ThurlerAndrea Thurler, DNP, FNP-BC
    Nursing/APP Director


    Practice Nurses

    General GI RNs

    Sarah ThibeaultSarah Thibeault, RN




    Erica Begin, RN
    Cori Dimartino, RN
    Ruth Leung, RN

    IBD Triage RNs

    Melissa CohenMelissa Cohen, RN






    Christina ThamChristina Tham, RN




    Interventional RN

    Karen Esty, RN


    Liver RN

    Sarah SmalleySarah Smalley, RN





    Erin PrattErin Pratt, RN



    Motility Triage RNs

    Maria GrifoneMaria (Spinazzola) Grifone, MSN, RN
    Nursing/APP Manager




    Nicole MaineyNicole Mainey, RN





    Erika AguilarErika Aguilar, RN





    Barb Brien, RN
    Motility Lab Leader

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