Metro Boston 2: Tufts Medical Center/Children's Hospital Boston

John Sargent, MD Medical Director, Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist

John Sargent, MD is Vice Chair for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Chief of Child Psychiatry at Tufts Medical Center. He is also Professor of Psychiatry at the Tufts University School of Medicine. He also is the Residency Director in Triple Board Program at Tufts. Dr. Sargent is a national leader in Child Psychiatry, training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Family Therapy. Dr. Sargent received his B.S. from MIT and his M.D. at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. He completed residency training in Pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin, and residency training in General Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania. He is board certified in General Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Pediatrics. Dr. Sargent has written over 70 articles on a number of topics including family therapy, traumatic stress in children and adolescents, eating disorders, adolescent suicide, psychological problems in chronically physically ill children and training in mental health care. He is highly regarded as a lecturer, having spoken on a wide range of topics both nationally and internationally.

Rebecca Schmitt Program Administrator

Rebecca Schmitt LMHC received her graduate degree in Counseling Psychology from Northeastern University. She has worked at Tufts Medical Center for the past 10 years in the Department of Psychiatry and now serves as the Administrative Director for the department.

Alexis Hinchey Davis, LICSW Licensed Therapist

Alexis Hinchey, MSW, LICSW received her MSW from Boston College. Alexis has experience working in a variety of settings, including acute residential treatment, hospitals, schools, and prisons. She has worked with many populations, including children and adults and those with mental illness and developmental disabilities. Alexis has been with MCPAP since 2006.

Rachael Roy Gorton Care Coordinator

Rachael Roy Gorton, care coordinator for our Metro-Boston II region, received a BA from Saint Michael's College in VT, with a concentration in psychology and a minor in gender studies. Rachael has prior experience working with victims of crime and sexual assault. She has also worked with and counseled families trying to have children through surrogacy. Rachael led the MCPAP pilot for care coordination follow up with families and is currently pursuing a master's degree in social work at Salem State University. She has been with MCPAP since 2011.

Judy Robinson, MD Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist

Sylvie Krinsky, MD Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist

Hesham Hamoda, MD Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist (Boston Children's Hospital)

Dr. Hesham Hamoda is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at Boston Children's Hospital and an Assistant Professor at the Harvard Medical School. He also serves as a Vice President of the International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (IACAPAP). Dr. Hamoda completed his Psychiatry training at the Harvard South Shore Program followed by a Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Boston Children's Hospital/ Harvard Medical School. He also holds a master-degree in Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health. He has been recognized through awards from Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School and several national and international organizations including the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, the Group for Advancement of Psychiatry and the International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions.

Neha Sharma, DO Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist

Dr. Neha Sharma is involved in training Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellows as the Program Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Division in Psychiatry Department at Tufts Medical Center. She has the position of Assistant Professor at Tufts School of Medicine since she is the course director of Introduction of Clinical Psychiatry for first year medical students. Dr. Sharma also directs Pediatric Mood and Anxiety Disorder Clinic and participates in Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project. She is further interested in topics like gender variant children and adolescents, medical education, mentorship, global mental health, and cultural psychiatry. Dr. Sharma attended New York College of Osteopathic Medicine for medical education, Rutgers University- New Jersey Medical School for Adult Psychiatry Residency, and Tufts Medical Center for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, respectively.

Amy Funkenstein, MD Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist