Harvard Health Experts and Contributors

Robert C. Meisner, MD

Contributor

Robert C. Meisner, MD, is the medical director of the ketamine service in the psychiatric neurotherapeutics program at McLean Hospital, and an attending psychiatrist in the acute psychiatric service at Massachusetts General Hospital. He graduated from Princeton summa cum laude and attended Harvard Medical School. He was a doctoral student in cultural anthropology at the Harvard Graduate School for Arts and Sciences, where he focused on child soldiering in Uganda under American anthropologist Arthur Kleinman. He received his early clinical training as a resident at Harvard in internal medicine, anesthesia, critical care, and pain. Dr. Meisner has written and lectured on a wide range of topics, from pediatric and collegiate mood disorders to the safe translation of ketamine research into evidence-based clinical practice. He has previously served on the administrative board of Harvard College, as acting resident dean at Harvard College’s Currier House, and on the faculty of arts and sciences at Harvard University.

Lauren Mellett, PT

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Lauren Mellett is a board-certified cardiovascular and pulmonary physical therapist with over 25 years of experience in outpatient cardiac rehabilitation. She manages the cardiac rehabilitation program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital at the Mass General Brigham Healthcare Center in Foxborough, MA, and was instrumental in establishing the program. Mellett also serves as adjunct faculty in the physical therapy department at Northeastern University’s Bouvé College of Health Sciences in Boston.

Christopher M. Melnic, MD

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Dr. Christopher M. Melnic is a board certified, fellowship-trained orthopaedic arthroplasty surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), and an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Melnic attended Boston College and was granted early acceptance into Tufts University School of Medicine, where he obtained his medical degree. He completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery at The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, followed by a fellowship in adult joint reconstruction at Rush University in Chicago. He is the director of the MGH adult reconstructive surgery fellowship program. He also serves on the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons evidence-based medicine committee, and is a member of the Arthroplasty Today editorial board. Dr. Melnic resides in Boston, MA with his wife and two-year-old son.

Babar Memon, MD, MSc

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Dr. Babar Memon is an infectious disease specialist with an interest in prosthetic joint infections, tick-borne illnesses, and infection control. He earned his medical degree at Dow Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan, and obtained a master’s degree in infection control from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He completed his training in internal medicine at Carney Hospital in Boston and his infectious disease fellowship at Boston University Medical Center. He currently provides medical care at Beth Israel Lahey Health-Milton, where he is an infectious disease consultant and runs an outpatient general infectious diseases clinic, and at Lemuel Shattuck Hospital.

Elise Merchant, MD

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Dr. Elise Merchant is an infectious diseases fellow at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She completed her internal medicine residency and chief residency at Tufts Medical Center, after earning her MD from Tufts University School of Medicine and an AB in anthropology and biology from Brown University. Her academic interests include medical education and HIV.

Rebecca Mercuro, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS

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Rebecca “Becky” Mercuro, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, is an outpatient orthopedic physical therapist with MGB/Spaulding Rehabilitation. She graduated from Northeastern University with her doctorate and completed an orthopedic residency with the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions. Becky is a certified strength and conditioning specialist with experience coaching soccer, and personal interest in treating and preventing knee and hip injuries throughout the lifespan. She treats total joint replacements throughout different stages of their care, from “pre-hab” and joint classes leading up to surgery, to day of surgery training and discharge planning, to outpatient physical therapy and return to prior level of function.

Beverly Merz

Executive Editor, Harvard Women's Health Watch

Beverly Merz is Executive Editor of Harvard Women’s Health Watch, a publication she helped start in 1993. Before coming to Harvard she was an Associate Editor of JAMA, Managing Editor with the Union of Concerned Scientists, and held editorial positions at Encyclopedia Britannica and World Book Encyclopedia. She was also a founding editor of Cardio, a newsmagazine for cardiologists and SusanLoveMD.org. Beverly has contributed to a variety of general and health publications including The New England Journal of Medicine, Good Housekeeping, and The Chicago Tribune. She is a graduate of The University of Colorado.

Eric A. Meyerowitz, MD

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Dr. Eric Meyerowitz (he/him/his) is an infectious diseases fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital in the HIV clinician educator track. Dr. Meyerowitz received his undergraduate degree from Harvard College and his MD from the University of Pennsylvania. He completed his internship and residency at the University of Washington in Seattle in the HIV pathway, where he trained in the Madison Clinic. His clinical interests include caring for people living with HIV and those at risk for HIV. He is passionate about working to ensure everyone has access to high-quality healthcare.

Amy Leigh Miller, MD, PhD

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Amy Leigh Miller, MD, PhD, received her MD and PhD from the University of Michigan, and completed her Medicine residency, Cardiology fellowship, and Cardiovascular Electrophysiology fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where she has been on staff since 2010. She is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard. In addition to seeing patients, Amy is the Associate Chief Medical Information Officer at Partners Healthcare and is the Executive Director of Clinical Informatics for the Partners Healthcare Epic implementation (“Partners eCare”).

Joan Miller, MD

Contributor; Editorial Advisory Board Member, Harvard Health Publishing

Dr. Joan Miller is the David Glendenning Cogan Professor and Chair of the department of ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School (HMS), chief of ophthalmology at Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Massachusetts General Hospital, and ophthalmologist-in-chief at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. A graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, she earned her MD from HMS and completed her ophthalmology residency and vitreoretinal fellowship at Mass Eye and Ear. Her clinical research interests focus on retinal disorders, including age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Dr. Miller and her colleagues at Mass Eye and Ear/HMS pioneered the development of verteporfin photodynamic therapy (Visudyne®), the first pharmacologic therapy for AMD. The group also identified the key role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in ocular neovascularization, leading to the development of anti-VEGF therapies now administered to millions of people with sight-threatening retinal diseases around the world. Her current studies focus on the pathogenesis of AMD, including genomics, metabolomics, imaging, and functional measures; strategies for early intervention in AMD; and neuroprotective therapies for retinal diseases. An internationally recognized expert in the field of retina, Dr. Miller has published over 280 original articles and more than 95 book chapters, reviews, and editorials. A member of the National Academy of Medicine and the Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis, she has received numerous honors for her work. Among them, Dr. Miller delivered the 2012 Edward Jackson Lecture for the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), and was a co-recipient of the 2014 António Champalimaud Vision Award, the highest distinction in ophthalmology and visual science. In 2015, Dr. Miller became the first woman to receive the Mildred Weisenfeld Award for Excellence in Ophthalmology from Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO); in 2018, she became the first woman awarded the Charles L. Schepens Award from AAO. Recently, Dr. Miller was awarded the 2018 Lucien Howe Medal from the American Ophthalmological Society, and the 2018 Gertrude D. Pyron Award from the American Society of Retinal Specialists.

Kathleen W. Miller, MD

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Dr. Kathleen W. Miller is a third-year resident at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Miller received her undergraduate degree and medical degree from Harvard University before starting internship and residency at MGH. She is starting the combined MGH/Brigham and Women's Hospital infectious disease fellowship in the HIV clinician educator track in July 2021. Her clinical interests focus on HIV care, care for the underserved, and medical education.

Mary Kate Miller, PT, DPT, MBA, OCS

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Mary Kate Miller is a physical therapist and board-certified clinical specialist in orthopedic physical therapy. She serves as clinical supervisor at Spaulding Rehabilitation's Outpatient Center in Malden, MA. Passionate about advancing the physical therapy profession, MK is actively involved in professional leadership, advocacy, and education. Her interests include improving access to high-quality rehabilitation services and advancing evidence-based practice to enhance patient outcomes.

Michael Craig Miller, M.D.

Editorial Advisory Board Member, Harvard Health Publishing

Dr. Michael Craig Miller was Editor in Chief of the Harvard Mental Health Letter from August 2000 to March 2012. Published monthly, the Harvard Mental Health Letter was read widely by professionals and nonprofessionals alike. Dr. Miller’s writing on mental health topics has appeared in Newsweek, The Boston Globe, and in syndicated articles that appear in newspapers nationwide. He has appeared as a commentator on the Today show, The Martha Stewart Show, ABC News, CNN, and NPR, and for media outlets in the Boston area. In practice for more than 30 years, Dr Miller is a member of the faculty of Harvard Medical School and on the medical staff at Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Jeannine Miranne, MD, MS

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Jeannine M. Miranne, MD, MS is a Urogynecologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School. She also serves as the Course Director for the Harvard Medical School Urogynecology Advanced Elective at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She sees patients at both Brigham and Women’s main campus and in Braintree, MA and operates at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, and South Shore Hospital. Her clinical interests include urinary incontinence, recurrent UTI, and pelvic organ prolapse.

David Mischoulon, MD, PhD

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Dr. Mischoulon is the Joyce R. Tedlow Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and Director of the Depression Clinical and Research Program (DCRP) of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). He is a board-certified psychiatrist and an accredited medical acupuncturist. His research and clinical work have focused on various areas of depression, including complementary and alternative medicine. He has carried out research studies funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH). Dr. Mischoulon has mentored research fellows and junior faculty from all over the world, including Europe, Asia, and Australia. He has published more than 250 original research articles, review articles, and book chapters. He has co-edited a textbook on natural medications for psychiatric disorders, and is currently co-editing a guide to treatments of depression. Dr. Mischoulon teaches in the MGH Department of Psychiatry’s residency program and in various continuing medical education programs nationwide. He also cares for patients through the DCRP’s clinical practice, and is regularly sought out for consultation regarding management of treatment-resistant depression and use of complementary therapies for psychiatric disorders.

Arianna Mitropoulos, DPT

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Arianna Mitropoulos is a board-certified pelvic health physical therapist and clinical specialist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She received her doctor of physical therapy degree from the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions. Her clinical interests include management of chronic pelvic pain, sexual dysfunction, and optimizing rehabilitation in gender-affirming care.

Kristin Moffitt, MD

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Dr. Kristin Moffitt is a pediatric infectious diseases doctor and researcher at Boston Children’s Hospital, and an assistant professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. She is involved in several studies of COVID-19 in children, and has been a regular contributor to local and national news affiliates for pediatric COVID-19 updates.

Rose L. Molina, MD, MPH

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Rose L. Molina, MD, MPH is an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School. She completed the Global Women’s Health Fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and obtained a Master of Public Health in Clinical Effectiveness from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She works as a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist at The Dimock Center, a federally qualified community health center, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC). She is the Faculty Director of the Medical Language Program at Harvard Medical School and the Director of the OB-GYN Diversity, Inclusion & Advocacy Committee at BIDMC.  Dr. Molina works as Core Faculty at Ariadne Labs to design, test and spread solutions to ensure that everyone receives appropriate, safe, and respectful care during pregnancy and childbirth with a focus on equity. Her current research focuses on addressing racial/ethnic inequities in maternal health in Greater Boston.  Her advocacy work seeks to advance access to language-concordant and culturally-humble health care for all. She is a member of Physicians for Human Rights and performs asylum evaluations. 

Rose L. Molina, MD, MPH

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Rose L. Molina, MD, MPHâ€¯is an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School. She completed the Global Women’s Health Fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and obtained a Master of Public Health in Clinical Effectiveness from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She works as a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist at The Dimock Center, a federally qualified community health center, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC). She is the Faculty Director of the Medical Language Program at Harvard Medical School and the Director of the OB-GYN Diversity, Inclusion & Advocacy Committee at BIDMC.â€¯ Dr. Molina works as Core Faculty at Ariadne Labs to design, test and spread solutions to ensure that everyone receives appropriate, safe, and respectful care during pregnancy and childbirth with a focus on equity. Her current research focuses on addressing racial/ethnic inequities in maternal health in Greater Boston.â€¯ Her advocacy work seeks to advance access to language-concordant and culturally-humble health care for all. She is a member of Physicians for Human Rights and performs asylum evaluations.â€¯

Richard F. Mollica, MD

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Dr. Richard F. Mollica is a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and director of the Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma (HPRT) at Massachusetts General Hospital. A pioneer in international research on refugee trauma, he is the author of Healing Invisible Wounds: Paths to Hope and Recovery in a Violent World.

Gail Monaghan, PT, ScD, AAOMPT, OCS

Gail Monaghan is an advanced clinical specialist at Spaulding Cambridge Outpatient Center specializing in the physical therapy treatment of orthopedic patients. Her interests are in spine, foot, and ankle dysfunction. In the last three years Achilles tendon rehabilitation has been a strong interest. Gail is a leader of the Foot and Ankle Special Interest Group across the Mass General Brigham network. She has led courses in physical therapy departments at MGH IHP, Boston University, and Northeastern University. She has worked in motion laboratories collecting data investigating the effect of foot structure on gait kinematics, utilizing the software to process and analyze data resulting in four published papers.

Margaret Moore, MBA

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Margaret Moore is a 17-year veteran of the biotechnology industry in the US, UK, Canada, France. In 2000, Margaret founded Wellcoaches Corporation, in strategic partnership with the American College of Sports Medicine, which has trained more than 10,000 health professionals as health and wellness coaches in 45 countries. Margaret is co-founder and co-director of the Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical School affiliate, and co-director of the annual Coaching in Leadership & Healthcare conference offered by Harvard Medical School. Margaret teaches a Science of Coaching Psychology program at Harvard University Extension School. She co-founded and co-leads the National Consortium for Credentialing Health & Wellness Coaches, and led the formation of a strategic partnership with the National Board of Medical Examiners to deliver national standards and certification for health and wellness coaches. Margaret co-authored the Coaching Psychology Manual published by Wolters Kluwer (2009, 2015), and two Harvard Health books: Organize Your Mind, Organize Your Life (Harlequin, 2012), and Organize Your Emotions, Optimize Your Life (William Morrow, 2016).

Samia Mora, MD, MHS

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Dr. Samia Mora is a cardiovascular medicine specialist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, where she is the director of the Center for Lipid Metabolomics. She has joint appointments in the divisions of preventive medicine, cardiovascular medicine, and women’s health. Dr. Mora received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School. She completed an internal medicine residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and a cardiovascular disease fellowship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. She also obtained a master of health science degree (epidemiology) from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Mora’s clinical interests include cardiovascular prevention, lipids, modifiable risk factors, and women’s health.

Medha Munshi, MD

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Medha Munshi, MD is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Harvard Medical School. She is a geriatrician and an endocrinologist. She practices primary care geriatrics at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and directs geriatric diabetes program at the Joslin Diabetes Center. This program uses interdisciplinary program beyond the traditional diabetes program that considers clinical, functional and psychosocial barriers faced by older adults before formulating individualized treatment strategies. The primary focus of Dr. Munshi’ s clinical research is to identify challenges faced by older individuals with diabetes, to develop strategies to overcome these barriers, and to improve clinical and functional outcomes, including quality of life. One of the important areas for her investigation has been on the risks and poor outcomes of hypoglycemia in aging population. She has co-edited 2 textbooks on the topic of geriatric diabetes and contributed many chapters on this topic. Under the umbrella of the International Diabetes Federation, she co-authored the global guidelines on managing older people with type-2 diabetes. She also co-authored the consensus report on diabetes management in community-living older adults and the position statement for diabetes management in the LTC facilities published by the American Diabetes Association. She chaired the committee to author the Joslin Diabetes Center guidelines for the care of the older adults with diabetes. She has published many papers of original investigation on the subject of geriatric diabetes and has presented nationally and internationally on this topic.

Matthew Murray, PT

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Matthew Murray is a physical therapist at Spaulding Rehabilitation Network. He has a passion for helping people move better, recover fully, and build long-term health through an evidence-based, individualized approach. As an orthopedic clinical specialist, he focuses on orthopedic and sports rehabilitation while integrating strength training, movement analysis, and lifestyle factors like sleep, stress management, and recovery into patient care. His goal is to help patients not only recover from injury, but return stronger, more confident, and better prepared for long-term health and performance.

Harvard Health Experts and Contributors

List of Experts

Robert C. Meisner, MD

Lauren Mellett, PT

Christopher M. Melnic, MD

Babar Memon, MD, MSc

Elise Merchant, MD

Rebecca Mercuro, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS

Beverly Merz

Eric A. Meyerowitz, MD

Amy Leigh Miller, MD, PhD

Joan Miller, MD

Kathleen W. Miller, MD

Mary Kate Miller, PT, DPT, MBA, OCS

Michael Craig Miller, M.D.

Jeannine Miranne, MD, MS

David Mischoulon, MD, PhD

Arianna Mitropoulos, DPT

Kristin Moffitt, MD

Rose L. Molina, MD, MPH

Rose L. Molina, MD, MPH

Richard F. Mollica, MD

Gail Monaghan, PT, ScD, AAOMPT, OCS

Margaret Moore, MBA

Samia Mora, MD, MHS

Medha Munshi, MD

Matthew Murray, PT