Division of Child Protection
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                            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 
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                            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 , 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 , 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 PreventionReserach 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.
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                            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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