Jonathan Benjamin, MD

I am a pediatrician with 30 years of experience in general pediatrics. I graduated from Brown University with a Bachelor of Science degree with Honors in Psychology. I received my medical degree in 1978 from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. In 1981 I completed a three year Residency in Pediatrics at Boston City Hospital. From 1982-1991, I practiced pediatrics at Harvard Community Health Plan in Wellesley. I opened a solo pediatric practice at this location in 1991.
I currently have teaching appointments at Harvard Medical School and the Boston University School of Medicine.
Each year, in February, I go to Nicaragua with a medical team from Boston University to deliver pediatric care to children in poor rural areas.
I live in Boston, and have three grown children, Sasha, Joanna, and Robert, and three grandchildren.

Roger Spingarn, MD

I earned my baccalaureate degree from Bates College in 1978. I received my medical degree from Hahnemann University School of Medicine in Philadelphia in 1990. In 1993 I completed a three-year residency in Pediatrics at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. I completed a fellowship in Adolescent Medicine at Children’s Hospital in Boston in 1995. I am board certified in both pediatrics and adolescent medicine, and am a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. I subsequently received a Master’s degree in Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health. Currently, I am a clinical instructor at Harvard and Tufts Medical Schools and Boston University School of Medicine. I live in Newton with my wife and two daughters.

In honor and in memory of my late brother, I ride in the Pan Mass Challenge. I commit to raising money for the Jimmy Fund at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. pmc-badge

Elissa Rottenberg, MD

I received my undergraduate degree from Princeton University in 1994 and my medical degree from Harvard Medical School in 1999. In 2002, I completed a three year residency in pediatrics at Children’s Hospital Boston and Boston Medical Center, then served as Chief Resident for an additional year. I am board certified in pediatrics, a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and hold a teaching appointment at Harvard Medical School. I have been practicing primary care pediatrics in Newton since 2003, and live in Newton with my husband and two children.

Liz Graves-Witherell, PA-C

I received my baccalaureate degree from Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1994. I received my masters of science in Physician Assistant studies from Northeastern University in 2001. I instruct second year Physician Assistant students at Northeastern University Bouvé College of Health Sciences. I have spent my career working in general pediatrics and adolescent gynecology. I live in Westborough with my husband and twin daughters.

Kathleen Caruso, PA-C

I received my baccalaureate of science degrees in Biology and Anthropology from the University of Massachusetts, Boston in 1977. I received my masters of science in Physician Assistant studies from Northeastern University in 1988. I am a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. I am on the faculty at Northeastern University Bouvé College of Art and Sciences, and serve as a preceptor for second year physician assistant students. I live in Westwood with my husband of more than three decades. I have four grown children and three grandchildren.

Kristen McGrath, MSW, LICSW

I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW). I received my Master’s degree in Social Work from Simmons University in 2010. I provide assessments, consultation, and counseling services for patients who have a variety of behavioral health challenges. When patients are in need of specialized or more intensive, longer term services, I help connect families with these resources. I also work in the Emergency Room at Boston Children’s Hospital. Over the past ten years, I have served as Program Director of the Community Service Agency (CSA) at Eliot Community Human Services, and as In-Home Therapy Clinician, Outpatient and School Based Clinician, and Supervisor at The Brookline Center.