About Us

Mission

To promote linguistically accessible healthcare services for patients and families through research, clinical care, medical education, and advocacy.     

Core Team

Alisa Khan , MD, MPH

Director, Program for Language Equity, Department of Pediatrics; Pediatric Hospitalist, Hospital Medicine
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
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Bianca Quinones-Perez, MD

Bianca Quiñones-Pérez, MD

Associate Director, Program for Language Equity
Attending Physician, Hospital Medicine Instructor, Harvard Medical School
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Nadia Pineda-Villegas, BS

Nadia Pineda-Villegas, BS

Clinical Research Assistant II, Division of General Pediatrics

PLE Steering Committee

Silvana Bonilla , MD

Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
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Eva Gómez, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CPN

Eva Gómez, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CPN

Senior Director, Nursing Lattice Program; Nursing/Patient Care Diversity, Inclusivity, & Professional Advancement
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Nandini Mallick

Nandini Mallick

Parent Liaison, Complex Care Services, Boston Children's Hospital
Program Coordinator, Culturally and Linguistically Accessible Services, Massachusetts DPH
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Nate Shaar

Business Operations Administrator, Interpreter Services Program, Boston Children's Hospital

PLE Subcommittee Chairs

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Alyssa Coffin, MD

Attending Physician, Hospital Medicine
Instructor, Harvard Medical School

Dan Kats , MD

Attending Hospitalist, Division of General Pediatrics; Clinical Informaticist, Department of Pediatrics
Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School