Women's Primary Care
Women's Primary Care Providers
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Director of Women's Primary Care, Women's Medicine Collaborative
Nancy Lasson, DO, FACP, is the director and an attending physician in women’s primary care at the Women’s Medicine Collaborative. Dr. Lasson received a medical degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, and completed her residency in internal medicine at Abington Memorial Hospital in Pennsylvania.
A 2005 recipient of a Top Doctor in Delaware award, Dr. Lasson’s clinical interests include women’s medical issues and care, preventative medicine, especially cholesterol management, coronary artery disease and cancer screening, end-of-life care for patients and their families, and mindfulness practices.
She speaks English as well as conversational Spanish and Hebrew.
Attending Physician
Christina Bortz, MD, is an attending physician in Women’s Primary Care at the Women’s Medicine Collaborative. An assistant professor of medicine at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, she received a medical degree from Ross University School of Medicine in Dominica, West Indies and completed her residency in internal medicine at New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine in New York.
Dr. Bortz is board certified in internal medicine. She is a member of the American College of Physicians and the Rhode Island Medical Society. Her areas of interest include screening and preventive medicine, adolescent health, preconception care, and management of chronic medical conditions.
Attending Physician and Acupuncturist
Mariah Stump, MD, MPH, FACP, is an attending physician in Women’s Primary Care at the Women's Medicine Collaborative and an acupuncturist at the Lifespan Lifestyle Medicine Center. She is a clinical assistant professor of medicine at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and a fellow of the American College of Physicians.
Dr. Stump is doctoring community site preceptor at The Warren Alpert Medical School and teaches internal medicine residents at The Miriam Hospital's Fain Clinic. She received a medical degree from the University of Vermont College of Medicine in Burlington. She completed her residency at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Dr. Stump also earned a master’s degree in public health with a concentration in women’s and reproductive health and adolescent health from Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, and currently serves as the co-chair for the Primary Care Physician's Advisory Committee for the RI Department of Health.
Dr. Stump is board certified in internal medicine. She is a member of the American Medical Association, American College of Physicians, and the Rhode Island Medical Society. She completed the International Structural Acupuncture Course for Physicians at Harvard University through Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Department of Medicine.
Dr. Stump is also a certified Vinyasa yoga instructor and movement therapist. She is currently pursuing a fellowship in Integrative Medicine from the University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine. Her clinical interests include integrative and lifestyle medicine, fibromyalgia and integrative pain management, mindfulness, acupuncture, yoga, medical education and women's primary care. She is fluent in English and is conversational in Spanish.
Attending Physician
Rupal Thakor, MD, is an attending physician in women’s primary care. She received a medical degree from Gujarat University, B.J. Medical College & Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad, and completed her residency in family medicine at Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in Roanoke, Virginia.
Thakor is certified by the American board of family medicine. She is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American Medical Association. Her areas of interest include the patient-centered medical home model of care, quality improvement, women's health, screening and preventive medicine, adolescent health, and preconception care. She is fluent in English, Hindi, and Gujarati.
Attending Physician
Iris Tong, MD, FACP, is an attending physician in Women’s Primary Care at the Women’s Medicine Collaborative. An associate professor of medicine at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Dr. Tong received a medical degree from Cornell University Medical College in New York. She then completed her residency in general internal medicine at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, where she also served as chief resident.
Dr. Tong is board certified in internal medicine and is a fellow of the American College of Physicians. Dr. Tong has served as the chair of the Women's Health Advisory Committee to the Rhode Island Department of Health, the director of the Doctoring Course at The Alpert Medical School, and the clinical director of the Women's Health Track in the General Internal Medicine residency program.
She currently serves as a Mary B. Arnold Mentor for The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and is the current chair of the Sex and Gender Health Collaborative Scholarship Committee, an initiative of the American Medical Women's Association.
Audrey Boyle, NP
Nurse Practitioner
Audrey Boyle, NP, is a nurse practitioner who received her undergraduate degree from the University of Rhode Island; and a bachelor of science and master of science degree in nursing at the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Audrey is a board certified adult nurse practitioner and is certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Her clinical interests include women's health, contraceptive management, cervical cancer screening and LGBT health.
Molly Fox, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Molly Fox, PA-C, is a physician assistant in Women’s Primary Care at the Women’s Medicine Collaborative. Molly graduated with a bachelor of health sciences degree from Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. She received a master of health sciences degree in physician assistant studies at Quinnipiac as well. Molly is a board certified physician assistant. She is a member of the California Academy of Physician Assistants. Her areas of interest include women’s health, acute care, and emergency medicine.
Jennifer Nappi, RN, MSN, CDOE
Registered Nurse
Jennifer Nappi, RN, MSN, CDOE, is the nurse care manager for Women’s Primary Care at the Women’s Medicine Collaborative. A registered nurse, Jennifer earned her bachelor of science degree in nursing from the University of Rhode Island and her master of science in nursing degree at Walden University. She is a certified diabetes outpatient educator and holds a certificate in Women’s Health Care. In her role as nurse care manager, Jennifer serves as a patient advocate and enhances care by empowering patients to take an active role in managing their health. She offers tools to help patients reach health goals, helps individuals manage chronic medical conditions, follows-up after hospital visits to help prevent readmissions, and provides information about disease prevention, home care services and community resources
Alyssa Norris, PhD
Psychologist
Alyssa Norris, PhD, is a psychologist in the Integrated Behavioral Health program in Women’s Primary Care at the Women’s Medicine Collaborative and an Interventionist at the Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine at The Miriam Hospital. Dr. Norris earned her doctor of philosophy degree in clinical psychology from Washington State University. She completed her clinical psychology internship at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University and post-doctoral fellowship in child/adolescent biobehavioral HIV research at The Alpert Medical School. Her research interests include substance use, sexual risk behavior, and the impact of sexual violence on the women's health. She also works to understand and support the well-being of individuals of diverse gender and sexual identities, particularly sexual minority women.
Cara O'Connor, NP
Nurse Practitioner
Cara O’Connor, NP, is a family nurse practitioner in women’s primary care at the Women’s Medicine Collaborative. She received her bachelor of science in nursing from Kent State University in Ohio and her master of science in nursing from the University of Cincinnati. O’Connor is board certified by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, of which she is also a member. Her clinical interests include women’s health issues, with an emphasis on preventive services and education, adolescent health, preconception health care and patient advocacy.
Alison Perry, MSN, CFNP
Nurse Practitioner
Alison Perry, MSN, CFNP is a certified family nurse practitioner (CFNP) in women's primary care at the Women's Medicine Collaborative. She received both her bachelor's and master's of science in nursing degrees from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing in Philadelphia. She is a graduate of Wesleyan University where she earned a bachelor's in anthropology and spent a semester abroad in Santiago, Chile in a cultural immersion program.
Alison is a board-certified family nurse practitioner and is certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. She is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
Her clinical interests include women’s health and adolescent medicine, with an emphasis on preventive services and education, as well as curriculum development for medical assistant and nursing training programs.
Alison is fluent in Spanish.
Kathy Rebeiro, NP
Nurse Practitioner and Certified Asthma Educator
Kathy Rebeiro, NP is a nurse practitioner in women’s primary care and the asthma clinic at the Women’s Medicine Collaborative. She received her undergraduate degree in nursing from Southeastern Massachusetts University and a master of science in nursing from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth.
Rebeiro is a board certified adult nurse practitioner and is certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. She is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and is a certified asthma educator. Rebeiro has an extensive clinical background in primary care, managing a wide array of acute, chronic, and complex problems, as well as preventive and routine medical care. Her clinical and research interests include women’s health issues, asthma education and patient advocacy.
She also serves as mentor and preceptor for future nurse practitioners.
Chrystal Vergara-Lopez, PhD
Psychologist
Chrystal Vergara-Lopez, PhD, is a psychologist in the Integrated Behavioral Health program in Women’s Primary Care at the Women’s Medicine Collaborative (WMC), and an assistant professor in the department of psychiatry and human behavior at The Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Dr. Vergara-Lopez earned her doctor of philosophy degree in clinical psychology from the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. She completed her clinical psychology internship at Rutgers University and post-doctoral fellowship in biological stress response and maternal health at The Alpert Medical School. Dr. Vergara-Lopez serves as a clinical supervisor for the Women & Family Medicine Rotation at WMC through the Brown Clinical Psychology Internship.
Dr. Vergara-Lopez is also a research scientist in the Centers for Behavioral and Preventative Medicine at The Miriam Hospital, her research interests include woman’s mental health, depression and anxiety among emerging adults, and neurobiological mechanisms of stress, psychopathology, and substance use involvement.
Dr. Vergara-Lopez is fluent in Spanish