Staff
Meet our team at Walpole Pediatric Associates! Please take a few moments to learn about our skilled practitioners and our friendly, nurturing staff.
At Walpole Pediatric Associates, we consider it both a great joy and responsibility to care for children. Most of us are parents ourselves, so we strive to be understanding and available to the families we are privileged to serve. We are honored that you have chosen us as your child's primary medical provider and are confident that you will be pleased with the quality of care and service that we can provide you and your family.
A vital part of our service to children begins with our outstanding staff who works hard to manage and maintain a professional, caring and supportive environment for our patients in a timely manner. Our doctors are lifelong learners. Not only have they received advanced medical training in pediatrics, they continually pursue ongoing education to stay abreast of the latest in child health care.
Your child's health is as important to us as it is to you. We look forward to providing you with excellent medical care your child deserves.
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Peter B. Cohn
Education
- 1979 - BA - Colgate University, Magna cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
- 1983 - MD - State University of New York, Downstate
Advanced Training
- 1983-1986 - General Pediatrics, University of Connecticut Health Center
Certification
- 1988 - American Board of Pediatrics
Hospital Affiliation
- Boston Children's Hospital
Interests
- Running and Cooking
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Matthew Feeley
Education
- 2009 - BS McGill University, Montreal, Canada, with Great Distinction
- 2013 - MD - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
- Advanced Training
- 2013 - 2017 - General Pediatrics, US Air Force at Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA, Chief Resident
- Certification
2016 - American Board of Pediatrics
- Hospital Affiliation
- Boston Children's Hospital
- Interests
- Hockey, Golf and spending time with his wife and daughter
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Denise R. Shiu
Education
- 1990 - Columbia College
- 1995 - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Advanced Training
- 1995-1998 - General Pediatrics, New England Medical Center, Boston, MA
Certification
- 1998 - American Board of Pediatrics
Hospital Affiliation
- Boston Children's Hospital
Publications
- 1990-1991 - Rockefeller University, NY, Research assistant under James P. Tam, PhD, Worked on project developing a vaccine against HIV-1 virus
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Frances A. Orlando
Education
- 2001 - BA Psychology - College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA, Magna cum Laude
- 2007 - MD - University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Advanced Training
- 2007-2010 - General Pediatrics, Hasbro Children's Hospital, Providence, RI
Certification
- 2010 - American Board of Pediatrics
Publications
- Keane, M., Orlando, F., Varfaellie, M. (2006). Increasing the salience of fluency cues reduces the recognition memory impairment in amnesia. Neuropsychologia, 44(5): 834-839.
- Varfaeille, M., Page, K., Orlando, F., Schacter, D. (2005). Impaired implicit memory for gist information in amnesia. Neuropsychology, 19(6): 760-769.
Hospital Affiliation
- Boston Children's Hospital
Interests
- American Sign Language
- Road Races
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Rachel A. Levenson-Acker
Education
- 1985 - BA Biology, Mount Holyoke College
- 1990 - MS of Physiology and Neurosciences - Brown University, Providence, RI
- 1995 - MD - Boston University Medical School, Boston, MA
Advanced Training
- 1995 - 1998 - General Pediatrics, Hasbro Children's Hospital, Providence, RI
Certification
- 1998 - American Board of Pediatrics
Hospital Affiliations
- Boston Children's Hospital
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Laura Arivdson-Guzman
Education
- 2010 - BS Human Physiology- Boston University, Boston, MA, summa cum laude
- 2014 - MD - Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
Advanced Training
- 2014-2017 - General Pediatrics, Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
- 2017-2018 - Chief Resident, Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
Certification
- 2017 - American Board of Pediatrics
Hospital Affiliation
- Boston Children's Hospital
Interests
- Reading, running, yoga
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Andrea Patrico
Education:
- 2009 - BS Human Biology - Brown University, Providence, RI
- 2013 - MD - Brown University, Providence, RI
Advanced Training:
- 2014 - 2017 - General Pediatrics, Hasbro Children's Hospital, Providence, RI
Certification:
- 2017 - American Board of Pediatrics
Hospital Affiliation:
- Boston Children's Hospital
Interests:
- Spending time with my husband and our four daughters
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Pediatric Nurse Practitioners:
Catherine Callaghan, NP
Head Nurses:
- Kasie Beaton, RN
- Karen Laracy, RN
Practice Manager:
- Joanne Levya
Medical Home:
- Joyce Gallagher, RN
Contact Us
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Hours of Operation
Our Regular Schedule
Walpole Pediatric Associates
Monday:
9:00 am-5:00 pm
Tuesday:
9:00 am-5:00 pm
Wednesday:
9:00 am-5:00 pm
Thursday:
9:00 am-5:00 pm
Friday:
9:00 am-5:00 pm
Saturday:
9:00 am-12:00 pm
Sunday:
Currently closed due to Covid