TB Program Website:
www.mass.gov/tuberculosis
Department of Public Health
Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences
Division of Global Populations and Infectious Disease Prevention
TB Program
305 South Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Phone: 617-983-6970
Fax: 617-887-8791
TB Program Manager
Falah Hashem, MBChB
Division Director
State Refugee Health Coordinator
Email: falah.hashem2@mass.gov
TB Program Medical Officer
John Bernardo, MD
Tuberculosis Program Medical Officer
Email: John.Bernardo@mass.gov
Senior Tuberculosis Nurse Lead
Anna C. Hippchen, RN, DTN, DNP
anna.c.hippchen@mass.gov
Interjurisdictional Referral Contacts
Please use secure email for communications. If you have any individuals with active or potentially active TB, a phone call is necessary. Thank you!
- Lead TB Response Epidemiologist
Nikola Strakova Lloyd, MPH
Email: nikola.strakova@mass.gov - Epidemiology, Surveillance, and Research Lead
Ryan Burke, MPH
Email: ryan.j.burke@mass.gov
(Updated 04/2026)