Framingham Union Hospital is proud that our inpatient unit is staffed around the clock by hospitalists.


What’s a hospitalist?

Pediatric hospitalists oversee the care of children on Framingham Union’s pediatric unit. They are board-certified pediatricians who specialize in the care and coordination of care for children admitted to the hospital.

Our hospitalists provide individualized, family-oriented, advanced medical care for the patient. The hospitalist is the link between families, nursing staff, other doctors, and most importantly, the referring pediatrician.

Having these pediatric attending physicians on the unit 24 hours/7 days a week allows children to receive needed inpatient care at Framingham Union, close to home. If conditions necessitate, the child can be transferred immediately to Floating Hospital’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit or other appropriate inpatient unit.



Meet our Hospitalists

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Lisa Capra, MD
Director, Hospitalist Program
Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine (1991)
Postgraduate Training: Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center; UMass Medical School
Board Certification: Pediatrics


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Jana Leary, MD
Pediatric Hospitalist
Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University Medical School (2006)
Postgraduate Training: Johns Hopkins Hospital
Board Eligible: Pediatrics


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Lindsay Miller, MD
Pediatric Hospitalist
Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Medical School: Washington University School of Medicine (2006)
Postgraduate Training: St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Board Eligible: Pediatrics


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Karen Willis, MD, MS
Pediatric Hospitalist
Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Medical School: University of Cincinnati, OH (2002)
Postgraduate Training: University of Tennessee
Board Certification: Pediatrics