Meet Our Team

Meet the experts at Newton-Wellesley Hospital’s Pelvic Pain Collaborative who work cooperatively to determine the cause of pelvic pain and the best treatment approach. When you see one of our caregivers, you benefit from the collective experience and expertise of all.

Antje Barreveld, MD

Dr. Antje Barreveld is Medical Director of the Newton-Wellesley Hospital Pain Management Center. She specializes in multimodel pain management strategies for pelvic pain and works closely with multidisciplinary teams. Her goal is to help improve your physical function, emotional well-being and quality of life. She also treats men with pelvic pain.

In addition to discussing medication, behavioral, alternative, physical therapy, diagnostic, and procedural strategies with you, she offers advanced interventions from image-guided diagnostic nerve blocks to spinal cord and dorsal root ganglion stimulation/neuromodulation. 

At the Pain Management Center, she uses a team approach to diagnosing, relieving and treating chronic pain, tailoring her treatment plans to your unique condition and needs. Her top priority is to reduce or eliminate your pain and help you function as independently as possible.

Pelvic pain conditions that Dr. Barreveld treats include:

• Bladder pain
• Central pain syndrome
• Endometriosis
• Ilioinguinal neuralgia
• Interstitial cystitis
• Neuropathic pain
• Obturator neuralgia
• Pelvic floor dysfunction
• Post-surgical neuralgias
• Pudendal neuralgia
• Vulvodynia

Neeraj Kohli, MD, MBA

Dr. Kohli is director of Boston Urogyn and assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Harvard Medical School. He is a nationally and internationally recognized leader in the field of urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery. He has authored more than 100 scientific articles, book chapters, research abstracts, clinical presentations and multimedia educational tools.

Dr. Kohli founded the Division of Urogynecology at Brigham and Women's Hospital. He started Boston Urogyn with the mission of developing a multidisciplinary pelvic floor center dedicated to state-of-the-art treatment, customer service, and personalized care.

In addition to traditional therapeutics, he offers advanced technologies such as utilizing platelet-rich plasma, stem cells, laser, radiofrequency energy, and magnetic pelvic floor strengthening.

Pelvic pain conditions that Dr. Kohli treats include:

• Interstitial cystitis
• Lichen sclerosis
• Pelvic pain
• Pudendal neuralgia
• Vaginismus
• Vulvodynia

Rebecca Stephenson, PhD

Dr. Rebecca Stephenson is a medical writer and board-certified clinical specialist physical therapist at the Newton-Wellesley Ambulatory Care Center. She specializes in evaluations and therapy for pelvic floor disorders, incontinence, pain, trauma, obstetrics, lymphedema and orthopedics. She also treats men with pelvic pain.

Dr. Stephenson emphasizes return to full function through direct physical therapy treatment techniques, instruction in self-care and relaxation skills. She offers one-on-one customized program to meet your goals for best health, movement, strength and function for your bladder, pelvic floor and musculoskeletal issues.

Pelvic pain conditions that Dr. Stephenson treats include:

• Endometriosis
• Painful intercourse
• Pelvic floor dysfunction
• Pelvic pain
• Pre- and postpartum pelvic and spinal dysfunction
• Urinary and bowel incontinence

Additional Team Members

You also may meet the following individuals who provide care though the Pelvic Pain Collaborative:

Keith Isaacson, MD
Stephanie Morris, MD
Kristin Shaw, PA-C, physician assistant working with Dr. Kohli
Meg Wills, WHNP
Alan Witkower, EdD
Alison Berken, MD, MPH
Nadia Valentin, RN, DNP, FNP-BC
Michelle Freshman, MPH, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
Josh Smith, PhD, MPH
Sarah Casali, PT, DPT
Josh (Yoshi) Schonborn, PT, DPT, CLT
Roxanne Babigan, PT