ABOUT
WHO ARE We?
The PANS Center is a healthcare practice dedicated to diagnosing and treating neuroimmune, neuropsychiatric disorders in children and young adults. Our mission is to make accessible and effective care more available for patients and families affected by these disorders.
WHere are we located?
879 Main St.
South Weymouth, MA 02190
(This is directly across the street from the main entrance to South Shore Hospital.)
What Are our Office Hours?
We see patients in person and by telehealth during the following days and times:
- Tuesday: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- Wednesday: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- Thursday: 2:00 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Margaret S. Chapman, MSN, PNMHCS-BC
Margaret (Peggy) Chapman is a Clinical Nurse Specialist, Board Certified, in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing. Peggy received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Creighton University in 1976. In 1982, she graduated from Boston University with a Master of Science in Nursing and was certified as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in 1983.
Peggy has worked in various capacities in the Omaha and the Boston areas, including as Head Nurse of Child, Adolescent and Adult psychiatric units, as a therapist for child, adolescent, and adults, and as a psychopharmacology specialist for all ages since 1998. Peggy co-led the Asperger Association of New England Parent Support Group for eleven years on the South Shore. From 1999-2006, Peggy was a Defeat Autism Now! (DAN!) Practitioner. She treated her first PANDAS patient in 1999.
Peggy currently integrates the principles of functional medicine into her practice. She frequently presents to fellow professionals, parents, and educators regarding the use of nutrition and psychiatric pharmacology for children and adolescents.
John D. Chapman, PhD
John Chapman is a health services research and policy analyst currently doing field work serving as a practice manager for The PANS Center.
John received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1977 from James Madison College at Michigan State University. He came to Massachusetts for graduate studies at the Harvard Kennedy School, from which he graduated with a MPP in 1979. He returned to Harvard after a decade in Massachusetts state government and earned a PhD in Public Policy in 1997. He has put his research work to the side to help Peggy start The PANS Center.