Vanessa Britto, M.D., ’96 M.Sc. (community health), joined Brown in January 2018. Britto is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, completed her residency and fellowship in general internal medicine at Rhode Island Hospital and is a fellow in the American College of Physicians. She is currently an assistant professor of medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. 

As a student life professional and administrator since 2001, Britto has held leadership roles in the field of college health at the local, regional and national levels. Prior to returning to Brown, Britto was formerly the director of health services at Wellesley College. At Brown, Britto oversees the areas of Student Health Services, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), BWell Health Promotion, Student Accessibility Services and Emergency Medical Services, supervising a combined team of more than 200 staff and students. She returned to Brown University to champion a new chapter and a new vision for health and wellness at Brown — continuing in the tradition of innovation and leadership among peers.

In her spare time, she can be found reading, traveling, enjoying live music (especially jazz), biking or getting in a round of golf.

Adam Pallant joined the staff in August 2017. Pallant received his B.A. in biochemistry from Haverford College in Pennsylvania and his M.D. and Ph.D. at the University of Rochester. He completed his specialty training in pediatrics and adolescent medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. He is board-certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. 

Prior to joining the Student Health Services team, Pallant had been the pediatric residency director at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and a primary care pediatrician at Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence for 19 years. He has a special interest in the intersection of mental and physical health.

When free, he loves to be outdoors —especially body surfing at the ocean — and, while not a great cook, he's a serious foodie.

Tanya Sullivan joined the staff in January 2019. She is board-certified as a family nurse practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and is licensed in Rhode Island as an advanced practice nurse with prescriptive privileges. She earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice from University of Massachusetts Boston, her Master of Science in Nursing from the MGH Institute of Health Professions and her bachelor’s in psychology from Providence College. Prior to joining Brown University Student Health Services, she was the associate director of Wellesley College Health Services and also worked in family and adolescent community health. 

Sullivan’s clinical interest includes supporting students with complex and diverse health and mental health concerns including eating disorders. As an auricular acu-technician (AAT) she provides individual and group auricular acupuncture using the 5NP protocol to students, staff and faculty. Outside of work, she finds joy in feeding people and spending time out on the water.