Primary Care Providers

Position: Staff physician

Joined UHS: 2017

Medical Interests: Primary care and family medicine; addiction medicine; women’s health; transgender health; eating disorders.

Education: D.O., University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Biddeford, Maine; B.A., Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pa.; residency with concentration in women’s health, Swedish Family Medicine at Cherry Hill, Seattle, Wash.; ecology and conservation studies, School for International Training, Madagascar

Professional Background: Family physician, Martin’s Point Health Care, Portland, Maine; volunteer medical director, Day One adolescent substance abuse and mental health treatment program, Maine; family physician, Holyoke Health Center, Holyoke, Mass.; senior family assessment worker, Ulster County Healthy Start, Kingston, N.Y.

Memberships and Certifications: Board certified, American Board of Family Medicine; certified buprenorphine prescriber, American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine; certified in colposcopy, American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology

Professional Affiliations and Honors: Member, American Academy of Family Physicians; member, American Society of Addiction Medicine. Recipient of the Sauter Award for Graduate with Distinction, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine; recipient, National Health Service Corps scholarship

More About Me: I’ve volunteered and worked on organic farms and educational wooden sailboats. I love to cook and bake, and enjoy spending time outdoors with my family.

• Joined UHS: 2010
• Position: Staff physician
• Clinical Interests: Family, emergency, inpatient and hospitalist practice; clinical instruction; research
• Education: M.D., University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL; B.S., University of Florida College of Arts and Sciences, Gainesville, FL
• Postgraduate Training: Duluth Family Practice Residency Program, Duluth, Minn.; St. Margaret Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA.
• Professional Background: Dr. Corey is board certified in family practice and has more than 27 years of experience in a variety of clinical settings. Prior to joining UHS, he was a member of the hospitalist program at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, Mass.; his background also includes work in emergency, family and inpatient medicine, and as a clinical instructor for programs in California, Florida, Pennsylvania and Vermont. He is a published author, researcher and presenter, and inventor of a patented device which recaps hypodermic needles.
• Certifications and Memberships: American Board of Family Physicians; American Academy of Family Physicians 

Position: Physician Assistant

Joined UHS: 2023

Education:

Samuel Merritt University, Master of Physician Assistant Program, Oakland, CA

University of Massachusetts, BA, Classics, Amherst, MA

Professional Background: Hartford Hospital, Emergency Medicine.

More About Me: I enjoy reading, travelling, and hiking with my dog.

Position: Women’s health nurse practitioner

Joined UHS: 2016

Medical interests: Women’s health, family planning, sexual health

Education: M.S.N., women’s health nurse practitioner program, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio; B.S., nursing, American International College, Springfield, Mass.

Professional background: Nurse practitioner, Baystate Wesson Women's Clinic, Springfield, Mass.; registered nurse, Baystate Wesson Women's Group, Springfield, Mass.; registered nurse, Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, Springfield, Mass.; registered nurse, St. John Lutheran Ministries, Billings, Mont.

Certifications: Board certified women's health care nurse practitioner, National Certificate Corporation (NCC); member, Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses

More about me: I enjoy running (I hope to run in a marathon someday), hiking, singing (especially karaoke), and spending time with my husband and son. I am fluent in Spanish. 

• Position: Family Nurse Practitioner
• Medical Interests: Family practice, women's health, preventative care, health education, pediatrics
• Education: Doctor of Nursing Practice, Elms College; Bachelor of Science, Anna Maria College; Associate of Science, Mount Wachusett Community College
• Professional Background: Family Nurse Practitioner at Valley Medical Group; Nurse Case Manager at LifePath; Nurse at Charlene Manor Extended Care Facility
• More About Me: I enjoy traveling, hiking, and spending time with family and friends.

• Position: Staff physician
• Joined UHS: 2013
• Medical interests: Women's health, addiction care, domestic violence prevention, health education, physical therapy.
• Education: M.D., University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Mass.; residency, Worcester Family Medicine residency program, Barre, Mass.; certificate in physical therapy, Hunter College, City University of New York; B.S., University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass.
• Professional Background: Staff physician, Hilltown Community Health Centers, Huntington and Worthington, Mass.; physician, Clean Slate Centers for Addiction Treatment, Greenfield, Mass., and Spectrum Health Systems methadone clinic, Pittsfield, Mass.; physical therapist, University Health Services, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass.
• Certifications and Memberships: Certified, American Board of Family Medicine; member, American Academy of Family Physicians and American Medical Association.
• More About Me: I have two children, enjoy dancing, learning Italian and traveling. 

• Position: Staff physician
• Joined UHS: 2021
• Medical Interests: Internal medicine, pediatrics
• Education: Technische Universität München, Fakultät für Medizin; Cook County Health, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital residency in internal medicine and pediatrics
• Professional Background: Holyoke Health Center; Chicago City Department of Public Health; St. Anthony Hospital, Chicago; Union Health Service, Chicago; UI Health, University of Illinois in Chicago Hospital Health Sciences System, UIC Medical Center
• Memberships and Certifications: Board certified, American Board of Pediatrics, American Board of Internal Medicine
• More about Me: I practice in Spanish and German in addition to English.

Position: Nurse Practitioner

Joined UHS: 2008

Medical Interests: Extensive experience with diabetes; women's health, burns, transplants. Faculty sponsor and medical liaison to the College Diabetes Network at UMass Amherst: collegediabetesnetwork.org 

Education: M.S., adult ambulatory care nurse practitioner program, University of Massachusetts Graduate School of Nursing, Worcester, MA; B.S. magna cum laude, nursing, Worcester State College, Worcester; A.S., nursing, Quinsigamond Community College, Worcester

Professional Background: Nurse practitioner, Brattleboro Retreat, Brattleboro, VT; acute care nurse practitioner, Acton Medical Associates, Acton, MA; nurse practitioner, Tapestry Health Systems, Northampton, MA; Nurse practitioner, women's ambulatory services, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT

Certifications: Certified Adult Nurse Practitioner and Gerontological Nurse Practitioner; member, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society and Nightingale Honor Society

Memberships: Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine; Best Friends Animal Society; Farm Sanctuary; International Fund for Animal Welfare

More About Me: I'm a percussionist/drummer with the bands Lucky Soul, Shanta Paloma Band, Elliot Steger Quartet, and Carolyn Walker and Emergence Theory. I enjoy hiking, photography and organic cooking.

Position: Director of Athletic Medicine, Team Physician

Joined UHS: 2018

Medical Interests: Sports medicine, family medicine

Education: Undergrad: Pennsylvania State University; Medical School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

Memberships & Certifications: Member of AAFP, ABFM, AMSSM, ACSM

More About Me: I'm happy to be back in Massachusetts, where I grew up. I'm enjoying my time as Team Physician and when I'm not working I like to hike, run and bike.

• Position: Staff physician
• Joined UHS: 2014
• Education: M.D., Albany Medical College, Albany, N.Y.; family medicine residency, University of Rochester/Highland Hospital, Rochester, N.Y.; B.A., Siena College, Loudonville, N.Y.; additional education, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland.
• Professional background: Family practice physician with special interest in women's health, Hampden County Physician Associates, Ludlow, Mass., and South Windsor Medical Arts, South Windsor, Conn. Additional experience as a general practitioner, providing care in outpatient and inpatient settings. Clinical supervisor for Tufts University medical students.
• Certifications and memberships: American Board of Family Medicine certified; member, American Academy of Family Physicians.
• More about me: I'm a proud mother of two young sons; enjoy working in my flower garden and hiking; and speak Polish as a second language.

• Position: Staff Physician
• Joined UHS: 2008
• Medical Interests: Behavioral pediatrics, adolecent medicine, gender-affirming health care, travel medicine.
• Education: M.P.H., Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; M.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
• Professional Background: Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Cleveland, OH; Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and clinical instructor, adolescent health, Case Western Reserve University; 10 years in pediatric group practice, Cleveland; physician, Cleveland Department of Public Health STD Clinic; physician, Aninwah Medical Center, Ghana
• Certifications: Board certified in pediatrics
• Memberships: American Academy of Pediatrics, Massachusetts Medical Society, International Society of Travel Medicine, WPATH
• More About me: Married, with 3 sons, all UMass graduates. Enthusiastic gardener, cook, flutist and beekeeper.

Position: Staff physician

Joined UHS: 2001

Medical Interests: Sports medicine, pediatrics

Education:  Sports medicine fellowship, Maine Medical Center, 2000 – 2001; Internal medicine/pediatrics residency, Baystate Medical Center, 1994 –1998; M.D., University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 1994; B.A., Biology, University of Texas, 1989.

Professional Background: Vice-Chair UMass IRB; UMass Team Physician, 2002-2018; Team physician, Mount Holyoke College, 1999 – 2011; Emergency medicine physician, Mercy Medical Center, 1998 – 2000, 2001 – 2002.

Certifications: Board certified in pediatrics, internal medicine, sports medicine.

Memberships: American Academy of Pediatrics; American College of Sports Medicine.

More About Me: I truly love spending time with my gorgeous wife, playing piano, collecting baseball memorabilia, and doing stone projects around the house.

Joined UHS: 2020

Clinical Interests: Primary care, diabetes, women's health, mental health, eating disorders, public/community health

Education: MSN, Adult Primary Care Nurse Practitioner program, University of Massachusetts Graduate School of Nursing, Worcester, 2009; BA, UMass Amherst 2002

Professional Background: Registered Nurse at UMass Memorial Hospital, Worcester on medical/surgical/cardiac unit; Adult Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, Hilltown Community Health Center, Worthington MA 2009-2020

Certification and Membership: Certified by American Nurse Credentialing  Center (ANCC); Massachusetts Board of Nursing, Adult Primary Care Nurse Practitioner and board certified RN, Massachusetts Coalition of Nurse Practitioners (MCNP) member

More About Me: I graduated from UMass Amherst in 2002, and it is my honor to be able to take care of students at UHS. When I am not at work, I enjoy spending time with my husband and three small boys who keep me busy. I love maintaining a large vegetable garden and biking, hiking, and camping with my family.

Position: Advanced Practice Clinician

Joined UHS: 2021

Medical Interests: Primary care and family medicine, substance use disorders and addiction medicine, urgent care, health education

Education: MS PA, Rutgers University - Physician Assistant Program; BA, Earlham College; Comparative Ecology and Conservation School for International Training - Ecuador

Professional Background: Family Medicine Physician Assistant with Valley Medical Group in Greenfield, MA. Research station Manager with The Guppy Project, Trinidad and Tobago. 

Memberships and Certifications: Certified, National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

More About Me: In my free time I enjoy mountain biking, food, and travel with my partner. 

• Position: Staff Physician
• Joined UHS: 2022
• Medical Interests: Integrative Medicine
• Education: Undergraduate - UMass Amherst, BS Nutrition; Medical School - Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine; Fellowship - University of Arizona - Integrative Medicine
• Professional Background: Westside Family Healthcare - Wilmington, DE; Seldovia Village Tribe - Homer, Alaska; Valley Medical Group - Greenfield, MA; The Bement School, Deerfield, MA - Medical Director; Camp Emerson, Hinsdale, MA - Medical Director for a camp for children with food allergies
• Memberships and Certifications: Board Certified - American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians, Board Eligible - Integrative Medicine
• Professional Affiliations and Honors: American Academy of Family Physicians, National Health Service Corps Scholarship
• More About Me: I love cooking, yoga and reading. I have been learning to downhill ski with my kids and enjoy spending time with my family exploring New England.

Position: Staff Physician

Joined UHS: 2022

Medical Interests: Family medicine, Sports Medicine 

Education: MD, Indiana University School of Medicine; BA, Biochemistry, Goshen College

Professional Background: Residency at Penn State Hershey Family and Community Medicine, Sports Med Fellowship at Penn State Hershey Primary Care Sports Medicine.

Memberships and Certifications: Board certified in family medicine, member AAFP and AMSSM.

More About Me: I like to spend time outside, especially on my bike. I also enjoy going to sporting events, either as a fan or in my role as a Team Physician.