VALLEY MEDICAL GROUP

Membership & Board Certification:

- Family Nurse Practitioner, American Nurses

- Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers, American Heart Association

- Developing Community Crisis Response Teams, National Organization for Victim Assistance

- Community Crisis Response Teams, Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance

Education:

- University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

- University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

- McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Honors & Awards:

- Ellan Cole Award, University of Massachusetts School of Nursing

- Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing

- Peace and Social Responsibility Award, University of Massachusetts School of Nursing

Barbara Berthiaume, FNP-BC

Specialty:
- Family Practice

Location:

- Greenfield Health Center

Membership & Board Certification:
- Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, American Nurses Credentialing Center
- Certified Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, New Hampshire
- Registered Nurse, Massachusetts

Education:

- University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
- Franklin Pierce University, Rindge, NH
- New Hampshire Technical Institute, Concord, NH

Honors & Awards-

- Alpha Sigma Lambda National Honor Society
- Trust and Caring Nurse Excellence Award

Anna Bingham, MD

Specialty:
- Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

Location:

- Greenfield Health Center

Membership & Board Certification:
- Licensed Physician, Massachusetts
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Board Eligible
- American Board of Pediatrics, Board Eligible
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program
- Certified Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- Certified Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support

Education:

- University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA
- Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Pamela A. Brigham, MSW, LICSW

Paul Carlan, M.D.

Carol Conolly, RPA-C

Specialty:
- Integrated Behavioral Health

Location:

Membership & Board Certification:
- Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Certified School Social Worker Adjustment Counselor K-12

- Trained in Non-Violent Restraint

- Trained Mediator through the Center of Human Development

- EDMR trained and Certified through Trauma Recovery EMDR HAP 2012

Education:
- Springfield College, Springfield Massachusetts

- University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

Specialty:
- Internal Medicine & Pediatrics

Location:

Membership & Board Certification:
- Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics
- Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine
- United States Medical Licensing Examinations

Education:
- Georgetown University, Washington, DC
- Amherst College, Amherst, MA

Honors & Awards:
- Emil Ferris Award
- Physician's Recognition Award
- Recognition for Excellence in Teaching
- Bridgett Fawcett Macnamara Award
- Alpha Omega Alpha

Specialty:
- Family Practice

Location:

Membership & Board Certification:
- Board Certified, National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
- Board Registered, Physician Assistant, Department of Public Health, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Certified, Basic Cardiovascular Life Support for Healthcare Providers
- Certified, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support for Healthcare Providers
- Certified, Pediatric Advanced - Cardiovascular Life Support
- Certified, Stroke Scale

Education:
- SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
- SUNY Adorondack, Queensbury, NY
- Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

Kaytlin David, BSN, RN

Specialty:

- Family Practice

Location:

Membership & Board Certification:
- Registered Nurse, Massachusetts

- Basic Life Support, American Heart Association

- Management of IV Therapy

Education:

- The College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, MA

- Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA

- Mount Wachusett Community College, Gardner, MA

Kathryn Dempsey, PA-C

Specialty:

- Family Practice

Location:

Membership & Board Certification:
- Certified Physician Assistant, Massachusetts

- Basic Life Support certified

- DEA license

- Advanced Cardiac Life Support

- Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork

Education:

- University of New England, Portand, ME

- Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA

- Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, MA

- National Holistic Institute, Emeryville, CA

- Williams College, Williamstown, MA

Laura Duffy, FNP

Specialty:

- Family Practice

Location:

Membership & Board Certification:
- Licensed Family Nurse Practitioner, Massachusetts
- American Nurse Credentialling Center
- Registered Nurse, Massachusetts

Education:

- Mass College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Worcester, MA
- University of Pheonix Online, Pheonix, AZ
- Greenfield Community College, Greenfield, MA

Marguerite Gump, M.D.

Patricia Iverson, M.D.

Rachel Katz, FNP

Specialty:
- Family Practice

Location:

Membership & Board Certification:
- Board Certified, American Board of Family Practice
- Board of Registration in Medicine, Massachusetts
- United States Medical Licensing Examinations

Education:
- University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
- Haverford College, Haverford, PA

Honors & Awards:
- Edward E. Freidman Award in Family Practice
- Undergraduate Student Research Grant from Pediatric AIDS Foundation

Special Interests:

- Addiction medicine

- Women's health

Specialty:
- Family Practice

Location:

Membership & Board Certification:
- Licensed Physician, Massachusetts
- Board Certified, American Board of Family Practice
- Member, American Academy of Family Physicians
- Member, Massachusetts Medical Society
- Advanced Trauma and Cardiac Life Support
- Certified, Neonatal Resuscitation

Education:
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA
- University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA

Honors & Awards:

- Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Acheivement Citation from AMWA

Specialty:
- Family Practice

Location:

Membership & Board Certification:
- Nationally Certified, Family Nurse Practitioner
- Member, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
- Certified, Basic Life Support, American Heart Association
- Certified, Advanced Pediatric Life Support

Education:
- Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, NY
- Smith College, Northampton, MA

Kathleen F. Murtland, MSN, FNP-C

Specialty:
- Family Practice

Location:

Membership & Board Certification:
- Family Nurse Pactitioner

- Registered Nurse

- CPR for the Healthcare Provider

Education:
- Simmons University, Boston, MA

- University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Dartmouth MA

Finn Olcott, PA-C

Specialty:
- Family Practice

Location:

Membership & Board Certification:
- Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers

- American Academy of Physician Assistants

- NCCPA Certification

- MA State License

Education:
- Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

- Earlham College, Richmond, IN

Anne Platzner, MD

Specialty:
- Family Practice

Location:

Membership & Board Certification:
- Licensed Physician, Massachusetts
- American Board of Family Medicine
- Medical Management, Certified

Education:
- Albany Medical College, Albany, NY
- Cornell University, College of Arts and Sciences, Ithaca, NY
- University of Washington Family Medicine, Seattle, WA

Honors & Awards:

- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, Albany Medical College
- Mary E Carroll Award, Albany Medical College

Michael Reeves JR, MD

Jo Stearns, PA-C

Specialty:
- Family Practice

Location:

Membership & Board Certification:
- Licensed Physician, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Certified, American Board of Family Medicine
- Certified, Neonatal Advanced Life Support

Education:
- Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, OH
- Yale University, New Haven, CT

Specialty:
- Family Practice

Location:

Membership & Board Certification:
- Licensed Physician Assistant, Massachusetts
- Certified Physician Assistant, National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

Education:

- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
- Western Connecticut State College, Danbury, CT

Special Interests:

- LGBTQ Healthcare

Margit L. Walker, D.O.

Specialty:
- Family Medicine

Location:

Membership & Board Certification:
- Licensed Doctor of Osteopathy, Massachusetts
- Board Certified, American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians
- Member, American Osteopathic Association

Education:
- Fellowship in Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona
- Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Lauderdale, FL
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Honors and Awards:
- National Health Service Corp Scholarship

Suellen Walsh, Ph.D.

Specialty:
- Integrated Primary Care Behavioral Health

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Membership & Board Certification:
- Licensed Psychologist and Health Service Provider, Massachusetts
- Certified, Primary Care Behavioral Health
- American Psychological Association
- Massachusetts Psychological Association

Education:
- Fordham University, Bronx, NY, B.S., Ph.D.
- The Ackerman Institute for the Family, New York, NY, Post-Doctoral Training
- University of Massachusetts Medical Center-Integrated BH Certificate, Worcester, MA

Honors & Awards:
- Department of Veterans Affairs Performance Award, 1990
- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Assistantship, Fordham University, 1990-1994

Behavioral Health

John Anderson, Jr. Ed.D, ABPP

Specialty:
Behavioral Health

Location:

Membership & Board Certification:
- Licensed Psychologist
- Board Certified in Clinical Psychology (ABPP)
- Fellow, Academy of Clinical Psychology
- Fellow, Massachusetts Psychological Association
- American Psychological Association

Education:
- LEND Fellow, University of Massachusetts Medical School

- University of Massachusetts, Amherst

- Denison University

Joel A. Feinman, Ph.D.

Specialty:
- Behavioral Health

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Membership & Board Certification:
- Licensed Psychologist, Massachusetts
- Licensed Health Services Provider in Psychology, Massachusetts
- Listed in National Register of Health Services providers in Psychology

Education:
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
- State University of New York, Buffalo, NY

Jasmina Ibrahimi, M.Ed, LMHC

Specialty:
- Behavioral Health

Location:

Membership & Board Certification:
- Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Massachusetts

Education:
- Utica College of Syracuse University, Utica, NY
- Springfield College, Springfield, MA

John J. Novo, M.Ed.,LMFT, CADC II, LADC

Specialty:
- Behavioral Health

Location:

Membership & Board Certification:
- Licensed Marital and Family Therapist
- Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor
- Member Motivation Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Levels I & II

Education:
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Physical Therapy

Rebecca Bucala, PT, DPT

Michelle Kofler, MS, PT

Robin McKeon, PT, DPT, PMA-®CPT

Specialty:
- Physical Therapy

Location:

Membership & Board Certification:
- Licensed Physical Therapist, Massachusetts
- Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers, American Heart Association

Education:
- Husson University, Bangor, ME

Specialty:
- Physical Therapy

Location:

Membership & Board Certification:
- Licensed Physical Therapist, Massachusetts

- Certified in Functional Manual Medicine by Michigan State University, College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Education:
- Springfield College, Springfield, MA

Honors & Awards:

- Provost Award for Academic Accomplishment

Specialty:
- Physical Therapy

Location:

Membership & Board Certification:
- Licensed Physical Therapist, Massachusetts
- Certified Pilates Teacher, Pilates Method Alliance

Education:
- MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA

Jeffrey Reed, PT, DPT, MBA

Specialty:
- Physical Therapy

Location:

Membership & Board Certification:
- Licensed Physical Therapist, Massachusetts
- American Physical Therapy Association
- Certified, CPR & AED, American Heart Association
- Ergonomics and Prevention Specialist, IMPACC

Education:
- University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
- University of Montana, Missoula, MT
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Lisa Trimby, PT, DPT

Specialty:
- Physical Therapy

Location:

Membership & Board Certification:
- Licensed Physical Therapist, Massachusetts
- American Physical Therapy Association
- Certified, CPR & AED, American Heart Association
- Zumba Instructor Network

Education:
- Springfield College, Springfield, MA

Specialties

Richard Brown, M.D.

Joudy Dinnall, DPM, C. Ped

Bonnie Grenier, RN, BSN, CDE

Specialty:

- Rheumatology

Location:

Membership & Board Certification:

- Board Certified, Rhuematology, American Board of Internal Medicine

- Board Certified, Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

Education:

- University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Honors & Awards:

Alpha Omega Alpha

Specialty:
- Podiatry

- Foot and ankle surgery including Lapiplasty and bunion correction

Location:

Membership & Board Certification:
- Licensed Podiatry and Surgery, Massachusetts
- Board Certified, American Board of Podiatric Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics
- American Podiatric Medical Association
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, American Heart Association
- Basic Cardiovascular Life Support, American Heart Association
- National Member, American Podiatric Medical Association
- National Member, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons

Education:
- Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
- Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD

Honors & Awards

- i10 Media Magazine Influential Award- Recognizing Dallas’s Next Generation of Leaders, 2015
- Recipient of AWWP Scholarship Award, 2010
- Magna Cum Laude, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, 2004
- Induction to Golden Key International Honors Society, 2002

Specialty:
- Diabetes Education

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Certifications:
- Certified Diabetes Educator
- Certified Pump Trainer
- Member of the American Association of Diabetes Educators
- Member American Diabetes Association

Education:
- Boston College, Chestnut Hill , MA

James Merlin, O.D.

Specialty:
- Optometry

Location:

Membership & Board Certification:
- Licensed Optometrist, Massachusetts Board of Registration in Optometry
- Certified, Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agent
- Member, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology

Education:
- New England College of Optometry, Boston, MA
- Nova Southeastern College of Optometry, Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Honors & Awards:
- Beta Sigma Kappa Optometric Honor Society
- Silver Metal Award, New England College of Optometry
- Kuperstein Memorial Award in Optics, New England College of Optometry

Marie-Claire Maroun, M.D.

Specialty:
- Rheumatology

Location:

Certifications:
- Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine

- Board of Pharmacy, MI

- Board of Medicine, MI

- Board of registration in Medicine, MA

- Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology

Education:
- Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon

GREGORY MURPHY, MD

Specialty:
- Sports Medicine

Location:

- Easthampton Health Center

- Greenfield Health Center

- Northampton Health Center

Membership & Board Certification:
- American College of Sports Medicine
- American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
- American College of Emergency Physicians
- American Board of Emergency Medicine
- Certificate of Qualification in Sports Medicine

Education:
- Albany Medical College, Albany, NY
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA

Honors & Awards:
- Fellow American College of Emergency Physicians

Marjorie D. Sobil, RD, LDN, CDE

Specialty:
- Diabetes Education/Nutrition
- Medical Nutrition Therapy

Location:

Membership & Board Certification:
- Certified Diabetes Educator
Licensed Nutritionist
- Registered Dietician
Member, American Dietetic Association
- Member, Massachusetts Dietetic Association
- Member, Western Area Massachusetts Dietic Association

Education:
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Honors & Awards:

- Excellence Commendation, Massachusetts Nutrition Board

Matthew Spitzer, M.D.

Specialty:
- Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

Location: