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VALLEY MEDICAL GROUP

PER DIEM PROVIDERS

Valley Medical Group Per Diem Providers are experienced members of our provider team who work as needed to support our teams.

Lisa Appleton, FNP

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Alan Berkenwald, MD

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Jessica Biggie, MD, MS

Specialty:
- Family Practice

 

Location:

- Amherst Medical Center


Membership & Board Certification:
- National Board of Medical Examiners

- Massachusetts Medical License

- Diplomat, American Board of Internal Medicine Member

- American Society of Addiction

- Medicine Licensed Buprenorphine (Suboxone) Provider


Education:
- State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY

- Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA

Specialty:
- Family Practice

 

Location:

- Greenfield Health Center


Membership & Board Certification:
- Massachusetts Medical License

- Vermont Medical License

- New Hampshire Medical License

- Board Certified in Family Medicine

- Member, North American Menopause Society (NAMS)

 

Education:
- Maine Medical Center- Portland, ME

- Upstate Medical University SUNY College of Medicine- Syracuse, NY

- State University of New York at Buffalo- Buffalo, NY

- Colgate University- Hamilton, NY

Specialty:
 Family Practice

 

Location:

- Greenfield Health Center


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

Gail Blanchard, FNP, PNP 

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Bruce Finke, MD

Patricia Iverson, M.D. 

Specialty:
- Family Medicine & Pediatrics

 

Location:

- Northampton Health Center

Membership & Board Certification:
- Massachusetts Coalition of Nurse Practitoners
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
- National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners


Education:
- University of Massachusetts

Honors & Awards
- Women's Health & Wellness, Pediatrics, Diabetes, Working with Families

Specialty:
- Geriatrics

 

Location:

- Northampton Health Center


Membership & Board Certification:
- Medical Licensure

- Current and Unrestricted Diplomate, American Board of Family Practice
- Certificate of Added Qualification in Geriatrics, ABFP


Education:

University of Minnesota Affiliated Family Practice Programs

- Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown, Ohio

- Kent State University, Kent Ohio

 

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Specialty:
- Family Practice

 

Location:

- Greenfield Health Center


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

Chris Normandin, FNP

Jeffrey Palmer, MD

Sara Rourke, MD

Specialty:
- Family Practice

 

Location:

- Northampton Health Center


Membership & Board Certification:
- Family Nurse Practitioner, American Nurses
- Licensed Massachusetts Nurse Practitioner 
- Massachusetts Controlled Substance Registration
- Member, Massachusetts Coalition of Nurse Practitioners


Education:
- Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY
- Northeastern University, Boston, MA


Honors & Awards:
- Clinical Excellence Award, Binghamton University


 

Specialty:
- Family Medicine

 

Location:

- Greenfield Health Center


Membership & Board Certification:

- American Academy of Family Physicians

- Massachusetts Academy of Family Physicians

- Western Massachusetts Regional Director MAFP

Education:

- Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston ME

- Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA

- University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

Specialty:
- Family 
Medicine
 

Location:

- Greenfield Health Center


Membership & Board Certifications:
- Massachusetts License

- Baystate Governance Committee
- Baystate Quality Committee
- Chair for the Baystate Franklin Medical Center Community Advisory Committee
- Baystate Franklin Medical Center Community Advisory Committee
- Board member at Baystate Health
- Vice-president for the Medical Executive Committee at Franklin Medical Center
- Chair of the Palliative Care Committee
- Member at large for the Medical Executive Committee at Franklin Medical Center

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Sara Schlotterbeck, MD

Mary B. Seterdahl, MSN, FNP-BC

Henry Simkin, M.D. 

Specialty:
- Family 
Medicine
 

Location:

- Amherst Medical Center


Membership & Board Certifications:
- Massachusetts License

- American Board of Family Medicine

- ACLS and BLS Certified


Education:
- Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI

- Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME

Specialty:
- Family Practice

 

Location:

- Easthampton Health Center


Membership & Board Certification:
- AANP certified

- Massachusetts APRN License

- MA Controlled Substance Certificate

- B.L.S. Certification


Education:
- Simmons University, Boston, MA

- University of Massachusetts, Amherst - Amherst, MA

- New York University - New York, NY

- Barnard College - New York, NY

Specialty:
- Family Practice

 

Location:

- Northampton Health Center


Membership & Board Certification:
- Licensed Physician, Massachusetts
- Board Certified, American Board of Family Practice


Education:
- Boston University, Boston, MA
- Williams College, Williamstown, MA


Honors & Awards:
-  Henry Bakst Award for excellence in Community Medicine
- Cum Laude

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