Providing psychiatric care in the primary care setting offers the best opportunity to reach people who may have previously not been able to or hesitant to try. Ammonoosuc’s program highlights how the health of the mind and body are indivisible—equally important for all ages.

I enjoy caring for patients as they grow and change–whether it be from teens to adults or from middle to older age. It is a privilege to care for families as they experience the joy of a new baby or face the challenge of illness. I am happy to provide prenatal care with patients delivering with obstetricians at Littleton Regional Hospital or DHMC. I also perform procedures such as IUD insertion, colposcopy, skin procedures, and some joint injections.

If you come to see us with a problem, the chances are very good that you’ll leave with either a diagnosis and plan of treatment, or a clear plan for how to get there. A family practice physician’s job is to keep you well from the beginning through preventive care. When problems become more complicated, we can coordinate with specialty providers to continue to get you the health care you need. There are times when traditional medicine does not offer a cure, and just managing symptoms (or even just being present) is the best that we can offer.

Working at ACHS gives me three very powerful tools to keep my patients as healthy as possible:

• Involvement in the community. My patients are my friends and neighbors – there is no more powerful motivator to go the extra mile, do the extra research, make one more phone call to figure things out.
• Continuity. My patients come back again and again, for years, even decades. Many go back to birth and even before that with prenatal care. The perspective gained over many visits over many years often yields greater insight into a person’s health than any high-tech imaging modality.
• Knowledge of the community. The staff at ACHS knows how to connect their patients with the right resources to achieve successful end results. A brilliant diagnosis is great, but sometimes a brilliant phone call that connects a patient with a service they need is even better.

Working in Family Practice in a setting that allows providers to work collaboratively with a whole health care team to generate best outcomes for patients helps support me in caring for patients the way I would want my own family to be cared for. This is your medical home and your journey. I’d love to hear your goals, hopes and dreams and be a part of helping you achieve them.