Background and Clinical Focus
Academic Appointment:
Associate Professor of Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
Languages:
English
Gender:
Female
Age Groups Seen:
Adults, Geriatrics
Provider Affiliation:
Baystate Wing Hospital, Baystate Noble Hospital, Baystate Franklin Medical Center, Baystate Medical Center
Practice Groups:
BMP Hospital Medicine
Practice Locations
Insurances Accepted
Note:
Baystate Healthcare facilities and physicians accept most insurances. Please contact your insurance company to verify eligibility.
- BMC HEALTHNET ACO
- TUFTS HEALTH TOGETHER ACO
- BMC HEALTHNET MCO
- FALLON ACO
- TUFTS TOGETHER MCO
- HNE BE HEALTHY PARTNERSHIP
- FALLON NON MASS HEALTH
- HEALTH NEW ENGLAND EXCLUDING BE HEALTHY
- TUFTS PUBLIC PLANS NON MASS HEALTH
- BLUE SHIELD MEDICARE ADV
- BLUE SHIELD PPO IND
- CONNECTICARE
- VT MEDICAID
- UNICARE GIC
- FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY
- UNITED HEALTHCARE
- CT MEDICAID
- CELTICARE
- AETNA
- HARVARD PILGRIM
- CONSOLIDATED
- CIGNA GREAT WEST
- TRICARE
- HMO BLUE
- TUFTS
- MULTIPLAN PHCS
- COMMONWEALTH CARE ALLIANCE
- NORTHEAST DIRECT
- MEDICARE
- RAILROAD MEDICARE
- TUFTS US FAMILY HEALTH
- MA MEDICAID
- SENIOR WHOLE HEALTH
- SERENITY CARE PACE
Education and Training
Residency, DO, 2003
Medical School, DO, 1999
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine
Scholarly Focus
- Medical education
- Hospice and palliative care
- Diagnostic error
- Quality improvement
- Patient experience
Professional Societies and Leadership Roles
- American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine: Member (2016-present); Item Writers Working Group, Member (2017-2018)
- Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine: Member (2013-present); AAIM Perspectives in The American Journal of Medicine, Manuscript Reviewer (2018-present); E-Learning Committee, Member (2015)
- Society of Hospital Medicine: Member (2005-present); Patient Experience Committee, Member (2018-present); Supportive and Palliative Care Review Kit (SPaRK) for Palliative Care board review questions, Writer (2015); Midlevel Provider National Committee, Member (2008-2010); Pipeline Committee, Member (2012-2014); Academic Hospitalist Committee ,Member (2012-2014); National Meeting, Abstract Reviewer (2013)
- Massachusetts Medical Society: Member (2003-present); Hampden County Delegate (2011-2014)
- American College of Physicians: Member (2000-present)
Awards and Honors
- Fellow, Society of Hospital Medicine (2010)
- Senior Fellow, Society of Hospital Medicine (2012)
- Fellow, American College of Physicians (2012)
Patient Ratings
Patient Experience Ratings
Our patient experience rating is an average of all responses to care provider related questions from our nationally-recognized Press Ganey Patient Experience Survey. Response are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score.
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