John Booss, M.D.
Internal Medicine Department
Neurologist

• Graduate of Albany Medical College, NY

Jennifer L. Brackett, APRN, MPH, CDE
Internal Medicine Department
Adult Nurse Practitioner

• Director of Health Promotion
• Licensed in CT as a Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
• Certified Family Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center
• Certified Diabetes Educator
• Graduate of MGH Institute of Health Professions and Boston University School of Public Health

Carol Mark Elrington, M.D.
Internal Medicine Department
Internal Medicine Physician

• Licensed as a physician in Connecticut
• Board-certified in internal medicine
• Graduate of the University of the West Indies Medical School and the University of Virginia
• Residency at the Roanoke Memorial Hospital and the Salem VA Medical Center, Virginia.
• He is seeing patients at the Center's Dixwell Clinic, 226 Dixwell Ave.

Richard B. Feldman, D.P.M.
Internal Medicine Department
Podiatrist

• Board certified: American Board of Podiatric Surgery
• Graduate of Illinois College of Podiatric Medicine
• Post doctoral training: Central New England Podiatry Residency Program, Fitchburg, MA.

Bryce DelVecchio, PA-C
Physician assistant

• Graduate of Quinnipiac University
• Clinical rotations at Hartford Medical Group, Waterbury Hospital, Lakeside Women's Health
• Care, Kent Hospital (RI), West Haven VA Hospital and Hartford Hospital

Janina M. Gilo, APRN
Internal Medicine Department
Nurse practitioner

• Licensed in Connecticut as a registered nurse and advanced practice nurse
• Graduate of Yale School of Nursing
• Certified with American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
• Speaks Spanish
• Works with homeless population

Veronica Egbunike, APRN, MSN, MPH
Family Nurse Practitioner

• Graduate of Yale School of Nursing
• Internship at Yale School of Medicine, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program
• Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES)
• Holds a master's degree in public health
• Certified as a family nurse practitioner
• Has practiced as a nurse at the Hospital of St. Raphael

Robert W. Hill, APRN
Internal Medicine Department
Family Nurse Practitioner

• Graduate of Yale School of Nursing
• Speaks Spanish

Karin Michels-Ashwood, M.D.
Internal Medicine Department
Internal medicine physician

• Chief Medical Officer
• Licensed in Connecticut
• Certified by American Board of Internal Medicine
• Graduate of SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
• Residency and internship at Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn
• Speaks Spanish

Crystal Ryder, PA
Convenient Care

• Graduate of Quinnipiac University
• Clinical rotations at New Haven Community Health Care Van. Gentiva (NY) Health Services, University of Alabama, Hartford Hospital, Waterbury Hospital, Griffin Hospital, Stamford Hospital and Bristol Hospital.

Gerald Kayingo, PhD, MMSc, PA-C
Grant Street, Crossroads and Columbus Avenue

• Graduate of Yale Physician Assistant Program
• Clinical rotations at Yale, Veterans Hospital, Bridgeport Hospital, Hospital of Saint Raphaels, Mulago Hospital Kampala, Uganda
• Certifications: CPR, ACLS, BCLS, EKG and NCCPA

Andrew Yim, APRN
Internal Medicine Department
Adult Nurse Practitioner

• Graduate of Yale School of Nursing
• Diabetes Educator
• Speaks Russian

Margaret T. Boron, M.D.
Pediatrics Department
Pediatrician

• Licensed in Connecticut
• Graduate of St. Louis University School of Medicine
• Residency in pediatrics at University of Connecticut School of Medicine and Waterbury Regional Department of Pediatrics
• Certified by American Board of Pediatrics
• Practices at CS-HHC Ansonia

Cheryl Drezek, PA-C
Pediatrics Department
Physician's Assistant, Certified

• Licensed in Connecticut
• Graduate of State University of New York, Stony Brook
• Practices at Roberto Clemente School-Based Health Center

Marguerite Kyle, PNP
Pediatrics Department
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

• Graduate of Yale School of Nursing
• Registered nurse
• Rotations at Yale-New Haven Hospital, pediatrics and newborn nursery
• Practices at Truman School-Based Health Center

Tina K. McGillicuddy, PNP
Pediatrics
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

• Graduate of Vanderbilt School of Nursing
• Registered nurse in Connecticut
• Certified by the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board
• Licensed as CT Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)

Kathy Stone, APRN
Pediatrics Department
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

• Certified by American Nurses' Association
• Licensed in Connecticut as Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
• Graduated from Yale School of Nursing

Stephen C. Updegrove, M.D.
Pediatrics Department
Pediatrician

• Licensed physician in Connecticut
• Certified by American Board of Pediatrics
• Graduated from Hahnemann Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
• Pediatric residency at Yale-New Have Hospital

Meredith H. Williams, M.D.
Pediatrics Department
Pediatrician

• Graduate of Brown University Medical School
• Residency in pediatrics at Yale-New Haven Hospital
• Postdoctoral clinic fellow in neonatology

Robert Windom, M.D.
Pediatrics Department
Pediatrician

• Director of Pediatrics, Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center
• Licensed physician in Connecticut
• Certified by American Board of Pediatrics
• Graduated from Tufts University Medical School, Boston, MA
• Post graduate training at Children's Hospital National
• Medical Center, Washington, D.C.

Nesrine Rizk, M.D.
Clinical Director HIV/AIDS
Physician

• Graduate of The American University Beirut, Lebanon
• Fellowship in infectious disease and HIV/AIDS, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine
• Specializes in infectious disease and HIV/AIDS
• Speaks Arabic and French

Carol L. Kandall, M.D.
Obstetrics-Gynecology Department
Obstetrician-Gynecologist

• Licensed physician in Connecticut
• Board certified, American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Graduate of Yale School of Medicine
• Residency and internship at Yale-New Haven Hospital
• Areas of interest: pregnancy, menopause, osteoporosis

Mary McNeel, PA-C
Obstetrics-Gynecology Department
Physician's Assistant, Certified

• Bachelor of science degrees in secondary education (biology) and allied heath from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Physician assistant practicing at Women's Health Services in gynecology
• Practices at Women's Health Services

Robin Goldberg, D.M.D.
Dentist

• Graduate of University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine
• Has practiced at Bridgeport Community Health Center, Southford Dental Group and a private practice in Brookfield, CT
• Practices at Belden Dental Clinic, Derby

Felipe Augusto Ordonez-Caro, D.D.S.
Dentist

• Graduated from Cayetano Heredia University, Lima, Peru
• Fellowship in prosthodontics, Cayetano Heredia University
• Residency at University of Connecticut Health Center
• Specializes in restorative, cosmetic and prosthodontic dentistry
• Has practiced in Lima, Peru
• Speaks Spanish
• Dr. Ordonez serves as the University of Connecticut's clinical faculty instructor in addition to being our newly appointed associate dental director.

Pamela Schreiber, D.M.D.
Dentist

• Graduate of New Jersey Dental School
• Post-doctorate residency in oral and maxillofacial surgery
• Has practiced in Bridgeport (Optimus Healthcare), Stamford and New York City
• Practices at Hill dental offices

Berit Mann, RN
Nursing Department
Registered nurse

• Graduate of Southern Connecticut State University and Stamford Hospital School of Nursing
• Manages West Haven Health Center

Pamela J. Hetherington, M.D.
Mental Health Department
Child and adolescent psychiatrist

• Licensed as a physician in Connecticut
• Graduated from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
• Adult psychiatry residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital
• Child and adolescent residency at Yale Child Study Center
• Speaks Dutch and German
• Areas of interest: Psychodynamic psychotherapy, multigenerational family systems, interface of spirituality and psychiatry, juvenile justice