Faculty
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Daniel Young, MD Program Director Title: Program Director - Family Medicine Residency Medical School: Upstate Medical Center Residency: United Health Services Hospitals Specialty Areas: Family Medicine, Child Sexual Abuse, Public Health and Organized Medicine Background: Enjoys Golf, Hiking, Performing Magic |
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Marita R. Powell, DO Title: Director, Osteopathic Family Medicine Medical School: NYCOM Residency: Osteopathic Internship-Massapequa General, Family Practice Residency-UHS Wilson Medical Center. Specialty Areas: Family Medicine, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Communications and Biomedical Ethics Background: Licensed Registered Pharmacist (Commonwealth of Massachusetts). Enjoy: family, writing, swimming, published poet. |
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Andrea Barbis, LCSW-R Title: Faculty Social Worker; Assistant Coordinator, Behavioral Science Graduate School: Arizona State University Specialty Areas: Trauma Issues including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; Anxiety; EMDR; Children, including play therapy, child welfare and development. Background: Child Protective Services caseworker, Therapist for a Sexual Abuse Treatment Program, Emergency Room Social Worker, Pediatric Social Worker, Inpatient Psychiatric Social Worker (child & adult) and in private psychotherapy practice. I enjoy sewing, music festival and playing with my two sons. |
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Shawn A. Berkowitz, MD Title: Director, Clinical Campus (Medical School) Geriatrics Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Geriatrics Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine Residency: Wilson Family Medicine Residency Program - Johnson City, NY Specialty Areas: Geriatrics, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Preventative Health Care, Wilderness Medicine, Practice Management Background: Cornell Outdoor Education; Outdoor Programs Instructor for mountaineering, kayaking, canoeing, mountain-biking, skiing, caving. |
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Jacqueline Bhandari, MD Title: Family Medicine Residency Faculty Medical School: SUNY Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY Residency: Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, PA Specialty Areas: Family Medicine |
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Sue Connelly, LCSW Title: Academic Social Worker Graduate School: MSW: Marywood College Specialty Areas: Behavioral Science Background: Loves Pugs and coordinates Annual Southern Tier Pugfest |
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Cara Corpora, DO Title: Family Medicine Residency Faculty Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, NY Residency: Wilson Family Medicine Residency Program, Johnson City, NY Specialty Areas: Osteopathic Manipulation (OMT), Acupuncture Background: Enjoys bike riding, dance (tap and ballroom), cooking and spending time with family |
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James Crosby, MD Title: Director of Geriatric Fellowship Medical School: SUNY Upstate University - Syracuse, NY Residency: Wilson Family Practice Residency Specialty Areas: Geriatrics, Dermatology Background: UHS - Previous Residency Director, 30+ years on faculty. Fun: Grandkids, harmonica, piano, guitar, orchids, garden. Passion: Spirituality |
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Safa Maklad, MD Title: Family Medicine Faculty Medical School: Ain Shams University, Egypt Residency: Wilson Family Medicine Residency Program, Johnson City, NY Specialty Areas: OB, Outpatient Surgery, Primary Care Background: Enjoy horseback riding. |
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Donald Nash, MD Title: Director, Sports Medicine Fellowship Medical School: Medical College of Pennsylvania, (now Drexel University College of Medicine) Residency: UHS C.S. Wilson Family Practice Residency; Board Certified (American Board of Family Practice); Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine (ABFP) Specialty Interests: Resident education, medical supervision of athletic events, fly fishing, backpacking, running and weight training. |
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Debbie Paxton, DO Title: Pediatrics Rotation Coordinator, Family Medicine Residency Faculty Medical School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, WV Residency: Wilson Family Medicine Residency Program, Johnson City, NY Specialty Areas: Osteopathic Manipulation, Acupuncture, Primary Care Background: Dr. Paxton started her medical career in nursing. She was an ICU nurse and subsequently went to medical school. She enjoys the company of her daughter and son-in-law. She can often be found on weekend's barbequing with her friends. She is a Facebook Farmville fanatic. |
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Christopher Ryan, MD Title: Medical Director, Broome County Health Department Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY Residency: Family Medicine, USAF Medical Center Scott, Scott AFB, IL Background: Enjoys computers (especially open-source software), reading (especially mid-twentieth century history), vegetable gardening, and bicycling. |
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Joshua D. Steinberg, MD Title: Assistant Professor of Family Medicine Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University College of Medicine, Class of 1995 Residency: St. Joseph's Family Practice Residency - Syracuse, NY, Class of 1998 Specialty Areas: Patient Centered Care, Obstetrics, Evidence Based Medicine and Information Mastery Background: Before UHS, was faculty at SUNY Upstate Medical University, hospitalist at St. Joseph's Hospital in Syracuse, and faculty at University of Cincinnati. Enjoys: Cooking, running and playing with his joyful 3 year old son. |
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John Wacendak, MD Title: Medical Director Medical School: SUNY HSC - Syracuse, NY Residency: Family Practice, UHS Specialty Areas: Obstetrics, Sports Medicine, School Medicine Background: In his spare time he enjoys hunting, fishing, and farming. |














