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

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.

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.

Christine Blonski, DO

Title: Faculty-Family Medicine Residency and Sports Medicine Fellowship

Medical School: Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine - Vallejo, CA

Residency: Wilson Family Medicine Residency Program - Johnson City, NY

Fellowship: Metropolitan Hospital - Grand Rapids, Michigan

Specialty Areas: Osteopathic Manipulation, Medical issues affecting athletes, and musculoskeletal injuries and diseases

Background: Practicing in UMA orthopedics, faculty roles in family medicine residency. Team physician for Binghamton Senators and Broome Community College. Various sports events covered at high school and amateur level.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Marita R. Powell, DO

Title: Board Certified Family Physician

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.

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.

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.

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.