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Our mission at the Holyoke Health Center is to "Improve the health of our patients through affordable, quality health care and comprehensive community-based programs to create a healthy community."

Our Providers

At Holyoke Health we have Medical Doctors, Nurse Practitioners, a Certified Nurse Midwife, Pharmacists,  Dentists, an Orthodontist, and an Eye Doctor who provide comprehensive services at our sites.  If you are interested in learning about our provider opportunities, please visit our Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruitment page by clicking here.

Provider Profiles

Please use this page to find more information on your provider including schooling, Medical Degree, Board Certification and Holyoke Health Team.

First name
Last name
Specialty
Location
Language

Al-Ramahi MD, Kefah

Specialty: Dermatology

Medical Degree: University of Jordan, 10/01/1996 - 06/19/2006

Residency: University of Arizona, Completion: 6/2015

Boards: American Board of Internal Medicine, Certified: 2015 - Present



Barciona MD, Maria

Specialty: Internal Medicine

Medical School: Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, 04/2004 - 07/2010

Residency: Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center, Completion: 2018

Boards: American Board of Internal Medicine, Certified: 2018 - Present

Holyoke Health Team: Red Team



Bass MD, Joseph

Specialty: Family Medicine/Urgent Care

Medical Schools: University of Brussels, Belgium 09/1975 - 07/1978, University of Chicago Pritzer School, 09/1978 - 06/1981

Residency: SUNY Buffalo Family Med., Completion 06/1984

Boards: American Board of Emergency Medicine

Certified: 2010 - Present

Holyoke Health Team: Walk-In Center



Beauzile MD, Thevenin Carl

Specialty: Internal Medicine

Medical School: Hopital de Universite D'Etat D'Haiti, 10/1991 - 09/1992

Residency: Hopital de Universite D'Etat D'Haiti, Completion: 09/1996, Lincoln Medical Center, Bronx NY, Completion: 06/2010

Boards: American Board of Internal Medicine, Certified: 2012 - Present

Holyoke Health Team: Chicopee Health Center



Betancourt MD, Benjamin

Specialty: Internal Medicine

Medical School: Universidad Central del Caribe, Puerto Rico, 2007 - 2011

Residency: VA Hospitals Administration, Puerto Rico, 2015 - 2019

Boards: American Board of Internal Medicine, Certified: 2019 - Present

Holyoke Health Team: Chicopee Health Center



Begolli MD, Vanessa

Specialty: Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

Medical School: Universidad Central del Esta, Dominican Republic, 01/1993 - 11/1997

Residency: Hospital San Isidro, Santo Domingo - Internship, 1996 - 1997, Cook County Hospital, Chicago - Residency, Completion: 08/2004

Boards: Board Eligible

Holyoke Health Team: Chicopee Health Center



Biggs MD, Vincent

Specialty: Pediatrics

Medical School: University of MA Medical School, 08/86 - 05/90

Residency: University of WA, Children's Hospital, Seattle WA Pediatrics, Completion: '94/ Consultant, Committee on Native American Child Health, American Academy of Pediatrics, 07/99 - Present

Boards: American Board of Medicine, Pediatrics Specialty, Certified: 1993 - Present

Holyoke Health Team: Pediatrics



Billings MD, Stephanie

Specialty: Family Medicine

Medical School: Albany Medical College, 08/1999 - 05/2003

Residency: Harbor - UCLA Family Practice Internship, Completion: 06/2004, Harbor - UCLA Family Practice Residency, Completion: 06/2006

Boards: American Academy of Family Practice, Certified: 2006 - Present

Holyoke Health Team: Green Team



Castrillon MD, Ana

Specialty: Internal Medicine

Medical School: Rosario University, Bogota, Colombia, 07/1989 - 06/1995

Residency: NYU Medical Center - VA Program, Completion 06/2000

Holyoke Health Team: Red Team



Culcea MD, Cristina

Specialty: Pediatrics

Medical School: Carol Davilla University/Institute of Medicine & Pharm. Bucharest, Romania, 09/1981 - 09/1987

Residency: Creighton-Nebraska University Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE, Completion: 08/2004

Boards: American Board of Pediatrics, Certified: 2010 - Present

Holyoke Health Team: Pediatrics



Esparza-Perez MD, CEO, Alejandro

Specialty: Internal Medicine/Chief Executive Officer

Medical School: Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara Guadalajara, Mexico, Graduated: 1997

Residency: MetroWest Medical Center, Completion: 2002

Boards: ABOIM (American Board of Internal Medicine) Internal Medicine, Certified/Re-certified: 2002/2012

Holyoke Health Team: Green Team



Feingold MD, Barry

Specialty: Family Medicine/Urgent Care

Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School, Completion: 1981

Residency: Southern Regional Area Health Education Center Fayetteville, NY, Completion: 06/1984

Boards: American Board of Family Medicine, Certified: 1985 - Present

Holyoke Health Team: Center for Recovery & Support



Garbus CNP, Lucy

Specialty: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Professional Schools: Cornell University, Master of Science, 1981, Columbia University, Master of Science in Nursing, 1984, Yale School of Nursing, Master of Science in Nursing, 1988

Boards: The Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB), Certified: 1990 - Present

Holyoke Health Team: Pediatrics - Holyoke & Chicopee



Harvey MD, Lisa

Specialty: General Medicine/Urgent Care

Medical Degree: Wake Forest University Medical School, 09/1975 - 06/1979

Residency: St. Clare's Hospital, 07/1979 - 07/1980

Boards: N/A

Holyoke Health Team: Walk-in Center



Hermann MD, Sophia

Specialty: Family Medicine

Medical Degree: University of Illinois, Chicago, 2007 - 2011

Residency: Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA, 2011 - 2014

Boards: American Board of Family Medicine, Certified: 2014 - Present

Holyoke Health Team: Red Team



Igbinomwanhia MD, Osarodian Osa

Specialty: Pediatrics

Medical Degree: Igbinedion University, 2010

Residency: Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center, Completion Date: 6/2022

Boards: The American Board of Pediatrics, Date Certified: 2022



Jurcsak DO, Jennifer

Specialty: Family Medicine

Medical School: NY College of Osteopathic Medicine, 08/2001 - 05/2005

Residency: NY Presbyterian Hospital, Completion: 06/2008

Boards: American Board of Family Medicine, Certified: 2008 - Present

Holyoke Health Team: Red Team



Kim MD, Fred

Specialty: Family Medicine

Medical Degree: Albany Medical College, 1999 - 2003

Residency: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, completion 2006

Boards: American Board of Family Medicine, certified 2006 – Present

Team: Center for Recovery & Support, Walk-In Center



Lauter FNP, Robbie

Specialty: Family Medicine

Professional School: University of Massachusetts - Amherst, Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Nursing, 1993 - 1996

Boards: American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), Specialty: FNP, Certified: 1997 - Present

Holyoke Health Team: Blue Team & Chicopee



Lekakis DO, Despina

Specialty: Pediatrics/ Certified Lactation Consultant

Medical School: University of New England, 2001 - 2005

Residency: Baystate Medical Center (Internship & Residency), Completion: 07/2008

Boards: American Board of Pediatrics, Certified: 2009 - Present

Holyoke Health Team: Pediatrics



Liao MD, CMO, Monica

Specialty: Pediatrics, Chief Medical Officer

Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies 08/2008 - 04/2012

Residency: Albany Medical Center, Completion: 06/2015

Boards: American Board of Pediatrics, Certified: 2015 - Present

Holyoke Health Team: Pediatrics



McPhail Filadelfo OD, Megan

Specialty: Optometry

Medical Degree: Indiana University School of Optometry, Completion: 2012

Residency: Providence VA Medical Center, Completion: 2013

Boards: National Board of Examiners in Optometry, Certified: 2012 - present

Holyoke Health Team: Vision Center



Name MD, Elias

Specialty: Internal Medicine

Medical School: Universidad de Panama, 07/1991 - 09/1992, Universidad Central del Esta Dominican Republic, 09/1993 - 02/1997

Residency: Cook County Hospital, Chicago IL, Completion: 07/2002

Boards: American Board of Internal Medicine, Certified: 2002 - Present

Holyoke Health Team: Blue Team



Makris FNP-BC, Nicole

Specialty: Family Medicine

Medical School: Emory University School of Nursing, 2012 - 2015

Residency: N/A

Boards: American Nurses Credentialing Center, Certified: 2016 - Present

Holyoke Health Team: Walk-In Center



O'Dair MD, Elizabeth

Specialty: Family Medicine/ Urgent Care, MAT and Acupuncture

Medical School: Ohio State University, 09/1995 - 06/1999, University of Michigan, Master of Public Health, 09/1990 - 12/1991

Residency: Grant Medical Center, Columbus Ohio, Completion: 06/2002

Boards: American Board of Family Medicine, Certified: 2002 - Present

Holyoke Health Team: Center for Recovery & Support



Pai MD, Sanjana

Specialty: Family Medicine

Medical School: Ambedkar Medical College, Bangalore University, 2000 - 2006

Residency: St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Completion: 08/2012

Boards: Board Eligible

Holyoke Health Team: Chicopee Health Center



Patterson MD, Carol

Specialty: Internal Medicine

Medical Degree: University of Illinois at Chicago, 1999

Residency: University of Chicago Hospitals – Internal Residency, Completion Date: 6/2002
Cook County Hospital – Internal Medicine Chief Residency, Completion Date: 6/2003

Boards: American Board of Internal Medicine, Date Certified: 2002-Present



Rizzardini, Johanna - CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIFE

Specialty: Gynecology/Reproductive Health

Nursing School: Columbia University, New York, NY, 06/1998 - 10/2001

Board Certified: AMCB (American Midwifery Certification Board), Certified: 2001 to present

Holyoke Health Team: Green Team/Chicopee Health Center



Sakurai MD, Nao

Specialty: Family Medicine

Medical School: Albany Medical College, 08/2000 - 05/2004

Residency: University of Rochester/Highland Family Medicine, Completion: 06/2007

Boards: American Board of Family Medicine, Certified: 2009 - Present

Holyoke Health Team: Green Team



Stark RN, MSN, AGNP, Eli

Specialty: General Medicine

Medical School: Yale School of Nursing, 2016 - 2019

Boards: American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Certified: 2019 - Present

Holyoke Health Team: Green



Tolls OD, Dorothy

Specialty: Optometry

Medical Degree: New England College of Optometry, Completion 1990

Residency: Brockton/West Roxbury VA Medical Center, Completion 1991

Boards: National Board of Examiners in Optometry, Certified 1990-Present

Holyoke Health Team: Vision Center



Vargas MD, Michelle

Specialty: Family Medicine

Medical School: Ponce Health Sciences University, Puerto Rico, 2015

Residency:  Greater Lawrence Community Health Center, Lawrence Family Medicine Residency, 2016-2020

Boards: American Board of Family Medicine, Certified: 2020 - Present

Holyoke Health Team: Chicopee



Vergel De Dios FNP-BC, Patrick

Specialty: Family Medicine

Medical School: South University, Savannah, Georgia, 2015 - 2017

Residency: N/A

Boards: American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Certified: 2017 - Present

Holyoke Health Team: Walk-In Center