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.

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