Plattsburgh, NY - The University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) Family Medicine Residency introduced the Family Medicine Residency Class of 2029 during its annual Match Day celebration held on March 20. Members of the CVPH Family Medicine Residency Class of 2029 will begin their three-year training program in July. They are:

• Stefani Anash, MD – a graduate of Saba University School of Medicine
• Louisa Da Costa-Mendes, MD - a graduate of Saba University School of Medicine
• Brady Gordon, MD – a graduate of St. George’s University School of Medicine
• Julia Kobeissi, MD - a graduate of St. George’s University School of Medicine
• Piratheep Rajan, MD - a graduate of St. George’s University School of Medicine
• Gurkiranjit Rattu, MD – a graduate of University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine

Match Day is a nationwide event in which residency programs and physicians are matched after a lengthy application and interview process. The CVPH Family Residency received more than 1300 applications for the six Class of 2029 spots. After reviewing each application, the program invites applicants to interview, then both the Residents and the Program’s team rank their preferences and a national data base creates the “match.”

During the Match Day festivities, Residency Program Director Maegan Cabrera, MD, welcomed each member of the new class, highlighting their shared interest in serving rural communities. “Our program aims to educate new physicians while increasing health care access in the North Country - it’s exciting to Match with residents who share that priority” she said.

Dr. Cabrera added she was pleased to be able to fill all six spots as family medicine residencies across the country continue to struggle to recruit full classes. Expanded training capacity to address a projected nationwide primary care shortage continues to outpace the number of applicants to primary care specialties. “Our team has worked hard over the past year to improve our recruitment process, and it’s exciting to see it pay off” she said.

Established in 2014 to improve access to primary care in the region, The CVPH Family Medicine Residency has been successful with 60% of graduates choosing to stay in Northern New York or Vermont to practice medicine.

Partnering with the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont and University of Vermont Medical Center, CVPH Family Medicine Residency offers a three-year program that includes rotations in emergency medicine, OB/GYN, pediatrics, cardiology, surgery, orthopedics, geriatrics and community medicine. Family Medicine Residents see their own patients in the CVPH Family Medicine Center at 159 Margaret St. and at the Hudson Headwaters Champlain Family Medicine Center.  

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About Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital

The University of Vermont Health Network - Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) is a private, not-for profit hospital in Plattsburgh, NY.  Established in 1967 with the merger of Champlain Valley and Physicians Hospitals, CVPH joined Fletcher Allen Partners in 2012, which in 2014 became The University of Vermont Health Network.

Together with its partner hospitals, the UVM Medical Group and a home health agency, CVPH provides high quality, cost effective care, close to home. Services include an award winning cardiac services program, accredited cancer center, freestanding ambulatory surgery center, comprehensive rehabilitation services and a 24 hour physician-staffed Emergency Department.  Governed by a 15-member Board of Directors, CVPH is accredited by the Joint Commission and licensed by New York State and Medicare/Medicaid Approved.

About The University of Vermont Health Network

The University of Vermont Health Network is an integrated system serving the residents of Vermont and northern New York with a shared mission: working together, we improve people’s lives.  The partners are:

The University of Vermont Medical Center

The University of Vermont Health Network Medical Group

The University of Vermont Health Network – Alice Hyde Medical Center

The University of Vermont Health Network – Central Vermont Medical Center

The University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital

The University of Vermont Health Network – Elizabethtown Community Hospital

The University of Vermont Health Network – Porter Medical Center

The University of Vermont Health Network – Home Health & Hospice

Our 4,000 health care professionals are driven to provide high-quality, cost-efficient care as close to home as possible. Strengthened by our academic connection to the University of Vermont, each of our affiliates remains committed to its local community by providing compassionate, personal care shaped by the latest medical advances and delivered by highly skilled experts.