Kristen Shinde, PA-C, sees patients at Urgent Care, located at 790 College Parkway, Fanny Allen Campus, Colchester, VT.

Burlington, VT – University of Vermont Health Network welcomes 15 new providers from a variety of specialties, each committed to providing patients in the region with high-quality care close to home. The health system’s intensive recruitment efforts are designed to enhance access to primary and specialty care for the one million residents of northern New York and Vermont.

Provider shortages continue to challenge rural communities where 20 percent of Americans call home and only 10 percent of providers practice, according to the National Rural Health Association. The gap is even higher for specialty care like orthopedics. Despite these challenges, UVM Health Network continues to make notable progress in hiring physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs).

Welcome to:

Anesthesiology

• Madison Ellis, CAA – University of Vermont Medical Center, Main Campus, West Pavilion, Level 2, 111 Colchester Ave, Burlington, VT 05401
• Lauren Fedorka, DNP – University of Vermont Medical Center, Main Campus, West Pavilion, Level 2, 111 Colchester Ave, Burlington, VT 05401
• Tyler Stitt, DNP, CNRA – University of Vermont Medical Center, Main Campus, West Pavilion, Level 2, 111 Colchester Ave, Burlington, VT 05401

Gastroenterology

• Robert Gal, MD – Alice Hyde Gastroenterology, 133 Park St., 2nd Floor, Malone, NY 12953. Phone: 518-481-2401

Hospitalists

• James Boothe, MD – University of Vermont Medical Center, Main Campus, 111 Colchester Ave, Burlington, VT 05401
• Armando Sarasua, MD – CVPH Hospitalist Service, 75 Beekman St., Plattsburgh, NY 12901

Oncology

• Roslyn R. Romanowski, MD – FitzPatrick Cancer Center, 212 Cornelia St., Plattsburgh, NY 12901. Phone: 518-562-7100

OB/GYN

• Emily Unger, MD – University of Vermont Medical Center, Main Campus, Level 4, 111 Colchester Ave, Burlington, VT 05401. Phone: 802-847-1400

Primary Care

• Candy Atkinson, FNP – Alice Hyde Medical Center, Malone, NY 12953. Phone: 518-483-3000
• Emily Russell, AGNP-C – Alice Hyde Medical Center, Malone, NY 12953. Phone: 518-483-3000
• Chloe French, MD – CVMC Adult Primary Care, 225 South Main St., Barre, VT 05641. Phone: 802-479-3302

Radiology

• Amie Lawson, PA-C – Helen Porter Medical Center, 115 Porter Dr., Middlebury, VT

Urgent Care

• Kirsten Shinde, PA-C – Urgent Care, 790 College Parkway, Fanny Allen Campus, Colchester, VT 05446. Phone: 802-847-1170

Vascular

• Erika Kelly, MSN, NP – Vascular Surgery & Endovascular Therapy, University of Vermont Medical Center, Main Campus, Level 5. Phone: 802-847-4548

Vascular Interventional Radiology

• Kathleen Glenn-Roberts – Diagnostic Radiology, 75 Beekman St., Plattsburgh, NY 12901

Robert Gal, MD, gastroenterologist, practices at Alice Hyde Gastroenterology, 133 Park St., 2nd Floor, Malone, NY