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Doctor marks milestone of 1,000 robotic surgeries at Wentworth-Douglass
When Dr. Dmytro Havaleshko, medical director of the Center for Weight Management and chair of Robotic Surgery, joined Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in 2017, there was no bariatric program. Nearly four years later, Wentworth-Douglass is now home to the most advanced bariatric surgery program on the Seacoast and Dr. Havaleshko has passed a major milestone. “I’m incredibly happy with how we’ve created this program here. It’s pretty cool to have 1,000 successful cases under your belt, it gives you the assurance
Wentworth-Douglass Enhancing Primary Care Resources in Rochester Area
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital is enhancing its primary care resources in the Rochester area, in response to an increased demand for family medicine from the community. Wentworth-Douglass says it has four primary care providers, across three nearby locations, who are currently accepting patients. Dr. Bhavik Bhulabhai and Stacy Stafford, PA-C are both accepting new patients at Barrington Health Center, located at 8 Century Pines Drive, across the street from the former Barrington Urgent Care. Dr. Kevin
Ricardo Plata, PA-C, accepting new patients
Ricardo Plata, PA-C, has joined Wentworth-Douglass Hospital as a Physician Assistant at Wentworth Health Partners South Berwick Family Practice and is accepting new patients. Plata recently joined Wentworth-Douglass after eight years working in internal medicine at the Alameda Health Network in California where he used telemedicine to continue providing for patients during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to that, he worked at the Plazita Medical Clinic in Watsonville, California, a private family
Dr. Rachel Kaiser Joins Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital is proud to announce Rachel Kaiser, DO, has joined Wentworth Health Partners Dover Family Practice. Dr. Kaiser has treated patients in a variety of medical practices for the past eight years. Dr. Kaiser started her career as a Clinical Monitoring Associate at PAREXEL in Billerica, Mass., and has experience in geriatric and osteopathic medicine. Most recently she worked as a COVID-19 Residency Response Team Member at Eastern Connecticut Health Network in Manchester, Conn. Dr.
Nurse Practitioner Katherine Staniforth Joins Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
Katherine Staniforth, FNP-BC, MS, a highly skilled family nurse practitioner with significant experience and special interest in the field of women’s health recently joined Wentworth-Douglass Hospital and Wentworth Health Partners Dover Women’s Health. Katherine joined Wentworth-Douglass from Littleton Primary Healthcare in Colorado, where she worked as a nurse practitioner in Internal Medicine and Primary Care. She completed her clinical/teaching experience in New York, NY at Choices Women’s Health
Wentworth-Douglass Awarded National Radiology Accreditation
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital has been awarded a three-year accreditation in radiation oncology as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR). A radiation oncologist uses radiation to cure cancer or to relieve a cancer patient’s pain. The ACR seal of accreditation, which comes from the nation’s oldest and most widely accepted radiation oncology accrediting body, represents the highest level of quality and patient safety in the healthcare industry. There are only 700
