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PRIMARY CARE Monazza Ahmed, MD Paraskos Araouzos, MD Soubhi Azar, MD James Blanchfield, MD Debra Buchan, MD Barbara Clayton, MD Victor Croglio, MD Erik Daly, MD Mark Erlebacher, MD Andrew Hathaway, MD Caroline Keib Cramer, MD Todd Lentz, MD Martin Noonan, MD Elizabeth Riccardi, MD Eileen Stone, MD Hnin Thandar, MD Albert Tripodi, MD Christina Walton, DO Rachna Zirath, MD Douglas Zmolek, MD Dawn Cassell, DC, FNP-C Amira Goldberg, MSN, NP Jeffrey Lape, PA-C Jamie Mangovski, PA Ashley Maxam, MS, PA-C Beverly Mosher, RN MSN FNP Dylan Rodner, RPA-C MacKenzie Renee Rotella, MSN, APRN, FNP-C Danielle Ryan, FNP, MSN Stephen Senenko, PA-C, RD, CDN Andrew Snider, PA Teri Strine, RN MSN FNP-C Corissa Tefft, PA-C Kelly Woods, MS, RN, FNP-C BARIATRIC SURGERY Jeffrey Desimone, MD, Medical Director Kenneth Cooper, DO Taewan Kim, MD Catherine Huss-Johnson, PA Michael Merola, NP Melinda Shaw, PA Kathleen Tindall, NP Tracy Walker, NP CARDIOLOGY Nishith Amin, MD Jeffrey Ascenzo, MD Joseph Battaglia, MD, Medical Director William Berkery, MD Anil George, MD Matthew Gorman, MD Joshua Harrison, MD Nikhil Joshi, MD James Longo, MD Charles Miller, MD Tristan Petrie, MD John Ulahannan, MD Erin Bahamonde, NP Anna Buckman, NP Meghan Maynard, PA Lindsey Oltz, PA Jeanne Pietrzak, NP Chistopher Souza, NP ENDOCRINOLOGY David Di Cesar, MD Steven Zygmont, MD Nola Gardner, FNP-BC Kristy Ventura, FNP-C manage patients' health while adhering to social distanc- ing guidelines. " Dur i ng t he ea rly sta ges of t he pa ndem ic, we saw significant utilization of telemedicine," Dr. Lentz says. "Our EHR provided a strong foundation for the robust telemedicine operations we needed to conduct exa ms vir tua lly. Moving for wa rd, telemedicine will continue to be preva lent at levels that are much higher than they were prior to COVID-19." However, Crouse Medical Practice also kept offices open, and providers were available to see patients who needed in-person consultations. In addition, COV ID-19 units were set up to care for patients who had the coronavirus. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, nurse navigators provided inva luable support to patients and clinicians. Their guidance will continue to be of critica l importance as Crouse Medica l Practice continues to help patients ma ke choices to improve their overa ll hea lth. "COV ID-19 taught ever yone how impor ta nt it is for patients to focus on living healthier lives," Dr. Ahmed says. "The hea lthier a patient is, the higher the chances to beat infection. We were focusing on this message prior to the pandemic by highlighting the va lue of managing weight and blood pressure and staying up to date with vaccines. COVID-19 has made this correlation even more obvious." n THE HEALTHCARE TEAM AT CROUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE Elizabeth Riccardi, MD "A lot of older female patients want the convenience of seeing one doctor," says Monazza Ahmed, MD, women's health and primary care provider at Crouse Medical Practice's Syracuse/Downtown location. "We can provide the complete spectrum of care for these patients. We do everything from bone density screenings to pelvic and breast exams. We offer same-day mammograms and send biopsies to our surgical group. Primary care is the captain of the ship." PRIMARY CARE IN THE MIDST OF A PANDEMIC When COVID-19 struck the region, the team at Crouse Medical P r a c t ic e h a d t he t ech nolog ica l i n f r a s t r uc t u re i n pl a c e t o 1 0