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Crystal Run Healthcare is pleased to announce that urologists Emmanuel Schenkman, MD, and Ronald W. Raspa, MD, as well as Nancy Lopez, RPA-C, joined their multi- specialty group medical practice Aug. 1, 2014. Drs. Schenkman and Raspa will continue to see patients in their two office locations at 236 Crystal Run Road, Middletown, and 80 East Main Street, Port Jervis. The phone number will also remain the same, 845-692-2200, and can be used to reach or schedule appointments at either of the offices. Dr. Schenkman is board-certified in urology. He received his medi - cal degree from University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in Piscataway, New Jersey. Dr. Schenkman completed his residency in urology at the University of West Virginia in Morgantown, West Virginia. Dr. Raspa is board-certified in urology. He received his medical degree from Universidad Autonoma De Guadalajara School of Medicine in Guadalajara, Mexico. Dr. Raspa com - pleted his residency in urology at St. Luke's– Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York. Nancy Lopez, RPA-C, is a board-certified physician's assistant. She received her Bachelor of Arts from SUNY Binghamton in Binghamton, New York, and her Bachelor of Science in physician assistant stud - ies from City College of New York–Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education/ People in the News Harlem Hospital Center in New York. Her clinical interests include general urology and female urology. Alain Broccard, MD, has been named the new Medical Director of Pulmonary and Critical Care and the Intensive Care Unit at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. At Vassar Brothers, Dr. Broccard will work as an intensivist. He will also monitor appropriateness of care, length of stay and sepsis outcomes, as well as coordinating with the emergency, ICU and medical surgical units. Dr. Broccard most recently served as medi - cal director of critical care and respiratory services at Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, Minnesota. He was also a professor of medicine at the University of Minnesota in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. Dr. Broccard received his medical degree from the University of Geneva in Switzerland and completed his training in pulmonary and critical care at the University of Minnesota and the Mayo Clinic. Middletown Medical is pleased to announce the addition of Jennie Luna, MD, a board- certified physician specializing in endocri - nology. Dr. Luna comes to Middletown Medical from the East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine in Greenville, North Carolina, where she recently completed an endocrinology fellowship. Board-certified in internal medicine, Dr. Luna is also a mem - ber of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) and has presented at several national meetings. Additionally, her article "Postmortem Diagnosis of Diabetic Ketoacidosis Presenting as the 'Dead-in-Bed Syndrome'" was the cover selection for a recent issue of Endocrine Practice, while her article "Sagging Brain Masquerading as a Pituitary Adenoma" will appear in an upcom - ing issue of Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. Shantala Sonnad, MD, has been named the Medical Director of Health Quest Urgent Care. Dr. Sonnad is board-certified in family medicine and has worked with Health Quest Urgent Care since March 2013. After receiving her bachelor's degree from Albion College, she traveled to India to study various aspects of international medicine. She then earned her medical degree from Ross University and received her clinical training throughout Queens and Brooklyn. Dr. Sonnad completed her residency training at McLaren Regional Medical Center in Flint, Michigan. The Mount Kisco Medical Group (MKMG) is pleased to announce that the following physicians have joined MKMG's new Jefferson Valley practice. The Jefferson Valley practice is a multispecialty practice located at 3680 Hill Blvd., Jefferson Valley. Megan Pierce, MD, joined the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department. She received her MD from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and completed her resi - dency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. Dr. Pierce is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology and has privileges at the Hudson Valley Hospital Center. Wendy A. Manowitz, MD, is a pediatri - cian who received her MD from New York Emmanuel Schenkman, MD Jennie Luna, MD Ronald W. Raspa, MD Nancy Lopez, RPA-C Megan Pierce, MD 1 2 | Mid Hudson MD NEWS ■ M D N E W S . CO M

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