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Premier Medical Group is pleased to announce that Robert Parajon, DPM, has joined our group. Dr. Parajon is a board-certified podiatrist who spe - cializes in all aspects of podiatric care. He attended Dr. William A. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine in Chicago, where he was awarded his doctorate in podiatric medicine. Dr. Parajon has been practicing in Dutchess County for more than 25 years; he is the Assistant Director of Podiatric Surgery at Vassar Brothers Medical Center and is actively involved in many community organizations. Dr. Parajon will be heading Premier's new Podiatry Division. Dr. Parajon is currently accepting new patients at Premier's Poughkeepsie and Fishkill locations. To refer a patient, please call 845-471-9410 or visit premiermedicalhv.com. Middletown Medical, the Hudson Valley's premier provider of healthcare services, is pleased to an - nounce the addition of Kelli Gassert, PA- C, a certified physi - cian assistant based in the Middletown lo - cation. Gassert comes to Middletown Medical from Montefiore Medical Center-Jack D. Weiler Hospital in the Bronx, where she was a full-time certified physician assistant in the Emergency Department. During this time, she also worked on a per diem basis with North Central Bronx Hospital, also in the Emergency Department. A graduate of Providence College, Gassert went on to earn a Master of Science in physician assistant studies at Pace University's Lenox Hill Hospital Physician Assistant Program. During this time, she completed nine clerkships. Gassert is board- certified with the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. Orange Regional Medical Group is pleased to announce that Jennifer K. Vazquez- Bryan, MD, a bilingual family medicine physician, has joined the Department of Primary Care and will play an important role in further establishing this practice. Prior to joining Orange Regional Medical Group, Dr. Vazquez-Bryan practiced family medicine at Columbia Valley Community Health in Wenatchee, Washington. Dr. Vazquez-Bryan is a graduate of Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, where she earned her medical degree and multiple awards, including Distinction in Service to the Community and Excellence in Family Medicine. She also holds a Master of Public Health from University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Dr. Vazquez- Bryan has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts and completed her internship and resi - dency at Swedish Family Medicine in Seattle. Dr. Vazquez-Bryan is a member of the American Academy of Family Medicine. The Greater Hudson Valley Health System (GHVHS), comprised of Catskill Regional Medical Center and Orange Regional Medical Center, is pleased to announce that William Scheuermann has been promoted to GHVHS Administrator of Revenue Strategy and Decision Support. Scheuermann has been with Orange Regional Medical Center for 13 years. He has served in several roles, including senior analyst, manager of managed care and most recently director of managed care and decision support. In addition to his current areas of responsibility, Scheuermann will help shape GHVHS's revenue and price transpar - ency strategies and lead the implementation of GHVHS's decision support technology solution. Scheuermann obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in management and his Master of Science degree in business admin - istration from State University of New York in New Paltz, New York. For more information, visit crmcny.org or ormc.org. Orange Regional Medical Center's Surgical Intensive Care Unit is proud to an - nounce that Ann Wanderling has joined its leadership team as Nursing Unit Director of 3 West. Wanderling joined Orange Regional in 2012 as bed flow coordinator. Prior to working at Orange Regional, Wanderling worked at Morristown Medical Center in the coronary ICU. She served as a clini - cal coordinator, unit scheduler and charge and staff registered nurse. Wanderling is a member of several Orange Regional nursing committees including Magnet: New Knowledge and Innovation and the Shared Governance Professional Practice Committee. Wanderling earned her Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from the State University of New York at Buffalo and obtained her Master of Science in Nursing degree from Walden University. People in the NEWS Robert Parajon, DPM Kelli Gassert, PA-C William Scheuermann 1 4 | Mid Hudson MD NEWS ■ M D N E W S . CO M