MDNews - Mid Hudson

Michael Dubin, MD, has joined Health Quest Medical Practice's primary care office in Carmel. The board-certified internist spent the past eight years at Northern Medical Specialists, whose offices are located at Putnam Hospital Center. Prior to that, he worked at Montefiore Medical Group in Yonkers and the Bronx. He also served on the faculty of Albert Einstein College of Medicine from 1998 to 2012, as an instructor of medicine. Dr. Dubin was an attending physician at Albert Einstein Hospital with teaching responsibilities for medical residents. Dr. Dubin has a special interest in treating hypertension and diabetes, as well as in weight reduction and stress management. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit and an internship at Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center. He also did his residency in general surgery at Botkin Hospital Program in Moscow, Russia. He holds a Medical Degree from Moscow Medical School. Crystal Run Healthcare announces the addition of three new providers to the practice in Orange County: Lindsey Curtis, PA-C, earned her Master of Physician Assistant Science degree from Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania. She is a board-certified physician assistant in urgent care and is seeing patients in Middletown. Kristin A. Tarquini, PA-C, earned her Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from Philadelphia University in Philadelphia. She is a board-certified physician assistant in urgent care and is seeing patients in Newburgh. Annabel Yuen, DO, earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Degree from Midwestern University–Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine in Downers Grove, Illinois, and completed her residency in family practice at Resurrection Medical Center in Chicago. Dr. Yuen is board-certified in family medicine and is seeing patients in Monroe. The Greater Hudson Valley Health System (GHVHS), comprising Catskill Regional Medical Center and Orange Regional Medical Center, is pleased to announce the appointment of Amanda Langseder as Director of Community Health. Langseder will work with community partners to improve the health and health equity of Sullivan and Orange counties through innovations in education, patient care, research, and community and physician engagement. She will also provide integrated research, planning and leadership in the development of community health initiatives. Prior to joining GHVHS, Langseder was the Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Director for Sullivan County Public Health, where she was responsible for managing the WIC nutrition education and food voucher program. She provided leadership for the Sullivan County Health Summit, Sullivan County Breastfeeding Coalition and the Sullivan County Oral Health Coalition. Langseder has a Master of Science degree in organizational leadership from Mercy College and a Bachelor of Arts degree in mass communica - tions from Rowan University. Orange Regional Medical Center is pleased to announce the appoint- ment of Jene Shafer, MS, MT (ASCP), as Blood Bank Manager. In her new role, Shafer oversees the Orange Regional Medical Center Blood Bank and Tissue Quality Management Plan. Working with other hospital departments, she will ensure patient safety through transfusion medicine and tissue implantation. Shafer joined the Orange Regional Medical Center team in 2012 as a medical technologist and was later promoted to laboratory supervisor of phlebotomy. Previously, Shafer worked at Bon Secours Community Hospital in Port Jervis, New York, as a medical technologist. She performed testing in blood bank, urinalysis, hematology, coagulation, chemistry and microbiology, as well as phlebotomy. She also worked at The Valley Hospital in New Jersey as a medical technologist, where she performed testing in coagulation and¢urinalysis. Shafer earned a Bachelor of Science degree in medical technology along with a minor in chemistry from St. Thomas Aquinas College. She earned a Certificate in Medical Technology from the MT School of Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, New Jersey, as well as obtaining ASCP certification and New York State licensure. She went on to complete a Master of Clinical Laboratory Science degree from Rutgers University. Shafer recently earned a Certificate in Patient Blood Management from the Society for the Advancement of Blood Management. ■ Michael Dubin, MD Lindsey Curtis, PA-C Kristin A. Tarquini, PA-C Annabel Yuen, DO Amanda Langseder Jene Shafer, MS, MT (ASCP) 1 3 M D N E W S . C O M /// M D N E W S M I D H U D S O N ■ 2 016 / 2 017

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