Guthrie - Family Medicine

RESIDENCY

FAMILY PRACTICE RESIDENCY PROGRAM FACULTY

Robert McClelland MD - Family Medicine Robert T. McClelland, M.D.

Program Director

Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda MD

Residency Training: Womack Army Medical Center Family Medicine Residency, Fort Bragg, NC

Academic Faculty Fellowship: Faculty Development, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Areas of special interest
Women’s health and maternity care, office-based procedures, Pediatrics, Dermatology, Sports Medicine and teaching.

Background
Dr. McClelland was born and raised in southeast Pennsylvania and graduated from both Messiah College and Penn State University before entering the US Army and earning his medical degree. He has been all across the USA, El Salvador and Iraq, settling in Baghdad for over 6 months. He has been chief of a Family Practice Service, chief of Primary Care and Community Medicine Division, a residency teaching faculty and a Battalion Surgeon in the 82^nd Airborne Division. (All the WAY!)

He came to Guthrie for the combination of teaching, administration and collaborative patient care opportunities. When not at work, he can be found with his family, down on the farm!

Philosophy on health care
Health Care is a partnership between a clinician-teacher and a patient-learner. Balance in all things is important for both parts of this partnership.

Thomas Yaeger, M.D.

SR Associate Director & EHR Physician Champion

Areas of special interest
Care of the whole family. Electronic health records. Patient education.

Background
Dr. Yaeger was raised in California and Minnesota and educated in Los Angeles, California. He began his formal education at the University of California in Santa Barbara where he received his bachelor's degree in cellular and organismal biology in 1974. He received his medical degree from the University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine in 1978. After graduation, Dr. Yaeger completed a UCSF family medicine residency at the Community Hospital of Sonoma County in Santa Rosa, California. He entered solo rural practice in northern California for 13 years. During this time, he also taught part-time with a residency program.

Upon deciding to emphasize residency education, Dr. Yaeger came to Pennsylvania in 1994. He completed a one-year faculty development fellowship at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1996. Outside of work, he enjoys hiking, motorcycle riding, and forestry management.

Philosophy on health care
""Health care is all about the enduring relationship between a doctor and a patient. My role as a physician is to be the patient's personal consultant, coach, and medical scientist. "

Francis G. Belardi, M.D.

Chair of Department of Family Medicine; Executive Vice President of Clinical Affairs for the Guthrie Clinic, Interim Director of Medical Education, Robert Packer Hospital

Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska

Internship: Rhode Island Hospital – Brown University Program Program in Medicine, Providence, RI

Residency: Ohio State University Medical Center Columbus, OH

Fellowship: University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC

Special Interests: Colorectal cancer screening, medicolegal / risk management issues, medical office redesign, primary care practice-based research / clinical research, computers in medicine

Background: Dr. Belardi was born, raised and educated in downstate New York near the West Point military academy. He received his BS at Iona College and his MD at Creighton University School of Medicine. His post-graduate training took him to Providence, RI, Columbus, OH and Chapel Hill, NC. Most of his pre-Guthrie career was devoted to the practice of family medicine in the private sector and as a staff physician / physician manager for the Kaiser Permanente Health system. During the early 1980s, he taught in the family medicine residency at Riverside Hospital – Medical College of Ohio, Toledo. When not practicing medicine or teaching, he can be found enjoying his family, sailing or downhill skiing.

Philosophy on Health Care: Dr. Belardi believes that the best patient care occurs in the patient-centered model of health care delivery. The patient must be treated within the context of his disease and not as an illness.

Deepali Bobra, MD

FMS & Adult Medicine Coordinator

Medical School:

B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad, India

Residency Training: Guthrie/Robert Packer Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program

Areas of Interest:

Family oriented patient care, adult medicine, women’s health and maternity care, dermatologic procedures.

Background:

Born and raised in India, Dr. Bobra received a national merit based entrance into one of the best medical schools in India. After that she completed residency training in OB-GYN. Dr. Bobra was the chief obstetrician in a private clinic in India. She decided to move to the United States and complete a Family Medicine Residency with OB training; and due to interests in teaching, chose to become a faculty member with Guthrie Family Medicine. When not at work, Dr. Bobra enjoys spending time with her husband and 2 children.

Albert Lichtenstein, PhD
Director, Behavioral Science and Associate Director of the Residency

SR Associate Director

Areas of special interest
Marital and family therapy, teaching counseling skills in family medicine, Balint groups, evaluation of residents

Background
Dr. Lichtenstein was raised in Baltimore, Maryland. He received his undergraduate and master's degrees from the University of Maryland. He received his doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Michigan State University. Dr. Lichtenstein has a strong interest in marital and family therapy, Balint training and translation of marital/family/cognitive theories for use in family medicine. He chose to work at Guthrie because of the medical center environment in a rural area. He enjoys spending time with his wife and two sons, biking and hiking with his dogs.

He has been quite active in the American Balint Society, serving on the National Council, as Secretary, as Coordinator of Supervision, and currently chairs the Credentialing Coordinating Committee. He has also been active in helping the Balint Society of Australia develop Balint work in that county.

Laurie Gleockner
Residency Program Coordinator

Laurie makes her home in the Valley with her family and enjoys traveling, tutoring in the local literacy program including English as a Second Language, and walking. A native of the Valley, she has lived in the area all of her life and has attended local schools and colleges.

Laurie is new to the Family Medicine Program Coordinator role and has recently become a member of the Association of Family Medicine Administrators. Laurie travels to the national residency conference in Kansas City each year. She is the residency contact person and a resource for students, residents and faculty members, assisting in the residents’ transition into the program and institution, and assisting in their educational and personal journey to graduation.

Genevieve Marie Minick MD - Family Medicine Genevieve Minick, MD
Associate, Family Medicine
Medical Student Coordinator
Director of Quality Assurance/Improvement

Medical School: MCP-Hahnemann School of Medicine (Now Drexel)

Residency: Crozer-Keystone Family Medicine Residency

Areas of Interests: Family-centered maternity care, Office based procedures, Care of the whole family.

Background: I grew up in Philadelphia and graduated from Chestnut Hill College. After, residency, I worked at a federally-funded community health center in Philadelphia. Because I wanted to practice the full spectrum of family medicine I decided to come to Guthrie. I love doing Ob care and seeing the whole family. When I'm not at work I enjoy spending time with my family and volunteering in my community.

Donald E. Phykitt, D.O.
Director, Guthrie Sports Medicine

Director, Osteopathic Education

Areas of special interest
Sports medicine, osteopathic manipulation

Background
Dr. Phykitt was raised and educated in New York. He began his formal education at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York where he earned a bachelor's degree in animal science in 1981. He received his medical degree from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1989. After graduation, he completed a rotating internship at the Delaware Valley Medical Center in Langhorne, PA. His residency in family medicine was completed at Warren Hospital in Phillipsburg, New Jersey and a primary care/sports medicine fellowship with Penn State sports medicine at Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Dr. Phykitt chose to come to work at Guthrie Clinic because he was looking for a group situation where he could grow professionally, be involved with local schools and teach both residents and students. His interests include running, bike riding, cross country skiing and church activities.

Philosophy on health care
"The best medical care occurs between a physician and patient as a team effort. The patient deserves personalized, quality treatment delivered in a caring manner. Patients also must agree to work on a healthy, active lifestyle to maximize their quality of life. The physician must help 'coach' them in lifestyle choices."

Ram C Sharma MD - Internal Medicine

Ram C Sharma, MD

Medical school: Patna Medical College, Shate of Bihar, India

Internship: Patna Medical College Hospital

Residency: Robert Packer Hospital in internal medicine

Fellowship: Fellowship in Geriatrics at the VA Medical Center and Madigan Army Medical Hospital in Tacoma, Washington

Special interests: All aspects of dementia, especially Alzheimer’s diease. His focus is on finding early cases of alzhemier’s dementia and treating patients in the community setting for as long as possible. Dr Sharma is director of the memory clinic. He has additional interests in tropical medine and traveler’s health.

Background: Dr Sharma was born in India to a poor family. He received scholardhips to attend school and college. After graduation from medical school, his interests took him to Germany, Great Britain, and the West Indies before settling in Sayre, Pa. Dr Sharma teaches geriatrics to the residents both in internal medicine and in family medicine. Active in the internal medicine program, he advises the program about cultural competency in learning and performance. He enjoys spending time with his wife and 3 children. He also playing bridge and golf. He continues to travel.

Philosophy of Health Care- "I believe in cost effective health care and the avoidance of waste. Practicing evidence based medicine within the means of the institution is the goal."

Esther Van Dyke, M.D.

Coordinator, Community Orientated Primary Care

Medical Director, Guthrie Center for Family Medicine

Medical School: Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

Residency Training: Guthrie/Robert Packer Hospital Family Medicine Residency

Academic Faculty Fellowship: Guthrie/Robert Packer Hospital Family Medicine Residency University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Areas of special interest
Community-Oriented Primary Care, Maternity Care / Obstetrics, Community Activities, Research in Primary Care, Sports Medicine, Patient Wellness.

Background
Dr. Van Dyke was raised and educated in Pennsylvania. She graduated as the valedictorian of her Athens High School class. After studying biology/chemistry and psychology at Lock Haven University, she graduated cum laude in 1992 and received her medical degree from Temple University Medical School in 1996. She enjoys the variety that family medicine offers. Dr. Van Dyke chose Guthrie for her residency and because of the quality of the program and the location near her hometown of Athens. She is a proponent of preventative health care and patient education. Dr. Van Dyke also enjoys crafts, quilting, racquetball and running. She is most noted by her colleagues /patients for her involvement in the community.