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James
A. Della Valle, M.D., MBA
Program Director
Letter from the Family Medicine Program Director
Medical School: Medical College of Pennsylvania
Residency: Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, PA
Dr. Della Valle joined the faculty of the Guthrie Family Medicine Residency Program as Program Director in 2009, bringing with him extensive experience in both traditional and complementary medicine. He is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine, the American Board of Emergency Medicine and the American Board of Medical Acupuncture. He also holds a certification of added qualification in Geriatrics. He is certified by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography in the areas of Abdominal Ultrasound, Adult Echocardiography and Obstetrics and Gynecology. In addition, Dr. Della Valle has held faculty appointments at Upstate Medical University, Penn State University School of Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Marywood University’s Physician Assistant Program. He is also a certified instructor in ACLS, ALSO, ATLS, FCCS, NRP and PALS. A winner of the Glenn Tymeson MD Teaching Award for Excellence in Family Medicine Teaching, Dr. Della Valle’s commitment to medical education is unmatched.
Outside of the hospital, Dr. Della Valle enjoys spending time with his family. His hobbies include woodworking, painting and playing the guitar. He serves as a medical missionary in the Republic of Haiti with Hands Together, a Catholic Mission organization.
Low-Risk OB Coordinator
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 82nd
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.
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SR Associate Director & EHR Physician Champion
Areas of special interest
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, Designated Institutional Officer for 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.
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
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 disease.
His focus is on finding early cases of Alzheimer'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 medicine and
traveler’s health.
Background: Dr Sharma was born in India to a poor family. He received scholarships
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 enjoys
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."
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