Eric Schackow, MD, PhD, FAAFP
Family Medicine Program Director
Specialties: Family Medicine and Clinical Informatics.
Dr. Schackow completed his Family Medicine Residency at Michigan State University/Genesys Regional Medical Center in Grand Blanc, Michigan. He received his Bachelor of Science and his Doctor of Medicine degrees from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, Illinois. He also received his PhD and served as a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Biological Chemistry at Northwestern University.
Julie Betro-Shkane, DO
Associate Family Medicine Program Director
Medical Director at the Sister Rose Vincent Family Medicine Center
Specialty: Family Medicine
Dr. Betro-Shkane received her Doctor of Osteopathy from New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in Old Westbury, NY, completed an Osteopathic Internship at the St. Elizabeth-University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNECOM) Osteopathic Internship program and her Residency at the Bassett-St. Elizabeth Family Medicine Program and completed her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Utica College.
Andrea Finocchiaro, DO
Family Medicine Program Director
Director of Osteopathic Education
Specialty: Family Medicine
Dr. Finocchiaro received her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie, Pennsylvania, and her Bachelor of Arts in Biology with honors from Utica College in Utica, New York. She completed her residency in Family Medicine at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, New York.
Francis Chabot, MD
Sister Rose Vincent Family Medicine Center Lead Preceptor
Specialty: Family Medicine
Dr. Chabot received his medical degree from Tufts University and completed his residency at St. Elizabeth Family Medicine Residency Program, Utica, NY. He completed his Bachelor of Science in Zoology from the University of New Hampshire.
Nay Linn Aung, MD
Specialty: Family Medicine/Diabetes Management
Dr. Aung received his medical degree from the Institution of Medicine-1 in Yangon, Burma. He completed his residency at St. Elizabeth Family Medicine Program in Utica, NY. Dr. Aung also completed the Diabetes Fellowship at East Carolina University in North Carolina.
Specialty: Family Medicine/Outpatient Medicine
Dr. Hua practices full spectrum outpatient Family Medicine, including obstetrics and sees patients of all ages at our Sister Rose Vincent Family Medicine Center. She received her medical degree from American University of Antigua College of Medicine and completed her residency at St. Elizabeth Family Medicine Residency Program in Utica, NY, where she served as Chief Resident. Dr. Hua earned her Bachelor of Science at Long Island University.
Goutham Malempati, MD, MHA, FAAFP, SFHM
Director of the Hospitalist Department
Specialty: Family Medicine/Inpatient Medicine
Dr. Malempati received his bachelors degree and medical degree from Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College (India) and his Masters Degree in Health Care Administration from Utica College, Utica, NY. He is a graduate of St. Elizabeth Family Medicine Residency Program in Utica, NY, a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians and a Senior Fellow of Hospital Medicine.
Andrea Johnson, DO
Specialty: Family Medicine/Inpatient Medicine
Dr. Johnson received her medical degree at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA. She completed her residency at St. Elizabeth Family Medicine Residency Program, Utica, NY and earned her Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry at Siena College in Loudonville, NY.
Afsar Khan, MD
Specialty: Family Medicine/Emergency Medicine
Dr. Khan received his medical degree at Allama Iqbal Medical College, Iahore Pakistan. He completed his residency at St. Elizabeth Family Medicine Residency Program in Utica, NY. Dr. Khan has been the Director of Emergency Medicine for Mohawk Valley Health System for five years.
John Leuenberger, DO
Specialty: Family Medicine/Neuromuscular Medicine
Dr. Leuenberger received his medical degree from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA. He completed his residency at the United Health Services Family Medicine Residency Program and earned his Associates of Science in Biology from Mohawk Valley Community College, Utica, NY and his Bachelor of Science in Engineering and Management at Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY. Additionally, he completed a Neuromuscular Medicine fellowship at Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor, ME. He is also certified in Medical Acupuncture
Rebecca LaValley, MD
Specialty: Family Medicine/Outpatient Medicine
Dr. LaValley received her medical degree from State University of New York Upstate Medical University. She completed her residency at St. Elizabeth Family Medicine Residency Program in Utica, NY and earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Lemoyne College, Syracuse, NY.
Amanda Roublick, MD
Specialty: Family Medicine/Pediatrics
Dr. Roublick earned her medical degree from the University of California in San Diego, California. She served as chief pediatric resident during her pediatrics residency training at Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, California, where she was named the Pediatric ICU Resident of the Year in 2014. Dr. Roublick earned her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacology and Biopsychology from the University of California in Santa Barbara, California.
Certified in Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Basic Life Support and as a Neonatal Resuscitation Program provider. Dr. Roublick speaks Spanish in addition to English.
Theresa Martorella, MD
Specialty: Family Medicine/Pediatrics
Prior to joining the MVHS Medical Group, Dr. Martorella was affiliated with Montefiore Medical Group in the Bronx, New York, as an attending physician in a pediatric clinic.
Dr. Martorella earned her Doctor of Medicine from the New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, and her Bachelor of Arts in Biological Sciences summa cum laude from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. She completed a Pediatric residency at The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx.
Board certified in Pediatrics and has teaching experience in conflict resolution and pediatric obesity prevention.
Janki Patel, MD
Specialty: Family Medicine/Geriatrics
Dr. Patel received her medical degree from American University of Antigua and completed her residency at St. Elizabeth Family Medicine Residency Program in Utica, NY., and completed her Geriatric Fellowship at the University of Rochester Strong Memorial Health System. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Human Biology from the University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA.
Vishal Vakani, MD
Specialty: Family Medicine/Inpatient Medicine
Dr. Vakani received his medical degree from American University of Antigua and completed his residency at St. Elizabeth Family Medicine Residency Program in Utica, NY. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Biological Science at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA.
Katherine Warden, PhD
Specialty: Behavioral Health
Dr. Warden earned her doctorate in Clinical Forensic Psychology and her Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology at Alliant International University, California School of Forensic Studies in Fresno, California. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology at State University of New York (SUNY) at Cortland in Cortland, New York. Dr. Warden is a licensed psychologist and a Batterer’s Intervention Program (BIP) Facilitator, having completed BIP Facilitator training and domestic violence training. Dr. Warden is the Director of our Behavioral Medicine Program.
Suna Soguktas, MD
Specialty: Family Medicine / Outpatient Medicine
Suna Soguktas practices full spectrum outpatient Family Medicine, including obstetrics, and sees patients of all ages at our Sister Rose Vincent Family Medicine Center. Dr. Soguktas received her medical degree from Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty in Istanbul, Turkey. She completed two residencies; Zeynep Kamil Gynecologic and Pediatric Training Research Hospital OB/GYN Residency Program
in Istanbul, Turkey, and Michigan State University – Sparrow Family Medicine Residency Training in Lansing, Michigan. She has more than 20 years of experience. Prior to joining MVHS, Dr. Soguktas was chief of delivery service at Ankara Sincan State Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Fadi Zakko, MD
Specialty: Pediatrics
Dr. Zakko earned his Doctor of Medicine from University of Aleppo – Faculty of Medicine in the Syrian Arab Republic. He completed a pediatric residency at West Virginia University/Charleston Area Medical Center – Women and Children’s Hospital in Charleston, West Virginia.
Stephen Hudyncia, MD
Specialty: Psychiatry/Neurology
Dr. Hudyncia earned his residency at Albany Medical center Hospital in Albany, New York. He attended medical school at the SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine in Buffalo, New York and earned his bachelor’s degree from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York.
Sushma Kaul, MD
Specialty: Critical Care Medicine
Dr. Kaul earned her Doctor of Medicine and a pre-medical degree in Medical Sciences from Kashmir University in Srinagar, India. She completed a fellowship in Critical Care Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, New York, a fellowship in Pulmonary Diseases from St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital at Columbia University in New York, New York, a residency and internship in Internal Medicine at Catholic Medical Center, a hospital affiliated with Cornell University in Jamaica, New York, and a rotating internship in Medicine, Surgery and Obstetrics/Gynecology at Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital in Srinagar, India.
Ashok Patel, MD, FACC
Specialty: Cardiology
Dr. Patel received his medical degree from B.J. Medical College (Ahmedabad, India). He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Coney Island Hospital (Brooklyn, NY) and a fellowship in Cardiology at Coney Island Hospital (Brooklyn, NY).
Jonathan Wigderson, DO
Specialty: Orthopedics
Dr. Wigderson earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Athens, Ohio. He completed a residency in Orthopedic Surgery at Peninsula Hospital Center in Far Rockaway, New York, and fellowships in Orthopedic Trauma at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, New York, and in Orthopedics at Booth Memorial Medical Center in Flushing, New York. He also completed a rotating internship at Mount Clemens General Hospital in Mount Clemens, Michigan.
