Faculty

Mark Warfel, DO

Director of Graduate Medical Education
Director of St. Elizabeth Medical Group

Medical School: University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: St. Elizabeth Family Medicine Residency Program, Utica, NY
Special Interests: EMR/Practice Mgt; Hospice & Palliative Care; Quality improvement in the delivery of Primary Care; Patient safety in care transitions; Patient education & empowerment in meeting healthcare needs & staying healthy

William A. Jorgensen, DO, FAAFP

Program Director

Medical School: University of Health Science, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Womack Army Hospital, Fort Bragg, NC
Special Interests: Sports Medicine; OMT; Patient Safety

Mahesh Padmanabhan, MD, MSHI

Associate Program Director
St. Elizabeth Family Medicine Center Medical Director

Medical School: Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai, India
Residency: St. Elizabeth Family Medicine Residency Program, Utica, NY
Special Interests: Health Information Technology

Fran Chabot, MD

Associate Program Director

Medical School: Tufts University
Residency:  St. Elizabeth Family Medicine Residency Program, Utica, NY
Special Interests: Geriatrics; Hospital Resource Utilization; Microscopy, Lab & Procedure Skills

Debora Lee, DO

Director of Maternal Health

Medical School: Michigan State University, College of Osteopathic Education
Residency: Muskegon General Hospital, Muskegon, MI
Special Interests: Curriculum Dvlp’t; Women’s Health

Brad Bennett, PhD

Director of Behavioral Medicine
Director of Research & Scholarly Activity

Graduate School: Polytechnic Institute & State University
Internship: Virginia Treatment Center for Children, Richmond, VA
Special Interests: Physician-Patient Interaction, Facilitation of Treatment Adherence,
Family Therapy Principles as applied to Family Medicine, Treatment of Child Psychiatric Conditions.

Dan Horth, MD, MPH, AEMT-P, FAAFP

Family Medicine Faculty

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Residency: Washington Hospital, Washington, PA
Special Interests: Fire/rescue services, EMS

Julie Betro-Shkane, DO

Family Medicine Faculty

Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: St. Elizabeth Family Medicine Residency Program, Utica, NY
Special Interests: Women’s Health; Preventative Medicine

Brij Kumar, MD

Family Medicine Faculty

Medical School: Pt. BDS Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, India
Residency: St. Elizabeth Family Medicine Residency Program, Utica, NY
Special Interests: Inpatient/Hospital Medicine; Geriatrics

Satish Gedela, MD

Family Medicine Faculty

Medical School: Gandhi Medical College
Residency: St. Elizabeth Family Medicine Residency Program, Utica, NY
Special Interests: Inpatient/Hospital Medicine, Pediatrics, Prenatal Care

Tatyana Misyulya, MD

Family Medicine Faculty

Medical School: Dnepropetrovsk State Medical Academy, Ukraine
Residency: St. Elizabeth Family Medicine Residency Program, Utica, NY
Special Interests: Women's Health, Preventative Medicine

Matthew Mittiga, DO

Pediatrics Faculty

Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University – Golisano Children’s Hospital
Special Interests: Medical education, pediatric office procedures