For many of us, a nurse practitioner or physician assistant is someone we see regularly and have come to know and trust. They care for us when we’re sick, follow our progress, answer our questions and help us understand our options along the way.
Throughout the Mohawk Valley, these advanced practice providers work in primary care offices, specialty practices and hospitals, alongside physicians and other members of the health care team.
Our readers nominated this year’s honorees because they wanted the people who have cared for them to be recognized, too. We’re pleased to include them in Top Doctors and celebrate the important role they play in the health and well-being of our region.
Advanced Practice Providers
Amanda Stewart, FNP, Amanda Stewart Family Health Nurse Practitioner PLLC
Jordynn Odin, FNP-BC, Bassett Healthcare Network
Alex Carangelo, PA, CNY Brain & Spine Neurosurgery
Kevin Gehr, PA, CNY Brain & Spine Neurosurgery
Laura Buschmann, PA, MVHS Bariatric Group
Reid Beattie, PA, CNY Brain & Spine Neurosurgery
Jonathan Mirabal, CRNA, Wynn Hospital
Jackie Ireland, PA, CNY Brain & Spine Neurosurgery
Cathryn Barns, NP, Dermatology, Mohawk Glen Medical Park and Health Center
Kristin Gallagher, NP/FNP, Generations Family Health NP’s
Marilyn Lebiednik, NP, Rome Health
Jordan Smithers, CRNA, Wynn Hospital
Michal Hovak, NP, Blooming Pediatrics
Coral Montana, NP, Blooming Pediatrics
Kaitlin Butler, CRNA, Wynn Hospital
Shannon Lee, FNP-C, Slocum-Dickson Medical Group
Ashley LaMonica, NP, Arthritis Specialists
Marianne Turner, FNP-BC, Rome Health
Nicole Marchesani, NP, Generations Family Health NP’s
Tracey Downs, FNP, Generations Family Health NP’s
Optometry
Dr. Matthew Wadas, Wadas Eye Group
Dr. Ralph Lott, Slocum-Dickson Medical Group
Dr. Sam Bono, New Hartford Eye Associates
WITH THANKS TO THOSE WHO CARE FOR US
One of my favorite parts of putting together our Top Doctors issue is getting to know more about the people behind the names we hear every day. A physician someone recommends becomes a person whose story I now know, whose path brought them here, and whose approach to medicine I understand a little better. I hope these pages have given you that same sense of connection.
At some point, we all need someone to turn to with a health concern. Sometimes it’s a question at a routine visit. Other times, it’s something unexpected that changes the course of our lives. In those moments, it matters to know who is here, what they do and where we can turn for help.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to nominate a physician or provider who has made a difference in your life or the life of someone you love. And thank you to the practices and health care organizations that helped us tell their stories.
We’re also grateful to our presenting sponsor, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, for supporting Top Doctors for a second year and helping us recognize the people who devote their work to the health and well-being of the Mohawk Valley.
To this year’s honorees, congratulations. Your patients took the time to tell us what you have meant to them, and I think that says more than any award ever could. It’s a privilege for us to share some of that appreciation in these pages.
Thank you for being here for our families, our neighbors and all of us who call the Mohawk Valley home.
