Our Providers

Michelle Wade, APRN

Michelle Wade, MSN/Ed, APRN, NP-C, ACNP-AG, takes extra care to help transition patients from one level of care to another. She specializes in adult and geriatric care and understands the special needs of this population. Drawing on years of bedside experience in both acute and long-term care, she helps patients and their families during the stressful time of inpatient care. She believes it is most important to take time to talk to patients and families and collaboratively develop a plan of care that meets the goals of the patient.

Douglass Weiss, MD

Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Douglass Weiss sees patients at Gifford Specialty Clinics in Randolph and at Sharon Health Center. He treats a wide range of conditions and injuries, and describes his philosophy of care as personalized and focused on maximizing outcomes.

“I treat patients with respect, and develop a rapport with them—how you’d want family members treated, whether it’s your 24-year-old nephew or your 8o-year-old dad. I treat their condition and diagnosis appropriately to maximize their chance for a successful outcome using different modalities, operative and nonoperative.”

Dr. Weiss, who also serves as a team physician with USA Hockey, formerly provided care as a Commander with the United States Navy, based at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune, N.C. His service included a six-month deployment in Afghanistan.

Meredith F. Welsh, DNP

Family Nurse Practitioner Meredith F. Welsh serves on the Primary Care team in Randolph. She sees patients of all ages and is passionate about improving patient experiences and health care quality. She takes a patient-centered approach to care and also enjoys helping patients manage chronic diseases, such as hypertension and diabetes.

Rachel Westbrook, PT

Rachel Westbrook, PT enjoys meeting people of all ages and abilities during her work as a physical therapist. She specifically enjoys working with older adults to help them maintain strength and independence through whatever health challenges life may bring. She loves being able to educate her patients on their conditions and answer their questions, especially those with complex problems like vestibular disorders. Personally, she’s found great benefit from weightlifting and likes to challenge her patients to get stronger during the rehab process and beyond.

Joshua White, MD

Dr. White, who serves as Gifford’s chief medical officer, is a strong advocate for his patients. “I believe that every patient wants to know, first and foremost, that you have their best interests at heart,” he said. “That you care about them and are their advocate.” Dr. White particularly enjoys critical care and orthopedics in his work at Gifford, and believes his work with Community Health Initiative (CHI) Haiti, a nonprofit he co-founded, has made him a “vastly better clinician.” He also is influenced by his wife, Kim, a personal trainer and gym owner who has increased his understanding of health, the root causes of disease, and the challenges we face with traditional approaches to medicine.

Emily Young, MSW, LICSW

Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) Emily Young has extensive experience working with palliative and hospice patients, multi-stressed families, and the older adult and geriatric populations. She has special interests in the sandwich generation, caregiver support, memory disorders, and aging in place. She describes her counseling style as strengths-based and solution-focused.

“I want to help my patients and their families move forward with their lives and goals,” Emily says. “And I want them to feel heard. Sometimes just feeling heard can make all the difference. I also like to make sure folks really understand what’s happening with their health conditions and what their care options are.”

When not working, Emily enjoys hiking, walking her dogs in the woods, cooking, traveling, and reading.

Hannah Zajac, PT, DPT, NCS

Hannah provides physical therapy to patients of all ages, from a senior in their 80s with hip pain and arthritis to an elementary-school student with a sprain. Her approach to therapy is founded on dynamic systems theory. “Essentially you look at your patient and what they have going on, and take into account the whole context of the person. Otherwise it won’t work,” she says. Hannah is board certified in neurological rehabilitation and completed a post-doctoral residency in neurological rehabilitation.

In her off time, she enjoys running, Nordic skiing, and sewing.