Our Providers
Pascale Stephani, FNP-BC
Location:
Gifford Health Center at Berlin - Primary Care
2418 Airport Road, Suite 1 - Berlin
Barre, VT 05641
Phone: (802) 224-3200
Fax: (802) 224-3235
Pascale Stephani takes a team approach to patient care and believes “the more informed patients are, the better off they are. We work as a team. I am here to help people—to teach and to help them get better.” Stephani provides care to patients of all ages. She is a registered nurse (RN) and nationally certified nurse-midwife (CNM), women’s health nurse practitioner (WHNP) and family nurse practitioner (FNP). When not at work, she stays active with her four children and enjoys snowboarding, biking, hiking, and visiting family in Montreal.
View full profile »Troy Stratton, PT
Location:
Kingwood Health Center
1422 Route 66
Randolph, VT 05060
Phone: (802) 728-7100
Sharon Health Center
12 Shippee Lane
Sharon, VT 05065
Phone: (802) 763-8000
Fax: (802) 763-8090
Troy Stratton, PT enjoys treating each patient as an individual and listening to what the patient is looking for from therapy. He will listen to your symptoms and limitations and work with you to develop reasonable goals for your treatment. He will assist you and motivate you to reach your goals with a thorough treatment plan that will involve an independent home program. No matter your age or activity level, he will work with you to improve your overall function.
View full profile »Emily Swint, PA-C
Location:
Gifford Medical Center – General Surgery
44 South Main Street
Randolph, VT 05060
Phone: (802) 728-2430
Fax: (802) 728-2202
Emily Swint, MPAS, PA-C, loves working with patients from their first visit through their post-procedure care. She enjoys providing solutions to medical concerns. She takes care to explain treatment options as clearly as possible as she believes communication with patients leads to better results and patients who are more active in their health care.
Emily’s mother taught her how to sew. She feels that training improved her hand-eye coordination and made her more skilled in a clinical setting.
View full profile »Hillary Sylvester MSN, RN, CNM
Location:
Gifford Primary Care – Midwifery
44 South Main Street
Randolph, VT 05060
Phone: (802) 728-2401
Fax: (802) 728-2398
Gifford Primary Care – Ob/Gyn
44 South Main Street
Randolph, VT 05060
Phone: (802) 728-2401
Fax: (802) 728-2398
Hillary Sylvester is a graduate of the Frontier Nursing University Midwifery program and has extensive nursing career experience. Her passion for midwifery came from her love of women’s health and advocacy for sexual assault programs. She fell in love with the birthing process after experiencing an emergency room delivery while working as a nurse.
“Being a midwife is about teaching women how to be the healthiest version of themselves in an environment in which they feel comfortable.”
Sylvester enjoyed studying and learning about postmenopause and would like to pass on that knowledge to patients at Gifford.
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Susan Thievon, MS, APRN, FNP-BC
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Susan is a nurse practitioner in primary care at Gifford’s Bethel Health Center.
She enjoys working with families on preventative care and discovering what’s important to them and their health. In her years of experience, it’s the variety that comes with family practice that Susan really loves. She understands the importance of getting families to engage in their own healthcare and Susan says there’s nothing quite like making a connection with multi-generational families.
Susan enjoys gardening and cycling with her husband in her free time.
View full profile »Azaliah Tillinghast, FNP-BC
Location:
Gifford Health Center at Berlin - Primary Care
2418 Airport Road, Suite 1 - Berlin
Barre, VT 05641
Phone: (802) 224-3200
Fax: (802) 224-3235
Azaliah specializes in family medicine, seeing patients of all ages and backgrounds. She particularly enjoys caring for individuals and families in central Vermont, where she served the community first as a nurse before becoming a nurse practitioner. “I enjoy being able to care for people in the same area I grew up in. I like the small community feel where everyone knows everyone.”
View full profile »Minta Trivette, DNP
Location:
Gifford Primary Care – Family Medicine
44 South Main Street
Randolph, VT 05060
Phone: (802) 728-2445
Fax: (802) 728-2115
Minta, who sees patients as part of Gifford’s Primary Care team in Randolph, was drawn here by a desire to work in rural health care and for an organization with a strong sense of community. She is committed to practicing evidence-based medicine that is informed by shared decision-making and a patient’s individual experience. “I’ve been interested in health and science my entire life, and ultimately decided to become a nurse practitioner because of the opportunity to connect with individuals and support them on their healthcare journey.”
View full profile »Roz Vara-Good, FNP
Location:
Gifford Health Center at Berlin - Primary Care
2418 Airport Road, Suite 1 - Berlin
Barre, VT 05641
Phone: (802) 224-3200
Fax: (802) 224-3235
Kingwood Health Center
1422 Route 66
Randolph, VT 05060
Phone: (802) 728-7100
Family Nurse Practitioner Roz Vara-Good serves on the Addiction Medicine team at Kingwood Health Center in Randolph and at Gifford Health Center at Berlin – Primary Care. Roz treats patients for opiate use and alcohol use disorders. In her role, she provides medications and facilitates referrals for behavioral health supports, and coordinates care with primary care providers as well as a drug and alcohol use disorder counselor.
Roz’s philosophy of care puts patients in the driver’s seat.
“They are the experts of their own bodies. My goal always is to give patients information and help them make the best decisions for themselves. In general, I want folks to feel supported and heard, and understand that their opinions are important and that I value them. Each patient is unique. What works for one won’t work for another. My goal is to figure out what works for each person.”
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Anne Viselli, MD
Location:
Gifford Health Center at Berlin - Specialty Care
82 East View Lane - Berlin
Barre, VT 05641
Phone: (802) 229-2325
Fax: (802) 229-4572
Gifford Medical Center – Urology
44 South Main Street
Randolph, VT 05060
Phone: (802) 728-2430
Fax: (802) 728-2202
It is reported that as many as two in four women have some element of incontinence and/or prolapse, and as a consequence many women are affected by what can be a debilitating condition. I especially enjoy helping to restore their quality of life.
View full profile »Michelle Wade, APRN
Location:
Gifford Medical Center – Hospitalist Medicine
44 South Main Street
Randolph, VT 05060
Phone: (802) 728-2216
Fax: (802) 728-2201
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.
View full profile »Douglass Weiss, MD
Location:
Gifford Medical Center – Orthopedics
44 South Main Street
Randolph, VT 05060
Phone: (802) 728-2430
Fax: (802) 728-2202
Sharon Health Center
12 Shippee Lane
Sharon, VT 05065
Phone: (802) 763-8000
Fax: (802) 763-8090
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.
View full profile »Meredith F. Welsh, DNP
Location:
Gifford Primary Care – Family Medicine
44 South Main Street
Randolph, VT 05060
Phone: (802) 728-2445
Fax: (802) 728-2115
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.
View full profile »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.
View full profile »Joshua White, MD
Location:
Gifford Medical Center – Emergency Medicine
44 South Main Street
Randolph, VT 05060
Phone: (802) 728-2345
Fax: (802) 728-2655
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.
View full profile »Emily Young, MSW, LICSW
Location:
Gifford Primary Care – Behavioral Health
44 South Main Street
Randolph, VT 05060
Phone: (802) 728-7940
Fax: (802) 728-2795
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.
View full profile »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.
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