Emergency Department Providers

Oliver Barnyak, MD

Oliver is very excited to be at Gifford. There’s a variety of patients who come through the emergency room doors, which is what first peaked his interest in emergency medicine.

“It is still my favorite aspect of medicine and nowhere gives you more of that than a small, rural ED.”

Point of care ultrasound and delivering palliative care from within the Emergency Department are Oliver’s passions.

When he’s not in the ED, Oliver enjoys hiking, cooking, sailing, and skiing with his wife and two dogs.

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Jared Blum, MD

Dr. Blum arrived at Gifford Health Care in 2016. While his specialty is Emergency Medicine, Dr. Blum’s passion is toxicology. “I enjoy the challenge of trying to make the diagnosis to help critically ill and sick patients in the ED,” Dr. Blum says. Certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine, Dr. Blum received his MD from UVM’s College of Medicine. He attended Brown University for his residency.

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Matthew Bouteiller, PA-C

Physician Assistant, Matthew Bouteiller, joined Gifford’s staff in 2019 in the Emergency Medicine department. He has extensive knowledge of working with critically ill patients, having worked in the field for most of his twenty-year career. Before coming to Gifford, Matthew spent the majority of his emergency medicine career working at Mercy hospital in Springfield, Mass. with emergency medicine solutions. Nationally Certified, he received his PA at Springfield College in 2002. While he has stayed mostly in New England, Matthew has traveled to Peru and India for expedition and leadership training.

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Christina Harlow, DNP, FNP-BC, ENP-C

Christina Harlow DNP, FNP-BC, ENP-C specializes in both emergency and family medicine. She loves seeing patients of all ages and working with family members to ensure their loved ones receive the care they need. She has a special interest in alternative approaches to medicine, completing a fellowship in integrative medicine. She is also active in nurse practitioner education, often teaching in the emergency room. When not at work, Christina spends her time outside with her husband and kids either skiing, biking or caring for the animals on their small farm.

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Sarah Johansen, MD

Dr. Sarah Johansen is an emergency medicine physician and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area. She received her medical degree from Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and has been in practice for more than 20 years.

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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.

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