UMass Memorial patients LOVE their physicians! See what they had to say in recognition of Doctors’ Day: March 30, 2019
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CONTENTS ANESTHESIOLOGY: 3 BARIATRIC SURGERY: 4 CARDIOLOGY: 5-6 DERMATOLOGY: 7 EMERGENCY MEDICINE: 8 ENDOCRINOLOGY: 9 FAMILY MEDICINE: 10-17 GASTROENTEROLOGY: 18 GERIATRIC MEDICINE: 19 GASTROENTEROLOGY: 20 HEMATOLOGY: 21 HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY: 22 INTERNAL MEDICINE: 23-29 NEUROLOGY: 30-32
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NEPHROLOGY: 33 OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY: 34 ONCOLOGY: 35 ORTHOPEDICS: 36-41 OTOLARYNGOLOGY: 42 PEDIATRICS: 43 PULMONARY DISEASE: 44 RHEUMATOLOGY: 45 TRANSPLANT SURGERY: 46-47 UROLOGY: 48 VASCULAR SURGERY: 49
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BREAST SURGERY, PLASTIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY: 50 NEUROLOGY, RHEUMATOLOGY: 51
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INTERNAL MEDICINE, NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY: 52 INTERNAL MEDICINE, MOHS SURGERY:
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PEDIATRICS, INTERNAL MEDICINE, NEUROLOGY: 54 FAMILY MEDICINE, RHEUMATOLOGY, ORTHOPEDICS: 55 INTERNAL MEDICINE, DERMATOLOGY: 56 NEUROLOGY, TRANSPLANT PODIATRY: 57 UROLOGY, NEUROLOGY: 58 NORTHBOROUGH CMG: 59 ED, OB/GYN, NEUROLOGY, INTERNAL MEDICINE: 60
THANKS TO ALL • 61-64
ANESTHESIOLOGY
Antonio Aponte-Feliciano, MD Anesthesiology UMass Memorial Medical Center
THANK YOU, Dr. Antonio Aponte... listening to everything and figuring things out, appreciate your attentiveness... made a big difference in quality care. - Kim Chartier
#WHYILOVEMYDOC
BARIATRIC SURGERY
Donald Czerniach, Jr., MD Bariatric Surgery UMass Memorial Medical Center
Thank You Dr. Czerniach, you are the best and I know I was a big challenge for you, but I would have never gotten thru without you!!! - Jackie Piette #WHYILOVEMYDOC
Richard Perugini, MD Bariatric Surgery UMass Memorial Medical Center
Dr. Perugini in the weight center!! Thank you! - Allison Hill
CARDIOLOGY
David McManus, MD Cardiovascular Disease UMass Memorial Medical Center
Thank you, Dr. David McManus for changing my life! - Kathleen Turini
#WHYILOVEMYDOC
Thank you, Dr. David McManus for being such an amazing cardiologist and a caring person. My heart challenges have been tricky, but thanks to your persistence, I feel great now. - Lois Vandekopple
CARDIOLOGY
Cynthia Ennis, DO Cardiovascular Disease UMass Memorial Medical Center
Lawrence Rosenthal, MD, PhD Cardiovascular Disease UMass Memorial Medical Center
Brigid Carlson, MD Cardiovascular Disease UMass Memorial Medical Center
Love my doctor, Cynthia Ennis!
Thank you, Dr. Rosenthal and Dr. Carlson.
- Cynthia Iwanczuk
- Donna Mace
#WHYILOVEMYDOC
DERMATOLOGY
Mark Scharf, MD Dermatology UMass Memorial Medical Center
Thank you, Dr. Mark Scharf. You are the kindest man and a perfectionist. - Cheryl Misale Mathis
#WHYILOVEMYDOC
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
ER: Amazing doctors, thank you! - Margaret Page
#WHYILOVEMYDOC
ENDOCRINOLOGY
Heather Elias, MD Endocrinology and Metabolism, Diabetes UMass Memorial Medical Center
Dr. Heather Elias in endocrinology. My first appointment was this week. I was very impressed with this initial meeting and I am very satisfied with my plan of care. Thank you. - Catherine Miron Youngstrom #WHYILOVEMYDOC
FAMILY MEDICINE
Michael Burdulis, MD Family Medicine Shrewsbury Family Medicine
Thank you Dr. Michael Burdulis! You're the best. You helped me thru the "teenage years and 20s." You made it easier to be a mom. Now, we work on me. :) - Leann Foli Eichelman #WHYILOVEMYDOC
Dilip Jain, MD Family Medicine Jain Medical Group
Thank you Dr. Dilip Jain for being there for me for the many years I’ve had you. Always patient, willing to listen, always pleasant. Kudos for his staff too. - Debra Curran #WHYILOVEMYDOC
FAMILY MEDICINE
Stephen Earls, MD Family Medicine Barre Family Health Center
To my dear doctor and friend Dr. Steve Earls. I feel like we've grown up together. Lol. - Jenny Gilvar Slavitsko
#WHYILOVEMYDOC
Bency Louidor-Paulynice, MD Family Medicine Harvard Primary Care
Dr. Bency Louidor-Paulynice!! My sister and cousin and I were talking about our new doctors and how much each of us liked them when we realized it was the same doctor! Thank you! - Robin Johnson
FAMILY MEDICINE
Phillip Fournier, MD Family Medicine UMass Memorial Medical Center
Thank you, Dr. Phillip Fournier! You’re the best! - Marci Toohil
Thank you, Dr. Phillip Fournier for always being such an amazing listener and caring doctor. - Jeannette White Holmes
#WHYILOVEMYDOC
FAMILY MEDICINE
Lisa Gussak, MD Family Medicine UMass Memorial Medical Group
Another doctor I have had the pleasure to work with a long time ago, but I know she still work for UMass. Is Dr. Lisa Gussak she was the best PCP I ever had. She is compassionate, smart and patient. I have a lot of medical issues since I was born, but I also suffer mental health issues as well. Lisa was one of the first doctors that ever made me feel safe talking to her. She was and always will be an amazing person and doctor. Thanks for all the help back when I used to see u ♼. - Stacy Hale #WHYILOVEMYDOC
FAMILY MEDICINE
Ingrid Fuller, MD Family Medicine Shrewsbury Family Medicine
Dr. Ingrid Fuller is so bright, she saved my life a year ago. Thank you so much for being my doctor all these years. - Marcia Nygard
Thank you, Ingrid Fuller — you listen, you care, and you always follow up. So thankful to have you as my doctor. - Don Welcome
Thank you, Ingrid Fuller! You listen, and you care. - Anita Thomas #WHYILOVEMYDOC
FAMILY MEDICINE
Cynthia Jeremiah, MD Family Medicine Barre Family Health Center
Thank you for everything Dr. Jeremiah!!! - Mary Jo Coughlin Thank you, Dr. Cynthia Jeremiah. - Anne L. Hardaker
#WHYILOVEMYDOC
FAMILY MEDICINE
Allison Hargreaves, MD Family Medicine Barre Family Health Center
ALL of the providers at the Barre Family Health Center are absolutely wonderful, including my amazing doctor, Dr. Hargreaves! - Amy Sands #WHYILOVEMYDOC
Christine Purington, MD Family Medicine UMass Memorial Hahnemann Family Health Center
Christine Purington [is one of the] best doctors. - Carol Goodrich
FAMILY MEDICINE
Audrey Tracey, MD Family Medicine Family Medical & Maternity Care, PC
Dr. Audrey Tracey - PCP, very happy been with her for years.
#WHYILOVEMYDOC
GASTROENTEROLOGY
I â?¤ all of my gastroenterology docs!!! Truly amazing hard working and lots of fun. - Kristina Lloyd
#WHYILOVEMYDOC
GERIATRIC MEDICINE
Randall Morse, MD Geriatric Medicine UMass Memorial Medical Center
Dr. Randall Morse is the most efficient and compassionate Doctor I have had. I love him but not in a wrong way! - Rita Wilson Doland Coughlin #WHYILOVEMYDOC
GASTROENTEROLOGY
Christopher Marshall, MD Gastroenterology Lincoln Street GI
Dr. Christopher Marshall and the team in GI and Endoscopy. Thank you for all the good care you have given to me and my family. - Catherine Miron Youngstrom
#WHYILOVEMYDOC
HEMATOLOGY
Doreen Brettler, MD Hematology UMass Memorial Medical Center
Thank you to Dr. Doreen Brettler in Hemonc. I love her funky glasses. - Nancy O'Brien LeBlanc
#WHYILOVEMYDOC
HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY
Jan Cerny, MD, PhD Hematology-Oncology UMass Memorial Medical Center
Dr. Cerny in oncology… Thank you! - Paul Shandrowski
#WHYILOVEMYDOC
INTERNAL MEDICINE
Demosthenes Agiomavritis, MD Internal Medicine Grove Internal Medicine
Sonia Bagga, MD Internal Medicine UMass Memorial Medical Center
Thank you, Demosthenes Agiomavritis for being my PCP the past 22 years here in Worcester.
Love Dr. Bagga in the Benedict Building!
- Alfred Laverty
- Karen Gervais
#WHYILOVEMYDOC
INTERNAL MEDICINE
George Eypper, MD Internal Medicine UMass Memorial Medical Center
My PCP doctor is the best. I have been with him since 1982. He Listens and has kept me going. Please do not retire yet Dr. George Eypper. I’m old now and still need you. - Lucille Hodgkins Grant #WHYILOVEMYDOC
INTERNAL MEDICINE
Bessie Hazard, MD Internal Medicine Chadwick Square Internal Medicine
Dr. Bessie Hazard. Our family thanks you for being such [a] wonderful doctors... Our parents are truly blessed to have you care for them. - RichardnMarianne Boucher #WHYILOVEMYDOC
Mary Hawthorne, MD Internal Medicine Worcester Internal Medicine
Mary Hawthorne is the best! - Mary Morrissey-Nuzzet
INTERNAL MEDICINE
Gayatridevi Ika, MD Internal Medicine Lincoln Primary Care Group/Internal Medicine
Dr. Ika: Absolutely phenomenal with chronic illness patients. - Victoria Hope McAuliffe #WHYILOVEMYDOC
Dr. Gayatri Ika!! Love her!! Such a good caring and smart doctor!! - LaTonya Adams
INTERNAL MEDICINE
Daniel Massarelli, MD Internal Medicine Hahnemann Internal Medicine
HUGE shout out to my doctors who are THE BEST [including] Daniel Massarelli!! They have always been compassionate, understanding, patient and most of all, GREAT listeners! Stay well! - Lisa Cotter Kalmbach #WHYILOVEMYDOC
INTERNAL MEDICINE
Morris Milman, MD Internal Medicine UMass Memorial Medical Center
Thank you for being an awesome doctor, Dr. Milman. Best personal doctor I’ve ever had. I appreciate you more then you’ll ever know. - Glen Whittemore
#WHYILOVEMYDOC
Elizabeth Murphy, MD Internal Medicine UMass Memorial Medical Center
Dr. Elizabeth Murphy is the best primary care doc. So glad she is teaching others to be like her! Took me 30 years to find her so that she could help me get good care. Glad I moved here. - Kelli Carter
INTERNAL MEDICINE
Robert Pollitt, DO Internal Medicine Tri-River Family Health Center
Dr. Robert Pollitt at Tri-River is the best!! - Peter Lachapelle #WHYILOVEMYDOC
Nancy Skehan, MD Internal Medicine UMass Memorial Medical Center
Thanks Dr. Nancy Skehan. - Veronice da Silva
NEUROLOGY
Roberto Bomprezzi, MD, PhD Neurology UMass Memorial Medical Center
Thank you to Dr. Bomprezzi at UMass Medical Ccenter for the great care at the MS clinic. Always a step ahead! - Lori Koleshis
#WHYILOVEMYDOC
NEUROLOGY
Idanis Berrios Morales, MD Neurology UMass Memorial Medical Center
Love Dr. Berrios Morales! She is my daughter, Courtney Noelle’s neurologist, and is amazing! We are thankful for her every day. She has helped with my daughter’s diagnosis of MS and made it a bit easier to understand. Thank you to all that help her! - Adrienne Corbett #WHYILOVEMYDOC
NEUROLOGY
Breta Boots, DO Neurology Community Neurosciences Services, LLC
I’m 67 and still kicking thanks to Dr. Boots - Carol Johnston
#WHYILOVEMYDOC
NEPHROLOGY
Glenn Kershaw, MD Nephrology UMass Memorial Medical Center
Thank you to Dr. Glenn Kershaw for trying to control my blood pressure. I think I am a challenge to you. I appreciate that you always call back when needed. - Nancy O'Brien LeBlanc #WHYILOVEMYDOC
Pang-Yen Fan, MD Nephrology UMass Memorial Medical Center
Thank you, Dr. Fan for taking care of me and my kidney! Still going strong for 22 years. I am very thankful for having good care. - Brenda Roy
OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
Elizabeth Pelkofski, MD Obstetrics & Gynecology UMass Memorial Medical Center
The other doctor I want to honor is Dr. Elizabeth Pelkofski. She and her team worked on me until I can say I'm in remission. I want to make a special honor to the nurses on the 6th floor of the ACC. You all made my recovery easier. - Marcia Nygard #WHYILOVEMYDOC
ONCOLOGY
Everybody at the oncology clinic. - Brian Farrow
#WHYILOVEMYDOC
ORTHOPEDICS
Daniel Aaron, MD Orthopedics UMass Memorial Medical Center
Dr. Aaron, UMass Memorial, thank you for giving me back my life. I dealt with 3 not so good surgeries before you, each leaving me in more pain than the last. Then I found you!! Two surgeries later, I’ve gone from a constant pain level of 15 to a 0. I’m blessed to have found you. THANK YOU. I’m now out of pain and gaining back my mobility with each therapy session and my home exercise program. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. - Glen Whittemore #WHYILOVEMYDOC
ORTHOPEDICS
Thomas Goss, MD Orthopedics UMass Memorial Medical Center
Thank you for all the great years Dr. Thomas Goss. I’ve had you since 1984 and you’ve done amazing work in holding this body together through the years. - Glen Whittemore
#WHYILOVEMYDOC
ORTHOPEDICS
Mathew Most, MD Orthopedics UMass Memorial Medical Center
Thank you to Dr. Most (arthritis and joint center). He did my right knee replacement 10 years ago and he'll be doing my left knee after the summer. He is a very caring and compassionate doctor. What I love most about him is his bedside manner. He's the best! - Debbie Simonson Geer #WHYILOVEMYDOC
ORTHOPEDICS
Eric Swart, MD Orthopedics UMass Memorial Medical Center
Thank you, Dr. Eric Swart for putng my leg back together when I sustained a traumatic compound fracture of both bones in my right leg in November 2017. Your concern and bedside compassion in addition to your surgical mastery is awesome. I will always hold a special place in my heart for you and your staff. - Susan LaFave Nazarko #WHYILOVEMYDOC
ORTHOPEDICS
Judith Siegel, MD Orthopedics UMass Memorial Medical Center
Thank you to Dr. Judith Siegel who has seen me through a rough few months, always willing to listen. (have to give a shout out to her assistant Rudy who has always made me feel special). - Mary Mancini #WHYILOVEMYDOC
ORTHOPEDICS
Yvonne Arden Shelton, MD Orthopedics/Pediatric UMass Memorial Medical Center UMass Memorial Orthopedics at Westborough
Dr. Yvonne Shelton, you are an amazing doctor to work with as a parent. - Mary Mancini #WHYILOVEMYDOC
OTOLARYNGOLOGY
Beth Colombo, MD Otolaryngology North County ENT
Dr. Colombo - ENT, she is awesome. - Heidi Harris
#WHYILOVEMYDOC
PEDIATRICS
Suzanne Sprague, MD Pediatrics Westborough Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
I love my PCP, Dr. Suzanne Sprague, MD; she is very smart, compassionate, understanding and caring doctor. Not all doctors take the time to listen to their patients, but she does. She lets me have a say in my care and sees me as often as I need. I have chronic health conditions that need to be monitored on a biweekly basis and never once have I felt that I was bothering her. She is one of the best doctors I have ever worked with and I have worked with many since I was a baby. - Stacy Hale
#WHYILOVEMYDOC
PULMONARY DISEASE
Steven Davis, MD Pulmonary Disease UMass Memorial Medical Center
Thank you to Dr. Davis... always compassionate... going beyond to help my son, Joe, adapt to his CPAP machine... again thanks. - Evelyn Maki
#WHYILOVEMYDOC
RHEUMATOLOGY
Zheni Stavre, MD Rheumatology UMass Memorial Medical Center
Thank you Dr. Stavre for listening and answering my questions. You have helped with my pains. You're the best rheumatologist. I feel comfortable with your care. You show me you care. Thank you. - Rosa Santos #WHYILOVEMYDOC
TRANSPLANT SURGERY
Not enough words to thank the awesome transplant team for their care and giving new life through the unselfish gift of a donor. - John and Maureen Hodson
#WHYILOVEMYDOC
TRANSPLANT SURGERY
To all staff at the UMass transplant clinic. Thank you for my second chance at life. I have embraced and cherished my gift of life. Please be a donor!! Thank you to the whole team of 50 doctors. - Laurie Burbo
#WHYILOVEMYDOC
UROLOGY
Mitchell Bamberger, MD Urology UMass Memorial Medical Center
Dr. Bamberger, Urology at Memorial. He really knows what he is doing, explain everything that you can understand. He is knowledgeable on his work. He has been helping me with those unwanted kidney stones. He is a patient-centered doctor. I think that when you keep coming to the same doctor it is because he has been helping you. Not only for me but I bet that he has help many lives. He deserves a big award for his knowledge. - Marline Ruiz #WHYILOVEMYDOC
VASCULAR SURGERY
Francesco Aiello, MD Vascular Surgery UMass Memorial Medical Center
Thank you, Dr. Francesco Aiello for taking care of my husband. - Pauline Hebert
#WHYILOVEMYDOC
BREAST SURGERY | PLASTIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
Anne Larkin, MD Breast Surgery UMass Memorial Medical Center
Janice Lalikos, MD Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery UMass Memorial Medical Center
Thank you, especially Dr. Larkin and Dr. Lalikos. - Rick An Gerri Cochran Jr #WHYILOVEMYDOC
NEUROLOGY | RHEUMATOLOGY
Mikhail Vydrin, MD Neurology UMass Memorial Medical Center, Heywood Hospital
Gary Wolf, MD Rheumatology UMass Memorial Medical Center Baystate Mary Lane Outpatient Center
Dr. Gary Wolf, Dr. Vydrin, I love working with both of you! - Carrie Lynn Carliell
#WHYILOVEMYDOC
INTERNAL MEDICINE | NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY
Jayanthi Kumar, MD Internal Medicine Lincoln Street Internal Medicine
Gerald McGillicuddy, MD Neurological Surgery UMass Memorial Medical Center
THE BEST: Dr. Jayanthi Kumar, Dr. Gerald McGillicuddy - Lorna Callahan #WHYILOVEMYDOC
INTERNAL MEDICINE | MOHS SURGERY
Richard Lerner, MD Internal Medicine UMass Memorial Medical Center
Dori Goldberg, MD Mohs Surgery, Dermatology UMass Memorial Medical Center
Love Dr. Richard Lerner [and] Dr. Goldberg. Always being there for me, always treated with respect and listened to. - Vicki Petniunas Stacy #WHYILOVEMYDOC
PEDIATRICS | INTERNAL MEDICINE | NEUROLOGY
John Solomonides, MD Pediatrics - General Pediatrics Internal Medicine UMass Memorial Medical Center
Catherine Phillips, MD Neurology, Epilepsy UMass Memorial Medical Center
Great, thx to my son's medical team. Doctors Solomonides, Phillips… Amazing – all of them. - Deb Gonzalez #WHYILOVEMYDOC
FAMILY MEDICINE | RHEUMATOLOGY | ORTHOPEDICS
Robert Baldor, MD Family Medicine UMass Memorial Medical Center
Deborah DeMarco, MD Rheumatology UMass Memorial Medical Center
Daniel Aaron, MD Orthopedics UMass Memorial Medical Center
I have the best doctors, I love them all — from my primary care Dr. Baldor, and my specialist Dr. Demarco in rheumatology… and Dr. Aaron in sports medicine. I really lucked out with the perfect team. - Ellen Erickson Landry #WHYILOVEMYDOC
INTERNAL MEDICINE | DERMATOLOGY
Sumrine Raja, MD Internal Medicine UMass Memorial Medical Center
Heather Gallo, MD Internal Medicine Shrewsbury Internal Medicine
Nikki Levin, MD Dermatology UMass Memorial Medical Center
Dr. Raja, Dr. Gallo, Dr. Levin — you've all helped me in one way or another by being a part of my medical care. Thank you. - Kristen Sullivan #WHYILOVEMYDOC
NEUROLOGY | TRANSPLANT | PODIATRY
Oguz Cataltepe, MD Neurological Surgery UMass Memorial Medical Center
Adel Bozorgzadeh, MD Transplant Surgery UMass Memorial Medical Center
Frances Lagana, DPM Podiatric Surgery UMass Memorial Medical Center
Neurosurgeon Dr. Cataltepe, Liver Specialist Dr. Bozorgzadeh, Podiatrist Dr. Lagana, Urologists Dr. Bellin and Dr. Yates, Neurologist Dr. Bella... all wonderful docs on our team! - Geri Spencer #WHYILOVEMYDOC
UROLOGY | NEUROLOGY
Paula Bellin, MD Urology UMass Memorial Medical Center
Jennifer Yates, MD Urology UMass Memorial Medical Center
Isabelita Bella, MD Neurology UMass Memorial Medical Center
Neurosurgeon Dr. Cataltepe, Liver Specialist Dr. Bozorgzadeh, Podiatrist Dr. Lagana, Urologists Dr. Bellin and Dr. Yates, Neurologist Dr. Bella... all wonderful docs on our team! - Geri Spencer #WHYILOVEMYDOC
NORTHBOROUGH CMG
Joel Hurwitz, MD Internal Medicine Marlborough Internal Medicine
Susan Shih, MD Rheumatology Northborough Rheumatology
Apeksha Tripathi, MD, MPH Family Medicine Northborough Family Medicine
All doctors at Northborough CMG, 112 Main St. - Robin Andrews Houde #WHYILOVEMYDOC
Connie Drexler, MD Internal Medicine Northborough Medical
ED | OB/GYN | NEUROLOGY | INTERNAL MEDICINE
John Haran, Jr., MD Emergency Medicine UMass Memorial Medical Center
Maria Narducci, MD Obstetrics & Gynecology Central Mass OB/GYN Associates
Gerald McGillicuddy, MD Neurological Surgery UMass Memorial Medical Center
Michael Galica, MD Internal Medicine Hahnemann Internal Medicine
Dr. John Haran, Dr. Maria Narducci, Dr. Gerald McGillicuddy and Dr. Michael Galica deserve huge shout outs! Thank you for all you've done for us! - Sue Lucci Aucoin #WHYILOVEMYDOC
ICU LEVEL 3
Thank you, all the doctors at ICU Level 3 who have helped my sister Ana Costa. They are the best. My family & I are very thankful for the care and patients. - Cecilia Reis
#WHYILOVEMYDOC
Thank you to all the physicians, perfect team work! - Susan McKenney
In appreciation of all the best doctors... thank you. - Gregoria Garcia
Great nurses/doctors. - Phyllis Angers
#WHYILOVEMYDOC
THANKS TO ALL
Thank you to all the doctors at UMass Memorial Medical. - Jane Hannah Bulger
Salutes to all UMass doctors! - Ying Wang
THANKS TO ALL
Thank you one and all! - Betty L Furmanick
Gracias - Edna Reyes
Awesome staff. Every one of them. - Laurie Burbo
I thank all doctors at UMass hospitals. May the Lord almighty strengthen them and bless them always. - Georgina Tyrie Kwakye
Very good care, everyone so nice to me. Highly recommended. - Lorelie Linton #WHYILOVEMYDOC
THANKS TO ALL Love Clinton Hospital!!! - Mish Georgeson
En sus manos esa está la grandeza de Dios, Qué Dios los bendiga siempre Amén. (In His hands is the goodness/greatness of God, may God bless you always. Amen.)
- Myrna Morales Rosa
#WHYILOVEMYDOC
Thank you to many of the UMass, University Campus, for all the great Medical care I have received over the years. ❤ - Joan Golden
Thanks all. - Betty Gaidanowicz