Twenty-two Practitioners Join Bassett Healthcare Network in August

COOPERSTOWN—Bassett Healthcare Network welcomed 22 new practitioners during the month of August, according to a press release issued on Tuesday, September 1.

Nirav Agrawal, MBBS, has joined Bassett Healthcare Network as a hospitalist at A.O. Fox Hospital.

As a hospitalist, Dr. Agrawal provides care to adult patients admitted to the hospital, including diagnosis and treatment of illness, prescriptions, specialist referrals following a patient’s hospital stay, and more. Dr. Agrawal earned his medical degree from SMT NHL Municipal Medical College in Gujarat, India. His residency in internal medicine took place at Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, MD. He also completed a fellowship in Geriatric Medicine at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

Abolfazl Ahmady, MD, has joined Bassett Healthcare Network as a hospitalist at Bassett Medical Center (1 Atwell Road, Cooperstown), A.O. Fox Hospital (1 Norton Avenue, Oneonta), Little Falls Hospital (140 Burwell Street, Little Falls), O’Connor Hospital (460 Andes Road, Delhi), and Cobleskill Regional Hospital (178 Grandview Drive, Cobleskill).

As a hospitalist, Dr. Ahmady provides care to patients admitted to the hospital, including diagnosis and treatment of illness, prescriptions, specialist referrals following a patient’s hospital stay, and more. Dr. Ahmady earned his medical degree from American University of Antigua. He completed his residency at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown.

Danielle Clifford, MD, has joined Bassett Healthcare Network as an attending physician with Psychiatry at Bassett Medical Center. She provides comprehensive psychiatric care to patients of all ages, including children, adolescents and adults. She is accepting new patients by appointment.

Dr. Clifford earned her medical degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University College of Medicine in Syracuse. Her residency in psychiatry took place at University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School in Worcester, Massachusetts. She also completed a fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School in Worcester. She is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Michael Dahle, DO, has joined Bassett Healthcare Network as a physician with Tele-Radiology at Bassett Healthcare Network.

Dr. Dahle earned his medical degree from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kirksville, Missouri. He completed his residency in radiology and diagnostic radiology at the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky. He also completed a fellowship in body computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is certified in radiology and diagnostic radiology by the American Board of Radiology.

Makai Dunne, MD, has joined Bassett Healthcare Network as an attending physician with Psychiatry at Bassett Medical Center. He provides psychiatric care to adults in the hospital’s Inpatient Unit. 

Dr. Dunne earned his medical degree from Albany Medical College and completed his residency in psychiatry at Albany Medical Center Hospital.

Cassie Fairchild, MD, has joined Bassett Healthcare Network as an attending physician in Family Medicine at Bassett Health Center Edmeston-Burlington (15 Turner Lane, Edmeston). Dr. Fairchild provides comprehensive medical care to children, adolescents and adults. She is accepting new patients by appointment.

Dr. Fairchild earned her medical degree from University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore. She then completed her residency in family medicine at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. She is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine.

Jacob Griggs, MD, has joined Bassett Healthcare Network as a physician with Tele-radiology.

Dr. Griggs earned his medical degree from University of Miami School of Medicine. His residency in diagnostic radiology took place at Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida in Miami Beach. He also completed a fellowship in magnetic resonance imaging at the University of Rochester.

Valerie Hardoon, MD, has joined Bassett Healthcare Network as a physician specializing in Emergency and Trauma Services at Bassett Medical Center, A.O. Fox Hospital, Little Falls Hospital, Cobleskill Regional Hospital, O’Connor Hospital, and A.O. Fox Hospital’s Tri-Town campus (43 Pearl Street, Sidney).

Dr. Hardoon earned her medical degree from the American University of the Caribbean in Coral Gables, Florida. Her residency in emergency medicine took place at the Arnot Ogden Medical Center Program in Elmira.

Alexandria Iglesia, PA, has joined Bassett Healthcare Network as a physician assistant with Emergency Medicine. She works at A.O. Fox Hospital, A.O. Fox Hospital’s Tri-Town Campus, Bassett Medical Center, Cobleskill Regional Hospital, Little Falls Hospital, O’Connor Hospital, Bassett Convenient Care Near Cooperstown (4580 State Highway 28, Milford), Bassett Convenient Care Herkimer (321 East Albany Street, Herkimer), and Bassett Convenient Care Oneonta (1 Associate Drive, Oneonta).

Iglesia earned her degree as a physician assistant from the Albany Medical College Physician Assistant Program in Albany.  She is certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.

Jasvindar Kumar, BBS, has joined Bassett Healthcare Network as a hospitalist at Bassett Medical Center and Little Falls Hospital. Dr. Kumar is accepting new patients by appointment. He provides care to patients admitted to the hospital, including diagnosis and treatment of illness, prescriptions, specialist referrals following a patient’s hospital stay, and more. 

Dr. Kumar earned his medical degree from Khyber Medical College in Peshawar, Pakistan. His residency took place with Bassett Medical Center.

Logan Mancuso, MD, has joined Bassett Healthcare Network as an attending physician at Bassett Prime Care Cooperstown (1 Atwell Road, Clinic Building, Cooperstown).

Dr. Mancuso provides comprehensive medical care to patients age 18 and older. He is accepting new patients by appointment. He earned his medical degree from the State University of New York Upstate Medical University College of Medicine in Syracuse. He completed his residency at Stony Brook University Hospital in Stony Brook.

Deashia McAlpine, MD, MS, has joined Bassett Healthcare Network as an attending physician with Family Medicine at Bassett Family Medicine Oneonta (739 State Route 28, Suite 9, Oneonta). Dr. McAlpine provides comprehensive medical care to children, adolescents and adults. She is accepting new patients by appointment.

Dr. McAlpine earned her master of science degree from the SUNY Upstate Medical University College of Health Professions in Syracuse. She earned her doctor of medicine from SUNY Upstate Medical University College of Medicine, also in Syracuse. She completed her residency in family and community medicine at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. She is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine.

Matthew McGrath, PA, has joined Bassett Healthcare Network as a physician assistant with Dermatology at Bassett Hartwick Seminary Specialty Services (4580 State Highway 28, Milford), Bassett Oneonta Specialty Services and O’Connor Hospital. He provides care to dermatology patients of all ages, treating a wide range of dermatological conditions. He also performs a range of procedures that includes biopsies, cryosurgery, applications of topical medications, incisions and drainage, and therapeutic injections. He is accepting new patients by both appointment and referral.

McGrath earned his master’s degree as a physician assistant from Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia. He is certified by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

Kari Moorhead, PA, has joined Bassett Healthcare Network as a physician assistant with dermatology. Moorhead provides care to patients 10 years and older seeking dermatological care, including biopsies as well as all dermatologic skin conditions. She is accepting new patients by appointment at Hartwick Seminary Specialty Services, Little Falls Specialty Services (140 Burwell Street, Little Falls), and Herkimer Specialty Services (321 East Albany Street, Herkimer).

Moorhead earned her master’s degree as a physician assistant from the Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in Charleston. She is a fellowship-trained dermatology provider, is certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants and is a member of the Society of Dermatology Physician Associates. In addition, she is a returned Peace Corps volunteer and former AmeriCorps volunteer.

William Navarro, CRNA, has joined Bassett Healthcare Network as a certified registered nurse anesthetist with Anesthesiology at Bassett Medical Center. As a CRNA, he administers anesthesia to patients of all ages as they prepare for procedures.

Navarro earned his CRNA degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He is board-certified by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists.

Tessa Nicholas, PA, has joined Bassett Healthcare Network as a physician assistant with Emergency Medicine. She works at A.O. Fox Hospital, A.O. Fox Hospital’s Tri-Town Campus, Bassett Medical Center, Cobleskill Regional Hospital, Little Falls Hospital, O’Connor Hospital, Bassett Convenient Care Near Cooperstown, Bassett Convenient Care Herkimer and Bassett Convenient Care Oneonta.

Nicholas earned her degree as a physician assistant from the Albany Medical College Physician Assistant Program.  She is certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.

Benjamin Rosen, MD, has joined Bassett Healthcare Network as an attending physician with Electrophysiology at Bassett Medical Center. Dr. Rosen diagnoses and treats adult patients with heart rhythm conditions, including arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm), cardiac conduction system disorders, atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, supraventricular tachycardia, ventricular tachycardia, and cardiac arrest. His procedures include electrophysiologic testing, cardiac arrhythmia ablation, pacemaker implantation, defibrillator implantation, cardiac resynchronization therapy and lead extraction. He is accepting new patients by appointment. 

Dr. Rosen earned his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, DC. His residency in internal medicine took place at Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. He completed a fellowship in cardiovascular disease at Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical College/Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills, New Jersey and a second fellowship in clinical cardiac electrophysiology at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in both internal medicine and cardiovascular disease. He is certified by the American Society of Echocardiography in adult echocardiography. He is also a fellow of the American College of Cardiology.

Naman Shah, MD, has joined Bassett Healthcare Network as an attending physician at Bassett Health Center Schoharie (111 Barton Hill Road, Schoharie). Dr. Shah provides comprehensive care to patients ages 5 and up, including acute care, preventive care, and chronic disease management. He is adept in a variety of procedures, including abscess incision and drainage, simple laceration repair, punch biopsies, knee joint injections, cryotherapy for warts or benign lesions, and Pap smears. He is accepting new patients by appointment. He is fluent in English, Gujarati and Hindi.

Dr. Shah earned his medical degree from the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine in Cupecoy, St. Maarten. His family medicine residency took place at the Charleston Area Medical Center Greenbrier Valley Medical Center in Lewisburg, West Virginia.

Tshering Sherpa, MBBS, has joined Bassett Healthcare Network as a hospitalist at Bassett Medical Center and Little Falls Hospital. As a hospitalist, Dr. Sherpa provides care to patients admitted to the hospital, including diagnosis and treatment of illness, prescriptions, specialist referrals following a patient’s hospital stay, and more.

Dr. Sherpa earned his medical degree from Nepal Medical College in Kathmandu. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital in Norristown, Pennsylvania.

Saketh Velapati, MD, has joined Bassett Healthcare Network as a physician with Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care at Bassett Medical Center, A.O. Fox Hospital, and FoxCare Center. In his work, Dr. Velapati treats asthma, COPD, lung nodules/masses, dyspnea and pulmonary embolism. He performs bronchoscopy/EBUS and thoracentesis procedures. He is accepting new patients age 18 or older by appointment. 

Dr. Velapati earned his medical degree from Osmania Medical College. He went on to complete his residency at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse. He also completed a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at the Nassau County Medical Center in East Meadow. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

Joseph Vukovic, MD, has joined Bassett Healthcare Network as a physician and associate chief with Emergency Medicine at Bassett Medical Center, Little Falls Hospital, A.O. Fox Hospital, Cobleskill Regional Hospital, O’Connor Hospital, and A.O. Fox Hospital’s Tri-Town Campus.

Dr. Vukovic earned his medical degree from The University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio. He completed his residency in emergency medicine at Albany Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine.

Mubashir Wani, MD, has joined Bassett Healthcare Network as a physician with Primary Care at Cobleskill Health Center (136 Parkway Drive, Cobleskill). Dr. Wani provides comprehensive medical care to patients of all ages, including preventative treatment, chronic disease and acute illness management, care coordination, and some joint injections. He is accepting new patients by both appointment and referral. 

Dr. Wani earned his medical degree from Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences in Srinagar, India. His residency in family medicine took place at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. He is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine.