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Aaron Ates, MD Dr. Aaron Ates is an Anesthesi-ologist at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury since 2013. A native of Dallas, TX, Ates earned his MD at the University of Cin-cinnati College of Medicine, completed his residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and interned at St. Vincent Hospital.

Claudia O. Arumala, MD Dr. Claudia O. Arumala is an Adult Medicine provider at Chesapeake Health (formally TLC - Three Lower Counties Community Services) serving the Lower Shore. Arumala earned her medical degree at Ahmadu Bellu U. Medical School in Zaria, Ni-geria. She completed her residency at Mercer U. School of Medicine in Macon, Georgia.

Daniel Berhane, MD Dr. Daniel Berhane is a member of the Hospitalist team at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin, MD. He graduated from Addis Ababa Medical Facility in Ethiopia and completed his residency in internal medicine at Prince George’s Hos-pital Center, an affiliate of the University of Maryland. He is board certified in internal medicine.

Letitia J. Carter, DO Dr. Letitia J. Carter is an Anes-thesiologist with Sheridan Anesthesia Services of Maryland, PC who is affiliat-ed with Peninsula Regional Medical Cen-ter in Salisbury. Carter earned her medical degree at Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed her residency at Nova Southeastern U. and a fellowship at Cleveland Clinic.

Robert A. Coker, DO Dr. Robert A. Coker is a Hos-pitalist at Peninsula Regional Medical Center and specializes in internal medi-cine. He is also the medical director at Hudson Health Services in Salisbury.

Dr. Coker earned his medical degree at the University of Medicine & Dentistry of NJ School of Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford, NJ and com-pleted his residency and internship there at Kennedy Me-morial Hospital. He is Board Certified in Internal Medi-cine and recently became a Diplomate of the American Board of Addiction Medicine.

Roy Cragway, MD Dr. Roy Cragway of Berlin is a family practice physician at Atlantic ImmediCare on 10th St. in Ocean City and has been affiliated with Atlantic General Hospital. A native of Baltimore, Dr.

Cragway earned his bachelor’s degree at Morgan State University and his medical degree at the University of Maryland Medical School. He interned at South Balti-more Hospital (now Harper Hospital) in internal medi-cine and is an expert in forensic medicine.

Ephrem Daniel, MD

Dr. Ephrem Daniel is a Pediatri-cian at Eastern Shore Pediatrics, LLC. His private practice is located at 211 Mary-land Ave. in Salisbury. Dr. Daniel earned his medical degree from Addis Ababa U. in Ethiopia

where he completed his internship in Pediatrics. He com-pleted his residency at the University of Medicine & Dentistry in Newark, New Jersey.

Daniel K. Daniels, MD Dr. Daniel K. Daniels is a spe-cialist in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine who has joined Peninsula Re-gional Gastroenterology Medicine at 560 Riverside Dr., Suite A-206 in Salisbury, MD with privileges at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Prior to that,

he was with Peninsula Gastroenterology Associates, PA in Delmar. Dr. Daniels earned his medical degree from Aris-totelean University Medical School in Greece. He com-pleted his residency and internship at the University of Virginia Hospital with his last year as chief resident and completed a fellowship training in Gastroenterology and Liver Disease at Columbia Medical Center - University of Missouri.

Conworth Dayton-Jones, MD

Dr. Conworth L. Dayton-Jones is an Anesthesiologist at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury and was pre-viously with Associated Anesthesiology Practice, PA. He is also a member of the PRMC Foundation Board, past resident of the Medical Staff and past member of the

PRMC Board of Trustees. He specializes in Pain Medi-cine. A native of St. Kitts, West Indies, he graduated

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from the George Washington University Medical School in Washington, DC. He completed his surgical internship and residency at New Britain General Hospital in New Britain, Connecticut and his residency in Anesthesia at Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA.

Razaak Eniola, MD Dr. Razaak Eniola is a Hospitalist at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin, MD. He earned his medical degree from the University of Lagos Medical School in Lagos, Nigeria. He completed his resi-dency at Harlem Hospital Center in New York and worked at Eastern Correctional Institution prior to joining Atlantic General.

Debebe Fikremariam, MD Dr. Debebe Fikremariam is an Anesthesiologist with Sheridan Anesthesia Services of Maryland, PC who is affiliated with Pen-insula Regional Medical Center in Salis-bury. He earned his medical degree at Addis Ababa U. Medical School and completed his internship and residency there. He also completed a residency at West Virginia University.

Corey A. Gilbert, MD Dr. Corey A. Gilbert is an Ortho-pedic Surgeon whose sub-specialty is sports medicine and arthroscopy and he is the team doctor for the University of Mar-yland Eastern Shore (UMES) Athletic Department. After graduating Summa Cum Laude from UMES, Gilbert received his medical degree from the University at Buffalo School of Medicine. He then trained in orthopedic surgery at Howard University Hospital in Washington, DC, where he also served as a team physician for city Public High School football and basketball teams. Dr. Gilbert finished fellowship training in orthopedic sports medicine at the Nation’s top sports programs at the University of Pittsburgh. He has served as team physician for the Women’s Basketball and Women’s Gymnastics teams there, and Robert Morris University Men’s Ice Hockey team. During his orthopedic surgery fellowship, he also served as an on-field orthopedic surgeon for the NFL Pittsburgh Steelers Football team and the NHL Pittsburgh Penguins Hockey Team.

Ashlee P. Goodman, DDS Dr. Ashlee P. Goodman is a dentist at Chesa-peake Health in Princess Anne, MD. A graduate of Ben-nett College for Women in Greensboro, NC with a BS Degree in Biology and a minor in Chemistry, Dr. Good-

man earned her Doctorate in Dental Med-icine at Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. She was awarded the National Health Service Corporation Scholarship while attending there. She has worked in Florida and Virginia, as well as Ohio.

Courtney A. Harris, MD Dr. Courtney A. Harris is an Anes-thesiologist at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He is a graduate of the Jackson State University Medical School in Mississippi who interned at Washington University School of Medi-cine/Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis

where he also completed his residency.

Kadija Hersi, MD Dr. Kadija Hersi is a Hospitalist at Peninsula Regional Medical Center and specializes in internal medicine. She earned her medical degree at Medical University of the Americas and complet-ed her residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-McKeesport.

Christjon J. Huddleston, MD Dr. Christjon J. Huddleston is the senior partner of Huddleston & DiNardo, MD, PA and the Medical Director at UMES. His private Internal Medicine practice, founded in 1986, is located at Suite 103, 106 Milford St. in Salisbury. A native of Silver Spring, MD, Dr. Huddleston earned his medical de-

gree at the University of Maryland School of Medi-cine in Baltimore. He completed his residency at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore and worked at Bon Secour Hospital there. Dr. Huddleston is a former member of the Board of Trustees at Peninsula Regional Medical Center. He was the Delmarva A frican American Pride Magazine Outstanding Achiever for the Juneteenth 2013 issue.

Rachel Jeanty, MD Dr. Rachel Jeanty is a Hospital-ist in Peninsula Regional Medical Group Hospitalist Service with privileges in the Department of Medicine, in the specialty of Internal Medicine there. Dr. Jeanty received her medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, DC, and

completed a residency at Howard University Hospital.

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Nusirat A. Jinadu, MD

Dr. Nusirat A. Jinadu is a Hospi-talist with the PRMC Hospitalist Group with clinical and admitting privileges in the Department of Medicine at Peninsula Regional Medical Center. Jinadu received her medical degree from the University of Lagos Col-lege of Medicine in Lagos, Nigeria. She completed a resi-dency and fellowship in nephrology at Henry Ford Hospi-tal in Detroit. Jinadu completed a second fellowship in transplant nephrology at the University of Illinois Hospi-tal in Chicago. She is board-certified in nephrology and internal medicine.

Aronda Jones, DDS Dr. Aronda Jones has her private practice in general Dentistry at 1300 S. Division St., in Salisbury, MD. She spe-cializes in Facelift Reconstructive and Implant Dentistry. Dr. Jones is a retired US Air Force Lt. Colonel. She has served the public and federal government, including the Navy, Air Force and Veterans Administration for over 25 years. She completed her residency at Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Jones is a member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, American Academy of Implant Dentistry, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, American Academy of Facial Esthet-ics, International Academy of Mini Dental Implants, and the national, state, and local Dental Societies.

Natalie C. Jones, MD Natalie C. Jones, MD recently opened her OB/GYN (Obstetrician & Gynecologist) practice in Delmar. The Salisbury native has been practicing for 15 years. The office is located in the State Line Shopping Center at Sussex Highway (US 13) and Line Road, the Delaware-Maryland line.

Dr. Jones graduated from Howard University College of Medicine in 1997. She completed her intern-ship at Seton Hall University Medical Center and her resi-dency at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Cen-ter. Prior to returning home, Jones practiced at St. Eliza-beth Children’s Center in Utica, NY.

Doreen A. Kyere, MD, MPH Dr. Doreen A. Kyere is a doctor in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of Chesapeake Health Care. She has privileges at PRMC.

Dr. Kyere received her medical degree at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She completed her residency at Lehigh Valley Health Net-work in the Allentown, PA area.

Kevin J. Lee, MD Dr. Kevin J. Lee is an OB/GYN (Obstetrician & Gynecologist) doctor at Atlantic General Health System’s Wom-en’s Health. He is an early adopter of a simple 3 minute office procedure called Endosee, which allows him to look in-side the uterus during a patient visit to

help diagnose bleeding problems. Dr. Lee earned his medical degree at North Caro-lina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. He completed a fellowship in gynecologic endoscopy at MedStar Wash-ington Hospital Center in Washington, DC and was chief resident in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Meharry Medical College/Nashville General Hospital in Nashville, TN.

Sharon A. McFayden-Eyo, MD Dr. Sharon McFayden-Eyo is a pediatrician who joined Dr. William A. Strott at the PRMC Primary Care

Network Pediatrics office in Salisbury in 1997. They opened the private practice of McFayden-Eyo & Strott, PA in 2003 and are located at Suite 102, 1205 Pem-berton Drive in Salisbury. Dr. McFayden-Eyo moved to the Shore from Syracuse, NY where she earned her medical degree from the State University of New York Health

Science Center and completed her residency in its Department of Pediatrics.

Benhur B. Mohammed, MD Dr. Benhur B. Mohammed is a

family physician at Chesapeake Health (formally TLC - Three Lower Counties Community Services) in Princess Anne, Maryland.

Dr. Mohammed earned his medi-cal degree at American U. of the Caribbe-an in Netherland, Antilles and completed

his residency at Oakwood Hospital in Wayne, Michigan.

Justinian R. Ngaiza, MD, MSc, PhD Dr. Justinian R. Ngaiza is a specialist in Medical Oncology and Hematology with Peninsula Regional Oncol-ogy & Hematology at PRMC in Salisbury and Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin.

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Dr. Ngaiza received his medical education at the University of Dares Sa-laam in Tanzania and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in the Unit-ed Kingdom. He completed his residency at Georgetown University Hospital and earned fellowships in Hematology and in Medical Oncology.

Emmanuel N. Nsah, MD Dr. Emmnuel N. Nsah is an asso-ciate at Peninsula Cardiology Associates, PA specializing in Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Disease. He moved to the Shore to join the Association in 1998. Its offices are located in Salisbury and Berlin. A native of Cameroon, Dr. Nsah

earned his medical degree from University Center for Health Science in Cameroon and interned there. He researched in Cardiovascular Pathology at Johns Hopkins U. After that, he completed residences at New York University Medical College in NY City and St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore.

Lisa D. Patrick, DDS Dr. Lisa D. Patrick is a dentist whose practice is Affordable Dentures located at 601 East Naylor Mill Rd., Suite E, in Mill Pond Village Plaza, Salisbury, MD. She started as an associate there in 2005 and acquired the practice in 2007. She received her BS Degree at Howard U. and earned her Dentistry Doctorate at the Uni-versity’s College of Dentistry.

Mosha M. Peters-Harris, MD Dr. Mosha Peters-Harris is on the

staff of PRMC as a hospitalist with Penin-sula Regional Hospitalist Service. She is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and a graduate of the University of Alabama Medical School. She completed her intern-ship and residency at University of South Alabama Health Systems in Mobile, AL. She is married to Dr. Courtney Harris.

Andy H. Pierre, MD Dr. Andy H. Pierre is a Neurosur-geon who joined Dr. Julius Zant at Penin-sula Neurosurgical Associates, PA in Salis-bury in 2001. The firm became a part of Peninsula Regional Health Systems in 2010 and Dr. Zant has retired. Dr. Pierre received his medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. He completed his internship and residency at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York.

Jimmy D. Taylor, MD Dr. Jimmy D. Taylor is a hematol-ogy and medical oncology specialist at Peninsula Regional Medical Oncology and Hematology in Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He received his med-ical degree from the Howard University School of Medicine in Washington, DC. Dr. Taylor completed his internship at the University of Alabama Hospital in Bir-

mingham and his residency at Harlem Hospital Center in New York City. He also completed a fellowship at Michi-gan State University College of Human Medicine in East Lansing, Michigan.

Monique E. Williams, MD Dr. Monique E. Spencer Williams is a doctor in the Obstetrics and Gynecolo-gy Department at Chesapeake Health (formally TLC - Three Lower Counties Community Services). She rotates between the three OB/GYN offices in Salisbury and Princess Anne. A graduate of the University of

Maryland School of Medicine, Dr. Williams completed her residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore before joining Chesapeake Health.

Felix D. Barnett, MD Dr. Felix Barnett is an Anesthesiologist at Chester Regional Medical Center in Chester, MD on Kent Island.

He specializes in Anesthesiology and Pain Management and is Board certified in both. He has been practicing since 1981 and has practiced on the Eastern Shore since 1995. He also practices in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Barnett received his medical degree from the University of Michigan and completed his internship at Providence

Hospital in Michigan.

Marilyn B. Benoit, MD Dr. Marilyn Benoit is a Psychia-trist who opened the first private clinic on the Eastern Shore to offer Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), a revolution-ary new treatment for depression. She opened Eastern Shore Transcranial Mag-netic Stimulation & Behavioral Health Treatment Center in 2009 in Suite 60 at

203 Romancoke Road in Stevensville, Maryland. Dr. Benoit completed medical school and her resi-

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dency at Georgetown U. Medical School. She has served as a psychiatry professor at both Howard U. Medical Center and the Children's National Medical Center of George Washington University. She is Board certified in adult as well as child and adolescent psychiatry. She is a Life Fellow and Past President of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and a Life Member of the American Psychiatric Association.

Manjula Borge, MD Dr. Manjula Borge is a physician

at Shore Health who also practices Psychol-ogy at Shore Behavioral Health and Marshy Hope Family Services in Cambridge.

Dr. Borge earned her medical de-gree at Ross University School of Medicine in the West Indies. She did her residency at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia and completed a fellowship at Allegheny General Hospital-Western Pennsyl-vania Hospital in Pittsburgh.

Craig A. Dates, MD Dr. Craig A. Dates is a physician in the Emergency Department of Shore Health in Easton and Cambridge. Dr. Dates eaned his medical degree at Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia. He completed his residency at Medical College of Georgia - Georgia Regents University in Augusta.

Dennis M. DeShields, MD Dr. Dennis DeShields is a Hospital-

ist with Shore Hospitalist Associates in Easton, MD and is affiliated with Shore Health System.

A graduate of Howard University College of Medicine, Dr. DeShields com-pleted his residency in Christiana Care Health System in Delaware. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and is married to Dr. Mary S. DeShields.

Mary S. DeShields, MD Dr. Mary DeShields is an Oncologist at Eastern

Shore Oncology, PC Regional Cancer Center in Easton, MD. She is also affiliat-ed with Shore Health System. She is certi-fied by the American Boards of Internal Medicine, in Medical Oncology, and of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

A graduate of Howard U. College of Medicine, Dr. Mary DeShields also has a BS in Pharmacy from Florida A&M. She completed her residency at Christiana Care Health System in New Castle County Delaware and a Medical Oncology Fellowship at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia.

Deon Edgerson-George, MD Dr. Deon Edgerson-George has a primary care

practice with Dr. Matthew King on Kent Island at 1630 Main Street, Suite 204 in the AAMC Health Services building in Chester, Mar-yland. Dr. Edgerson-George is a gradu-ate of the Louisiana Scholars' College at Northwestern State U. in Natchitoches, Louisiana. She completed her medical ed-ucation and residency at Louisiana State

U. Health Science Center School of Medicine in Shreve-port, LA. She is board certified in both internal medicine and pediatrics.

Gina Exantus-Bernard, MD, FAAP Dr. Gina Exantus-Bernard, MD, FAAP is a pediatri-

cian on the medical staff at Shore Pediatrics of the Univer-sity of Maryland Shore Medical Group, an affiliate of University of Maryland Shore Regional Health. She practices with Ah-med Abdel-Gawad, MD, FAAP, at 400

Byrn Street in Cambridge. Dr. Bernard earned her Doctor of Medicine from the State University of Haiti, where she was valedictorian of her graduating class. She completed her resi-

dency at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, an affiliate of Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, where she served as chief resident. She is board certified in gen-eral pediatrics by the American Academy of Pediatrics. She is fluent in English, French, Spanish and Haitian Creole.

Funlola Ibimina Famuyiwa, MD Dr. Funlola Ibimina Famuyiwa is a physician at

Shore Pulmonary Care, a part of Shore Medical Group, an affiliate of University of Maryland Shore Regional Health. The practice is located at 503 Cynwood Ave. in Easton, Maryland. Famuyiwa received her medical education from the University of Ibadan, College of Medical Sciences in Nigeria, completed her residency at Meharry Medi-cal College in Nashville and earned a fel-lowship at the University of Illinois at

Chicago.

Valerie Ellen Goodman, DO Dr. Valerie E. Goodman is a phy-sician at Shore Clinical Foundation in Centreville, MD. She is certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Family Practice. A native of North New Jersey, Dr. Goodman earned her BS Degree from Seton Hall University and her medical degree from New York College of Osteo-

pathic Medicine, New York Institute of Technology. She completed her residency at St. Joseph’s Hospital.

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Kevin Imo, DDS Dr. Kevin C. Imo is a dentist who

practices with Choptank Health Systems, Inc. in its Denton clinic, seeing patients in the Goldsboro Medical and Dental Center. Dr. Imo is a graduate of Howard

University College of Dentistry. Following his graduation, he completed an advanced education general dentistry residency sponsored by Luther-an Medical Center of Brooklyn, New York. The year-long residency program allows graduated dentists to receive additional training at a designated clinical site. Dr. Imo completed his residency at Choptank in 2009.

Elias Lakew, MD Dr. Elias Lakew is a physician in the Emergency Department of Shore Health in Easton. He specializes in internal medicine. Dr. Lakew earned his medical de-gree at Addis Ababa U. in Ethiopia. He completed his residency at Howard Uni-versity Hospital in Washington, DC.

Erica Michele Lewis Mead, DDS Dr. Erica Michele Lewis Mead is a Pediatric Dentist at University of Maryland Shore Regional Health System in Easton, Maryland. Her office is on Dutchmans Lane. Mead is a graduate of University of Maryland Dental School and did her residency at MetroHealth Medical Center. She is certified by the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry.

Sheri N. Moore, DO Dr. Sheri Natasha Moore is a Pediatrician with University of Maryland Shore Regional Health System located at the Choptank Community Health Center in Denton, Maryland. Moore is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medi-cine and did her residency at Cooper University Hospital. She is certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Pe-diatrics.

Leona Inez Odemena, DPM Dr. Leona Inez Odemena is a Podiatrist at Cambridge Foot & Ankle Center located at 100 Bramble Street in Cambridge. Dr. Odemena received her medical degree from York College of Podiatric Medicine. She did residencies at Howard

University Hospital, New York College of Podiatric Medi-cine, and New York Methodist Hospital.

Isaya Adala Okwiya, MD Dr. Isaya Adala Okwiya is a phy-sician in the Emergency Department of Shore Health in Easton. He is a family Medicine practitioner. Dr. Okwiya received his medical degree from St. George's University School of Medicine on the Caribbean Island of

Grenada. He completed his residency at West Virginia Uni-versity School of Medicine.

Taiwo M. Osunkoya, DDS Dr. Taiwo Mary Osunkoya is a Dentist in private practice in Denton, MD. She opened her Family Dentistry practice there in 2003. Her office is at 414 North 6th Street. She has over 17 years esperience as a dentist. A native of Nigeria, Dr. Osunkoya

graduated from the University of Lagos there and earned her Dental degree at the University of Pennsylvania Dental School. She resides in Wyoming, DE with her husband, Dr. Abimbola O. Osunkoya, who is a Physician.

Melvin S. Rapelyea, MD Dr. Melvin S. Rapelyea is Radiolo-gist at University of Maryland Shore Health who specializes in diagnostic radiology. He practices in the Easton and Chestertown hospitals. Dr. Rapelyea received his medical

degree from the University of Rochester School of Medi-cine and Dentistry. He completed his residency at North Shore University Hospital - Cornell in New York.

Leland D. Spencer, MD, MPH

Dr. Spencer is the Health Officer for both the Caroline County and Kent County Health Departments. He has served in that capacity since 2004 and is the only Black health officer on the Shore. He is also the only health officer in the State heading two health departments. Dr. Spencer attended Tennessee

State U. and completed his undergrad studies at the U. of Maryland College Park and earned his medical degree with honors at the U. of Maryland School of Medicine. He prac-ticed as an Ob/Gyn prior to joining public service.

Austin C. Tagbo, MD

Dr. Austin Tagbo is a physician at Shore Hospitalists Associates and a Hospi-talists at Shore Health at Easton Memorial Hospital. He practices internal medicine. He came to Shore Health from Mid Coast Health Services in Brunswick, Maine where he was also a Hospitalists.

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Dr. Tagbo is a graduate of the University of Lagos, College of Medicine in Lagos, Nigeria and completed his residency at the University of Connecticut School of Inter-nal Medicine. He is certified by the American Board of In-ternal Medicine. He is married to Dr. Ijeoma Tagbo, who runs a dental practice in Easton.

Ijeoma Tagbo, DDS

Dr. Ijeoma Tagbo operates her den-tal practice, Shore Family Dentistry, at 29466 Pintail Dr. in Easton, MD. She re-ceived her degree as a Doctor of Dental Medicine at the Goldman School of Dentis-try at Boston University and moved to Hart-ford, CT to complete a General Residency Program at St. Francis Hospital. She then went on to complete an advanced fellowship program at Temple Uni-versity before settling into practice, initially in Maine. She moved to the Shore with her husband Austin. Dr. Tagbo is a member of several prestigious or-ganizations, and was awarded a Fellowship in the Academy of General Dentistry in 2010.

Sheena R. Ames, PA Sheena Renee Ames is a Physician Assistant who is a part of the Dr. Alon Da-vis Family Practice on Power Street in Salisbury. She received her Physician As-sistant Degree from UMES in December 2010, then got her Board Certification. She is a native of Crisfield, Maryland.

Olutoyin A. Adedapo, RP Olutoyin A. Adedapo is a Regis-tered Pharmacist who owns and operates DAPO Pharmacy, Inc. in Cambridge. He founded the 300 Washington St. drugstore in Cambridge in 1995. A native of Nigeria, Adedapo moved to the US in 1983. He studied at Southeastern University and graduated from Howard Uni-versity School of Pharmacy; both in Washington, DC. He and his wife, Josephine, have five children. She works with him at the Pharmacy.

Marcia R. Barnes, CRNP Marcia R. Barnes is a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner in the Pediat-rics section of PRMC in Salisbury.

Barnes is a graduate of Thomas Jefferson University School of Nursing and Vanderbilt University School of Nursing.

Ganiyat H. Badmus, LGSW Ganiyat H. Badmus is a Licensed Graduate Social Worker at Chesapeake Health (formally TLC - Three Lower Counties Community Services) in Princess Anne. She joined the Behavioral Health Program there in February 2017. She is a Salisbury U. graduate with a BA and a Master’s Degree in Social Work.

Marsha E. Beckett, LCPC Somerset County native Marsha E. Beckett is the owner and Clinical Director of Advanced Behavioral

Health Services, located at 110 West Church Street, Suite C, Salisbury, MD. She specializes in treating stress, anger manage-ment, grief, parenting, depression, anxiety, bipolar, and other diagnoses. Beckett is a graduate of Morgan State U. and earned her Master’s Degree in psychological counseling at Salisbury U. She is a National Certified Counselor with

licenses in clinical counseling and clinical alcohol drug counseling. She can be reached at 443-305-6428.

Glenwood C. Brooks, Jr., Ph.D. Dr. Glenwood C. Brooks, Jr. is a Neuropsycholo-gist at HealthSouth Chesapeake Rehabilitation Hospital in Salisbury. He has practiced there and at Peninsula Region-

al Medical Center since 1994. His special-ty is Adjustments to Health Problems. Born in Philadelphia, Dr. Brooks graduated from Lincoln U. in Pennsylvania and earned his PhD from the University of Maryland, College Park. He has a post doc-torate fellowship in Neuropsychology and holds certificates in psycho-pharmacology,

hypnotherapy, and pain management. He is a member of the American Board of Forensic Examiners.

Teresa Campos, PA-C Teresa Campos is a Physician Assistant in the Emergency Department at University of Maryland Shore Health in Chestertown. She completed her studies at Anne Arundel Community College and St. Francis University in Pennsylvania. Ms. Campos is certified by the

National Commission on Certification of Physician Assis-tants.

Brittany D. Duckworth, LGSW

Brittany Denise Duckworth is a Licensed Graduate Social Worker who joined Chesapeake Health Care last Fall as a Mental Health Therapist in the Salis-bury office on 1104 Healthway Drive. Duckworth received her BS De-

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gree in Social Work and her Master’s of Social Work De-gree from Salisbury University.

Althea Foreman, MSN, RN

Althea Foreman MSN, RN, CEN, FNE A/P is the Nurse Manager and the SAFE/SART Program Coordinator for Emergency Ser-vices at Atlantic General Hospital, and has been an Emergency Nurse for 29 years. A lifetime resident of Worcester County, she attended Wor-Wic Communi-ty College for her Associates Degree. She earned her BS Degree in Nursing at Wilmington U.; Master’s Degree from Liberty U., with a concentration in Acute Care; and her Doctorate in Nursing from Wilmington University.

Sharone Grant, RN Sharone V. Grant is a Registered Nurse and Director of Student Health Ser-vices at the University of Maryland East-ern Shore. She has practiced nursing at SHORE UP!, Deer’s Head Center, and Wor-Wic Community College. A native of Onancock, VA, Mrs. Grant earned her nursing degree from Howard University and her Masters Degree in Nursing from Salisbury Univer-sity. Grant is a past president of the Maryland College Health Nurses Association and a member of Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society. She resides in Worcester County.

Cheryl Handy, RN Cheryl Brown Handy is a RN and the Clinical Manager at Fresenius Medical Care in Princess Anne, MD. A Somerset County native who graduated from Wash-ington Academy, she studied at the Uni-versity of Maryland Eastern Shore and earned her Nursing Degree at Wor-Wic Community College.

Evandra Hutt, MSN, RN

Elvandra Hutt has been the Coor-dinator of Clinical Services at Coastal Hos-pice in Salisbury since 2013. Prior to that, she was a member of the management team in the transitional care unit at PRMC. A native of Somerset County, she received her BS Degree in Nursing and Master’s Degree in Nursing from Wilmington University.

LaTonya P. Martin, PT LaTonya P. Martin is a Physical Therapist and the co-owner of Martin Physical Therapy, Inc. that re-opened in Snow Hill over three years ago at 200 N. Washington

Street. She and her husband started the company in Salisbury in 2006. A native of Landover, MD, Lato-nya earned her BS Degree in Physical Therapy from UMES.

Stephen E. Martin, PT OCS Stephen E. Martin is a Physical Therapist and the co-owner of Martin Physical Therapy in Snow Hill. A native of Allen, MD, Martin is a graduate of Parkside High School and earned his BS Degree in Physical Therapy from UMES. He is married to LaTonya Martin

who is his partner in the business.

James McGinnis James McGinnis has served as the Director of Pharmacy for Atlantic General Hospital since 2008. He has ex-tensive pharmacy experience, having prac-ticed at Lovelace Health Care Systems in Albuquerque, NM, and Methodist Hospi-

tal Systems in Merrillville and Gary, IN, prior to joining Atlantic General.

McGinnis is a graduate of Texas Southern Univer-sity School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

Juanita Milbourne, LPT CDP/MLD Juanita Milbourne is a Physical Therapist with Aquacare Rehabilitation Services, Inc. in Salisbury. She

has been with the company since it started in 1997 and is now clinical director of its Hand & Lymphedema Therapy Center at 659 S. Salisbury Blvd. in Salisbury. She is certified in Strain and Counterstrain Treatment and in Lymphedema Treatment including Comprehensive Decongestive Physiotherapy and Manual Lymphatic

Drainage. She has practiced physical therapy on Delmarva for over 28 years. A native of Snow Hill, MD, Ms. Milbourne earned her BS Degree in Physical Education and Health from Morgan State U. and her BS Degree in Physical Ther-apy from UMES where she has also taught classes.

Thys Musengwa Thys Musengwa is the Clinical Manager of the Behavioral Health pro-gram at Peninsula Regional Medical Cen-ter in Salisbury. He has been working at PRMC since 2006.

Musengwa has a BS Degree and a MBA and later earned a BS Degree in

Nursing from Salisbury U. He is a member of numerous

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Ashley Nwamaka Nnorom, PA-C Ashley Nwamaka Nnorom is an

Internal Medicine Physician Assistant in Peninsula Regional Medical Center’s Hospitalist Service located in Salisbury.

A Cum Laude graduate of the University of Alabama in Huntsville with a BS Degree in Biology, Nnorom earned a Master’s Degree with honors from Nova Southeastern U. as a Physician Assistant.

Stephanie Parker, LPN Stephanie Jenkins Parker is a Nurse Manager at Peninsula Endoscopy Center in Delmar, MD. She is a graduate of Seaford Senior High School who earned her LPN at Delaware Technical College and her BS Degree in Nursing at Wilmington University.

Tyantha G. Randall, MSW, LCS Tyantha Giddens Randall is the Director of Opera-tions at Hudson Health Services in Salisbury since 2015. Prior to that, Randall was in private prac-tice as a Mental Health Therapist at Peninsula Consulting Services, Inc. in Salisbury. She also worked at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. A native of Accomac, VA, she earned an Associate of Science Degree in Chemical Dependency at Wor-Wic Com-munity College and a BA and Masters degrees in Social Work at Salisbury University. She has completed clinical training at the Matrix Institute and is a Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinician and a Clinical Alcohol and Drug Approved Supervisor. She is pursuing a PhD at Wilmington University.

Jacquelyn Seldon Jacquelyn Seldon is director of the Eastern Shore Pregnancy Center in Salisbury where she has worked since 2004. A Wicomico County native, Sel-don is a graduate of Bennett High School and studied at UMES.

Brian E. Townsend Brian E. Townsend is president and co-owner of Delmarva’s Home Care Solution based in Salisbury with an of-fice in Cambridge. The firm provides Certified Nursing and Geriatric Assis-tants, light house-keeping, meal prepara-

tions, errands, and one-on-one homecare for the hospital-ized and home-bound. A Maryland native, Townsend is trained in business administration and public relations. He also owns DelMarvelous Occasions event planners in Salisbury and was a board member of Holly Community, Inc.

Camella Ward, MEd, LCPC Camella Ward is a mental health therapist at Alpha Omega Project, Inc. located in Salisbury. Visit her Alpha Ome-ga Project Facebook page. The Philadelphia native studied psychology at Swarthmore College and Temple University. She earned her Mas-ters in Counseling Psychology at Temple U. and is seeking a Doctorate in Organiza-

tional Leadership and Development at UMES.

Ronshende Whittington, RN Ronshende Whittington joined Hudson Health Ser-vices team in May 2016. She graduated from the Practical

Nursing Program in 2008 at the Eastern Shore Community College (ESCC) in Melfa, VA and became a Licensed Practi-cal Nurse. Ronshende then went on to ob-tain an Associate of Applied Science in Nursing Degree at ESCC in 2012 and be-came licensed as a Registered Nurse. Whittington has worked in many areas of nursing including long term care,

acute care, home health care, hospice care, and also assisted living. Ronshende is currently enrolled at the University of Texas at Arlington working on obtaining a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Nursing.

Christine B. Whitworth, LGSW Christine B. Whitworth is a Li-censed Graduate Social Worker at Chesa-peake Health in the 114 Healthway Dr. office in Salisbury. She is a Salisbury Uni-versity graduate.

Ada M. Zant, LCPC Ada Marie Zant is a school-based therapist at Chesapeake Health in Princess Anne where she has worked for the last six years. She is a Licensed Clinical Profes-sional Counselor and Nationally Certified Counselor who is licensed in Maryland and North Carolina. Zant is a graduate of Gallaudet University.

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