FLH MEDICAL, P.C.
FLH Medical, P.C. has added two new providers with extensive clinical experience.
STACI HOOKER is now seeing patients at FLH Medical, P.C. Finger Lakes Gastroenterology, located in the Geneva Office Park in Geneva. Hooker began her career as a primary and charge nurse in telemetry and emergency care at Geneva General Hospital. She has worked as a family nurse practitioner hospitalist for Finger Lakes Health and has served as an FNP for the Willard Medication Assisted Treating Program since 2018. Hooker earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Austin Peay State University, and pursued her family nurse practitioner master’s degree, with a minor in nursing education, at SUNY Upstate Medical University.
LISA MEJIA comes to FLH Medical, P.C. with six years of experience as a registered nurse in varying levels of acuity, from infants to geriatrics. She is now seeing patients at Lifecare Medical Associates in Seneca Falls. Mejia began her nursing career as a registered nurse (RN) at Memorial Pembroke Urgent Care Center and first came to work at Geneva General Hospital in the intensive care unit. She has served as an RN instructor. Most recently, she served as a nurse practitioner at Wound Healing Solutions. Mejia earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Nova Southeastern University. She then earned a family nurse practitioner master’s degree.
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MOHAWK VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM
SOPHIE ALESNA-SABANG, M.D., a specialist in family medicine, has joined the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) New Hartford medical arts office. She earned her doctorate in medicine at the Cebu Institute of Medicine in Cebu, Philippines. Alesna-Sabang completed her residency in family medicine at the St. Elizabeth Family Medicine Residency Program in Utica, where she was chief resident in her third year. Alesna-Sabang earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Southwestern University in Cebu, Philippines.
YAGNASRI EAGALA, M.D., a specialist in family medicine, has joined the MVHS Herkimer medical office. She earned her medical degree from the American University of Antigua in Osbourn, Antigua and Barbuda and completed her residency in family medicine at the St. Elizabeth Family Medicine Residency Program in Utica. Eagala earned her MBA and bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Plymouth State University in New Hampshire.
HERAA CHAUDHRY, M.D., a specialist in family medicine, has joined the MVHS Washington Mills medical office and has privileges at Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare. She earned her bachelor’s degree in health science and medical degree from The Medical University of the Americas in Nevis, West Indies. Chaudhry completed her residency in family medicine at the St. Elizabeth Family Medicine Residency Program in Utica.
ALLYSA PRASHAD, M.D., a specialist in family medicine, has joined the MVHS New Hartford Crossroads medical office and has privileges at Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare. She earned her bachelor’s degree in biology at Stony Brook University and her medical degree at the American University of Antigua in Osbourn, Antigua and Barbuda. Prashad completed her residency in family medicine at the St. Elizabeth Family Medicine Residency Program in Utica. She is board-certified in family medicine
JAVERIA SHABBIR, M.D., has joined the MVHS hospitalist group at the St. Elizabeth Campus. She completed her residency at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center located in the Bronx. Shabbir earned her bachelor’s degree in medicine and bachelor’s degree in surgery from Fatimah Jinnah Medical University in Pakistan.
CONOR SCHOLEFIELD has been appointed human resource business partner at the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS). In this position, he will strategize with the organization’s rehabilitation and nursing center, senior network health, visiting nurse association, and medical group to ensure quality patient care. Scholefield previously was a talent-acquisition specialist in human resources at MVHS, where he was responsible for all facets of recruitment for clinical and non-clinical job vacancies. Scholefield received his master’s degree in health-care administration from Utica College and his bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in health-care administration from Cazenovia College.
ROME MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
DR. ALFRED MORETZ, III, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, has joined Rome Medical Practice Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. A member of Rome Memorial Hospital’s medical staff, Dr. Moretz joins Dr. R. Mitchell Rubinovich at the Chestnut Commons practice, which has been open in Rome since 2005. Moretz has more than 40 years of experience in private practice orthopedic medicine with a focus on sports medicine, knee, and shoulder problems, as well as arthroscopic procedures of the knee and shoulder. He has served as the official team doctor for high school and college sports teams including Utica College, where he provided care for more than 13 years. In addition to repairing common sports injuries like torn rotator cuffs and anterior cruciate ligaments (ACLs), Dr. Moretz is experienced in general orthopedic as well as arthroscopic procedures. He earned his bachelor’s degree in anthropology at Duke University and graduated from medical school at the Emory University in Atlanta. He completed his residency in orthopedics at the University of Oklahoma Hospitals.
