Health Care People Moves

ASSOCIATED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS
GARY M. PROULX, M.D., a radiation oncologist, has joined Associated Medical Professionals (AMP). A graduate of Harvard Medical School and expert in radiation oncology, Dr. Proulx joined AMP after serving as Exeter Hospital radiation oncology medical director for Massachusetts General Hospital for the past 15 years.

CARTHAGE AREA HOSPITAL
JOANNE ATKINSON, physician assistant, has joined the Carthage Area Hospital medical staff. She will provide primary health care to patients at Carthage Family Health Center on Mechanic Street in Carthage. Atkinson, who grew up in the North Country, attended Clarkson University, where she completed her bachelor’s degree in biology, with a minor in chemistry. She went on to receive her master’s degree in physician-assistant studies at Clarkson in May 2021. Atkinson completed several clinical rotations at Claxton Hepburn Medical Center, Lewis County General Hospital, and Carthage Area Hospital in the areas of family medicine, OB/GYN, and emergency medicine.

FINGER LAKES HEALTH
ANJANET PEREZ-COLON, M.D. has joined Finger Lakes Health will be practicing at Finger Lakes Gastroenterology. She is also an active medical-staff member at Geneva General and Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospitals. Dr. Perez-Colon is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. She completed her fellowship in gastroenterology and hepatology at the University of Rochester Medical Center and her residency in internal medicine at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital in New York City. She attended medical school at Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Perez-Colon is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology and American Gastroenterological Association. She is fluent in Spanish and English. BRENDA SUHR, a physician assistant, has joined Finger Lakes Health, on its urgent-care team. Suhr received her physician-assistant certificate from Le Moyne College in Syracuse and her bachelor’s degree in psychology from SUNY Brockport. She is board-certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). Finger Lakes Health has urgent-care offices in Geneva and Seneca Falls. 

MOHAWK VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM
DANIELLE THESIER, MD, has joined the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) Vascular Surgery Group in New Hartford. She specializes in the treatment of conditions of the blood vessels and lymph system (vascular diseases), as well as vascular procedures. Dr. Thesier earned her medical degree, performed her residency in general surgery, and received fellowship training in vascular surgery at the SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Thesier also completed fellowship training in thoracic surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. VINCENT FIOCCO, a physician assistant, has joined the MVHS Orthopedic Group. Fiocco earned his master’s degree in physician-assistant studies from Long Island University Brooklyn. He earned his bachelor’s degree in biology at the University at Albany. Fiocco is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and the New York State Society of Physician Assistants.

CHERYL A. PALMER, a registered nurse and family nurse practitioner, has joined the MVHS Advanced Wound Care Center in New Hartford. Palmer comes to MVHS with more than 15 years of health-care experience in primary, emergency, and wound-care settings. Most recently, she worked at Community Memorial Hospital’s Waterville Family Health Center. Palmer earned her master’s degree in family nurse practitioner as well as her bachelor’s degree in nursing from SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Marcy. She is board certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. 

ST. JOSEPH'S HEALTH
SUHAYB KADURA, MD, an interventional cardiologist, has joined the St. Joseph’s Health Cardiovascular Institute in DeWitt. In his new role, he joins a team of physicians providing heart care to the Syracuse–area community. Dr. Kadura is a board-certified cardiologist who grew up in and began his medical education in upstate New York. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Rochester as well as a three-year fellowship in cardiovascular disease at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse. Dr. Kadura completed his subspecialty training in interventional cardiology at the University of Connecticut, where he trained in coronary and structural heart disease. Prior to joining St. Joseph’s Health, Dr. Kadura worked as a hospitalist in Rochester at Highland Hospital and University of Rochester Medical Center, and as a hospitalist at the VA Medical Center in Syracuse. He will be continuing these roles. 

SYRACUSE ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALISTS
MAX GREENKY, MD, recently joined the joint-replacement team at Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists (SOS). Greenky is a fellowship trained surgeon who specializes in hip and knee-joint replacement. He joins his father, Dr. Seth Greenky, and uncle, Dr. Brett Greenky, both founding partners of SOS and joint-replacement surgeons. Prior to joining SOS, Dr. Max Greenky completed a fellowship in adult reconstruction surgery at the Duke University Department of Orthopedic Surgery. He completed his residency and internship at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, where he was named academic chief resident in 2019. Greenky received his medical degree from the Sydney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University and received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.