Faculty

D. Michael Baxter, MD

Director

• Teaching Experience—Residency director for 19 years and physician educator for over 20 years
• Leadership Position—President Elect, Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians
• Medical Education Fellowship—Faculty Development, Temple University, Philadelphia
• Residency—UPMC St. Margaret, Pittsburgh
• Medical School—Temple University
• Government/Military Experience—US Indian Health Service, three years
• Professional Interests—Preventive healthcare and geriatrics
• Personal Information and Interests—Married with three children; enjoys kayaking, canoeing, hiking, and biking

Lee Radosh, MD

Associate Director

• Teaching Experience—Nine years at The Reading Hospital and Medical Center
• Faculty Development Fellowship—Michigan State University, Lansing, MI
• Residency—Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, PA
• Medical School—Temple University, Philadelphia
• Professional Interests—Quality improvement, medical informatics, Patient Center Medical Home (PCMH), research, practice management, editorial board member - Family Medicine
• Personal Information and Interests—Married with two daughters; host of local TV show, "Medicine in the News," board member of Berks Community Television , enjoys movies and travel

Tom Raff, MD

Faculty Associate, Obstetrics

• Teaching Experience—Ten years at The Reading Hospital and Medical Center
• Residency—Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, PA
• Medical School—Medical College of Virginia, Richmond
• Private Practice Experience—Full service practice for seven years including obstetrics, orthopaedics, geriatrics, women's health, and pediatrics
• Professional Interests—Obstetrics, third-world mission medicine/International Health
• Personal Information and Interests—Married with two children; enjoys playing guitar, gardening, hunting, and church work

Mary K. Brigandi, DO

Faculty Associate, Osteopathic Medicine

• Teaching Experience—Five years at The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, one year with Montgomery Hospital Family Medicine Residency; previous teaching experience with residents, medical students, and nurses as a nurse practitioner.
• Residency—Montgomery Hospital Medical Center
• Medical School—Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Professional Interests—Osteopathic manipulative medicine and CAM/acupuncture, women's health, preventive medicine
• Personal Information and Interests—Married with three children, enjoys yoga, gardening and camping

Deborah Bevvino, PhD, MNSC, CRNP

Faculty Associate, Behavioral Medicine

• Teaching Experience—14 years at The Reading Hospital and Medical Center; teaching faculty positions at Albright College (10 years) and Hahnemann University (2 years)
• Education—Psychology Doctoral degree from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA., pre-doctoral clinical psychology internship at The Reading Hospital and Medical Center; Master’s degree in Nursing Science – adult health
• Professional Experience—Coronary care nurse manager; board-certified Adult Nurse Practitioner; psychologist at The Reading Hospital and Medical Center for Mental Health; Adult Nurse Practitioner and consulting psychologist at Caron Foundation; Chairperson, Department of Nursing, Albright College
• Professional Interests—Ayur-Veda Medicine, adult and adolescent mental health, trauma and addiction in women, and medical education
• Personal Information and Interests—Enjoys yoga, meditation, travel, hiking, music, and reading

Nipa Doshi, MD

Faculty Associate, Curriculum

• Teaching Experience—Two years at The Reading Hospital and Medical Center
• Fellowship—Faculty Development, Lancaster General Hospital
  
• Residency—Lancaster General Hospital
  
• Medical School—Hahnemann University School of Medicine
  
• Professional Interests—general family medicine
  
• Personal Interests—horticulture and art history

Jane Weida, MD

Faculty Associate, Medical Students

• Teaching Experience—One year at The Reading Hospital and Medical Center; six years at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center/Penn State College of Medicine
  
• Residency—Chestnut Hill Hospital
  
• Medical School—Jefferson Medical College
  
• Professional Interests—global health, organized medicine, political advocacy, educational research, resident/student interests, value of primary care
  
• Personal Information and Interests—married to a family physician, two daughters; enjoys playing the piano, singing, and walking

In addition to the full-time faculty, the following physicians from The Reading Hospital are actively involved in teaching:

Louis Mancano, MD

Medical Director, Ambulatory Services

• Teaching Experience—18 years of residency teaching experience, including three as a Family Practice program director in Southeastern Pennsylvania
• Fellowship—Program Director Fellowship, American Academy of Family Physicians
• Residency—Montgomery Hospital Medical Center
• Medical School—Temple University, Philadelphia
• Practice Experience—Private group practice for five years, followed by academic, urban family medicine, pediatrics, and dermatology-focused practices
• Professional Interests—Teaching procedures, such as arthrocentesis, advanced dermatologic procedures, colposcopy, endometrial biopsy, lumbar punctures, and nasolaryngoscopy, practice management, and developing a web-based interactive educational curriculum
• Personal Information and Interests—Married with two children; enjoys playing piano, reading, computers, and traveling

Nabil Muallem, MD

Obstetrics and Gynecology

• Teaching Experience—27 years at The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, six-time recipient of the Resident Teaching Award
• Residency—The Reading Hospital and Medical Center
• Private Practice Experience—Private practice for 22 years
• Professional Interests—all aspects of OB/GYN practice
• Personal Information and Interests—Married with two children, enjoys international politics, watching basketball and movies

Thomas Kohl, MD

Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine

• Teaching Experience—Seven years at The Reading Hospital and Medical Center
• Residency—The Reading Hospital and Medical Center
• Medical School—Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey
• Private Practice Experience—Private practice for seven years
• Professional Interests—Research in sports medicine: skin infections in high school wrestlers, shoulder problems in swimmers
• Personal Information and Interests—married with two children, politics

Cory Keller, DO

Faculty, Primary Care Sports Medicine

• Residency—The Reading Hospital and Medical Center
  
• Fellowship—Sports Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
  
• Medical School—Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey
  
• Professional Interests—Osteopathic manipulation, concussion management
  
• Personal Information—married with one child

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