The Peru Gazette

University of Vermont Health provider recruitment success enhances access to care in Malone and Plattsburgh

News Release of 12/1/25, Plattsburgh, NY – Patients at the University of Vermont Health Network – Alice Hyde Medical Center (AHMC) and UVHN – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospitals (CVPH) are benefiting from the health system’s continued success in provider recruitment. The Malone and Plattsburgh communities have recently welcomed 30 new providers to AHMC and CVPH, underscoring the University of Vermont Health’s ongoing commitment to preserving and increasing access to high quality care, closer to home.

“Each new provider brings with them their unique blend of expertise, skill, and compassion, enriching our team and enhancing the care we provide to the communities we serve,” said Lisa Mark, MD, Vice President of Medical Affairs & Chief Medical Office

New to practice at AHMC and CVPH are:

Emergency Medicine
Daniel Lakoff, MD

ENT (Ear, Nose & Throat)
Heather Herrington, MD
Daniel Gerges, MD
Ba Truc Trinh, MD

Endocrinology
Alveena Altaf, MD
Angad Gill, MD

Gastroenterology
Robert Gal, MD
Hospitalist
Armondo Sarasua, MD

Medical Oncology
Roslyn Romanowski, MD

Neurology
Jule Deren, DO

OB/GYN
David Coggin-Carr, MD
Ashley LaForest, PA
Marjorie Meyer, MD
Sue Rech, MD
Jessica Scott, NP
Cheung Wong, MD

Occupational Health
Jennifer Miller, PA-C

Orthopedics
Jerry Albujar, MD
Kim Labarr, NP
Jane Liu, MD,
Reza Ojaghi, MD
Joseph Tousignant, DO

Primary Care/Adult Medicine
Candy Atkinson, FNP

Pulmonary/Critical Care
Emily Ashline, NP
Connor Bond, NP
Kevin DeBoer, MD
Ryan Fiter, MD
Jacob Warner, MD

Urology
Anna Coffin, PA

Vascular Interventional Radiology
Kathleen Glenn-Roberts, PA