K Emily Redding, DO Related Seminars and Products

K. Emily Redding, DO is Director of the Northern Light EMMC ONMM3 Residency and is faculty at the NL EMMC Family Medicine Residency. She is the Chair of the ONMM Postdoctoral Training Committee of the AAO and on the ACGME ONMM Residency Board of Appeals. She did her training at Eastern Maine Medical Center: 2010 NMM/OMM Plus One Residency, 2009 Family Medicine, 2007 St John's Episcopal Hospital South Shore (Surgery/Family Medicine), and WVSOM - Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, 2006 (Internship). She completed medical school at West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, 2005 (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine). She holds the following board certifications: American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians (Family Medicine/OMT) & American Osteopathic Board of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (ONMM).

Dr. Redding has no actual or potential conflict of interest, financial relationship/arrangement or affiliation with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients.  

Valerie O'Hara, DO Related Seminars and Products

Dr. Valerie M. O’Hara, FAAP, ABOM, Medical Director of WOW 4 Wellness Clinic, Obesity Specialist: Dr. O’Hara brings 20 years of pediatric weight management experience to her families and community. She received her board certification in Obesity Medicine in 2013 via the American Board of Obesity Medicine. She began this focused work as part of the Maine Youth Overweight Collaborative in 2000.  She has been involved with Let’s Go as a Physician Champion, visiting the Primary Care Practices in the EMHS region since 2010, Dr.O’Hara presented research data at multiple National conferences, including OMA, AAP, The Obesity Society. WOW shared their Telemedicine Poster at Obesity Week/TOS/ASMBS conference, Summer Camp poster at the National AAP Fall conference in Chicago and Poster at the 2017 OMA re: The Cardiometabolic Disease Burden in Children presenting to a Rural Pediatric Stage 3 Weight Management Clinic – earning 1^st Place honor. She has had numerous publications including Obesity and ADHD, Barriers to Pediatric Obesity Care, Sleep Dysregulation and Obesity, and is a co-author of the OMA Pediatric Obesity Algorithm 2018-2020. As an advocate for her patients, she shared her WOW experience with the Dept. of Defense in Washington, DC and with former Gov. Baldacci.  She is a member of The Obesity Society, The Obesity Medicine Association, and the Obesity Section of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. O’Hara graduated from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1996 and completed her Pediatric Residency at the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center in 1999.  Dr. O’Hara is passionate about her patients and is dedicated to improving the health of the families with whom she works.

Dr. O'Hara and the MOA Planning Committee disclose that they have no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients relative to the content of this presentation.

Isaac Benowitz, MD Related Seminars and Products

Dr. Isaac Benowitz is the State Epidemiologist at the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, where he provides epidemiological expertise, guidance, and support on disease investigations, outbreak control, surveillance activities, and planned epidemiologic studies. He leads Maine CDC’s COVID-19 therapeutics program. Before joining Maine CDC in 2021, he worked for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for seven years focusing on communicable disease outbreaks and healthcare-associated infections. He is a graduate of Columbia University and the Yale School of Medicine and completed pediatric residency training at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Isaac Benowitz has no actual or potential conflict of interest, financial relationship/arrangement or affiliation with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients.

Mary Yee, DO Related Seminars and Products

Dr. Yee came to osteopathic medicine later in life. She completed several degrees Bachelor of Liberal Arts, Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering, Masters of Biomedical Engineering and Masters of Mechanical Engineering working in various fields before attending UNECOM and graduating in 2005.

She finished the FP residency at UNECOM in 2008 and Then did the OMM Plus One at UNECOM graduating in 2009. She worked 1 year as attending with Dr. Bryan Beck in the osteopathic manipulation consultation service at Maine Medical Center and then headed to Western Massachusetts to join Berkshire Osteopathic Health in osteopathic family practice. She spent 12 years in the Berkshires and just this year, in November 2022, joined full time faculty at UNECOM.

Dr. Yee's driving interest is to get osteopathic physicians of all stripes to put hands on patients more often to provide more fulfilling care to the patients and to enable the physicians to enjoy their medical careers better.

Dr. Mary Yee, DO has no actual or potential conflict of interest, financial relationship/arrangement or affiliation with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients.

Thomas Force, Esq. Related Seminars and Products

Thomas J. Force is an attorney with significant experience in the healthcare and insurance industries. Mr. Force's background as a former U.S. Marine, Wall Street insurance litigator, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, and CEO of a revenue cycle company showcases a diverse and extensive career.

His expertise in healthcare revenue collection techniques, appeal strategies, and healthcare compliance makes him a valuable resource in the field. Additionally, his role on the Advisory Board at Hunter Business School, involvement with medical billing and coding students, and frequent speaking engagements at medical associations and healthcare organizations highlight his commitment to education and sharing knowledge in the industry.

Mr. Force focuses on a range of topics, including Effective Out-of-Network Work Flow, Successful Appeals Drafting, The Dangers of Waiving Patient Cost Share Responsibility, The No Surprise Act, and The Federal Anti-Kickback, Stark, False Claim Act, and HIPAA. In Short, Mr. Force has a comprehensive understanding of legal and compliance issues within the healthcare sector. His focus is protecting and defending the healthcare provider, and assisting with the generation of revenue for medical practices.

Thomas Force, Esq has no actual or potential conflict of interest, financial relationship/arrangement or affiliation with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients.

Courtney Pladsen, DNP, FNP-BC Related Seminars and Products

MaineCare Medical Director

Dr. Courtney Pladsen DNP, FNP-C has worked in the health care safety net for over 15 years in Emergency Departments and FQHCs. She is a Family Medicine Nurse Practitioner with a clinical focus on substance use treatment and harm reduction for people experiencing homelessness. She received her undergraduate degree from Boston College and her Masters and Doctoral degrees from Georgetown University where her research explored screening and addressing social determinants of health in primary care. From 2018-2022 she was a fellow with the RWJF Culture of Health Leaders program. Prior to starting as the Medical Director for MaineCare, Courtney was the Clinical Director at the National Health Care for the Homeless Council from 2020-2023. Courtney led the development of Maine’s first medical respite program, which opened in fall of 2022, in partnership with Maine Medical Center, Greater Portland Health, and Preble Street. While she continues to practice one day a week at Greater Portland Health’s Health Care for the Homeless Clinic, Courtney is passionate about improving health systems to provide equitable care for the most marginalized individuals in our community.

Courtney Pladsen has no actual or potential conflict of interest, financial relationship/arrangement or affiliation with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients.

Tristan Reynolds, DO Related Seminars and Products

Tristan Reynolds, DO is a Mainer who earned an undergraduate degree in biology from Pennsylvania State University and attended medical school at University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNE COM). While a medical student, Tristan was awarded a one-year OMM/anatomy pre- doctoral teaching fellowship. Tristan subsequently completed a PGY1 year in OB/GYN and, realizing that it was not the right fit, left residency to pursue academia as an assistant clinical professor at UNE COM.
He taught first and second year medical students for 5 years and rose to co-course director of UNE COM’s Year 1 Osteopathic Clinical Skills, an integrated clinical skills/anatomy/OMM course. Tristan returned to residency training at Maine-Dartmouth Family Medicine Residency (MDFMR) where he was a co-chief resident. He stayed on as full time faculty at MDFMR where he does outpatient, inpatient, and obstetrics. Tristan has specific clinical interests in diagnostic reasoning, cardiology, and addiction medicine. In his spare time, he enjoys hiking, birding, home renovation, travel, and caring for his rambunctious children.

Tristan Reynolds, DO has no actual or potential conflict of interest, financial relationship/arrangement or affiliation with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients.

Angie Nile Related Seminars and Products

Angie is a lifelong Maine resident who graduated from Kennebec Valley Community College in 2007 with a BS in medical assisting. She worked in direct care, phlebotomy and urology, and then moved over to MaineCare working on provider relations. In 2010, she joined the Maine CDC Breast and Cervical Health Program and held various positions, before transitioning to the Office of Family Independence for 10 years. In 2022, Angie returned to the breast and cervical health program as the Provider Network Coordinator.

Angie has no actual or potential conflict of interest, financial relationship/arrangement or affiliation with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients.

Dora Anne Mills, MD, MPH, FAAP Related Seminars and Products

Raised in rural Maine and a graduate of Bowdoin College, UVM College of Medicine, and Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles residency program, Dr. Mills practiced in a variety of places including Los Angeles and Tanzania before returning to provide primary care in her hometown. She was then tapped to lead public health for Maine for nearly 15 years, then for the University of New England, and now for MaineHealth, the state’s largest hospital-based healthcare system. As a board-certified pediatrician and public health leader in the most rural state in the nation with an increasing diverse population in its urban areas, her work has focused on addressing health issues across the spectrum – from tobacco to environmental health issues, pandemics (HIV, H1N1, and COVID), obesity, the opioid epidemic, maternal child health, and health disparities, to name a few. Her work has been widely recognized, including receiving ASTHO’s McCormack Award, the AMA’s Nathan Davis Award, American Academy of Pediatrics Special Achievement Award, and state awards, including the highest awards by the Maine Medical Association and Maine Public Health Association, as well as an honorary degree conferred by the University of Maine. On a personal note, she splits her time between Portland and her lake cottage in rural Maine, and enjoys a number of year round outdoor activities with her two young adult children as well as other family and friends.

Dora Anne Mills has no actual or potential conflict of interest, financial relationship/arrangement or affiliation with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients.

Ron Mosiello, DO Related Seminars and Products

Ronald Mosiello has been working in the Kennebunk/Arundel area for over the past 23 years.

He worked as a Clinical Professor at UNE COM 2002-2010. There he did Clinical Primary Care 2002-2005 and NMM/OMM from 2002-2010. He also ran OMM Hospital Services at SMHC from 2010-2020.

Ron also worked at SMHC in Kennebunk doing NMM/OMM from 2010-2020.

Ron is currently in private practice NMM/OMM in Arundel 2020-present. He is also an Adjunct Professor at UNE COM and an Adjunct teacher in the Maine Dartmouth Clinical Program.

Ron Mosiello has no actual or potential conflict of interest, financial relationship/arrangement or affiliation with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients.

Cindy Asbjornsen, DO, FAVLS, RPhS, DABVLM Related Seminars and Products

Dr. Cindy Asbjornsen is a seasoned physician and a dedicated volunteer with the National Ski Patrol. A board-certified and nationally recognized Fellow of
Phlebology, Dr. Asbjornsen has built a successful private practice renowned for its patient-centered care and innovative treatment of veins and venous
disease.
Dr. Asbjornsen’s dual roles as a physician and ski patroller give her a distinctive perspective on emergency care, trauma management, and patient care in
high-pressure situations. When she's not caring for patients at the Vein Healthcare Center or responding to on-the-slope emergencies, Dr. Asbjornsen enjoys
exploring the great outdoors with her family.

Dr. Cindy Asbjornsen has no actual or potential conflict of interest, financial relationship/arrangement or affiliation with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients.

Diane Zavotsky, MD Related Seminars and Products

Diane Zavotsky, MD
Diane Zavotsky, MD is a board certified Family Physician with a BA from Colby College and medical degree from McGill University in Montreal.  Her career spans three decades of full spectrum family medicine practice, working as a hospitalist and ultimately providing outpatient care in Somerset and Franklin counties for Health Reach Community Health Centers.  She resides in rural Somerset County with her husband and enjoys all four seasons of Maine’s great outdoors.

Dr. Zavotsky has no actual or potential conflict of interest, financial relationship/arrangement or affiliation with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients.

Frederick Chang, DO Related Seminars and Products

Frederick Chang is the Chief Medical Information Officer at Yuma Regional Medical Center in Yuma, Arizona. He previously graduated from Western University of Health Sciences COMP in 2013. He completed his residency in Family Practice at the Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education and completed his Clinical Informatics fellowship at University of Arizona/Banner Health in 2022. In addition, he has received the designation Fellow in Hospital Medicine by the Society of Hospital Medicine, as he continues to practice as a hospitalist. He is certified both in Epic and Cerner for physician build in the electronic medical record. He is the co-chair of the Artificial Intelligence committee at YRMC. His main interest is to continue to reduce the burden between Physicians and the Electronic Medical Record and utilize innovative methods to provide the best care for the patients.

Frederick Chang has no actual or potential conflict of interest, financial relationship/arrangement or affiliation with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients.

Joshua D. Hadiaris, Esq Related Seminars and Products

J.D. Hadiaris, a native of Maine, is a Member in the firm’s litigation and medical malpractice groups. J.D. devotes the majority of his practice to defending Maine hospitals, physicians, and other health care workers in professional liability claims.  In such cases, he frequently practices before Maine’s medical malpractice prelitigation screening panel.  J.D. is also regularly retained to defend fellow attorneys in legal malpractice claims and professional complaints.  In addition to professional liability defense, J.D. maintains a robust general litigation practice that includes probate litigation, personal injury, and other civil matters.

Amanda Cardella, DO Related Seminars and Products

Amanda Cardella, DO

-Founder/Owner of Aegle Radiant Health, PLLC Topsham, Maine
-Family Medicine Physician at Martin’s Point* Brunswick, Maine

Dr. Cardella completed medical school and family medicine residency in Stratford, New Jersey at Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine. She is board certified in Family Medicine. She has practiced outpatient primary care in three states: New Jersey, Maryland and for the past two years, Maine. Prior to attending medical school, she served 5 years of active duty in the United States Army as an Air Defense Artillery Officer for the first 2 years, then Signals Intelligence for three years with the National Security Agency. She deployed to Afghanistan in 2006. Following active duty, she spent 8 years in the Mississippi and New Jersey National Guard while prepping for and attending medical school.

Dr. Cardella has special interest in Lifestyle, Culinary and Obesity Medicine. She is currently completing the requirements for board certification in all three. These passions led to the creation of her micro medical practice which opened in Topsham in May 2024.
 

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Kathy Vezina, RN, JD Related Seminars and Products

Kathy Vezina joined the Maine Council on Aging (MCOA) in 2021 and
serves as the project lead for the Equity & Healthy Aging Initiative and content lead on
the Reducing Ageism in Healthcare Team.  Kathy is a Registered Nurse, a Nurse
Practitioner (inactive), and a Maine attorney and has worked in leadership roles in a
leadership development organization, community behavioral health, reproductive
justice, and in private practice in a health law firm.  She is a graduate of the University
of Maine School of Law and the University of California San Francisco in Nursing. 
Earlier in her career, Kathy worked as an RN in several primary care practices and has
provided legal counsel for various primary care and behavioral health providers in
Maine.

Kathy Vezina has no actual or potential conict of interest, nancial relationship/arrangement or aliation with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients.

Rebecca Spear, DO FACP Related Seminars and Products

Dr. Spear grew up and attended school in Maine, earning an undergraduate degree from the University of Maine and a medical degree from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed residency training in internal medicine at UConn Health. Following a chief resident year focused on teaching skills, she completed a combined geriatric medicine and hospice and palliative medicine fellowship at Yale University.

Dr. Spear works for the Maine-Dartmouth Family Medicine Residency, serving as Program Director for the Geriatric Medicine Fellowship. Her clinical practice includes inpatient consultation at MaineGeneral Medical Center and outpatient consultation focused on cognitive concerns at Maine Dartmouth Geriatric Medicine.

Rebecca Spear has no actual or potential conflict of interest, financial relationship/arrangement or affiliation with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients.

Paul Vinsel, DO Related Seminars and Products

A husband and father of two grown children, and one grandchild. Board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine Board certified in addiction medicine by the American Osteopathic Association Practice addiction medicine with Spurwink, and at the Family Medicine Residency at Central Maine Medical Center. Practiced emergency medicine for 36 years, ending in 2021. Graduate of University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1984. Serves on the Maine Board of Osteopathic Licensure from 2023 to present. Serves on the Maine Recovery Council from 2023 to present. Hobbies include running, bicycling, hiking, knitting, and playing the banjo.

Paul Vinsel has no actual or potential conflict of interest, financial relationship/arrangement or affiliation with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients.

Brian Lee, DO Related Seminars and Products

Dr. Brian Lee is a graduate of Duke University and served in the U.S. Army prior to receiving his medical degree from A.T. Still University. He completed his residency in Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery at Michigan State University and his fellowship in Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Although Dr. Lee is particularly interested in the treatment of sinus and nasal disorders, he enjoys caring for both children and adults with general ENT ailments. He joined MaineHealth in 2020. He is the ENT site leader at the MaineHealth ENT Biddeford Office and at Maine Medical Center Biddeford.

Dr. Brian Lee has no actual or potential conflict of interest, financial relationship/arrangement or affiliation with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients.

Kristen Mazoki, DO Related Seminars and Products

Dr. Mazoki is a Philadelphia native who completed medical school in Maine and was excited to return to the state. She is board certified in general psychiatry and her clinical interests include addiction psychiatry, rural health, and perinatal mental health. Dr. Mazoki is a clinical instructor for the Tufts LIC program and recently served as Doctor of the Day at Physicians' Day at the Legislature. In her free time she enjoys skiing, mountain biking and spending time on the lake.

Kristen Mazoki has no actual or potential conflict of interest, financial relationship/arrangement or affiliation with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients.

R Scott Hanson, MD Related Seminars and Products

R. Scott Hanson, MD is the President of the Maine Medical Association. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and lives in Lewiston.