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Meet Our Medical Staff
Dennis Daly, MD is our Medical Director
For 20 years, Dr. Daly has had a private practice in Camillus, NY. He received a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatrics in 1994 and was recertified in 2004. He has also been board certified by the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians since 1998. His commitment to excellence is evident in his oversight of the care given to our participants. The challenge of caring for frail elderly in a non-institutional setting and providing alternatives to nursing home placement attracted Dr. Daly to PACE CNY.
Twinkle Patel, MD
The structure of PACE CNY treatment, which is the multi-disciplinary team approach to elderly care and the interaction between patients and family, was the determining factor in Dr. Patel's joining PACE CNY. A graduate of medical school in Gujurat, India, Dr. Patel served her residency at Sacred Heart Hospital in Allentown, PA, where she won the best residency award for scholarly achievement, professionalism and high moral and ethical conduct. She is a member of the American Board of Family Practice.
Kime Ristoff, MD
Dr. Ristoff has been working with PACE CNY since 2003 and has been associated with Loretto since 1991. First hand experience and frustration trying to care for his mother at home with Alzheimer's demonstrated the advantages of PACE CNY which he strongly endorses for its caring professional staff. He is currently as associate medical director for the McAuliffe Diagnostic and Treatment Center and medical director for Loretto employee health as well as practicing physician for Family Care Medical Group.
John Houck, Jr., MD
Dr. Houck joined PACE CNY in August 2006. He is a board certified family practitioner who worked in the Utica area for 25 years. He says "My many years of working for managed care, i.e., HMO, as well as caring for the elderly have made my transition to PACE CNY a natural stepping stone in my profession. This and the fact that the TEAM approach is the ideal way to do this."
Margaret Wade, PhD
Margie Wade joined the PACE CNY staff in 2003 and states, “I would want my elderly parent to be cared for by PACE. Participants here receive optimal care by a team of providers dedicated to each participant’s well-being.” Margie has
18 years of experience as a family nurse practitioner and is a clinical assistant professor at SUNY Upstate Medical University College of Nursing. She is board certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and serves on the executive committee of the Nurse Practitioner Association of New York State, Syracuse Chapter.
Joan Doran, MS, APRN (Advanced Practice Registered Nurse)
Joan Doran is a graduate of Syracuse University’s College of Nursing. Her professional experience includes 12 years with Syracuse’s Veterans Association Medical Center where she served as nurse practitioner in its Transitional Care Unit, conducted a Geriatric Primary Care Clinic that provided healthcare visits to homebound veterans ages 36 to 96, and served veterans in adult home and skilled nursing facilities. Joan states, “I’m impressed with PACE CNY’s interdisciplinary team management approach to geriatric care which often provides elderly patients with better, more positive outcomes.”
Jennifer Weinraub, MD
Dr. Jennifer Weinraub brings 20 years of medical expertise to PACE CNY. Dr. Weinraub is certified by the American Board of Family Practice and is certified in geriatric care. She earned a medical degree from the University of Vermont’s College of Medicine, received training in geriatrics from the Family Medicine Program at the University of Rochester, completed her family medicine residency at Highland Hospital in Rochester, and serves as associate medical director of Beechtree Care Center in Ithaca.
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