MD

Brian Bouchard, MD

Detroit Shoreway Community Health Center

Brian Bouchard received his bachelor’s degree from Davidson College in 2012 and his medical degree from Washington University at the St. Louis School of Medicine in 2016. He completed his family medicine residency at The Christ Hospital in partnership with the University of Cincinnati. In 2019, Dr. Bouchard joined Neighborhood Family Practice in 2019 as a family physician.

APRN-CNP

Kathy Chilton, APRN-CNP

Tremont Community Health Center

Kathy Chilton joined Neighborhood Family Practice in 2019. A family nurse practitioner, she earned her bachelor of science in nursing and master of science in nursing from the University of Texas School of Nursing. Kathy has over 25 years of experience as a nurse and a decade of experience as a nurse practitioner. She has provided primary care services to adult and pediatric populations managing acute and chronic illnesses.

DO

Stephanie Deuley, DO

RIDGE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER – 3 days
TREMONT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER – 2 days

Stephanie Deuley, DO received her medical degree from Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2018. She completed residency training in 2021 at the Cleveland Clinic Family Medicine Residency in Lakewood, OH. Dr. Deuley started working at the NFP Ridge Community Health Center in August 2021. She enjoys seeing patients of all ages with other interests in women’s health, adolescent care, LGBTQ+ health, global health, and performs osteopathic manipulative therapy (OMT). Otherwise, Dr. Deuley enjoys traveling, running, and reading in her spare time. 

MD

James Diekroger, MD

Puritas Community Health Center

James Diekroger, MD graduated from the Ohio State University College of Medicine in Columbus, Ohio. He completed his residency training at the University of Rochester Highland Hospital in Rochester, New York. His areas of interest include prevention and education, as well as integrative medicine. He speaks French and a little Spanish. He is married and enjoys disc golf, as well as movies and books, especially those that involve science fiction.

APRN-CNP

Amy Ebbitt, APRN-CNP

Detroit Shoreway Community Health Center

Amy Ebbitt, family nurse practioner, received her bachelor’s degree from Wheaton College in Anthropology and a master of science in nursing from Case Western Reserve University. Amy has worked at Neighborhood Family Practice since 2009. Prior to working at NFP, Amy worked in Infectious Disease and Women’s Health at University Hospitals. Amy is committed to ensuring healthcare access for all. Amy enjoys spending time with her family in her free time.

MD, MPH

Prakash Ganesh, MD, MPH

Ridge Community Health Center

Prakash Ganesh earned his medical degree from the Medical School for International Health at Ben Gurion University in collaboration with Columbia University located in Beer Sheva, Israel and his master’s in public health from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He has worked on and off at NFP since his residency in 2013 and became a staff physician in 2020. Dr. Ganesh has an interest in HIV care, refugee care and global health and is certified as an American Academy of HIV Medicine Specialist. In his free time he enjoys the spending time with his wife and two daughters hiking and biking.

Associate Medical Director of Medical Informatics

Chad Garven, MD, MPH

NORTH COAST COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER

Se habla español 

Chad Garven, MD completed his undergraduate degree at Marquette University. He earned a master of public health and his medical degree from Wright State University. Dr. Garven completed his family medicine residency in 2015 at The Medical University of South Carolina and returned home to Cleveland to practice family medicine at Neighborhood Family Practice.

Associate Medical Director

Melanie Golembiewski, MD, MPH

W. 117th Community Health Center

Melanie Golembiewski, MD received her bachelor’s degree from The Ohio State University and her medical degree from Wright State University. She completed her family medicine residency program at University Hospitals and a preventative medicine fellowship with NFP. Dr. Golembiewski has a strong interest in maternal and neonatal care, global health and geriatrics.

MD, MPH

Heidi Gullett, MD, MPH

Ann B. Reichsman Community Health Center

Heidi Gullett, MD, MPH earned her bachelor’s degree from Denison University, her medical degree from Wright State University and a Master of Science in Public Health from Portland State University. She is board certified in both family and preventive medicine. Dr. Gullett has spent most of her career working in health centers that serve low income and vulnerable populations.

APRN-FNP

Mandy Healey, APRN-FNP

Ridge Community Health Center

Mandy Healey joined Neighborhood Family Practice in 2019. With a passion for public health and disease prevention, Mandy began her career as an Army Medic and served for almost 15 years with the Ohio Army National Guard. Mandy’s first degree was in Zoology from the Ohio State University, and after moving to Cleveland she earned her MSN as a Family Nurse Practitioner at Case Western Reserve University. In her spare time, Mandy loves running and spending time with her husband, 4 children and animals.

Chief Medical Officer

Erick Kauffman, MD, MPH

Ridge Community Health Center

Dr. Kauffman earned his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1997. He did his training in family practice at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. He came to Neighborhood Family Practice in 2000 to fulfill his service commitment with the National Health Service Corps and has made NFP his career. He enjoys seeing patients of all ages, including prenatal care. He also speaks Spanish. Dr. Kauffman is married, has three children and enjoys family and outdoor activities.

APRN-CNP

Donna Kelly, APRN-CNP

Puritas Community Health Center

Donna Kelly joined Neighborhood Family Practice in 2016 as a family nurse practitioner. Donna received both her master of science in nursing and bachelor of science in nursing from Ohio University. With her degrees, she has continued her career of helping those in need, especially the homeless. Donna’s passion for her work can especially be seen through her post-graduate residency at Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

MD, MPH

Lauren Kreiger MD, MPH

Ann B. Reichsman Community Health Center

Lauren Kreiger MD, MPH received her bachelor’s degree and masters of public health degree from the State University of New York at Albany and her medical degree from the University of Vermont. Lauren is board certified in family medicine and completed her residency training at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. She has a particular interest in maternal and child health. Outside interests include hiking, biking, yoga and vegetarian cooking.

MD

Joseph Labastille, MD

Ridge Community Health Center

Joseph Labastille, MD received his medical degree from the State University of Haiti. He has over 30 years of experience in family medicine. Dr. Labastille also sees patients at Ridge Community Health Center.

MD

Nancy Li, MD

Puritas Community Health Center

Nancy Li joined Neighborhood Family Practice in 2019 as a family physician. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University in 2012 and her medical degree from University of Tennessee Health Science Center in 2016. Dr. Li completed her family medicine residency at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center in 2018.

Joannah Lynch, APRN-CNP

Ridge Community Health Center

Joannah Lynch, family nurse practitioner, earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Cincinnati and a master of science in nursing from Case Western Reserve University. She is the associate medical director overseeing nurse practitioners at Neighborhood Family Practice. She also oversees refugee services. Joannah is fluent in Spanish and enjoys providing the highest quality, culturally competent nursing care to all of her patients.

MD

Corey Meador, MD

Ridge Community Health Center

Corey Meador, MD received his medical degree from Drexel College of Medicine in Philadelphia. He trained across Pennsylvania, completed his residency at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)/Trident Hospital, and a fellowship in health and media at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. While in Washington, he worked as a primary care physician, taught medical students at Georgetown and was a journalist for PBS NewsHour. Dr. Meador, who joined NFP in September 2021, enjoys writing, reading and playing sports in his free time.

MD

Lisa Navracruz, MD

Detroit Shoreway Community Health Center

Dr. Lisa Navracruz joined Neighborhood Family Practice in 2019. She received a bachelor of science degree from Boston College and a medical degree from Stanford University’s School of Medicine. In addition to her experience as a family physician for over 13 years, Dr. Navracruz’s clinical practice has been focused on HIV Primary Care in a FQHC setting. She is certified as an American Academy of HIV Medicine Specialist. Dr. Navracruz is also an assistant professor of family medicine at the Center for Medical Education at Case Western Reserve University.

APRN-CNP

Natalia Parkanzky, APRN-CNP

Ann B. Reichsman Community Health Center

Natalia Parkanzky, family nurse practioner, received her Bachelor of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science from Miami University and a Master of Science in Nursing from Case Western Reserve University. Natalia grew up and currently resides on the west side of Cleveland. She enjoys encouraging patients of all ages to maintain a healthy lifestyle with daily exercise and a balanced diet. She speaks Spanish and Ukrainian. Her outside hobbies include running, baking desserts, and dancing and singing with her children.

APRN-CNP

Aleksandra Rabinovich, APRN-CNP

W.117th Community Health Center

Aleksandra Rabinovich, family nurse practioner, holds a master of science in nursing, and received her education and training as a family nurse practitioner from The Ohio State University College of Nursing. Aleksandra has professional experience as a family nurse practitioner in both outpatient and inpatient settings, and has previous experience as an emergency nurse in an urban trauma center. She has a passion for preventive care. Aleksandra speaks fluent Russian, and in her free time, she enjoys salsa dancing and spending time with her family.

MD MPH

Sandra Sauereisen, MD MPH

NORTH COAST COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER

Sandra Sauereisen, MD MPH received her bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University, her medical degree from Hahnemann University and an MPH from Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. She completed her Family Medicine residency in Philadelphia at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Since 1998, she was the Director of Community Medicine and full-time faculty with the UPMC St. Margaret Family Medicine Residency until she moved to Cleveland in 2021 when she joined NFP. Sandy’s passion is caring for marginalized populations to ensure access to dignified, respectful, empathic primary care that promotes self-efficacy and focuses on wellness, not just disease management. She is married, has 3 children and enjoys the outdoors and spending time with family.

APRN-CNP

Jennifer Sobrowski, APRN-CNP

Tremont Community Health Center

Jennifer Sobrowski joined NFP in 2017 as a family nurse practitioner. Jennifer earned her master of applied sciences in nursing from the University of Memphis and her bachelor of science in nursing from Cleveland State University. She has experience various clinical, family medicine and behavioral health settings. Jennifer dedicates some of her free time to rescuing and fostering animals to find them loving homes. Jennifer also sees patients at Ridge Community Health Center.

APRN-FNP-BC

Sharita Tedder Edwards, APRN-FNP-BC

PURITAS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER

Family nurse practitioner Sharita Tedder Edwards joined NFP in 2021. She has more than 20 years of experience in taking care of families and children as a registered nurse. Sharita earned her master of science degree in nursing from Ursuline College. She also has a master’s degree in nursing education. Sharita worked on COVID-19 research trials during the pandemic and her interests include acute and chronic health problems. She is especially committed to helping the African American and Hispanic community members receive primary care to get and stay healthy. In her spare time, Sharita enjoys sewing, crafting, listening to live music and spending time with family and friends.

APRN-CNP

Teegan McKeon, APRN-CNP

North Coast Community Health Center

Teegan Wightman, APRN-CNP, earned her master of science in nursing from Case Western Reserve University. Teegan’s clinical areas of interest include preventive care, women’s health, chronic disease management and global health. She has even completed several medical missions in Guatemala. In her spare time, Teegan enjoys exploring new restaurants in Cleveland, listening to live music and spending time with her two pugs.

MD, MPH

Anne Wise, MD, MPH

Detroit Shoreway Community Health Center

Anne Wise, MD received her medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine. She completed her residency in family medicine at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut, followed by a fellowship in Occupational and Environmental Medicine at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington. Dr. Wise has practiced at Neighborhood Family Practice since 1995. Fluent in Spanish, her other interests include prison medicine, immigration policy, advocating for national health insurance and mystery novels (lots of them!)

MD

Sasha Yurgionas, MD

W. 117th Community Health Center

Se habla español 

Sasha Yurgionas, MD received her bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College and her medical degree from the Latin American School of Medicine. She completed her family medicine residency at MetroHealth in 2015 and now works at Neighborhood Family Practice’s W. 117 community health center.)

Associate Medical Director of Midwifery Services

Katy Maistros, APRN-CNM

Ann B. Reichsman Community Health Center

Katy Maistros, midwife, is honored to be working with the family practice providers and fellow nurse midwives at Neighborhood Family Practice. She has been at NFP since 2005 and feels privileged to serve the women of the Near West Side as a Nurse Midwife. Katy grew up in Hicksville. Ohio and graduated from Bowling Green State University with her Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, She was a Peace Corps Volunteer from 1999 to 2001 in Turkmenistan, Central Asia. Katy graduated from Case Western Reserve University with a Master’s in Nurse-Midwifery.

She currently lives on the west side of Cleveland with her husband and three sons. Her philosophy of care encourages women to recognize their highest potential for physical, spiritual, and emotional health. Katy’s interests lie in low interventive childbirth, adolescent health, and family planning.

APRN-CNM

Julie A. Kellon, APRN-CNM

Ann B. Reichsman Community Health Center

Julie Kellon, midwife, joined Neighborhood Family Practice in 2010. Julie obtained her BSN in Nursing from Case Western Reserve University in 1995. She received her MSN in Nursing from Case in 2000 and completed her Midwifery training at the Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing. Julie is licensed as a Certified Nurse Midwife by the State of Ohio and a Member of the American College of Nurse Midwives. Julie’s areas of interest include obstetrics and gynecology, colposcopy and sexual health.

APRN-CNM

Kate Lawrence, APRN-CNM

Ann B. Reichsman Community Health Center

Kate Lawrence, midwife, joined NFP in 2015 as a certified nurse midwife. Before joining our team, Kate worked as a clinical nurse at the Cleveland Clinic’s Family Birthing Center and a labor and delivery nurse at MetroHealth. Kate received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Akron and a Master of Science in Nursing/Nurse-Midwifery from Frontier Nursing University. Kate completed her Nurse Midwife- Clinical Practicum at Paragon Health Associates. She also serves as a visiting professor-maternal child nursing at Chamberlain College of Nursing and an adjunct clinical instructor- maternal child nursing at Cuyahoga Community College.

APRN-CNM

Emily Leslie, APRN-CNM

Ann B. Reichsman Community Health Center

Emily Leslie, midwife, joined Neighborhood Family Practice in 2017 as a certified nurse midwife. Emily earned her master of science in nursing from Case Western Reserve University and a bachelor of arts from Oberlin College. Her medical area of interests includes: pregnancy options, low-intervention childbirth, early pregnancy ultrasound, family planning and contraception. She is passionate about working to help empower women in their choices around sexuality, pregnancy and childbirth. Emily lives with her husband. son and two dogs on the east side of Cleveland.

APRN-CNM, FNP

Nadia Robinson, APRN-CNM, FNP

Ann B. Reichsman Community Health Center

Nadia joined Neighborhood Family Practice as a certified nurse midwife in 2020. She first connected with NFP as a volunteer birth and postpartum doula (Nadia is a cofounder of the Northeast Ohio Doula Collective). She received her bachelor’s degree from Earlham College in 2010, and graduated from the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing’s Nurse Midwife and Family Nurse Practitioner program in 2020. Nadia’s favorite part of being a midwife is witnessing people learn about themselves, discover their ability to heal and experience their power. In her free time she loves to read, sing, dance, occasionally paint, and spend time with the people she loves.

Lactation Consultant

Lauren Lasko, APRN-CNP, IBCLC

Ann B. Reichsman Community Health Center

Lauren received her training from Columbia University’s School of Nursing in NYC and has worked at federally qualified health centers since she began her career. Lauren is passionate about women’s health and breastfeeding medicine, she is also proficient in Spanish. She continues to grow a breastfeeding medicine program at NFP.

FNP-C

Irina Rojas, FNP-C

RIDGE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER

Irina Rojas, FNP-C, earned her master of science degree from the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing at UMass Chan Medical School where she is now completing her doctorate in nursing practice. Irina began working at NFP in March 2022. She enjoys seeing patients of all ages, with interests in pediatrics, women’s health, LQBTQ+ health, and family planning. Irina was born in Mexico and speaks Spanish and French. In her free time, she swims competitively and enjoys hiking with her partner and friends.