Health Center Staff

PRIMARY CARE & PRENATAL CARE PROVIDERS

Joann Buonomano, MD, FAAFP, CPE

Family Physician, Chief Medical Officer

Education – Boston University School of Medicine
Residency – Duke-FAHEC, Fayetteville, NC
Board Certification – American Board of Family Medicine
Fellowship – American Academy of Family Physicians
Certified Physician Executive –Certifying Commission of Medical Management

M. Eden Beams, MD

Family Physician

Education – Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia

Residency – Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington
Board Certification – American Board of Family Medicine

Danette Colella, MD

Pediatrician

Education: University of Vermont College of Medicine
Residency: Boston Children’s Hospital (through Harvard Medical School)
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics

Kasra Djalayer, MD

Internist

Education – Complutense University of Madrid, Spain (MD); Stanford University (mini fellowship, Geriatric Medicine); McGill University (mini MBA); University of South Wales, UK (postgraduate sub-specialty diploma in rheumatology and clinical immunology); Harvard University (sub-specialty in obesity medicine)
Residency – Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center, Connecticut
Fellowship – University of Vermont (rheumatology and clinical immunology)
Board Certifications – American Board of Internal Medicine, American Board of Obesity Medicine

David R. Gagnon, MD

Family Physician

Education – Brown University School of Medicine
Residency – University of Massachusetts
Board Certification – American Board of Family Medicine

Gladys Rodriguez Caraballo, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Education – Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Board Certifications – National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants and American Society of Clinical Pathology

Monica Lord, FNP, MBA

Family Nurse Practitioner

Education – Sacred Heart University

Board Certification – American Association of Nurse Practitioners

Eileen McCarthy, CRNP

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Education – Boston College

Board Certification – National Association of Nurse Practitioners

Margot Kingston, WHNP-BC, ANP-BC, NCMP

Women’s Health/Adult Nurse Practitioner

Education – MGH Institute of Health Professions

Board Certifications – American Nurses Credentialing Center, National Certification Center, North American Menopause Society

Harbour Women’s Health

Obstetricians

Five doctors from Harbour Women’s Health come to Families First to provide prenatal care for our patients and deliver their babies at Portsmouth Regional Hospital. They are: Emily Amarosa, MD; Saroj Fleming, MD; Heidi Keup, MD; Sonja Nelson, MD; and Caroline Scoones, MD. Dr. Scoones also serves as Medical Consultant to the Families First prenatal team.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS

Karen L. Frarie, LICSW, MLADC

Director of Behavioral Health Services

Education – University of New Hampshire (M.S.W.)
Licenses – Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, Master Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Certifications – EMDR trained

Amy Feitelson, MD

Psychiatrist

Education – Tufts University School of Medicine
Board Certification – American Psychiatric Board in Psychiatry & Neurology

Elizabeth Lynch, PMHNP-BC

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Education – New York University (M.S., Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner)
Board Certification – American Nurses Credentialing Center

Benjamin Goldrich, MLADC, MSW

Behavioral Health Specialist

Education – University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work
License – Master Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor

Health Center Staff

PRIMARY CARE & PRENATAL CARE PROVIDERS

Joann Buonomano, MD, FAAFP, CPE

Family Physician, Chief Medical Officer

M. Eden Beams, MD

Family Physician

Danette Colella, MD

Pediatrician

Kasra Djalayer, MD

Internist

David R. Gagnon, MD

Family Physician

Gladys Rodriguez Caraballo, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Monica Lord, FNP, MBA

Family Nurse Practitioner

Eileen McCarthy, CRNP

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Margot Kingston, WHNP-BC, ANP-BC, NCMP

Women’s Health/Adult Nurse Practitioner

Harbour Women’s Health

Obstetricians

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS

Karen L. Frarie, LICSW, MLADC

Director of Behavioral Health Services

Amy Feitelson, MD

Psychiatrist

Elizabeth Lynch, PMHNP-BC

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Benjamin Goldrich, MLADC, MSW

Behavioral Health Specialist

Mimi Hallowell, MSW

Behavioral Health Specialist

Education – University of New Hampshire

Krista Vincent, MSW

Behavioral Health Specialist

Education – University of New Hampshire