Congratulations to ONMM resident Lara Householder DO for placing second in the case study category of the LBORC-NUFA Poster Presentation at AAO Convocation 2023 in Colorado Springs. Her poster was titled Intersegmental sacral dysfunction as primary etiology of low back pain in a college athlete: A case study. This is a huge accomplishment and we […]
Congratulations to our sports medicine fellows, Rushal Patel MD and Steve Takasaki DO who had case studies accepted for presentation at the NEACSM 2022 Fall Conference in Providence, RI. Dr. Patel’s case was titled “Doc, I had an unlucky stumble!” and Dr. Takasaki’s case was titled “So, I think my knee exploded.” Strong work!
Please join us in recognizing Lisa Smith, DO, for her accomplishment as lead author on a textbook chapter titled Health Literacy for Older Adults, which appears in the newly published Reichel’s Care of the Elderly (8th edition). Dr. Smith worked with former MDFMR geriatric medicine fellowship director Dr. Annette Beyea and colleagues from the University […]
Please join us in recognizing third year family medicine resident physician Dr. Anita Nwanna-Nzewunwa’s efforts in bringing together the Nigerian community in Maine. Dr. Nwanna-Nzewunwa co-organized the first-ever gathering of Maine’s Nigerian community and was interviewed by the news nonprofit Amjambo Africa!. The interview can be read here: Amjambo Africa! Vol 5 No 6 (starts […]
On July 6, 2022, Daniel K. Onion MD passed away at his home in Vienna, ME surrounded by his family. On that day, the MDFMR community lost one of its most iconic clinician educators. Dr. Onion served as Director from 1985-2002, and after stepping down remained active with the geriatric medicine fellowship. Well known as […]
Please join us in congratulating Rob Stevens, DO for being recognized with the Roswell P. Bates, D.O. Public Service Award from the Maine Osteopathic Association at their annual convention. This award is given for outstanding achievement in public health, political, or community service that enhances and demonstrates the osteopathic profession’s commitment to service above and […]
Please join us in congratulating John Diefenderfer, DO, C-NMM/OMM for being selected by the Maine Osteopathic Association as Young Osteopathic Physician of the Year at their 2022 annual convention. This award is conferred upon an osteopathic physician new in practice who has demonstrated the potential to become a major force in osteopathic medicine in the […]
The June edition of the MaineGeneral Sports Medicine newsletter features an interview with Maine Dartmouth Sports Medicine Fellowship faculty member Dr. Jim Dunlap! The article can be read here: Health & Wellness News
Congratulations to sports medicine fellows Dr. Jessica Lucas and Dr. Mara Nydes for being selected to display posters at the 31st annual meeting of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) in Austin, Texas!
Please join us in recognizing resident physician Dr. Kevin Connolly for a successful poster presentation at the 31st annual meeting of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) in Austin, Texas on April 10, 2022. Dr. Connolly’s case-based poster, titled Pain and paralysis: How a former extreme athlete lost his ability to walk, was […]