Dr. Mark Kandutsch rejoins the Island Health Podcast for his 3rd appearance, but first in season 2. Dr. Kandutsch specializes in family medicine. His medical interests include orthopedic and sports medicine, and he is certified in regenerative injection therapies including platelet-rich plasma therapy and prolotherapy. What has been great about having Dr. Kandutsch participate in the podcast is that he has worked within MDI Hospital to help shape the organizational philosophy. He mentions that, "we discuss regularly at our strategic planning meetings and at other occasions... the real deep com ..read more

Dr. Ormanda Johnson joins the Island Health podcast with hosts Molly Moon and Justin Starbird. She is board-certified, a family physician specializing in family medicine, dermatology, and public health. Her medical interests and expertise include occupational health and medical education. She previously practiced in the UK and Bahamas, which is also where she is originally from. Dr. Johnson is originally from The Bahamas and then "ended up completing my medical journey by doing my last two degrees in England. Then I practiced for several years as a family medicine physician.  How I got to ..read more

Dr. Stuart Davidson joins host, Justin Starbird, and new cohost Molly Moon to discuss his recent promotion, how he got to Maine, and his philosophy on practicing medicine.  As Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Davidson envisions the role as a liaison between the medical staff and the hospital administrative staff. In his words, "The role here, continues to evolve... we're trying to, between the medical staff and the administration, ensure that patients receive the highest standard of medical care that they can. We're involved in safety issues and quality issues but also medical staff affairs, an ..read more

Kate Worcester, PA-C, specializes in family medicine and general surgery at Cooper Gilmore Health Center. Today, she’s joining Oka Hutchins & Justin Starbird to talk about Botox and its therapeutic applications. Her medical interests and expertise include internal medicine, critical care, cardiology, pulmonology and general surgery. Since joining MDI Hospital in 2006, she has practiced in the emergency department, on the hospitalist service, provided critical care at Maine Medical Center, and primary care and general surgery ..read more

Dr. Jorge Peacher recently joined MDI Hospital’s Lisa Stewart Women’s Health Center, and is one of only a handful of board-certified Urogynecologists practicing in the state of Maine. Today, Dr. Peacher joins Oka Hutchins & Justin Starbird to walk through some of the common misconceptions about Urogynecology. Urogynecology is also know as female pelvic medicine. Dr. Peacher’s expertise includes the surgical and nonsurgical treatment of female urinary incontinence and pelvic floor disorders. He also treats chronic pelvic pain, abnormal uterine bleeding and other gynecological disorders. If ..read more

Dr. Katie Gassman is a board-certified Family Medicine Physician specializing in Family Medicine with Obstetrics, and she's also the medical director of Lisa Stewart Women's Health Center here on MDI. She joins Justin Starbird & Oka Hutchins to discuss her new role, the community, and best practices.  ..read more

Amory Gray, RD, LD, Clinical and Outpatient Dietitian and Patty Zavaleta, RN, Diabetes Educator and Care Manager both provide diabetes education to our community, Amory as a nutritionist and registered dietitian and Patty as a care manager and diabetes educator. Join Oka and Justin as they dive in to discuss the common myths surrounding diabetes to address questions Amory and Patty hear everyday from our community ..read more

Amory Gray (RD, LD, Registered Dietitian) and Patty Zavaleta (RN, Nurse Care Manager & Diabetes Educator) both provide diabetes education to our community, Amory as a nutritionist and registered dietitian and Patty as a care manager and diabetes educator. Oka and Justin dive in to discuss the common myths surrounding diabetes to address questions they hear everyday from our community. Part 1 ..read more

On this episode of Island Health, Oka Hutchins & Justin Starbird speak with Mary Parham, the new Community Health Educator for MDI Hospital. As a Community Health Educator, she works to provide integrated care out in the community. As part of her new role at MDI Hospital, Mary organizes activities such as blood drives at our local town office, free blood pressure screenings at area nursing homes, low cost flu shot clinics, community exercise classes, free smoking cessation sessions and annual health fairs. The health fairs draw on area health and wellness professionals from both in an ..read more

Cancer Patient Navigators Julie Pelletier, RN and Heather Sinclair, LSW join hosts Oka Hutchins and Justin Starbird to talk about the MDI Hospital’s new Cancer Patient Navigator Program. The new Program gives patients and their families an extra layer of support as they move through the healthcare system. The Cancer Patient Navigator Program is funded by a grant from the Maine Cancer Foundation and can assist patients through all phases of cancer care, from screenings and diagnosis to treatment and survivorship ..read more