MEDICAL STAFF LEADERSHIP

As a part of Southwestern Vermont Health Care, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center's Medical Staff is governed by a team of medical executives representing each department. Members of SVHC’s Medical Executive Committee are:

Matthew Vernon, MD
Medical Staff President

Dr. Vernon is a radiation oncologist at the Southwestern Vermont Regional Cancer Center. He received his medical degree at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He completed his residency in the Department of Therapeutic Radiology at the University of Minnesota. He is certified by the American Board of Radiology. 

Matthew Stanishewski, MD
Chair, Department of Medicine

Dr. Stanishewski earned his medical degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and most recently served as a Fellow in Rheumatology at Roger Williams Medical Center, Rhode Island Hospital, and the VA Medical Center in Providence. He also worked as a clinical trial investigator with the Center for Medical Research, also in Providence. Dr. Stanishewski is a member of the American College of Physicians and the American College of Osteopathic Internists. In addition, he is a member of the American College of Rheumatology and the New England Rheumatism Society.

Andrew Caughey III, MD
Chair, Department of Anesthesia

Dr. Caughey earned his medical degree from the University of Michigan. He completed residencies in both internal medicine and anesthesiology at Michael Reese Hospital & Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. Prior to joining SVMC, he served as Clinical Service Chief & Medical Director of Anesthesiology at Henry Ford Allegiance Health in Jackson, Michigan. Dr. Caughey is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Anesthesiology.

Adam Cohen, MD
Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine

Dr. Cohen leads the Department of Emergency Medicine at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. He received his medical degree at the State University of New York Medical Center in Brooklyn, a graduate degree in physiology from Hahnemann University in Pennsylvania, and a bachelor’s in psychobiology from Binghampton University in New York. He completed his residency training in a combined Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine program at Allegheny General Hospital in Pennsylvania. He is certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine.

Angela Theiss, MD
Chair, Department of Pathology

Dr. Theiss earned her medical degree at the Marshall University School of Medicine in West Virginia and completed both her anatomic and clinical pathology residency and a cytology fellowship at the University of Vermont, where she was the assistant medical director of Microbiology from 2018 – 2019. She is certified by the American Board of Pathology.

 

Kimberley Sampson, MD
Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Originally from the United Kingdom, Dr. Sampson received her medical degree from St. Matthew’s University School of Medicine in Grand Cayman, BWI, and a degree in biology from the University of Glamorgan in Wales, UK. She completed her residency in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mount Sinai Hospital and Medical Centers in Chicago and taught as a Professor of Clinical Science at the Chicago Medical School and as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Science at St. Matthew’s University.

Trey Dobson, MD
Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Dobson is an emergency medicine physician with Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health, an instructor of Emergency Medicine at Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, and the chief medical officer for Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. He serves on the Medical Executive Committee and the Board of Trustees of Dartmouth-Hitchcock. He is the past president of the Vermont Medical Society and currently sits on the Governance Council. He performs medical practice peer review for the Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care, a nonprofit organization designated by the Vermont Legislature. He earned his medical degree at The University of Tennessee and completed residency in Emergency Medicine at the University of Virginia.

  

Meghan Gunn, MD
Chair, Department of Pediatrics

Dr. Gunn received her medical degree from the University of Vermont College of Medicine and a degree in biology from Syracuse University in New York. She completed her pediatric residency at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center. She is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics.

James Keenan, MD
Chair, Department of Radiology

Dr. Keenan received his medical degree at Albany Medical College, both a master’s and PhD in nuclear radiochemistry from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a bachelor’s in chemistry from Le Moyne College, all in New York. He completed his residency training in diagnostic radiology at Albany Medical Center Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Radiology.

Malcolm Paine, MD
Chair, Department of Surgery

Dr. Paine received his medical degree at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. He completed post-doctoral training and research at the University of London and residencies in obstetrics and gynecology at the London Deanery and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire. He is certified by the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.  

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