SVMC Celebrates Provider's Success & Milestones

Bennington, VT—May 31, 2023—The medical staff of Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) recognized the following individuals for their contributions to clinical insight and teamwork.

Marie George, MD, infectious disease physician, received the 2023 Clinical Excellence Award, recognizing her outstanding diagnostic acumen and commitment to communication with medical colleagues. Dr. George is a Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic physician who has worked at SVMC since 1999. She is a past president of the Medical Staff and serves as medical director of infection prevention.

The 2023 Professional Teamwork Award was given to Becca Filson, NP. The award highlights the importance of inclusivity and cooperation among healthcare staff in ensuring safety and high quality in medical practice. Becca began work at SVMC as a registered nurse in 2011 and became a Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic provider in hospital medicine after earning a nurse practitioner degree in 2018.

In addition, the following providers were recognized for celebrating milestone anniversaries at and retirements from SVMC:

5 Years

H. Brandon Ayre, MD

Ethan Evankow, PA-C

Rebecca Filson, FNP

Erica Gallen, ARNP

Carolyn Goodwin, FNP

Cody Holloway, AA-C

Kendra Isbell, PA-C

Arlene Law, FNP-BC

Jessica Moses, FNP

Patti Miller, MD

Trevor Neal, MD

Jama Peacock Birsett, MD

Kevin Quiusky, MD

Alya Reeve, MD

Ryan Richman, MD

Thet Soe, MD

Anje Van Berckelaer, MD

Karena Webber, PA-C

10 Years

Paul Donovan, DO

Kim Fodor, MD

Marinshine Gentler, MD

Robert Giering, MD

John Hearst, MD

Allen Hutcheson, MD

Steven Lamontagne, MD

James Mithoefer, PA-C

Suk Namkoong, MD

Malcolm Paine, MD

Emily Rice, PA-C

Nancy Schuster, MD

Dagmar Tobits, MD

15 Years

Christopher Bevin, DMD

David Henner, DO

Eric Holmgren, DMD

John Labert, AA-C

Steven Lefebvre, MD, PhD

Linda Rimkunos, MD

20 Years

Aimee Bullett-Smith, DNP

Amy Kranick, CNM

Marcus Martinez, MD

William Tock, MD

25 Years

Charles Salem, MD

Avery Wood, MD

30 Years

Michael Algus, MD

Bernard Bandman, PhD

Robert Schwartz, MD

Mark Zimpfer, MD

35 Years

David King, MD

J. Gregory King, MD

Retiring

David Charnock, MD

Bernard Bandman, PhD

Paul Graether, PA-C

David King, MD

John McDay, MD

Kurt Wagner, MD

Michael Welther, MD

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About SVHC:
Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) is a comprehensive, preeminent, healthcare system providing exceptional, convenient, and affordable care to the communities of Bennington and Windham Counties of Vermont, eastern Rensselaer and Washington Counties of New York, and northern Berkshire County in Massachusetts. SVHC includes Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), Southwestern Vermont Regional Cancer Center, the Centers for Living and Rehabilitation, and the SVHC Foundation. SVMC includes 25 primary and specialty care practices.

Southwestern Vermont Health Care is among the most lauded small rural health systems in the nation. It is the recipient of the American Hospital Association’s 2020 Rural Hospital Leadership Award. In addition, SVMC is a five-time recipient of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet® recognition for nursing excellence. The health system is fortunate to have the support of platinum-level corporate sponsor Mack, a leading supplier of contract manufacturing services and injection molded plastic parts based in Arlington, VT.

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center provides exceptional care without discriminating on the basis of an individual’s age, race, ethnicity, religion, culture, language, physical or mental disability, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression. Language assistance services, free of charge, are available at 1-800-367-9559.