Name: James Buffum

Years with practice:
1 year with PVC, 4 years with RiverBend
Associates

Education and Training:
Medical School:

Georgetown University School of Medicine

Graduation Date:

1984

Post Graduate Training:

Wilford Hall-USAF Med Center - Intern - Internal Medicine
(7/1/1984-6/30/1985)
Wilford Hall-USAF Med Center - Resident - Internal Medicine (7/1/1985-6/30/1987)
Wilford Hall-USAF Med Center - Fellow - Cardiovascular Diseases (7/1/1987-6/30/1990)
Specialty / Subspecialty: Cardiovascular Diseases, Internal Medicine

Board Certifications:

General Certification: Internal Medicine
Subspecialty: Cardiovascular Disease
Hospital Affiliations:
Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
Mercy Medical Center, Springfield, MA
Name: Robert V. Chircop

Years with practice:
28

Education and Training:
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Graduation Date: 1977

Post Graduate Training: Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
(7/1/1977-6/30/1982)

Specialty / Subspecialty: Cardiovascular Diseases

Board Certifications:
General Certification: Internal Medicine

Subspecialty: Cardiovascular Disease

Subspecialty: Adult Transthoratic Echocardiography

Hospital Affiliations:
Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
Mercy Medical Center, Springfield, MA
Name: James Haddad

Years with practice: 18

Education and Training:
Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School

Graduation Date: 1980

Post Graduate Training:
Univ South Carolina Med Center (7/1/1980-6/30/1984)
Northwestern Memorial Hospital (7/1/1984-6/30/1987)

Specialty / Subspecialty: Cardiovascular Diseases

Board Certifications:
General Certification: Internal Medicine

Subspecialty: Cardiovascular Disease

Hospital Affiliations:
Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
Mercy Medical Center, Springfield, MA
Name: William A. Harbison

Years with practice:

Education and Training:
Medical School:
Columbia Univ. College of Physicians & Surgeons

Graduation Date:1971

Post Graduate Training:
Columbia St Luke's Hospital,NY - Intern (7/1/1971-6/30/1972)
Indian Health Service - Public Health Service (7/1/1972-6/30/1974)
McGill University, Canada - Resident (7/1/1975-6/30/1976)
McGill University - Fellow:Cardiology (7/1/1975-6/30/1977)

Specialty / Subspecialty: Cardiovascular Diseases

Board Certifications:
General Certification: Internal Medicine

Subspecialty: Cardiovascular Disease

Hospital Affiliations:
Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
Mercy Medical Center, Springfield, MA
Name: John M. Joelson

Years with practice: 19

Education and Training:
Medical School: Cornell University Medical College

Graduation Date: 1981

Post Graduate Training:
Hartford Hospital - Intern - Internal Medicine (7/1/1981-6/30/1982)
Hartford Hospital - Resident - Internal Medicine (7/1/1982-6/30/1984)
Hartford Hospital - Fellow - Internal Medicine (7/1/1984-6/30/1985)
Rhode Island Hosp Brown Univ. - Fellow - Cardiovascular Diseases
(7/1/1985-6/30/1987)
Rhode Island Hosp Brown Univ - Fellow (7/1/1987-6/30/1988)

Specialty / Subspecialty: Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases

Board Certifications:
General Certification: Internal Medicine

Subspecialty: Cardiovascular Disease

Hospital Affiliations:
Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
Mercy Medical Center, Springfield, MA
Name: Anthony P. Lovell

Years with practice: 36

Education and Training:
Medical School: Yale University School of Medicine

Graduation Date: 1967

Post Graduate Training:
Univ Of California Hospitals (6/1/1967-6/1/1970)
Usphs Hospital, Sf, CA (6/1/1970-6/1/1972)
Whvah Hospital/Yale-New Haven (7/1/1972-6/1/1973)

Specialty / Subspecialty: Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases

Board Certifications:
General Certification: Internal Medicine

Subspecialty: Cardiovascular Disease

Hospital Affiliations:
Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
Mercy Medical Center, Springfield, MA
Name: John P. Marenco

Years with practice: 5

Education and Training:
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Graduation Date: 1995

Post Graduate Training:
New England Medical Center - Resident:Internal Medicine (6/21/1995-6/30/1998)
New England Medical Center - Fellow:Cardiology (7/1/1998- 6/30/2001)
New England Medical Center - Fellow:Electrophysiology (7/1/2001-6/30/2002)
Specialty / Subspecialty: Cardiovascular Diseases, Internal Medicine

Board Certifications:
General Certification: Internal Medicine

Subspecialty: Cardiovascular Disease

Hospital Affiliations:
Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
Mercy Medical Center, Springfield, MA
Name: Jay Markham

Years with practice: 16

Education and Training:
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine Yeshiva Univ

Graduation Date:
1985

Post Graduate Training:
Rhode Island Hospital (7/1/1985-6/30/1988)
West Roxbury Va Med Center (7/1/1988-6/30/1990)
St Elizabeth's Hospital (7/1/1990-6/30/1991)

Specialty / Subspecialty: Cardiovascular Diseases, Internal Medicine

Board Certifications:
General Certification: Internal Medicine

Subspecialty: Cardiovascular Disease

Hospital Affiliations:
Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
Mercy Medical Center, Springfield, MA
Name: Kyle Richards

Education and Training:
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine

Graduation Date:
2003

Post Graduate Training:
University of Connecticut (2003-2006)
University of Connecticut/Hartford (2006-Present)
Chief Cardiology Fellow (2008-Present)

Name: Peter F. Robinson

Years with practice: 1

Education and Training:
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine

Graduation Date: 1998

Post Graduate Training:

University of Colorado - Intern - Internal Medicine (6/23/1998-6/22/1999)
University of Colorado - Resident - Internal Medicine (7/1/1999-6/30/2002)
University of Colorado - Fellow - Cardiovascular Diseases (7/1/2002-8/31/2005)
University of Colorado - Fellow - Cardiology Interventional (9/1/2005-8/31/2006)

Specialty / Subspecialty: Cardiovascular Diseases, Internal Medicine

Board Certifications:
General Certification: Internal Medicine

Subspecialty: Cardiovascular Disease

Hospital Affiliations:
Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
Mercy Medical Center, Springfield, MA
Name: Colin D. Shafer

Years with practice: 4

Education and Training:

Medical School:
Emory University School of Medicine

Graduation Date: 1996

Post Graduate Training:
University Of Colorado - Intern (6/23/1996-6/23/1997)
University Of Colorado - Resident (7/1/1997-6/30/1999)
New England Medical Center - Cardiology Fellow (7/1/2000-6/30/2003)
Specialty / Subspecialty: Cardiovascular Diseases, Internal Medicine

Board Certifications:
General Certification: Internal Medicine

Subspecialty: Cardiovascular Disease

Hospital Affiliations:
Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
Mercy Medical Center, Springfield, MA
Name: Peter Whittridge

Years with practice: 1

Education and Training:

Medical School:
School of Medicine, State Univ. of N.Y. at Buffalo

Graduation Date: 1974

Post Graduate Training:
Boston City Hospital (7/1/1974-6/30/1976)
Tufts New England Med Center (7/1/1977-6/30/1979)

Specialty / Subspecialty: Cardiovascular Diseases, Internal Medicine

Board Certifications:
General Certification: Internal Medicine

Subspecialty: Cardiovascular Disease

Hospital Affiliations:
Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
Mercy Medical Center, Springfield, MA
Name: Yufeng Zhang

Education and Training:

Medical School:
China Medical University, Shenyang, China

Graduation Date: 1985

Specialty / Subspecialty: Cardiology

Board Certifications:American Board of Internal Medicine since 2007
General Certification: Internal Medicine in New Hampshire since 2006

American Board of Cardiology since 2009
American Board of Nuclear Cardiology, 2008
 


 

 
OUR DOCTORS
 
 

JAMES T. BUFFUM, M.D. F.A.C.C.

  ROBERT V. CHIRCOP, M.D. F.A.C.C.
 

JAMES D. HADDAD, M.D. F.A.C.C.

 

WILLIAM A. HARBISON M.D. F.A.C.C.

 

JOHN M. JOELSON M.D.  F.A.C.C.

 

JOHN P. MARENCO, M.D.  F.A.C.C.

 

JAY MARKHAM, M.D.  F.A.C.C.

 

KYLE A. RICHARDS, M.D. 

  PETER F. ROBINSON, M.D  F.A.C.C.
 

COLIN D. SHAFER, M.D.  F.A.C.C.

 

PETER WHITTREDGE, M.D.  F.A.C.C.

 

Yufeng Zhang, M.D. 

     
 
MID-LEVEL PROVIDERS
 
 

CANDACE G. MCDOUGALL, MS, FNP, BC

 

 
 
 
ADMINISTRATION
 
  ANDREA P. SHUSKO, MS, CMPE
Practice Administrator
 
 
 
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NUCLEAR IMAGING
 
 
ECHO CARDIOGRAM
 
 

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  CLINICAL STAFF  

 

 
 

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