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Daniel Berhane, MD Dr. Daniel Berhane is a new

member of the Hospitalist team at Atlan-

tic General Hospital in Berlin, MD. He

graduated from Addis Ababa Medical

Facility in Ethiopia and completed his

residency in internal medicine at Prince

George’s Hospital Center, an affiliate of

the University of Maryland. He is board

certified in internal medicine.

Robert A. Coker, DO Dr. Robert A. Coker is a Hos-

pitalist at Peninsula Regional Medical

Center.

A native of New York City, Dr.

Coker earned his MD at the University

of Medicine & Dentistry of NJ in Strat-

ford, NJ and completed his residency

and internship there at Kennedy Memorial Hospital. He is

Board Certified in Internal Medicine.

Roy Cragway, MD Dr. Roy Cragway of Berlin is a

family practice physician at Atlantic

ImediCare on 10th St. in Ocean City and

affiliated with Atlantic General Hos-

pital. He moved to the Shore in 1994.

A native of Baltimore, he

earned his bachelor’s degree at Morgan

State University and his medical degree at the University of

Maryland Medical School. He interned at South Baltimore

Hospital (now Harper Hospital) in internal medicine and is

an expert in forensic medicine.

Ephrem Daniel, MD

Dr. Ephrem Daniel is a Pedia-

trician at Eastern Shore Pediatrics, LLC.

He opened his private practice at 211

Maryland Ave. in Salisbury over two

years ago. He had been at TLC Commu-

nity Services, Inc. since 1997. Daniel

earned his MD from Addis Ababa U. in

Ethiopia where he completed his intern-

ship in Pediatrics. He completed his residency at the Univer-

sity of Medicine & Dentistry in Newark, New Jersey.

Daniel K. Daniels, MD Dr. Daniel K. Daniels is a specialist in Gastroen-

terology and Internal Medicine who has joined Peninsula

Regional Gastroenterology Medicine at 560 Riverside Dr.,

Suite A-206 in Salisbury, MD with privileges at Peninsula

Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.

Prior to that, he was with Peninsula

Gastroenterology Associates, PA in

Delmar.

Dr. Daniels earned his medical

degree from Aristotelean University

Medical School in Greece. He complet-

ed his residency and internship at Uni-

versity of Virginia Hospital with his last

year as chief resident and completed a fellowship training

in Gastroenterology and Liver Disease at Columbia Medi-

cal Center - University of Missouri. He is ABIM/

Gastroenterology and American Board of Internal Medi-

cine certified.

Conworth Dayton-Jones, MD

Dr. Conworth L. Dayton-Jones

is an Anesthesiologist at Peninsula Re-

gional Medical Center in Salisbury and

was previously with Associated Anes-

thesiology Practice, PA. He is also a

member of the PRMC Foundation

board, past resident of the Medical Staff

and past member of the PRMC Board of

Trustees. He specializes in Pain Medi-

cine.

A native of St. Kitts, West Indies, he graduated from the

George Washington University Medical School in Wash-

ington, DC. He completed his surgical internship and resi-

dency at New Britain General Hospital in New Britain,

Connecticut and his residency in Anesthesia at Hershey

Medical Center in Hershey, PA.

Razaak Eniola, MD Dr. Razaak Eniola is a Hospi-

talist at Atlantic General Hospital in

Berlin, MD. He is a graduate of the

University of Lagos Medical School in

Lagos, Nigeria. He completed his

residency at Harlem Hospital Center in

New York and worked at Eastern Cor-

rectional Institution prior to joining Atlantic General.

Corey A. Gilbert, MD Dr. Corey A. Gilbert is an Orthopedic Surgeon

whose sub-specialty is sports medicine and arthroscopy

and he is the team doctor for the University of Maryland

Eastern Shore (UMES) Athletic Department.

After graduating Summa Cum Laude from UMES,

Gilbert received his medical degree from the University

at Buffalo School of Medicine. He then trained in orthope-

dic surgery at Howard University Hospital in Washington,

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DC, where he also served as a team physician for city Public

High School football and basketball teams. Dr. Gilbert fin-

ished fellowship training in orthopedic

sports medicine at the Nation’s top

sports programs at the University of

Pittsburgh. He has served as team physi-

cian for the Women’s Basketball and

Women’s Gymnastics teams there, and

Robert Morris U. Men’s Ice Hockey

team. During his orthopedic surgery

fellowship, he also served as an on-field

orthopedic surgeon for the NFL Pittsburgh Steelers Football

team and the NHL Pittsburgh Penguins Hockey Team.

Courtney A. Harris, MD Dr. Courtney A. Harris is an

Anesthesiologist at Peninsula Regional

Medical Center in Salisbury. He is a

graduate of Jackson State U. Medical

School in Mississippi who interned at

Washington U. School of Medicine/

Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis

where he also did his residency.

Christjon J. Huddleston, MD Dr. Christjon J. Huddleston is the senior partner of

Huddleston & DiNardo, MD, PA and the Medical Director

at UMES. His private Internal Medicine

practice, founded in 1986, is located at

Suite 103, 106 Milford St. in Salisbury.

A native of Silver Spring, MD,

Dr. Huddleston earned his medical

degree at the University of Maryland

School of Medicine in Baltimore. He

completed his residency at Union

Memorial Hospital in Baltimore and

worked at Bon Secour Hospital there. He moved to the

Shore in 1983 to work at McCready Hospital in Crisfield.

Dr. Huddleston is a member of the Board of Trus-

tees at Peninsula Regional Medical Center. He was the Del-

marva African American Pride Magazine Outstanding

Achiever for the Juneteenth 2013 issue.

Rachel Jeanty, MD Dr. Rachel Jeanty was recently

granted active staff membership with

privileges in the Department of Medi-

cine, in the specialty of Internal Medi-

cine, at Peninsula Regional Medical Cen-

ter.

Dr. Jeanty received her medical

degree from Howard U. College of Med-

icine in Washington, DC, and completed a residency at

Howard University Hospital. She is board-certified in

Internal Medicine and has joined the Peninsula Regional

Medical Group Hospitalist Service.

Nusirat A. Jinadu, MD Dr. Nusirat A. Jinadu was re-

cently granted active staff membership

with clinical and admitting privileges in

the Department of Medicine at Peninsu-

la Regional Medical Center. She joins

the PRMC Hospitalist group.

Jinadu received her medical

degree from the University of Lagos

College of Medicine in Lagos, Nigeria. She completed a

residency and fellowship in nephrology at Henry Ford Hos-

pital in Detroit. Jinadu completed a second fellowship in

transplant nephrology at the University of Illinois Hospital

in Chicago. She is board-certified in nephrology and inter-

nal medicine.

Aronda Jones, DDS Dr. Aronda Jones opened her general Dentistry

practice recently at 1300 S. Division St., in Salisbury, MD.

She specializes in Facelift Reconstruc-

tive and Implant Dentistry.

Dr. Jones is a retired US Air

Force Lt. Colonel. She has served the

public and federal government, includ-

ing the Navy, Air Force and Veterans

Administration for over 25 years. She

completed her residency at Wilford Hall

Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas.

Dr. Jones is a member of the American Academy of Cos-

metic Dentistry, American Academy of Implant Dentistry,

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, American Acad-

emy of Facial Esthetics, International Academy of Mini

Dental Implants, and the national, state, and local Dental

Societies.

Doreen A. Kyere, MD, MPH Dr. Doreen A. Kyere is a doc-

tor in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of Three Lower Coun-

ties Community Services, Inc. She has

privileges at PRMC.

Dr. Kyere received her medical

degree at the University of Maryland

School of Medicine She completed her

residency at Lehigh Valley Health Net-

work in the Allentown, PA area.

Sharon A. McFayden-Eyo, MD Dr. Sharon McFayden-Eyo is a pediatrician who

joined Dr. William A. Strott at the PRMC Primary Care

Network Pediatrics office in Salisbury in 1997. They opened

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the private practice of McFayden-Eyo &

Strott, PA in 2003 and are located at

Suite 102, 1205 Pemberton Drive in

Salisbury.

Dr. McFayden-Eyo moved to

the Shore from Syracuse, NY where she

earned her medical degree from the State

Univ. of New York Health Science

Center and completed her residency in

their Department of Pediatrics.

Benhur B. Mohammed, MD Dr. Benhur B. Mohammed is

a family physician at Three Lower

Counties (TLC) Community Services in

Princess Anne, Maryland.

Dr. Mohammed earned his

medical degree at American U. of the

Caribbean in Netherland, Antilles and

completed his residency at Oakwood

Hospital in Wayne, Michigan

Justinian R. Ngaiza, MD, MSc, PhD Dr. Justinian R. Ngaiza is a

specialist in Medical Oncology and

Hematology with Peninsula Regional

Oncology & Hematology at PRMC and

in Berlin.

Dr. Ngaize received his medi-

cal education at the University of Dar-

Es-Salaam in Tanzania and London

School of Hygiene & Tropical Medi-

cine in the United Kingdom.

Emmanuel N. Nsah, MD Dr. Emmnuel N. Nsah is an associate at Peninsula

Cardiology Associates, PA specializing in Electrophysiolo-

gy and Cardiovascular Disease. He

moved to the Shore to join the Associa-

tion in 1998. Its offices are located in

Salisbury and Berlin.

A native of Cameroon, Dr.

Nsah earned his medical degree from

University Center for Health Science in

Cameroon and interned there. He came

to the US in 1987 and researched in

Cardiovascular Pathology at Johns Hopkins University.

After that, he completed residences at New York Univer-

sity Medical College in NY City and St. Agnes Hospital in

Baltimore. Then he returned to Johns Hopkins University.

Lisa D. Patrick, DDS Dr. Lisa D. Patrick is a dentist

whose practice is Affordable Dentures

located at 601 East Naylor Mill Rd.,

Suite E, in Mill Pond Village Plaza,

Salisbury, MD. She started as an associ-

ate there in 2005 and acquired the prac-

tice in 2007. She received her BS De-

gree at Howard U. and earned her Den-

tistry Doctorate at the University’s College of Dentistry.

A native of Lynchburg, VA, Dr. Patrick resides in

Clinton, Maryland.

Andy H. Pierre, MD Dr. Andy H. Pierre is a Neuro-

surgeon who joined Dr. Julius Zant at

Peninsula Neurosurgical Associates, PA

in Salisbury in 2001. The firm became a

part of Peninsula Regional Health Sys-

tems in 2010.

Dr. Pierre is from upstate New

York and received his medical degree

from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and

Dentistry. He completed his internship and residency at

Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York.

Monique E. Spencer, MD Dr. Spencer is a doctor in the

Obstetrics and Gynecology Department

of Three Lower Counties Communi-

ty Services, Inc. She rotates between the

three OB/GYN offices in Salisbury and

Princess Anne.

A graduate of the University of

Maryland School of Medicine, Spencer

completed her residency at the Universi-

ty of Maryland Medical Center in Balti-

more before joining TLC.

Jimmy D. Taylor, MD Dr. Jimmy D. Taylor is a he-

matology and medical oncology special-

ist at Peninsula Regional Medical On-

cology and Hematology in Peninsula

Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.

He received his medical degree from

the Howard University School of Medi-

cine in Washington, DC.

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medi-

cine, Dr. Taylor completed his internship at the University

of Alabama Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama and his resi-

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dency at Harlem Hospital Center in New York City. He also

completed a fellowship at Michigan State University College

of Human Medicine in East Lansing, Michigan.

Julius D. Zant, MD Dr. Julius D. Zant recently re-

tired as a Neurosurgeon at Peninsula

Neurosurgery of Peninsula Regional

Medical Group. The office is located

at 540 Snow Hill Rd. in Salisbury. He

also was a part of Peninsula Regional

Medical Center’s Neurosurgery Division

and has been president of the PRMC

medical staff.

Dr. Zant moved to Salisbury in 1989 to head the

Division of Neurosurgery at PRMC. He is Board Certified

in California, New York, and Maryland.

A native of Pasadena, Maryland, Dr. Zant earned

his medical degree from the University of MD School of

Medicine in Baltimore where he did his internship. He has

also practiced in Syracuse and Los Angeles.

Felix D. Barnett, MD Dr. Felix Barnett is an Anesthe-

siologist at Chester Regional Medical

Center in Chester, MD on Kent Island.

He specializes in Anesthesiology and

Pain Management and is Board certified

in both. He has been practicing since

1981 and has practiced on the Eastern

Shore since 1995. He also practices in

Silver Spring, Maryland.

Dr. Barnett received his medical degree from the

University of Michigan and completed his internship at

Providence Hospital in Michigan.

Marilyn B. Benoit, MD Dr. Marilyn Benoit is a Psychiatrist

who opened the first private clinic on

the Eastern Shore to offer Transcranial

Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), a revolu-

tionary new treatment for depression.

She opened Eastern Shore Transcranial

Magnetic Stimulation & Behavioral

Health Treatment Center in 2009 in Suite 60 at 203

Romancoke Road in Stevensville, Maryland.

Dr. Benoit completed medical school and her resi-

dency at Georgetown U. Medical School. She has served as

a psychiatry professor at both Howard U. Medical Center

and the Children's National Medical Center of

George Washington University. She is Board certified in

adult as well as child and adolescent psychiatry. She is a

Life Fellow and Past President of the American Academy

of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and a Life Member of

the American Psychiatric Association.

Gina Exantus-Bernard, MD, FAAP Dr. Gina Exantus Bernard, MD, FAAP is a pediatri-

cian on the medical staff at Shore Pediatrics of the Univer-

sity of Maryland Shore Medical Group,

an affiliate of University of Maryland

Shore Regional Health. She practices

with Ahmed Abdel-Gawad, MD,

FAAP, at 400 Byrn Street in Cam-

bridge.

Dr. Bernard earned her Doctor

of Medicine from the State University

of Haiti, where she was valedictorian of

her graduating class. She completed her residency at Bronx-

Lebanon Hospital Center, an affiliate of Albert Einstein

College of Medicine in New York, where she served as

chief resident. She is board certified in general pediatrics by

the American Academy of Pediatrics.

She is fluent in English, French, Spanish and Hai-

tian Creole.

Manjula Borge, MD Dr. Manjula Borge is a physi-

cian in the Emergency Department of

Shore Health in Easton who also prac-

tices Psychology.

Dr. Borge earned her medical

degree at Ross University School of

Medicine in the West Indies. She did

her residencies at Allegheny General

Hospital in Pittsburg and Temple University Hospital in

Philadelphia. Craig A. Dates, MD Dr. Craig A. Dates is a physi-

cian in the Emergency Department of

Shore Health in Easton.

Dr. Dates earned his medical

degree at Temple University School of

Medicine in Philadelphia. He completed

his residency at Medical College of

Georgia - Georgia Regents University in Augusta.

Dennis M. DeShields, MD Dr. Dennis DeShields is a Hospitalist with Shore Hospital-

ist Associates in Easton, MD and is affiliated with Shore


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Health System.

A graduate of Howard Univer-

sity College of Medicine, Dr. DeShields

completed his residency in Christiana

Care Health System in Delaware. He is

certified by the American Board of In-

ternal Medicine and is married to Dr.

Mary S. DeShields.

Mary S. DeShields, MD Dr. Mary DeShields is an Oncologist at Eastern

Shore Oncology, P.C. Regional Cancer Center in Easton,

MD. She is also affiliated with Shore

Health System. She is certified by the

American Boards of Internal Medicine,

in Medical Oncology, and of Hospice

and Palliative Medicine.

A graduate of Howard U. Col-

lege of Medicine, Dr. Mary DeShields

also has a BS in Pharmacy from Florida

A&M. She completed her residency in

Christiana Care Health System and a Medical Oncology

Fellow at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia.

Dion Edgerson-George, MD Dr. Deon Edgerson-George opened a primary care

practice late last year with Dr. Matthew King on Kent Island

at 1630 Main Street, Suite 204 in the

AAMC Health Services building in

Chester, MD.

Dr. Edgerson-George is a grad-

uate of the Louisiana Scholars' College

at Northwestern State University in

Natchitoches, Louisiana. She completed

her medical education and residency at

Louisiana State University Health

Science Center School of Medicine in

Shreveport, Louisiana. She is board certified in both internal

medicine and pediatrics.

Funlola Ibimina Famuyiwa, MD Dr. Funlola Ibimina Famuyi-

wa is a physician at Shore Pulmonary

Care, a part of Shore Medical Group, an

affiliate of University of Maryland

Shore Regional Health. The practice is

located at 503 Cynwood Ave. in Easton,

Maryland.

Famuyiwa received her medi-

cal education from the University of

Ibadan, College of Medical Sciences in

Nigeria, completed her residency at Meharry Medical Col-

lege in Nashville and earned a fellowship at the University

of Illinois at Chicago.

Valerie Ellen Goodman, DO Dr. Valerie E. Goodman is a

physician at Shore Clinical Foundation

in Centerville, MD. She is certified by

the American Osteopathic Board of Family Practice.

A native of North New Jersey,

Dr. Goodman earned her BS Degree

from Seton Hall University and her

medical degree from New York Col-

lege of Osteopathic Medicine, New

York Institute of Technology. She completed her residency

at St. Joseph’s Hospital.

Kevin Imo, DDS Dr. Kevin C. Imo is a dentist who practices with

Choptank Health Systems, Inc. in its Denton clinic, seeing

patients in the Goldsboro Medical and

Dental Center.

Dr. Imo is a graduate of How-

ard University College of Dentistry.

Following his graduation, he completed

an advanced education general dentis-

try residency sponsored by Lutheran

Medical Center of Brooklyn, New

York. The year-long residency program

allows graduated dentists to receive additional training at a

designated clinical site. Dr. Imo completed his residency at

Choptank in 2009.

Elias Lakew, MD Dr. Elias Lakew is a physician

in the Emergency Department of Shore

Health in Easton. He specializes in in-

ternal medicine.

Dr. Lakew earned his medical

degree at Addis Ababa U. in Ethiopia.

He completed his residency at Howard

University Hospital in Washington, DC.

Sheri N. Moore, DO Dr. Sheri Moore is a Pedia-

trician at Choptank Community Health

Services in Cambridge and Denton,

Maryland. She is a graduate of the Phil-

adelphia College of Osteopathic Medi-

cine and did her residency at Cooper

University Hospital.

Leona Inez Odemena, DPM Dr. Leona Inez Odemena is a Podiatrist at Cam-



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bridge Foot & Ankle Center located at

100 Bramble Street in Cambridge.

Dr. Odermana received her

medical degree from New York College

of Podiatric Medicine. She did residen-

cies at Howard University Hospital,

New York College of Podiatric Medi-

cine, and New York Methodist Hospi-

tal.

Isaya Adala Okwiya, MD Dr. Isaya Adala Okwiya is a

physician in the Emergency Department

of Shore Health in Easton. He is a Fam-

ily Medicine practitioner.

Dr. Okwiya received his medi-

cal degree from St. George's University

School of Medicine on the Caribbean

Island of Grenada. He completed his

residency at West Virginia University

School of Medicine.

Taiwo M. Osunkoya, DDS Dr. Taiwo Mary Osunkoya is a Dentist in private

practice in Denton, MD. She opened her

Family Dentistry practice there four

years ago. Her office is at 414 North 6th

Street. She also has an office in Dover,

Delaware.

A native of Nigeria, Dr.

Osunkoya graduated from the University

of Lagos there and earned her Dental

degree at the University of Pennsylvania

Dental School. She resides in Wyoming, DE with her hus-

band, Dr. Abimbola O. Osunkoya, who is a Physician, and

their three children.

Melvin S. Rapelyea, MD Dr. Melvin S. Rapelyea is Radi-

ologist at University of Maryland Shore

Health who specializes in diagnostic

radiology. He practices in the Easton

and Chestertown hospitals.

Dr. Rapelyea received medical

degree from the University of Rochester

School of Medicine and Dentistry. He

completed his residency at North Shore University Hospital

- Cornell in New York.

Leland D. Spencer, MD, MPH

Dr. Spencer is the Health Officer for both the Caro-

line County and Kent County Health

Departments. He has served in that ca-

pacity since 2004 and is the only Black

health officer on the Shore. He is also

the only health officer in the State head-

ing two health departments.

Dr. Spencer attended Tennes-

see State U. and completed his under-

grad studies at the U. of Maryland Col-

lege Park where he also earned his medical degree. He

practiced as an Ob/Gyn prior to public service.

Austin C. Tagbo, MD

Dr. Austin Tagbo is a physician at Shore Hospital-

ists Associates and a Hospitalists at Shore Health at Easton

Memorial Hospital. He practices internal

medicine. He came to Shore Health from

Mid Coast Health Services in Bruns-

wick, Maine where he was also a Hospi-

talists.

Dr. Tagbo is a graduate of the

University of Lagos, College of Medi-

cine in Lagos, Nigeria who completed

his residency at the University of Con-

necticut School of Internal Medicine. He is certified by the

American Board of Internal Medicine. He is married to Dr.

Ijeoma Tagbo, who runs a dental practice in Easton.

Ijeoma Tagbo, DDS

Dr. Ijeoma Tagbo opened her dental practice,

Shore Family Dentistry, at 29466 Pintail Dr. in Easton, MD

two years ago. She received her degree as a Doctor of Den-

tal Medicine at the Goldman School of

Dentistry at Boston University and

moved to Hartford, CT to complete a

General Residency Program at St.

Francis Hospital. She then went on to

complete an advanced fellowship pro-

gram at Temple University before set-

tling into practice, initially in Maine. Dr.

Tagbo is a member of several prestig-

ious organizations, and was awarded a

Fellowship in the Academy of General Dentistry in 2010.

Sheena Ames, PA Sheena Ames is a Physician

Assistant who is a part of the Dr. Alon

Davis Family Practice in Salisbury. She

graduated from the University of Mary-

land Eastern Shore in December 2010,

then got her Board Certification. She is a



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native of Crisfield, Maryland.

Olutoyin A. Adedapo, RP Olutoyin A. Adedapo is a

Registered Pharmacist who owns and

operates DAPO Pharmacy, Inc. in

Cambridge. He founded the 300 Wash-

ington St. drugstore in 1995.

A native of Nigeria, Adedapo

moved to the US in 1983. He stud-

ied at Southeastern University and

graduated from Howard University

School of Pharmacy; both in Washington, DC. He and his

wife, Josephine, have five children. She works with him at

the Pharmacy.

Marsha E. Beckett, LCPC Somerset County native Marsha E. Beckett is the

owner and Clinical Director of Advanced Behavioral

Health Services, located at 110 West

Church Street, Suite C, Salisbury,

MD. She specializes in treating stress,

anger management, grief, parenting,

depression, anxiety, bipolar and other

diagnoses.

Beckett is a graduate of Mor-

gan State U. and earned her Master’s

Degree in psychological counseling at

Salisbury U. She is a National

Certified Counselor with licenses in clinical counseling and

clinical alcohol drug counseling. She can be reached at 443

-305-6428.

Glenwood C. Brooks, Jr., Ph.D. Dr. Glenwood C. Brooks, Jr. is a Neuropsycholo-

gist at HealthSouth Chesapeake Rehabilitation Hospital in

Salisbury. He has practiced there and

at Peninsula Regional Medical Center

since 1994. His specialty is Adjust-

ments to Health Problems.

Born in Philadelphia, Dr.

Brooks graduated from Lincoln U. in

Pennsylvania and earned his PhD

from the University of Maryland, Col-

lege Park. He has a post doctorate

fellowship in Neuropsychology and

holds certificates in psycho-pharmacology, hypnotherapy,

and pain management. He is a member of the American

Board of Forensic Examiners.

Raymond L. Blakely, PhD-PT Dr. Raymond Blakely is a professor at UMES and

the chair of its Department of Physi-

cal Therapy in the School of Health &

Professions. The Department was es-

tablished under his directorship in

1981. It has grown under his leader-

ship to become accredited and include

a doctoral program.

Dr. Blakely has 29 years of

Physical Therapy Program administra-

tion experience, 40 years of experience in clinical practice,

and 36 years of teaching experience.

A graduate of Ohio State U. with a BS Degree in

Zoology, Dr. Blakely earned his M.Ed. Degree in Educa-

tional Guidance & Counseling at Xavier U. and his MA

Degree in Physical Therapy and PhD Degree in Physical

Therapy (Pathokinesiology/Biomechanics and Safety) at

New York University.

Teresa Campos, PA-C Teresa Campos is a Physician

Assistant in the Emergency Department

at University of Maryland Shore Health

in Chestertown. She completed her

studies at Anne Arundel Community

College and St. Francis University.

Ms. Campos is certified by the

National Commission on Certification of Physician Assis-

tants .

Tovonnia Dale Collins, PharmD Dr. Tovonnia Dale Collins is a

hospital pharmacist at Atlantic General

Hospital in Berlin, Maryland. The

Berlin, MD native earned her Doc-

torate of Pharmacy degree from the

University of Maryland Baltimore

School of Pharmacy after receiving her

BA Degree in Biology from University

of Maryland Baltimore County. She

completed her residency at the University of Maryland,

Baltimore, School of Pharmacy.

Althea Foreman MSN, RN

Althea Foreman MSN, RN, CEN, FNE A/P is the

Nurse Manager and the SAFE/SART Program Coordinator

for Emergency Services at Atlantic

General Hospital, and has been an

Emergency Nurse for 24 years. A life-

time resident of Worcester County, she

attended Wor-Wic Community College

for her Associates Degree, Wilmington

University for her BSN, and earned her

Master’s Degree from Liberty Univer-

sity with a concentration in Acute

Care. A lifelong learner, Ms. Foreman is pursuing her doc-


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torate in Nursing.

Sharone Grant, RN Sharone V. Grant is a Regis-

tered Nurse and she has been Director

of Student Health Services at the Uni-

versity of Maryland Eastern Shore for

the last 19 years. She has practiced

nursing at SHORE UP!, Deer’s Head

Center, and Wor-Wic Community

College.

A native of Onancock, VA,

Mrs. Grant earned her nursing degree from Howard Uni-

versity and her Masters Degree in Nursing from Salisbury

University. She is a past president of the Maryland College

Health Nurses Association and a member of Sigma Theta

Tau Honor Society.

Donnie LaRue, Pharmacy Tech Donnie LaRue is the Pharmacy Support Services

Supervisor at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salis-

bury where he has over 30 years of

service and was the 2002 Employee

of the Year. He worked his way up

from Pharmacy Tech I through Tech II

and Purchasing Coordinator. He is

also the past president of the Board of

Directors of TLC, Inc. and a member

of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.

A native of St. Mary’s City, MD, LaRue graduated from high school in Lexington Park,

MD. He attended Bowie State Teachers College (now

Bowie State U.) before joining the US military. He has

studied further at the University of Maryland College

Park.

LaTonya P. Martin, PT LaTonya P. Martin is a Physi-

cal Therapist and the co-owner of

Martin Physical Therapy, Inc. that

opened in Snow Hill over a year ago at

200 N Washington Street. She and her

husband started the company in Salis-

bury in 2006.

A native of Landover, MD, Latonya earned her BS

Degree in Physical Therapy from UMES.

Stephen E. Martin, PT

OCS Stephen E. Martin is a Physi-

cal Therapist and the co-owner of Mar-

tin Physical Therapy in Snow Hill.

A native of Allen, MD, Mar-

tin is a graduate of Parkside High

School and earned his BS Degree in

Physical Therapy from UMES.

James McGinnis James McGinnis has served

as the Director of Pharmacy for Atlan-

tic General Hospital since 2008. He

has extensive pharmacy experience,

having practiced at Lovelace

HealthCare Systems in Albuquerque,

NM, and Methodist Hospital Systems

in Merrillville and Gary, IN, prior to joining AGH. James is a graduate of Texas Southern University School of Phar-

macy and Health Sciences.

Juanita Milbourne, LPT CDP/MLD Juanita Milbourne is a Physical Therapist with

Aquacare Rehabilitation Services, Inc. in Salisbury. She

has been with the company since it

started in 1997 and is now clinical di-

rector of its Hand & Lymphedema

Therapy Center at 314 W. Carroll St. in

Salisbury. She is certified in Strain and

Counterstrain Treatment and in

Lymphedema Treatment including

Comprehensive Decongestive Physio-

therapy and Manual Lymphatic Drainage. She has prac-

ticed physical therapy on Delmarva for over 20 years.

A native of Snow Hill, MD, Ms. Milbourne

earned her BS Degree in Physical Education and Health

from Morgan State U. and her BS Degree in Physical Ther-

apy from the UMES where she has also taught classes.

Ronald E. Morse, PhD, LCPC Dr. Ronald E. Morse is a National Certified Men-

tal Health Therapist licensed in the State of Maryland as a

Clinical Professional Psychotherapist.

He specializes in the treatment of depression and suicidology and does

mental health consultation through his

private practice Psych Gyms.

Dr. Morse was born in

Tuskegee, AL and grew up in Salis-

bury, graduating from Parkside High

School. He earned his BS Degree from

Tuskegee University, his Masters Degree in Guidance and Counseling at UMES, and his PhD in Counselor Education

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and Supervision from the University of Virginia. He has

taught and counseled at the University of Virginia, Bowie

State University and UMES. He is currently providing in-

home family therapy, online psychotherapy, and is offering

workshops/seminars in multicultural sensitivity training.

Thys Musengwa Thys Musengwa is the Clinical

Manager al the Behavioral Health pro-

gram at Peninsula Regional Medical

Center in Salisbury. He has been work-

ing at PRMC since 2006.

Equipped with formal training

in business development and admin-

istration by earning a Bachelor’s of

Science and an advanced degree in Business Administra-

tion, he went back to school in 2004 to earn a BS Degree

in Nursing from Salisbury University.

Musengwa is currently a member of various com-

mittees to include Wicomico and Summerset counties

Drug Overdose Fatality Review Boards and Crises Inter-

vention Team. He’s been featured on a couple of TV pro-

grams designed to bring awareness to mental illness and

suicide.

Tyantha G. Randall, MSW, LCS Tyantha B. Randall is a Mental Health Therapist at

Peninsula Consulting Services, Inc. in Salisbury, Mary-

land. Founded in November 2011, her

practice is located at Williamsport Cir-

cle, Suite C. Her practice provides

corporate trainings, clinical supervision

and offers a holistic approach to mental

health therapy. It specializes in treating

anxiety, depression, sleep disorders and

addiction in adolescents and adults. Randall has been an adjunct instructor at Wor-Wic

Community College since 2004 where she teaches Intro-

duction to Psychology, Sociology and Abnormal Psycholo-

gy courses. She earned an Associate of Science Degree in

Chemical Dependency at Wor-Wic and continued her stud-

ies to earn BA and Masters degrees in Social Work at

Salisbury University. She is working on a doctorate degree

at Wilmington University.

Brian E. Townsend Brian E. Townsend is president and co-owner of

Delmarva’s Home Care Solution based in Salisbury with

an office in Cambridge. The firm provides Certified Nurs-

ing and Geriatric Assistants, light house-keeping, meal

preparations, errands, and one-on-one homecare for the

hospitalized and home-bound. A Mary-

land native, Townsend is trained in

business administration and public rela-

tions. He also owns DelMarvelous

Occasions event planners in Salisbury

and was a board member of Holly

Community, Inc.

A salute to

Angela Blake Angela Blake is the owner of Life Solutions of

Delmarva in Salisbury and the former Eastern Shore rep-

resentative to the National Association of Social workers -

Maryland Chapter. An Eastern Shore native, Ms. Blake is

a veteran in the Social Work and counseling profession

who began working full time over a year ago to expand her

private practice that she started in 2007. Her Life Solutions of Delmarva is located in 110 W. Church Street in

Salisbury.

Life Solutions of Delmarva LLC is a mental health

private practice office offering, counseling for individual,

family, and child stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, self-

esteem, and relationship Issues. It offers problem solving,

coping, parenting, anger management, and organizational skills training in workshops, group therapy, and private

sessions.

Blake graduated from Salisbury U. in 1992 with a

Bachelors of Social Work Degree. In 2003, she graduated

from the University Of Maryland Baltimore School Of

Social Work and subsequently earned her LCSW-C desig-

nation. Since then she has worked with families and chil-

dren. After coordinating youth programs for the Salvation Army and directing the Family Center at East Salisbury

School Ms. Blake was a therapist at many local mental

health agencies both private and public.

Blake has been recognized by the Wicomico Coun-

ty Commission for Women for her efforts for the family

center's success in serving a high-risk population. She was

also recognized by then Governor Glendenning for her outstanding work in advocating for the family center's

youth and to expand services for after school care.

Ms. Blake is consistently growing and adding to

her professional experiences. She is an approved Alcohol

and Drug Counselor, an approved Clinical Supervisor,

earned an Early Childhood Mental Health Certificate from

UMB School of Medicine, and holds a Certificate for ad-

ministrating Nasal Naloxone, to finishing up a two year term as the Eastern Shore’s NASW-MD chapter repre-

sentative.

For 26 years Ms. Blake has proudly coordinated

her late brother's memorial scholarship fund and to award a

scholarship each year to a student from Kent County High

School in Mark’s name.



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