I?m really drawn to a holistic approach to medicine, and I love the continuity of care that family medicine provides. Family medicine is a foundational and crucial part of patient care. I provide care that addresses both physical and mental well-being. I like to educate patients about their current health so that they feel empowered to take control of their... Read More about Namya Gaekwad, MD

I've lived in Springfield my whole life and I've seen Mercy's compassion and community focus. That's why I chose to work here. Mercy's 65 Prime+ provides emotional, social and psychological care in addition to physical care. When you do that, patients trust you. That's the most gratifying part. It's rewarding to see seniors improve their health and quality of life.

I enjoy getting to know my patients as people. I make a point of sitting down with them and treating them like friends. It's important that patients trust me and feel they can share anything. There will never be any judgment. Knowing that I'm helping someone physically, mentally and emotionally is very gratifying.

I've been in the United States for eight years and I've worked in three states. Post-COVID, I worked in hospital medicine for a year. It changed my perspective and inspired me to pursue family medicine. As a family medicine provider, I can promote wellness and preventive care and help keep patients from needing to go to the hospital. My philosophy... Read More about Nitesh Kumar Byrappa, MD

I provide personalized care to each patient. Everyone is at a different stage in life, so I ask patients about their health goals and what they want to achieve. I get to know them as people, not just what they?re coming in for or what medical conditions they have.

A happy accident brought me to medicine. I wanted to be a veterinarian since I read the James Herriot books as a little girl. In high school, the local family physician hired me to be his receptionist. I hadn't been there more than a couple of weeks when he had me trained to be a medical assistant and I realized... Read More about Carol Dawnetta Curless, CNP

I remember watching ER when I was five years old. I remember George Clooney busting through the doors with a patient on the gurney, and I got excited. That's really what I wanted to do with my life: help people. I like taking care of patients of all ages: babies, adolescents, the elderly. My favorite part of the job is... Read More about Amanda Kimberly Davis, MD

I've grown to love family medicine particularly because we have the opportunity to treat patients through every age of the lifespan. From little ones all the way into the adult years, we build relationships with patients individually but also as families.

My favorite part of my job is getting to know patients and just learning about them. It helps us build a really good rapport. After seeing me, I want my patients to feel good, have a plan in place, and feel like they were listened to and their concerns were acknowledged.