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Foster Montalbano, M.D.
As a Board Certified primary care
Internist, Dr. Montalbano has
practiced in Northern Virginia since
1985. He obtained his premed
Bachelors degree at UCLA, his
Masters in Biology at California
State University,Northridge and his
MD abroad at the American University
of the Caribbean. He is a past
President of the Medical Staff of
Mount Vernon Hospital and continues
to invest in his profession by
teaching medical students as
Associate Clinical Professor at
George Washington University. In
recognition of his clinical skills,
Dr Montalbano's peers selected him
one of 1400 top physicians that they
would take their families to for
care as denoted in the Washingtonian
Magazine in November 2002, and again
in July 2005 and April 2008.
CheckBook Magazine has also included
him in their annual survey of
patients ranking their physicians in
the top tier for Primary Care in
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Don Brideau, M.D.
Doctor Brideau is a board certified
family physician. He completed his
undergraduate training at Georgetown
University. He graduated from George
Washington School of Medicine and
Health Sciences in 1984. Dr. Brideau
trained at Pensacola Navy Hospital.
His naval career included duty on
the USS Virginia as the Medical
Department Head. He served as
Department Head, Primary Care at
Naval Hospital Roosevelt Roads
Puerto Rico. He received his Masters
Degree in Medical Management from
the Heinz School of Public Policy at
Carnegie Mellon University in 2001.
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Cecily Dvorak Havert, M.D.
Cecily Dvorak Havert, M.D. is a native of Minneapolis , Minnesota . She moved to Wisconsin in 1993 to complete her undergraduate work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison , and her medical school training at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee . In 2002, she moved to the Northern Virginia area to complete her residency in Family Medicine at the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical School/Fairfax Family Practice program. Dr. Havert graduated from the program in 2005, working independently at a Women's Clinic in Falls Church , Virginia . She also began work as a medical and health policy advisor in Washington , D.C at the National Research Center for Women & Families, a not-for-profit think-tank that advocates for the health and safety of women and their families. At the Center, Dr.Havert specifically worked on the development of education materials for primary care physicians about counseling women on early breast cancer treatment options. Her other areas of interest include health and policy issues involving obesity, cervical cancer screening and prevention, reproductive health, and heart disease. While practicing the full scope of family medicine, she has obtained additional training in women's health.
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Joanne Charles,
FNPC
Joanne Charles is a
Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner
with eight years of experience in Primary
Care Medicine. She received a Master's of
Science in Nursing Administration from Old
Dominion University, in Norfolk, Virginia,
in 1994 and completed a Post-Master's
Certificate from Old Dominion University as
a Family Nurse Practitioner in 2001. Her
Prior professional experience includes
nursing management, with a specialty in
oncology nursing, and several years as
nursing faculty in the undergraduate program
at ODU. She enjoys teaching and has also
served as adjunct clinical faculty and
preceptor for graduate nursing students.
Joanne has a special interest in advocacy
for the poor and has helped in the
development of a health promotion program
for the at-risk inner city adolescents and
for opportunity-based housing for the urban
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Physician Assistant
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Alison Galie Broadbent, PA-C
Alison
Broadbent is a Board Certified Physician
Assistant.
A native of Buffalo, NY, she received her
Bachelor's of Biology from Canisius College in
1994 and her Physician Assistant degree and
training from D'Youville College in 1999, with
her final rotation at Washington Hospital
Center.
Alison has been practicing family medicine as a
primary care provider in the Northern Virginia
area since 1999. She has a particular interest
in the patient education aspect of practicing
medicine and is also an active member of the
Virginia Association of Physician Assistants.
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