Community
Health Center of the North Country
Welcomes
New Physician to Gouverneur Practice
January 20th, 2015, Canton, NY- Community Health Center of the North Country(CHCNC),
one of Northern New York’s premiere providers of health and human services for
people of all income levels, is pleased to welcome Dr. Debra Meness, D.O. to their team of dedicated physicians at
their Governeur practice effective February 2nd.
After graduating with a
Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce from Niagara University in 1989, Dr.
Meness turned her full attention to medical school and received her Doctor of
Osteopathy Degree at the University of New England College of Osteopathy
Medicine in 1999.
Dr. Meness has held positions
at numerous family practices across the country that are focused on providing
the best in family medicine. Besides her
latest position at MASH Urgent Care outside of Buffalo in Orchard Park, N.Y.
she has practiced in numerous locations across the country including Sage
Memorial Hospital in Arizona, and for the Seneca Nation Health Department in
Salamanca, and Cattaraugus, N.Y. Along
with stays in Maine, and Michigan, Dr. Meness also served as Medical Director
at Cass Lake Indian Health Services Hospital in Minnesota.
"I am excited to
start working at Community Health Center of the North Country in
Gouverneur. To practice and
advocate healthcare as a right for everyone" said Dr. Meness. She joins an experienced team of physicians
that includes: Donald Shuessler, Jr., M.D., FAAP,
Pediatrician; Kelsey Tatone, Physician Assistant; Teresa Dombek-Lang, MD; Katharine
Matthis, Physician Assistant; and Rachel Raven, Family Nurse Practitioner.
Dr. Meness is a member of the
American Osteopathic Association and the American Academy of Family Pracitice
as well as a National Health Service Corps recipient.
To schedule an appointment
with Dr. Meness, please contact the Gouverneur practice, located at 77 West
Barney Street, at 315-287-4440. Visit www.chcnorthcountry.org to learn more
about the services available at all CHNC locations across Northern New York.
Community Health Center of
the North Country, a Federally Quailified Health Center, provides quality,
affordable, convenient, and comprehensive health care, available to all residents across the communities of Northern New York. An emphasis is placed on accessibility for
low income, medically underserved individuals, and people with disabilities. In addition to Gouverneur, practices are
located in Canton, Watertown, and Malone.
