SVHC Presents Virtual Q&A
Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) will host a free COVID webinar featuring clinical experts for residents of Hoosick Falls and its surrounding towns from 6 to 7 pm on Thursday, October 29. The event will include the latest advice on travel, vaccinations, COVID and flu prevention and an interactive Q & A session with SVHC’s physicians and is one of five planned region-wide throughout the month. Attendees are encouraged to register and submit their questions in advance at svhealthcare.org/Classes-Events.
The events are part of an annual series known as SVHC Today. SVHC’s President and CEO Tom Dee will kick off each of the events with health system updates, before passing the virtual podium to clinical experts.
The panelists for each session include the hospital’s chief medical officer, infectious disease physician, and a primary care provider from the region. They will answer both pre-submitted and live questions. Panelists for the Hoosick Falls event include:
Trey Dobson, MD, received his bachelor’s degree in physics from The University of the South in Tennessee, a master’s degree in geology from the University of Wyoming and his medical degree from The University of Tennessee. He completed his residency in emergency medicine at the University of Virginia. He lives in Bennington with his wife and two sons.
Marie George, MD, is an infectious disease specialist at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) Infectious Disease and the chair of Antibiotic Stewardship at SVMC. She received her medical degree at Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, DC, and attended University of Connecticut as an undergraduate. She completed her residency at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center and a fellowship at Tufts University/New England Medical Center, both in Boston. Dr. George is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
James Carroll, MD, is a primary care physician at Twin Rivers Medical, P.C., in Hoosick Falls, NY. He has practiced in the local community for 20 years. Dr. Carroll served as the president of the medical staff for Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in 2006 – 2007 and the chair of the Department of Family Practice 2008 – 2010. He has served as a clinical instructor for the Department of Family Practice at Albany Medical Center. He received his bachelor’s degree at St. Lawrence University in New York State and his medical degree at the State University of New York at Syracuse.
An additional presentation is scheduled for Wednesday, October 21 for Williamstown and the Northern Berkshires.