Program Leadership
![Elisabeth D Erekson](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/provider_headshot/public/provider_images/1821281866_187.jpg)
Undergraduate: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B.S.
Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago School of Medicine – M.D.
Residency: Saint Louis University, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Fellowship: Women and Infants’ Hospital of Rhode Island/Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
Masters in Public Health: Brown University
Dr. Erekson received her bachelor and medical degrees from the University of Illinois and her Master of Public Health from Brown University. She completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at St. Louis University, followed by a fellowship in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery and an NIH T32 fellowship in epidemiology and clinical trials, both at Women and Infants’ Hospital of Rhode Island/Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
Dr. Erekson a clinician-scientist who is board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and the sub-specialty of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (also known as Urogynecology) and serves as a ABOG sub-specialty certifying examiner. Her research focuses on outcomes in gynecology, the epidemiology of female pelvic floor disorders, health services research in women’s health and quality improvement. Past research endeavors have included investigations of the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP), American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Project (ACS NSQIP), the National Survey of Ambulatory Surgery (NSAS), Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and the Nurses’ Health Study (NHS). In 2012, she was awarded the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center Career Development award in conjunction with an R03 award from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) Grants for Early Medical/Surgical Specialists Transition into Aging Research (GEMSSTAR) program.
Dr. Erekson also has a strong focus on quality improvement and outcomes in gynecologic surgery. She serves a voting member of the National Quality Forum’s (NQF) Standing Surgical Committee for the endorsement of quality metrics in surgical care. She also serves as an American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS) committee chair, quality council member, and national advisor of the Quality Improvement and Outcomes Research Network facilitating the collection of data on variation in practice patterns and outcomes for the surgical treatment of pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence across 9 different health systems in the United States and Canadian. In 2017, she won the American College of Surgeons-American Urogynecologic Society’s joint scholarship to the Brandeis University Leadership Program in Health Policy and Management.
![Jason A Lachance](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/provider_headshot/public/provider_images/1518189349_187.jpg)
Undergraduate: Holy Cross – B.A.
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine – M.D.
Residency: University of Washington in Seattle
Fellowship: Gynecologic Oncology: University of Virginia
Master's Degree: Clinical Investigative Sciences, University of Virginia – M.S.
Dr. Jason Lachance is the Residency Program Director and a gynecologic oncologist at MaineHealth Gynecology Cancer Care - Scarborough. Dr. Lachance is a native of New Hampshire. His professional interests include undergraduate and graduate medical education, decision analysis modeling, cost effectiveness research, and quality outcomes research.
In his free time, Dr Lachance enjoys running and vegetable gardening, as well as spending time having fun and exploring Maine with his wife, Amanda, and their two children, Will and Charlotte.
![Caroline E Foust Wright](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/provider_headshot/public/provider_images/1669606521_200.jpg)
Undergraduate: Aviation Sciences & Economics, Oklahoma State University – B.S.
Master’s Degree: Oklahoma State University – MBA
Medical School: University of Oklahoma – M.D.
Residency: MaineHealth Maine Medical Center
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital, Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery
Dr. Foust-Wright lives in Freeport with her family. She has clinical interests in surgical and nonsurgical management of pelvic floor disorders, medical education, and global health, specifically providing urogynecologic care in resource-poor settings. When away from work, she enjoys spending time with her husband and young daughter, reading mystery novels, sailing, and hiking with their Labrador rescue.
![Toby Fitzgerald](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/provider_headshot/public/imported_images/Toby-Fitzgerald.jpg?h=7dbe6bf1)
Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: MaineHealth Maine Medical Center
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
![Alexandria M Betz](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/provider_headshot/public/provider_images/1538458377_295.jpg)
Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Geisinger Health Center
Fellowship: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (Maternal Fetal Medicine)
![Kelley E Conroy](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/provider_headshot/public/provider_images/1619130275_266.jpg)
Undergraduate: University of Florida – B.S.
Medical School: University of Florida – M.D.
Residency: Tufts Medical Center
Fellowship: Tufts Medical Center
Dr. Kelley Conroy joined the Maternal-Fetal Medicine group in 2015. She lives in Falmouth with her husband and daughter. Dr. Conroy enjoys cooking, trying new restaurants, traveling, and outdoor activities.
![Christian G Litton](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/provider_headshot/public/provider_images/1639339237_295.jpg)
Undergraduate: Collage of William and Mary – B.A.
Medical School: University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School – M.D.
Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center
Fellowship: Mount Sinai Medical Center
Dr. Litton joined the staff at MaineHealth Maine Medical Center in 2013. He lives in Cape Elizabeth with his wife and two young children. He enjoys skiing, hiking, cooking and outdoor activities.
![Michael G Pinette](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/provider_headshot/public/provider_images/1063443836_264.jpg?h=66b6f79f)
Undergraduate: Bowdoin College – B.A.
Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School – M.D.
Residency: Harvard Medical School/Beth Israel Hospital
Fellowship: University of Connecticut
Dr. Pinette lives in Cape Elizabeth with his wife who is also a physician. They have 5 children.
![Joseph R Wax](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/provider_headshot/public/provider_images/1609926930_198.jpg?h=66b6f79f)
Undergraduate: Colgate University – B.A.
Medical School: New York Medical College – M.D.
Residency: Naval Hospital
Fellowship: The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Dr. Wax is one of the senior researchers in the division of MFM. He also serves as a National Board examiner for the American Board of OB/GYN.
OBGYN Generalist Division
![Avatar 1](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/provider_headshot/public/imported_images/Avatar-1.png?h=2c4e73f8)
Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington, NC- OBGYN
![Becky Hunt](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/provider_headshot/public/imported_images/Becky-Hunt.jpg?h=7dbe6bf1)
Undergraduate: Wesleyan University – B.A.
Medical School: University of Vermont School of Medicine – M.D.
Residency: MaineHealth Maine Medical Center
Dr. Hunt grew up in Portland, Maine, where she resides once more - this time with husband (an artist / home-dad) and son. Dr. Hunts interests are many but include caring for and learning about women from different cultures, especially disenfranchised women. Outside of obgyn, she is an avid reader and filmgoer.
![Avatar 1](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/provider_headshot/public/imported_images/Avatar-1.png?h=2c4e73f8)
Medical School: University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Residency: East Carolina University- OBGYN
![Elizabeth Linnell, MD](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/provider_headshot/public/imported_images/Linnell-Elizabeth.jpg?h=7dbe6bf1)
Medical School: Albany Medical College
Residency: MaineHealth Maine Medical Center
![Mary Anne Carroll](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/provider_headshot/public/provider_images/1235162116_182.png?h=2c4e73f8)
Medical School: State University of New York at Brooklyn
Residency: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology
Fellowship: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Maternal and Fetal Medicine
![Christopher W Conlan](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/provider_headshot/public/provider_images/1952538662_136.jpg)
Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School
Residency: University of Massachusetts Medical Center Medical School, Obstetrics and Gynecology
![Lindsay Dale, MD](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/provider_headshot/public/imported_images/Dale-Lindsay.jpg?h=7dbe6bf1)
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine - Maine Track
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University
Fellowship: University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Complex Family Planning
![Candice M Dersch](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/provider_headshot/public/provider_images/1437358157_63.jpg)
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin – M.D.
Residency: MaineHealth Maine Medical Center
![Jamison D Morgan](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/provider_headshot/public/provider_images/1598969172_168.png?h=2c4e73f8)
Medical School: Oregon Health Sciences University
Residency: University of Texas Hospitals-Galveston, Obstetrics and Gynecology
![Elizabeth Zamore](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/provider_headshot/public/imported_images/Elizabeth-Zamore.jpg?h=7dbe6bf1)
Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: MaineHealth Maine Medical Center
Division of Gynecologic Oncology
![Leslie S Bradford](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/provider_headshot/public/provider_images/1124063441_171.jpg)
Medical School: University of Vermont College of Medicine, MD
Residency: University of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Fellowship: Mass General/Harvard Medical School, Gynecologic Oncology
![Terri Febbraro](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/provider_headshot/public/provider_images/1396975520_217.jpg)
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency: Women and Infants Hospital- Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Fellowship: University of Chicago
![Laurie A Small](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/provider_headshot/public/provider_images/1205950003_116.jpg?h=66b6f79f)
Undergraduate: Bowdoin College – B.A.
Medical School: University of Vermont College of Medicine – M.D.
Residency: Oregano Health Sciences University
Fellowship: Loyola University Chicago
Dr. Small lives in Cape Elizabeth with her husband who is an internist and their two children. Her hobbies include swimming, reading and the outdoors. She has a passion for Red Sox baseball.
![Emmanuel N Soultanakis](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/provider_headshot/public/provider_images/1659489284_147.jpg?h=66b6f79f)
Medical School: University of Vermont College of Medicine – M.D.
Residency: Fletcher Allen Healthcare
Fellowship: Women and Infants Hospital
Dr. Soultanakis joined the staff at MaineHealth Maine Medical Center in 2013 as the director of the division of gynecologic oncology. He is an avid and very experienced sailor, having sailed across the Atlantic Ocean. He lives in Falmouth with his wife Julia and their two children Jack and Tia.
Adjunct Faculty
![Daniel I Spratt](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/provider_headshot/public/provider_images/1710073366_154.jpg?h=66b6f79f)
Undergraduate: Stanford University – B.A.
Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School – M.D.
Residency: Stanford
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital
Dr. Spratt is the Director of the Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Division at MHMMC. He also oversees the resident research program. Dr. Spratt grew up in California. He is currently involved in teaching, patient care, and research with a lab at MaineHealth Institute for Research (MHIR). Dr. Spratt actively conducts and publishes research studies and holds leadership positions in the Endocrine Society. When not working at MHMMC, Dr. Spratt enjoys outdoor activities, music, running, reading, and dining with his wife and their two daughters.
Division of Urogynecology
![Claire S Danby](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/provider_headshot/public/provider_images/1710146527_184.jpg)
Medical School: Royal College of Physicians in Ireland – M.D.
Residency: MaineHealth Maine Medical Center
Fellowship: Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC
Dr. Danby joined MaineHealth as a full time faculty member in 2015. She is married to her husband who is an Emergency Room Physician. She enjoys spending time with her husband and two young children and outdoor activities.
![Katherine Christine McDonald](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/provider_headshot/public/provider_images/1235529652_204.jpg)
Medical School: Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Residency: Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Fellowship: Zucker Schoole of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
![John R Ogorek](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/provider_headshot/public/provider_images/1760820385_243.jpg?h=66b6f79f)
Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Residency: Mountain Area Health Education Center
Fellowship: Emory University School of Medicine
Volunteer Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty
Catherine Brooker, MD
Alison Buck, MD
Carla Burkley, MD
Caroline Cassling, MD
Caitlin Dane, MD
Erin C. Dawson-Chalat, MD
Elisabeth Deeran, MD
Joelle Gagnon, DO
Charlotte A. Kassab, MD
Emily Kenny MD
Benjamin Lannon, MD
Mary Lavoie MD
Alida Leavitt, MD
Julie McFarland MD
Robin B. Noble, MD
Andrea Pelletier, MD
Jennifer Pofahl, MD
John Pulvino, MD
Samantha Ricci, MD
Julianne Scott, DO
Jennifer N. Shinners, MD
Joshua Sinkin, MD
Barbara D. Slager, MD
Emily Steinberg, MD
Eleonore Werner, MD
Tasha A. Worster, MD