Adult and pediatric primary care services are provided by a team of Board-Certified Practitioners including Family Practice Physicians, a Pediatrician, Physician Assistants and a Nurse Practitioner.
MCHC is accredited by the Joint Commission (an independent organization that accredits and certifies US healthcare organizations) and has been awarded the Gold Seal of Approval by demonstrating compliance with the Joint Commission’s national standards for health care quality and safety.
Board Certification
Family Medicine (1998) (2007)
Joined MCHC
Staff Physician (1998)
Medical Director (2000)
Clinical Interests
Diabetes Management
Obstetrics
Sports Medicine
Gavin Muir, MD
Family Medicine
Privileges
Manchester Community Health Center
Elliot Hospital
Education
B.S. Princeton University (1991)
MD, Temple University School of Medicine (1995)
Residency
Southern Colorado Family Medicine
Pueblo, CO (1995-1998)
Igbal Mohamed, PA-C
Physician Assistant – Certified Primary Care
Privileges
Manchester Community Health Center
Education
M.S. Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
M.S. Southern NH University (1990)
B.S. Ahfad University, Omdurman, Sudan (1985)
Board Certification
Certificate of Family Planning, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London UK (1988)
American Board of Physician Assistants (2008)
Joined MCHC
Primary Care Provider (2008)
Clinical Interests
International Medicine
The Economics of Family Planning and Population Education
Diabetes Management
Barry Alan Frank MS, DPM
Podiatric Surgeon
Foot, Ankle and Lower Extremity
Privileges
Manchester Community Health Center
Elliot Hospital
Catholic Medical Center
Education
B.S. Trinity College
M. S. Dartmouth College, MS Health Policy
DPM Temple University, Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
Residency
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Presbyterian Medical Center
Privileges
Manchester Community Health Center
Elliot Hospital
Catholic Medical Center
Education
B.S. Trinity College
M. S. Dartmouth College, MS Health Policy
DPM Temple University, Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
Residency
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Presbyterian Medical Center
Board Certification
American Board of Podiatric Surgery, Foot and Ankle
Joined MCHC
Contract Podiatry (1998)
Clinical Interests
Medical and surgical treatment of lower extremity pathology.
Peter Kiprop, MD
Family Medicine
Privileges
Manchester Community Health Center
Elliot Hospital
Education
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya, (1999)
Residency
Family Medicine Residency, Union Hospital
Terre Haute, IN, (2004-2007) (2005-2008)
Board Certification
American Board of Family Medicine (2008)
Joined MCHC
Staff Physician (2008)
Clinical Interests
Preventive Health
Obstetrics
Natural Family Planning
Kristen Schmidt, PA-C
Physician Assistant – Certified
Primary Care
Privileges
Manchester Community Health Center
Education
B.A., Biology, Saint Anselm College, Manchester, NH
M.A., Physician Assistant Studies, Notre Dame College, Manchester, NH
Certification
National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (2008)
Joined MCHC
Primary Care Provider (2002)
Clinical Interests
Pediatrics
Women’s Health
City of Manchester, Board of Health (2007 to Present)
Katherine K. Furber, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner
Primary Care
Privileges
Manchester Community Health Center
Education
B.A. Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley MA (1996)
B.S. Nursing, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing Baltimore MD (2002)
M.S. Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner, University of NH Durham, NH (2009)
Board Certification
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (2009)
Joined MCHC
Primary Care Provider (2010)
Laura Fry, MD
Family Medicine
Privileges
Manchester Community Health Center
Elliot Hospital
Education
Presbyterian School of Nursing (1976)
Marymount Manhattan College (1984)
MD SUNY Downstate College of Medicine Brooklyn, NY (1989)
Residency
Georgetown/Providence Hospital (1989-1992)
Board Certification
Family Medicine (1992)
Joined MCHC
Staff Physician (2005)
Clinical Interests
Obstetrics
Women’s Health
Colposcopy
LEEP
International Medicine
Elizabeth Keane, MD
Pediatrician
Children Age 0-18
Privileges
Manchester Community Health Center
Education
B.A., College of the Holy Cross, Worcester MA
M.D., University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester MA
Residency
Children’s Hospital National Medical Center, Washington DC
Board Certification
Pediatrics (1990, 1997, 2004)
Joined MCHC
Staff Pediatrician (1993 – 1997)
Staff Pediatrician (2006)
Clinical Interests
Adolescent Medicine
Developmental Pediatrics
International Child Health
Victoria Ziemer, CNM
Certified Nurse Midwife
Prenatal Care & Delivery
Privileges
Manchester Community Health Center
Elliot Hospital
Education
Nursing School at Illinois Central College (1980)
CNM University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (1995)
Board Certification
American College of Nurse Midwifery
Joined MCHC
Nurse Midwife (2005)
Clinical Interests
Obstetrics
Promotion of Breastfeeding
