Pavan K. Ananth, MD

Genevieve Lama, MD is board certified endocrinologist at NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Hudson Valley, specializing in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism. She treats a wide range of hormone-related conditions, including osteoporosis, thyroid disease, obesity, adrenal disorders, and polycystic ovarian syndrome. She creates individualized treatment plans and assists patients in making lifestyle changes such as maintaining a healthy diet and exercising regularly. Dr. Lama has been practicing more than 22 years, providing compassionate and comprehensive care to her patients. She earned her medical degree from State University of New York health Science Center in Syracuse, New York. She completed her internship and residency at Winthrop University Hospital and went on to complete a fellowship in endocrinology and metabolism at Westchester Medical Center and Sound Shore Medical Center. Dr.Lama is a diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine in endocrinology, diabetes , and metabolism and a member of the American Medical Association, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, and the American Diabetes Association. She contributed research to Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization investigation 2 Diabetes (BARI 2D) study. Before joining NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Hudson Valle, Dr. Lama worked at Northern Medical Specialists in Carmel, New York.

Dr. Charles graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BS in chemistry from the College of Saint Elizabeth in Morristown, NJ. She later graduated from Drexel University School of Medicine in 2001. She went on to train at Beth Israel Medical Center in NYC where she acted a Chief Resident. In July 2005 Dr. Charles joined the Army and served as active duty military physician at Ft Riley, KS. In 2007 she was deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. After returning from Afghanistan in 2008 she was appointed Chief of the OB/GYN department at Irwin Army Community Hospital in Ft Riley, KS.Dr Charles is board certified in general Obstetrics and Gynecology. She manages normal as well as high risk obstetrics complicated by hypertension, gestational diabetes, twin pregnancies. She is interested in VBAC, water births (first delivery at Hudson Valley Hospital was a water birth). She also works in conjuction with doulas. She offers a wide range of services in gynecology including minimally invasive laparascopic surgery, family planning and contraception, adolescent health counseling, menopausal management, urinary incontinence and infertility. She provides outpatient office procedures such as Essure vaginal sterilization, endometrial ablation, hysteroscopy.

Joanne Mazzio, CNM, NP, MS, is a certified nurse midwife specializing in gynecology at NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Hudson Valley. Dedicated to a personalized and holistic model of care, Joanne provides safe and compassionate midwifery services for women of all ages. She has worked in the Hudson Valley community for more than two decades. Joanne graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor of science in nursing from Lehman College of The City University of New York, where her initial interest in women’s health care and midwifery was sparked. After working as a public health nurse in her home community of the Bronx, she worked at a high-risk maternity unit. There, she gained the experience and skills that would serve as a foundation for her career as a midwife. Joanne graduated with honors from the Midwifery Education Program at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and later completed her master’s in midwifery at Downstate University. Joanne initially worked in a hospital setting where she headed the adolescent prenatal program and provided care to underserved women and teens in childbirth. After seven years, she went on to join a private practice providing full scope midwifery care, including both well woman gynecology and obstetrical care to women of the Hudson Valley.