Gamal H. Eltabbakh ~ MD, FRCOG, FACOG
Dr. Eltabbakh graduated with honors from Alexandria Medical School, Egypt in 1978 as one of the top one percent in his class. Dr. Eltabbakh has practiced Obstetrics and Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology for approximately 25 years. He was the Director of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at Fletcher Allen Health Care between the years 1998-2002. He became full professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Internal Medicine at the University of Vermont in July 2001. He is board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and in Gynecologic Oncology and is a fellow of both the American & Royal Colleges of OBGYN. He has published 110 papers in different areas of gynecologic oncology and two textbooks. Dr. Eltabbakh's book, Myths and Facts about Ovarian Cancer has been listed as the most popular book on ovarian cancer by Amazon.com. Dr. Eltabbakh has been selected as one of the best doctors in america.


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Leonard Tremblay ~ MD
Dr. Tremblay obtained his medical degree from the University of Laval, Quebec, Canada in 1980. He finished an OB/GYN residency at McGill University, Montreal, Canada in 1983. He is board-certified in OB/GYN in both the United States and Canada. He has 27 years of experience as a practicing gynecologist. He was a Lecturer at the University of McGill and an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Vermont. He has been awarded the Best Practice Award, March of Dimes in 2000 and the Con Hogan Award for heath prevention in 2001. His areas of interest are preventive and integrative healthcare for women, urogynecology, lifestyle and bariatric medicine.

Georgia Eltabbakh ~ MS, PA-C
Georgia was trained as a Physician Assistant in Buffalo, NY and she has been practicing in Vermont since 1998 in women's health. The areas of particular interest to her are contraception, health changes in menopause, STD prevention and gynecologic oncology. Prior to becoming a PA, she worked on her Ph.D. and did research in both basic science of endocrinology and clinical research on STD's and Pap smears, and the effect of HRT on cardiovascular risk in menopause. Georgia is also a clinical faculty member of the University of Vermont.

Candis Cousins ~ MS, PA-C
Candis was trained at Yale University and has been practicing in Vermont as a Family Practice Physician Assistant since 1987. Her areas of special interest are women's health promotion, stress management, family planning, treatment of vaginal and urinary infections and menopausal issues.

Joanne Moody ~ RN, OCN
(Oncology Certified Nurse) chemotherapy certified
Joanne obtained her Associate Degree of Science Cum Laude in Nursing from the University of Vermont in 1987. She has worked as a registered nurse in different areas of Fletcher Allen Health Care for 15 years. For seven years, she has been the senior nurse in the Division of Gynecologoc Oncology. Joanne has extensive experience in gynecologic oncology patient care, chemotherapy, and triaging. She is certified in chemotherapy administration and is also an Oncology Certified Nurse.

Toni Duclos ~ RN, OCN
Chemotherapy Nurse
Toni has provided direct patient care at Fletcher Allen Healthcare in their oncology department. She provided resident care at Cathedral Square Assisted Living in addition to developing the policies and procedures that are in place there today. Toni is a highly organized and competent nurse. She is now responsible for the management of the chemotherapy department as well as patient care here at LCGO.

Lori Intini ~ B.Ed., RN
Lori received her bachelor degree in education from McGill University, Montreal, Quebec in 1988. She lived and taught in Ontario. In 2000 she and her family moved to Vermont where she continued to work as an educator. In 2010 she graduated Magna Cum Laude as a Registered Nurse from Vermont Technical College. Lori provided direct patient care as a Resident Care Nurse for patients suffering with dementia and Alzheimers disease at The Arbors in Shelburne. Lori joined our staff as our Wellness Nurse in August 2010.

Debra Nugent ~ CPhT
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Debra has worked as a Pharmacy Technician at Fletcher Allen Health Care (FAHC) for 20 years. She has been a Senior Certified Pharmacy Technician Specialist at FAHC for approximately 9 years specializing in Investigational / Research and Chemotherapy preparation. She has been at Lake Champlain Gynecologic Oncology since August 2002. Debra received her Pharmacy Technician Certification in September 1993 and Vermont State registration in October 2003. Debra has been the Technician Representative for the Vermont Society of Health Systems Pharmacist for the last 6 years.

Tonya Martell ~
Director of IT, Clinical Office Assistant
Tonya worked as Laboratory Specialist, Lead Laboratory Specialist, Phlebotomist and Clinical Office Assistant in Fletcher Allen Health Care for 6 years. She has been with LCGO since it started in 2002. Her specialty is in surgical scheduling, computer troubleshooting, and maintaining our website. Tonya has recently earned an A.S. in Computer Systems Management at CCV, and is now starting an extensive certificate program for Health IT Tech support.

Patricia Senna ~
Lead Clinical Office Assistant
Patti worked for Fletcher Allen Healthcare for 18 years doing multiple jobs from billing and collections to Financial Counseling. She started with LCGO in November 2007 and has been a great addition to our clinical office team.


Sheila Clayton ~
Clinical Office Assistant
Sheila has been a Clinical Office Assistant for 5 years. She worked for 3 1/2 years in a pediatrician's office and then transferred to the Women's Health Care Service. Sheila joined Lake Champlain Gynecologic Oncology in November 2003. She particularly enjoys the personal approach to customer service.

Deborah Aikey ~ CCS-P, CPC
Billing Coordinator
Deb Aikey is the billing administrator at Lake Champlain Gynecologic Oncology. She is a graduate of the Commerce High School of Business. Deb entered into the United States Navy as a hospital corps wave in the medical field. She did her schooling in Great Lakes, Illinois and her remaining tour in Norfolk, Virginia. After her two year completion of the Navy, received an Honorable Discharge. She then attended a two year certificate program with Champlain College to become a Certified Coding Specialist. After 5 years of medical billing with MBA Resources, she accepted a position in the HIM coding department at Fletcher Allen Health Care (FAHC) as a Health Record Analyst. While at FAHC she became certified in medical coding and received her Certified Professional Coding credentialing. After four years at FAHC she came to Lake Champlain Gynecologic Oncology.

Donna Circe ~
Billing Specialist
Donna obtained her certificate of coding from the American Academy of Professional Coders in August, 2003. She has worked in the Billing/Coding field of Business for 20 years. She worked at Fletcher Allen Healthcare for 5 years in the Professional Revenue Department. She strives at paying attention to detail and is a great team player.

Michele Nydegger ~
Volunteer
Michele is our volunteer, who has been with us since our start. Michele fixes lunch for our chemo patients, and does laundry and ironing. Michele feels a deep sense of gratitude and friendship not only to the entire office but in particular to Dr. Gamal Eltabbakh, who is responsible for Michele's good health. In July 2001, Michele had ovarian cancer (stage 3), Dr. Eltabbakh operated on her twice and managed her chemotherapy treatment and subsequent visits. Dr. Eltabbakh has always been there for her and she feels very strongly about giving back to him.