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Donald Woolever, M.D.
Deborah Taylor, Ph.D.
Geoffrey Carden, M.D.
Edmund Claxton, Jr., M.D.
Bruce Kenney, D.O., Director of Osteopathic Medical Education
Erica Lovett, M.D.
Bethany Picker, M.D.
Gary Rivard, D.O.
Elizabeth Rothe, MD
Jennifer Fish, L.S.W. |
CMMC - Lewiston Faculty
CMMC - Swift River
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Dr. Woolever joined the CMMC faculty in August 2006 and became program director in 2009. Raj received his BA from Tufts University and graduated from the University of Rochester School of Medicine. He completed his family medicine residency at David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, CA. Over the last 10 years, Dr. Woolever has been a family physician in the US Air Force where he has worked in a busy out-patient clinic, been a residency faculty member and served as the department chair of Emergency Services. While on the residency faculty at Eglin Air Force Base, FL he was twice selected by the residents as the family medicine teacher of the year. Raj has a strong interest in international health and has worked extensively in South Asia with UNICEF and as a Fulbright Scholar. Other areas of academic interest include patient safety, clinical decision making and the patient-physician relationship. Raj and his wife, fellow family physician, Cindy Dechenes, and their two children are thrilled to be back home in the Northeast. Dr. Woolever also enjoys traveling, reading, hiking and running (five marathons).
Dr. Taylor is a graduate of the University of Kansas with a Ph.D. in clinical psychology with especially strong interest and additional training in behavioral medicine/health psychology and the impact of illness on the family system. Prior to joining CMMC Family Medicine Faculty in 1992, she directed an inpatient psychology consultation service for medical patients at Ohio State University Hospitals (general and cancer) and functioned as part of a multidisciplinary pain management team at OSU's Rehabilitation Hospital. Deborah is very active in teaching (didactic, supervision, balint group, etc.) as well as coordinating a variety of special projects within the residency which include our residency recruiting efforts. She hails from Maine and to quote her “moving back was the best idea we ever had - we'd spent 14 years missing the beautiful seasons, lakes, ocean, the wonderfully slow pace (good for the type A-ness in all of us) and our families.” Deborah and her partner Louise, enjoy antique auctions/flea markets, road trips, breakfast and dinner clubs, tandem biking, and spending time at their cottage on Lake Cobbossecontee.
Dr Carden joined the faculty at Lewiston in July 2009. He received his medical degree from East Tennessee State University and his family medicine training at University of California, Davis--Stanislaus Family Medicine in Modesto, California. His special medical interests include maternity care, evidence-based medicine and research, addiction medicine, wilderness and international medicine, and physician wellness. Outside of the hospital he can be found hiking the woods and beaches of Maine, enjoying the gastronomic delights of northern New England, and brewing beer with his wife Liisa.
Dr. Claxton began teaching in the CMMC Family Medicine Residency Program in 1978, as he was starting a family medicine group practice. Prior to becoming the program’s director in 2001, he served as an inpatient teaching service attending and was a community preceptor at the CMMC Oscar Treat Turner Family Medicine Center.
The Lewiston-Auburn community and the Maine Academy of Family Medicine have recognized him as an outstanding family physician. He has completed a healthcare leadership fellowship and is working to develop leadership curriculae for residents and for physician leaders in Maine.
Dr. Claxton recently served as medical director at Marshwood Nursing Care Center in Lewiston and was responsible for the Residency Program’s geriatrics, hospice and palliative care curriculae.
He has chaired the Central Maine Healthcare Credentials Committee for five years and is on the boards of the CMMC College of Nursing and Health Professions, the Maine Public Health Association and the Institute for Civic Leadership.
Having stepped down from the program directorship in 2009, he continues as a part-time faculty member and is working with the 
Dr. Kenney joined the CMMC Residency Faculty in July 2005, after 23 years in Family Practice in Portland, Maine. Bruce graduated from the U of Missouri at Columbia and then the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kirksville, Mo., in 1980, including a fellowship year in Osteopathic Principles and Practice. He completed his Family Medicine Residency at the Osteopathic Hospital of Maine in Portland. Since then he has been an Assistant Professor at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in Biddeford, Me., where he has taught part time nearly every year. Bruce’s medical interests include preventive medicine, medical nutrition, patient education, osteopathic diagnosis and treatment, medical care to underserved populations, and group care models. Bruce lives in Yarmouth with his wife Ana, his sons Max and Myles, and Griffey their Tibetan terrier. He is an ardent cyclist and gardener, loves to travel, enjoys all outdoor activity and learning Spanish.
Dr. Lovett joined the CMMC Residency Faculty in January 2007 after completing an Integrative Family Medicine Fellowship at Maine Medical Center. Erica graduated from Oregon Health & Science University and completed Family Medicine residency training at the Maine Medical Center Program. Integrative Family Medicine (IFM) combines evidenced based traditional western or allopathic medicine with other healing traditions to create an individualized approach for each patient to maximize the body’s innate potential for self healing. The goal of IFM is to support health and wellness by looking at the whole person - including mind, body, and spirit. Specific therapies Dr. Lovett offers include allopathic medicine, basic recommendations for herbs and supplements, guided imagery - with a hands on osteopathic approach as appropriate, diet and exercise recommendations and discussions regarding spirituality. Erica enjoys spending time with her husband, sons, and their family dog. Interests include traveling, kayaking, rafting, camping, backpacking, and spending time with family and friends.
Dr. Bethany Picker joined CMMC faculty in August 2006. She received her MD from the University of Cincinnati and trained at the University of Colorado Rose Family Medicine Program in Denver. Originally from New England, she came to Maine after residency training and practiced full scope family medicine in Bucksport for 2 1/2 years.
Always interested in teaching, Bethany left Maine and joined the faculty at the Duke/Southern Regional AHEC FM Residency. While there she completed the Duke Faculty Development Fellowship. She was twice selected as Teacher of the Year. She also completed the AAFP’s National Institute for Program Director Development. She worked to improve the residents’ experience providing prenatal care and assisted in the development of a Women’s Health Fellowship which began in July, 2006.
Happy to be back in Maine, she is now the Medical Director of the clinic. She is an active member of the National Physicians alliance and advocates for change for the good of patients.
Bethany, her husband and two daughters delight in all that Maine has to offer; including kayaking, camping and cross country skiing.
Dr. Rivard joined the residency in July 2009 after completing his residency with this program. He received his medical degree from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine. Prior to medical school, he earned a B.S. in Biology at the University of Southern Maine and an A.A.S in Health Science from Southern Maine Community College. Before entering medical school Gary practiced as a Respiratory Therapist for ten years. It was during this time he realized the importance of patient education and communication. He also spent time in the Army Reserve where he was part of humanitarian missions in Central America providing health care and was awarded Soldier of the Year in 2000 by the Combat Support Hospital of which he was a member. Although born in Norwalk, CT, Gary has lived most of his life in Maine and plans to remain here to practice. Gary lives in Turner with his wife Erika, their children Evan and Meghan and dog, Fletcher. He enjoys spending time with family, golf, kayaking, and football.
Elizabeth Rothe joined the faculty in August of 2009. Liz is a family medicine and sports medicine physician who grew up in Leeds, Maine. She completed her undergraduate and medical school education at the University of Pittsburgh. She was fortunate to return to Maine in 2005 where she completed a Family Medicine residency at Maine Medical Center in 2008 and a Sports Medicine Fellowship at Maine Medical Center in June of 2009. She is working as a part-time faculty member at CMMC as well as practicing sports medicine part-time both at CMMC and at Parkview hospital. She enjoys spending time with her wonderful husband Ryan (also from Leeds) and her young son Gavin, as well as her two dogs Gracie and Byron, the great outdoors, and wreaking havoc in the kitchen.
Jennifer serves as full-time case manager for the Family Medicine Residency patients. Should a patient/family need financial, transportation, social service or mental health assistance, the health care providers (residents and faculty alike) can consult with Jennifer about resources to which the patient/family may be entitled. She also provides didactics to the resident group about managing the social concerns of their patients and family members once they are out in community practice. This practice of collaborative care is very good modeling for how residents can work with mental health specialists and to maximize health benefits. Jen and husband Tom enjoy spending their free time with their children, Owen and Vanessa.