LCGO - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Billing Specialist, Medical Coding Supervisor
Deb has been a Medical certified professional coder for over 20+ years. She previously served in the Navy as a medical core wave which is where her passion for working in the medical field came from. Being a Medical certified professional coder has pushed her to do the best she can possibly do for the patients and the company she works for as well. It is a collaborative effort to provide the best care we can for our patients.
Job Titles:
- 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.
Job Titles:
- Clinical Office Assistant, Surgery Scheduling
Gwen obtained a BA from the University of Vermont in 2016. She has over 10 years' experience in customer service areas including geriatric care which she has been very passionate about. After joining LCGO in March of 2017, she has most enjoyed meeting patients and their families as well as being involved with their ongoing care. Outside of work, Gwen enjoys the summer months in Vermont, spending time down by the river, kayaking or anything outdoors.
Job Titles:
- Clinical Office Assistant, Surgery Scheduling
Karen has been a Clinical/Surgical Office Assistant for over 20 years. She joined LCGO in March of 2017. She worked at UVM Medical Center for 17 1/2 years in the Radiology and Interventional Radiology Clinic. She has gotten to know so many people over the years and have helped them in every way she can. She works a second part-time job that she has been there for 26 years. She enjoys that job also because she sees so many of patients she has dealt with, but they are in a different mindset than in the medical field. She enjoys riding motorcycle, cooking, camping, spending time with her family and of course Stella and Lucky her fur babies.
Katie started her healthcare career in the state of Connecticut as an LNA. She recently moved back home to Vermont to raise her girls and in September of 2018 she joined the LCGO team as a Medical Office Assistant. She is just starting her career and is continuing her education to become an RN. When she isn't in the office, Katie loves spending time outdoors with her daughters, as well as doing many arts and crafts.
Liz came to LCGO the summer of 2018 after nearly 20 years in social work with 12 years of that focused in program management. She has always wanted to be a nurse and LCGO offered her a place to start working on that lifetime dream. As a Medical Assistant working with Dr. Eltabbakh in the Oncology clinic, she assists in the everyday workings of the clinic from patient intake to intra-office procedures. Her favorite thing about working here is our patients! She is so inspired by the strength and grace our patients show through their journey. Liz is the proud mother of 2 teenaged children and enjoys spending her time outside of work learning and growing with them through everyday life.
Job Titles:
- Clinical Office Assistant
Regina has been in customer service for over 15 years. Many of those years she worked in Eye Care. Regina has been at LCGO since July of 2017. The part Regina loves about LCGO is getting to know the patients and hearing their stories about family, animals, and treatments. In Regina's spare time she enjoys spending time with her family, Camping, Kayaking, fishing and sharing a love for all animals.