Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Welcomes New PA

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BENNINGTON, Vt. — Southwestern Vermont Medical Center's Northshire Campus is pleased to welcome M. Martha Cornwell-Khan, physician assistant, to the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Physicians.

Cornwell-Khan is certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.

Cornwell-Khan received her master's degree from the University of New England in Portland, Maine, in 2016. She holds a bachelor's degree in African Development Studies from Wheaton College in Norton, Mass.

Cornwell-Khan's previous medical experience includes working as a certified nursing assistant at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Cambridge, Mass., and as a licensed nursing assistant in the Emergency Department at SVMC. Before that she worked with dementia patients at the Vermont Veterans Home.

SVMC's Northshire Campus offers comprehensive medical care for the whole family. Its services include pediatrics, obstetrics, health promotion and wellness programs, and on-site laboratory and x-ray services. The office is located at 5957 Main Street in Manchester Center. Call 802-362-4440 for an appointment.

 


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