Fidelis Care Welcomes the O'Connor Medical Group to Our Growing Provider Network

ORCHARD PARK, NY (05/10/2011)(readMedia)-- Fidelis Care, the New York State Catholic Health Plan, is pleased to welcome Dr. Gale L. O'Connor MD, Dr. Terence P. O'Connor MD PhD, and the entire staff of the O'Connor Medical Group to the Fidelis Care provider network.

Dr. Gale O'Connor began her medical career with a decade of experience as a nurse's aide, LPN, and RN before obtaining her medical degree from SUNY Stonybrook. In addition to practicing medicine, Dr. O'Connor is an assistant clinical professor and a member of both the American Medical Association and the American College of Physicians.

Dr. Terence O'Connor earned his Doctorate of Physiology from Roswell Park Memorial Institute and graduated from SUNY Stonybrook Medical School. Dr. O'Connor is Board Certified in both Pediatrics and Internal Medicine. He is a Fellow with the American Academy of Pediatrics, and is a member of both the American Medical Association and the Erie County Medical Society.

Nicole Biersbach, PA, is a Board Certified Physician Assistant who earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Physician Assistant studies from Daemen College in 2002. Prior to joining the O'Connor Medical Group in 2006, Nicole practiced at the Guthrie Urgent Care Clinic on the Fort Drum Army Base.

Anne Marie Loffredo, NP, is the group's Nurse Practitioner. She earned her Masters in Nursing from the University at Buffalo. Anne Marie is a published author in the Journal of Addiction Nursing and is a member of the Nurse Practitioner Association of WNY.

The group also includes a dedicated team of nurses: Carol Condon, Kathy Todtenhagen, Lauren Ferenc, Amanda Cody, and Kimberly Rozwood, as well as a team of administrative professionals led by Office Administrator Shirley Hodil.

In 2005, Dr. Gale O'Connor and Dr. Terence O'Connor established O'Connor Medical Group to provide Internal Medicine and Pediatric care to the residents of Orchard Park and surrounding areas.

The practice is located at 3075 Southwestern Blvd, Suite 100, Orchard Park, NY 14127. They can be reached by phone at (716) 712-0490.

Fidelis Care offers free or low-cost health insurance through New York State's Child Health Plus, Family Health Plus, Medicaid Managed Care programs, as well as a variety of Medicare offerings available on a county by county basis. Members are covered for regular checkups, preventive care and screenings, hospital and emergency care, eye exams, dental care, prescription coverage and more.

With nearly 700,000 members in 58 counties statewide, Fidelis Care was founded on the belief that all New Yorkers should have access to affordable, quality health insurance. Members have access to more than 43,000 health care professionals statewide. Regional offices are located in Albany, Syracuse, Amherst, and Rego Park (Queens), with satellite offices in Rochester, Poughkeepsie, and Suffern.

For more information, call Fidelis Care toll-free at 1-888-FIDELIS (1-888-343-3547) or visit.fideliscare.org.

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