Providers

Thalia L. Gooden, LM, CM is a certified midwife at the HRHCare Brentwood Health Center. She is a graduate of SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, where she received her MSN. Prior to joining HRHCare, she served patients at Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic, NYC Health + Hospitals in Coney Island, and through private practice in Elmhurst. Ms. Gooden is licensed as a certified midwife in the State of New York and is certified by the American Midwifery Certification Board. Women’s Health HRHCare women’s health clinicians, including OB/GYNS, midwives, family physicians, nutritionists, and specialists in behavioral health, help women stay healthy […]

Lisa Marx, DO is a family practice physician at the HRHCare Brentwood Health Center. A graduate of the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine in Glen Head, she went on to complete her internship and family practice residency at Peninsula Hospital Medical Center in Far Rockaway. Prior to joining HRHCare, she served patients in Bayport through private practice, and at Long Island Family Medical Group in Sayville. Dr. Marx is licensed to practice medicine in the State of New York and is certified by the American Board of Osteopathic Family Practice.   Family Medicine HRHCare family physicians […]

Aileen Gesner, DO is a pediatrician at the HRHCare Brentwood Health Center. A graduate of the University of Dallas in Texas, she went on to receive her DO from Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Parker, Colorado. She then completed her three-year residency program in pediatrics at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip. Dr. Gesner is licensed to practice medicine in the State of New York.   Pediatrics HRHCare pediatricians, family medicine doctors, and nurse practitioners are here to care for babies, children, teenagers, and young adults. Our care team gets to know our patients’ individual […]

Ramin Azarm, LCSW is a social worker at the HRHCare Elsie Owens Health Center in Coram. A graduate of Dowling College in Oakdale, he went on to receive his master’s degree in social work from Long Island University in Greenvale. Prior to joining HRHCare, he served patients at Fidelis Care/Centene Long Island, Community Counseling and LCSW Services in Center Moriches, and Suffolk Care Collaborative. Mr. Azarm is licensed to practice as an LCSW in the State of New York.   Behavioral Health HRHCare behavioral health specialists, including licensed social workers, psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and primary care providers, work with […]

Barbara Smith-Foy, CNM is a certified nurse midwife at the HRHCare Poughkeepsie Health Center. A graduate of Vermont College in Montpelier, she went on to receive her MSN at Philadelphia University in Pennsylvania. Prior to joining HRHCare, she served patients at Westchester Medical Center in Kingston, Saratoga Hospital in Saratoga Springs, and has maintained active privileges at Kingston Hospital. Ms. Smith-Foy is licensed in the State of New York as a certified nurse midwife and is certified by the American Midwifery Certification Board. Women’s Health HRHCare women’s health clinicians, including OB/GYNS, midwives, family physicians, nutritionists, and specialists in behavioral health, […]

Ann Meril, FNP is a family nurse practitioner at the HRHCare Patchogue Health Center. She received her RN from Holy Cross Hospital in Kottiyam, India, followed by her DNP from Dominican College in Orangeburg, New York. Prior to joining HRHCare, she served patients at WestMed Urgent Care, Rockland Urgent Care, and St. Joseph Medical Center in Yonkers. Ms. Meril is licensed as a family nurse practitioner in the State of New York and is certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Family Medicine HRHCare family physicians provide excellent, comprehensive primary and preventive care to patients of all ages. Our care […]

Sean Thomas, PMHNP is a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner at the HRHCare Marilyn Shellabarger Health Center in Shirley. He received his master’s degree in mental health psychiatric nursing from SUNY Stony Brook. Prior to joining HRHCare, he served patients at the Stony Brook School of Medicine of Adult Psychiatry Outpatient Department, serving also as a clinical instructor. He also served patients at Southeast Nassau Guidance Center in Seaford, NYS OASAS in Brentwood, and North Shore Long Island Jewish at Huntington Hospital. Mr. Thomas is licensed in the State of New York as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner and […]

Esther Makanjuola, FNP is a family nurse practitioner at the HRHCare Patchogue Health Center. A graduate of Herbert Lehman College in the Bronx, she went on to receive her MSN as a family nurse practitioner from the Chamberlain College of Nursing in Downers Grove, Illinois. Prior to joining HRHCare, she served patients in Maryland at Well Spring Clinic in Bel Air, Shepherd Clinic in Baltimore, and the Clinical Neurobehavioral Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore. Ms. Makanjuola is licensed in the State of New York as a family nurse practitioner and is certified by the American Association of […]

Ivone Giraldo, LMSW is a social worker at the HRHCare Kraus Family Health Center in Southampton. A graduate of SUNY Stony Brook, she went on to complete an internship in adult day treatment at Stepping Stone East in Hampton Bays. Prior to joining HRHCare, she served patients as a bilingual drug and alcohol counselor at Alternatives Counseling Services in Southampton. Ms. Giraldo is licensed to practice as a social worker in the State of New York.   Behavioral Health HRHCare behavioral health specialists, including licensed social workers, psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and primary care providers, work with our patients to […]

Bushra Alzubaidi, RPA-C is a physician assistant at the HRHCare Brentwood Health Center. She received her BS as a physician assistant from the CUNY Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education. Prior to joining HRHCare, she served patients at Woodhull Medical Center and Sickday Medical House Calls in New York City. Ms. Alzubaidi is licensed as a physician assistant in the State of New York and is certified by the National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants.   Family Medicine HRHCare family physicians provide excellent, comprehensive primary and preventive care to patients of all ages. Our care team gets to know […]