Faculty

Kara Lewis, PharmD, AAHIVP is a clinical pharmacist leader at Community Health Center, Inc. Dr. Lewis has experienced working directly with patients in past roles including CVS Pharmacy and a Walgreens Pharmacy embedded within Community Health Center, Inc. Dr. Lewis provides significant support to providers on Project ECHO Key Populations including discussions on medication adherence and recognizing drug-drug interactions. Dr. Lewis has served on the Project ECHO Key Populations faculty since 2017.

Matthew Huddleston, MD, AAHIVS, has worked as a Family Medicine Physician with a focus on HIV, Hepatitis C, and substance use disorders at Community Health Center, Inc. since 2001. Dr. Huddleston received his medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Huddleston has served as co-lead faculty member on Project ECHO Key Populations since the program’s development in 2012. Dr. Huddleston also serves as a preceptor for Community Health Center, Inc. 's Nurse Practitioner Residency Program.

Marwan Haddad, MD, MPH, AAHIVS, is currently the Medical Director of the Center for Key Populations at Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC), the first center of its kind focused on engaging populations who traditionally experience barriers to comprehensive and respectful care. Dr. Haddad has over 15 years of experience as an HIV Specialist and 5 years of experience directing the Buprenorphine Maintenance Therapy Program at CHCI. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard College and his medical degree from McGill University. He completed his family medicine residency at University of Toronto and obtained his Masters in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University. He has served as the ECHO Faculty Lead for CHCI’s Project ECHO MAT sessions since their inception in February 2013. Dr. Haddad has also served as the ECHO Faculty Lead for CHCI’s Project ECHO Key Populations sessions since their inception in 2012, and was instrumental in the implementation of Project ECHO Key Populations at CHCI.

Mikveh Warshaw, RN, PMHNP, CARN-AP, is a psychiatric nurse practitioner with a specialty in advanced practice addiction medicine. Mikveh graduated from Yale School of Nursing with a focus in child psychiatry. She currently works at the Community Health Center, Inc. and is a faculty member for the Weitzman ECHO Key Populations program. Mikveh teaches classes to nurses, other health professionals, and lay people on; addiction medicine, trans related MH care, family therapy, strength based interviewing, health justice centered psychiatry, mental/emotional first aid, and harm reduction.

Brenda Beauchamp, PsyD, is an experienced bilingual and bi-cultural clinical psychologist with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry. Brenda is skilled in Psychodynamic, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Behavioral Medicine, Group Therapy, Cognitive Therapy, and Couples and Family Therapy. Brenda is a strong healthcare services professional with a PsyD focused in Clinical Psychology from Ponce School of Medicine and a Certification in Primary Care Behavioral Medicine from UMASS. Brenda provides psychological services to all ages, Latino, underserved and HIV populations. Brenda is also a certified Couples and Family therapist.

Jeannie McIntosh, APRN, FNP-C, AAHIVS, is a family nurse practitioner and a fellow with the Center for Key Populations (CKP) at Community Health Center, Inc. (CHCI) in Connecticut. Prior to joining the CKP team, she completed a year-long primary care residency at CHCI. She holds a B.A. in Spanish from Middlebury College and an M.S.N. from Yale University. Jeannie’s clinical interests include infectious disease, addiction medicine, transgender care and women’s health. She served as co-lead faculty member on Project ECHO Key Populations.

Jamie Stevens, APRN, DNP, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP, is currently the Director of Behavioral Health Services for Cabarrus Rowan Community Health Centers, Inc., a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in the Greater Charlotte, NC, area. Dr. Stevens is also the Former Chief of Preceptors for PMHNP Residency in Integrated Primary Care at CHC, Inc. He also maintains a part time, outpatient private practice for combined psychotherapy and medication management in Milford, CT. Dr. Stevens completed a DNP Program at Fairfield University (graduation August 2021), with a project focus of evaluating preparation of NP Preceptors.

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Faculty Disclosures

No faculty disclosed a relevant financial relationship for this program.