Physician Relations

• Jenn Snyder, Physician Relations Manager – 443-695-8551 / Jsnyder2@umm.edu
• Stephanie Paradise-Brown, Physician Outreach Representative – 410-382-7747 / s.paradise-brown@umm.edu

For all affiliation and/or employment verification requests, please email: umuchmso@umm.edu

On behalf of the Physician Relations team at the University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health, please find the following resources below:

News & Announcements 

• Klein Family Harford Crisis Center – offering 24/7 mental health and addiction services, right here in our community.
  • For more information, visit: harfordcrisiscenter.org
  • To reach the 24/7 hotline and referral center, call: 1-800-NEXT-STEP (1-800-639-8783)
  • Access and print an informational flyer to display in your office or to share with your patients.
• Getting the Right Care in the Right Setting - NEW resource flyers for your practice
  • ED vs. Urgent Care vs PCP
  • ED vs. Crisis Center

Classes & Support Groups

• Diabetes Prevention Class
• Diabetes Support Group
• Tobacco Cessation Classes

Resources

• Community Outreach and Health Improvement – Resource Guide
• Harford County Breast & Cervical Cancer Screening - English Version | Spanish Version
• Smoking Cessation - Employer facts to know
• Smoking Cessation - Smoking facts to know
• High-Risk Breast Cancer Clinic
• Maryland Tobacco QUIT-Line

• Free Shuttle Service - Available to and from UM Upper Chesapeake Medical Center and UM Medical Center

• UM Urgent Care

  • UM Urgent Care Telemedicine
  • Camp and Sports Physicals
    • Sports Physical
    • Camp Physical
    • Youth Physical

New Providers & Specialists

• Nicholas Tapazoglou, MD – Board Certified Bariatric and General Surgeon – UM UCH Bariatric Surgery Center
• Yelena Safarpour, MD – Family Medicine, UM UCH Harford Primary Care at Winter’s Run
• Abdulhafiz A. Ahmed, MD – Board Certified Psychiatrist – UM Harford Memorial Hospital Behavior Health Clinic
• Loren Elchik, CRNP, WCC – Family Nurse Practitioner – Wound Care Center at UM UCH Health & Wellness Center in Aberdeen
• Saiyad Sarkar, MD - Board Certified Interventional Pulmonologist, UM UCH Kaufman Cancer Center
• Jasson Abraham, MD - Board Certified Plastic and Hand Surgeon, UM UCH Hand and Plastic Surgery
• Kamila Nowak Choi, MD - Radiation Oncologist, UM UCH Kaufman Cancer Center
• Greg Bittle, MD - Board Certified Thoracic Surgeon, Kaufman Cancer Center
• Joseph Watson, MD - Family Medicine, UM UCH Harford Primary Care at Winter's Run
• Neurosurgery Consultations Available @ UMMS