Manet Providers

Ream Akkeh, FNP-C is part of the family medicine team in North Quincy. A family nurse practitioner, Ream earned her Master of Science in Nursing at Simmons College in Boston and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Fairfield University in Fairfield, CT. She also has extensive experience as a registered nurse working on the coronary intensive care unit at Yale-New Haven Hospital in New Haven, CT and in the cardiovascular telemetry unit at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, as well as volunteer posts in Togo, West Africa. In addition to her considerable clinical skills, Ream has an arsenal of language capabilities to assist her in caring for Manet’s multicultural patient population. She is fluent in Arabic, French and Italian. To make an appointment with Ream, call 617-376-3000 or use the Manet Patient Portal.

Christine Basile, MSN, APRN, FNP-C is part of our Family Medicine team in Taunton! Christine is a Certified Family Nurse Practitioner with pediatric, adolescent and adult nursing experience. She is a graduate of the Regis College Accelerated Nursing Program. A member of the greater Taunton community, she brings to her role a deep knowledge of the Taunton/Attelboro community. Christine sees patients of all ages. For an appointment, call 508-822-5500 or use the Manet Patient Portal.

Dr. Bockstall is a cardiologist with the Cardiovascular Center at Boston Medical Center and sees adult patients at Manet’s North Quincy site. A graduate of Tufts University School of Medicine, she completed her residency at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, and a fellowship in cardiovascular disease at New York University School of Medicine.

William Brandon, MD, MPH, MHA is the lead provider at Manet’s Taunton site and sees patients of all ages. He earned his medical degree at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and completed his family practice residency at the University of Pittsburgh, Shadyside Hospital. He holds a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health, where he also completed his Post Doctoral Fellowship in Cardiovascular Epidemiology. His credentials also include a fellowship with the National Institute of Program Director Development from the American Academy of Family Physicians, certificates from the University of New Orleans, Ochsner Clinic in Advanced Physician Executive Management Program, and an Executive Master of Science in Health Care Management from the University of New Orleans College of Business. He has a certificate in addiction counseling and he is certified for enhanced suboxone prescribing and as a Physician Examiner for Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators. To make an appointment with Dr. Brandon, call 508-822-5500 or use the Manet Patient Portal.

Lauren DiBona, PA-C is a physician assistant with Manet’s Family Medicine provider team in Houghs Neck. She earned her Master of Physician Assistant Studies at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and completed her clinical rotation in primary care at Manet. She holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Saint Michael’s College in Colchester, VT. Previously, she served at Manet as an HIV Case Manager.

She is board certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants and is certified in both Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Basic Life Support.

To make an appointment with Lauren, call 617-471-8683 or use the Manet Patient Portal.

Dr. Fitzcharles specializes in internal medicine and sees patients, age 18 and older, at Manet’s Hull practice site where she serves as the lead provider. Dr. Fitzcharles earned her medical degree at State University of New York – Downstate College of Medicine in Brooklyn, NY and completed her internal medicine residency at Mt. Sinai-St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Science from the City University of New York – The City College, Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education in New York, where she received the Leonard Davis Community Service Fellowship.

To make an appointment with Dr. Fitzcharles, call 781-925-4550 or use the Manet Patient Portal.

Charlette Hines, FNP-BC is a certified family nurse practitioner and sees patients of all ages at Manet’s practice site in Taunton.

Hines earned both her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Nursing at Regis College. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Neuroscience from Williams College. She is certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

To make an appointment call 508-822-5500 or use the Manet Patient Portal.

Jeanne Hopkins, OD, directs Manet’s Vision Center, which opened in 2015 at our North Quincy practice site. Dr. Hopkins graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, CT, with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. She earned her Doctorate of Optometry from the New England College of Optometry in Boston. She completed her Optometric Residency at Eye Health Services in Weymouth.

Prior to joining Manet, Dr. Hopkins gained more than two decades of experience in optometric practices in Braintree and Quincy. She also worked in a community health center setting at Brockton Neighborhood Health Center, where she was involved in development and growth of the eye clinic. She is a member of the Massachusetts Society of Optometry and American Optometric Association.

To book an appointment, call 617-376-3000 or use the Manet Patient Portal.

Nina Lowery, PA-C is a certified physician assistant with our North Quincy Family Medicine team. She holds a Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from the MGH Institute of Health Professions and a Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Neuroscience from Northeastern University. She is certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants and she is also certified as an Emergency Medical Technician.

To book an appointment, call 617-376-3000 or use the Manet Patient Portal.

Kathleen Neimann, RN, MSN, AGCPNP-BC, is a certified Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner at Manet’s Snug Harbor site.

Kathleen earned her Master of Science in Nursing at the University of Massachusetts Graduate School of Nursing. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Connecticut.

Her nursing experience includes a variety of inpatient hospital settings. She has a strong interest in treating addiction and enjoys getting to know her patients,  helping them to identify attainable lifestyle changes to reduce their risk for cardiovascular disease and improve their overall health. To schedule an appointment, call 617-471-4715 or use the Manet Patient Portal.

Ivy Opoku-Mensah, FNP-C  is a Family Nurse Practitioner at Manet’s North Quincy site. Her clinical interests include women’s health and pain management.

Ivy holds both a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Nursing from Regis College. She also has a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Birmingham in Birmingham, United Kingdom, as well as Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in engineering and management.

She is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and the Massachusetts Coalition of Nurse Practitioners. She speaks two Ghanaian languages, Ga and Twi.

To book an appointment, call 617-376-3000 or use the Manet Patient Portal.

William O’Shea, RN, MSN, AGNP-BC has joined the adult medicine team at Manet’s Taunton site. If he looks familiar to you, it’s no surprise. Bill has served as a registered nurse at Manet since 2016 and gained his clinical experience at the health center while working toward his Master of Science in Nursing, Adult-Gerontological Nurse Practitioner at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Bill is board-certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.

Bill chose to continue his career at Manet because of its unwavering commitment to underserved and diverse populations. “Working at Manet has afforded me the opportunity to affirm the dignity of all folks in our community on a daily basis by providing comprehensive, patient-centered primary care,” he says.

To make an appointment, call 781-925-4550 or use the Manet Patient Portal.

Jennifer F. Sabir, MD, is board-certified in Family Medicine and provides adult, pediatric and prenatal care at Manet’s Houghs Neck practice site.

She joined Manet in 2005 after working as a Family Practice physician in California and New Jersey. Dr. Sabir earned her Medical Degree at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and completed her internship and residency at Overlook Hospital in New Jersey. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Religion and Women’s Studies from Dartmouth College in New Hampshire.

She is fluent in German.

To make an appointment, call 617-471-8683 or use the Manet Patient Portal.

Robert Shiner, MD sees patients of all ages at Manet’s North Quincy site and has been a member of our staff since 1999. Board certified in Family Practice, Dr. Shiner has special expertise in sports medicine, pediatrics and adolescent medicine. He serves as the physician advisor for Quincy Public Schools

Dr. Shiner earned his Medical Degree from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, after receiving a Bachelor of Science in Anthropology from University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.

To make an appointment, call 617-376-3000 or use the Manet Patient Portal.

Kristen Spain, FNP, is now seeing patients of all ages at Manet’s practice location in Hull.

Kristen is certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. She earned her Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner, as well as her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Regis College in Weston, MA. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology, Pre-Med from the University of Massachusetts, Boston. She is a member of hje Massachusetts Coalition of Nurse Practitioners.

She has extensive nursing experience serving patients in the community health center setting and enjoys caring for families.

To book an appointment, call 781-925-4550 or use the Manet Patient Portal.

Katherine Standish, MD, joined the Family Medicine staff at our North Quincy practice site in 2019. Dr. Standish is an attending physician at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Boston University, where she is a fellow in the Primary Care Academic Fellowship Program. She completed her undergraduate degree in Sociology and Latin American Studies at Wesleyan University and her medical degree at Yale School of Medicine before completing her residency at BMC.

Dr. Standish is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and a member of the American Association of Family Medicine. At Manet, she will see patients of all ages, and is particularly interested in maternal-child health, lactation, immigrant health.

She is fluent in Spanish

To make an appointment with Dr. Standish, call 617-376-3000 or use the Manet Patient Portal.

Family medicine physician Elizabeth Tsai, DO, sees patients at our North Quincy and Snug Harbor practice sites. Dr. Tsai earned her osteopathic medical degree from the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey – School of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed a Family Medicine Residency at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Jersey. Dr. Tsai earned a Bachelor’s in Biology at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and a Master’s of Science in Epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health.

Dr. Tsai speak fluent Manadarin.

To make an appointment, call 508-822-5500 or sign in to the Manet Patient Portal.

The Family Medicine team at Manet’s North Quincy site welcomes Iris Wong, FNP, to its ranks. With nearly 20 years of experience as a nurse practitioner, Iris provides primary care for patients of all ages, including routine exams, assessment of urgent care issues and management of chronic conditions. Iris has special interest in women’s health and pediatrics.

Iris’ professional experience includes working in a variety of clinical settings, including family medicine/primary care practices, emergency departments and a women’s health clinic. She earned her Master of Science in Nursing at the MGH Institute of Health Professions and her undergraduate degree at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Iris speaks fluent Cantonese.

To schedule an appointment, call 617-376-3000 or use the Manet Patient Portal.

Chief Medical Officer

In addition to serving as Chief Medical Officer for Manet, Dr. Lily Yung is the Physician Lead for Adult Medicine at Manet’s North Quincy practice site. As Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Yung helps to ensure consistency and continuity of care across Manet’s five practice sites, along with overseeing the professional development of the medical staff.

Dr. Yung is board-certified in Internal Medicine. She earned her Medical Degree at Boston University School of Medicine, where she received the Henry J. Bakst Award in Community Medicine. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Medical Sciences from Boston University. Dr. Yung also serves as a clinical instructor with Boston Medical Center for medical students and internal medicine residents. She speaks fluent Cantonese.

To schedule an appointment, call 617-376-3000 or use the Manet Patient Portal.