Manet Providers

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.

Charles Bell, MD, joined the Manet team in February 2016. Dr. Bell specializes in pediatrics and sees patients from newborn to age 23 at Manet’s Hull and North Quincy sites. Dr. Bell earned his medical degree at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tenn. He completed his internship and residency in pediatrics at George W. Hubbard Hospital, also in Nashville. He was the recipient of a four-year National Health Service Corps scholarship and has experience working with diverse populations. He has a special interest in adolescent medicine, obesity in children and screening for teen depression. Dr. Bell is the physician advisor for Randolph Public Schools and Quincy Catholic Academy.

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

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.

Sharon Chia, PA-C, is a physician assistant with Manet’s Family Medicine provider team at our Snug Harbor site. She is a graduate of the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, where she earned both her Bachelor of Science in Pre-Medical and Health Studies and her Master of Physician Assistant Studies. She is board certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants and a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA).

To schedule an appointment, call 617-471-4715 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.

To schedule 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.

Dr. Kroener specializes in family medicine and sees patients of all ages at Manet’s Houghs Neck practice site. He enjoys serving families and communities in a health center setting because “they care for whole family units and provide culturally-sensitive and comprehensive primary care.”

Dr. Kroener has special interests in obstetrics, women’s health, family planning, and addiction medicine, including treatment of opioid use disorder. He earned both his Doctor of Medicine and Master of Public Health degrees at Tufts University School of Medicine, and completed a Fellowship in Maternal Child Health with Surgical Obstetrics at the PCC Community Wellness Center, a Federally Qualified Community Health Center (FQHC) in Oak Park, IL. He completed his internship and residency in Family Medicine at Providence Hospital/Georgetown University in Colamar Manor, MD.

Dr. Kroener is a member of the American Academy of Family Medicine Physicians and the American Society of Addiction Medicine. He is proficient in medical and conversational Spanish.

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

He earned his Master of Physician Assistant Studies at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Boston and his Bachelor of Science in Health Science at Boston University.

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

Lauren (DiBona) O’Connell, 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.

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.

We are pleased to welcome Claire Paduano, MD to our Provider Team!  Dr. Paduano is a Family Medicine physician at our North Quincy site, where she cares for individuals and families across the age spectrum — newborns, children, adults, and geriatrics.

Dr. Paduano earned her medical degree at the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA and completed her residency at Boston Medical Center. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in Applied and Engineering Physics from Cornell University.

To make an appointment with Dr. Paduano, call 617-376-3000 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.

Alexandra Tarabochia-Gast, MD, is part of the Family Medicine team and sees patients of all ages at Manet’s North Quincy and Taunton practice locations.

Dr. Gast earned her medical degree at Harvard Medical School and completed her internship and residency at Boston Medical Center. She also holds a Master of Philosophy degree in Clinical Biochemistry from University of Cambridge, United Kingdom and a Bachelor of Arts in Biological Sciences–Biochemistry from Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

Her clinical interests include women’s health and prenatal and postpartum care. She has extensive research background with specific interest in the intersection between environmental and human health, in particular climate change, and has numerous publications to her credit. She is an approved bilingual provider in Spanish, certified through Alta Language Services.

To make an appointment with Dr. Gast, call 508-822-5500 (Taunton), 617-376-3000 (North Quincy) or use 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.