CHP Health Center
29 Lewis Ave. (located on the 4th Floor of Fairview Hospital)
Great Barrington, MA 01230
Tel: 413-528-8580
For Health Center Hours and Contact Information, click here.
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| Susan Johnson, MD, Physician, Assistant Medical Director |
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Dr. Susan Johnson joined the CHP Health Center in August, 2000, after working as the lead physician at BP&S First Call Urgent Care Clinic in Pittsfield and, previous to that, as an attending staff physician in the Emergency Department of Berkshire Medical Center.
Dr. Johnson earned her medical degree in 1991 from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. She completed her internship in 1992 at Hartford Hospital in Connecticut, and she completed her residency in internal medicine at Berkshire Medical Center in June, 1997. Dr. Johnson graduated in 1986 with a Bachelors of Science degree in biology from Saint Joseph College, and she graduated in 1972 from Boston University with a B.A. in philosophy and religion.
Medical ethics, women’s health and domestic violence are first among Dr. Johnson’s professional interests. She is ACLS-, ATLS- and PALS-certified, and ia a member of the American Medical Association, the Massachusetts Medical Society and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP).
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| Lisa Sylvia MD, FAAP, Pediatrician |
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Dr. Lisa Sylvia joined the medical staff at Community Health Programs' CHP Health Center in 2005. While actively building her practice at the Health Center, she also works as an administrator for quality performance projects at Fairview Hospital.
As an individual who is committed to community service, Dr. Sylvia is involved in projects that address community needs such as family literacy and universal access to nutritious foods. She has spoken on the subject of obesity and its effects on children at a regional conference addressing healthy eating and food in public school systems. It is her belief that there is a growing role for pediatricians in advocating for public school environments to become more conducive to children's health and well-being. Extremely concerned about the rising obesity she sees among her young patients, Dr. Sylvia is committed to a preventive, educational and family-centered approach to preventing illness in her community.
Dr. Sylvia earned her medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine in 2000. While in medical school, she volunteered in the physician-supervised Bridge Over Troubled Waters program, where she treated runaway teens around the Boston area. Dr. Sylvia completed her residency at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY, where she was Chief Resident, and her primary continuity clinic at a primary care health center in the borough of Brooklyn that served populations of lower socioeconomic status from diverse cultures. Dr. Sylvia graduated cum laude from Boston University School of Medicine in 1995 with a Bachelor’s Degree in biology. During her college years she participated in the Habitat for Humanity program, an experience which inspired her lifelong commitment to working with families in need.
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