Phares, Mari, Alisza

Sandra Palavecino, MD obtained her medical degree at the Central University of Venezuela and completed her Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington, Connecticut in 2012. She is board certified in Internal Medicine and has practiced in Sussex County for several years. She has additional expertise in bariatric medicine and diet counseling. Dr. Palavecino is a diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine and is a member of the Obesity Medicine Association, the American College of Physicians and the American Medical Association. Dr. Palavecino has been part of TidalHealth Medical Weight Loss and Bariatric Nutrition since 2015 and the Director of the medical weight loss program since Spring 2016.

Mary Williams-Feldman, CRNP received her Master of Nursing degree from Salisbury University, and later earned her Nurse Practitioner certificate from Wilmington University. Mary’s clinical interests include chronic disease management, working with patients to reach health goals/potential and reduce need for medication. Weight loss is specifically interesting to her due to her own weight-loss journey.