SVMC ExpressCare Welcomes New Physician Assistant

BENNINGTON, Vt. — Southwestern Vermont Medical Center's (SVMC) ExpressCare in Bennington has welcomed physician assistant Spencer Ciancola. 

With this appointment, Ciancola also joins the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Medical Group. 

Ciancola earned his master's degree in physician assistant studies from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. He received his bachelor's in English composition from Binghamton University, State University of New York. Most recently, Ciancola has worked as a technician in the Emergency Department at Yale-New Haven Hospital in Connecticut.

Open seven days a week, including holidays, except Thanksgiving and Christmas, ExpressCare is a convenient walk-in clinic. No appointment is necessary. ExpressCare offers care for minor illnesses and injuries to patients of all ages at Suite 111 of the Medical Office Building at 140 Hospital Drive. For more information, call 802-440-4077.

SVMC Wellness Connection: Jan. 3

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