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FAIRHAVEN, FALL RIVER, MIDDLETOWN, NEW BEDFORD, SWANSEA and WAREHAM — Southcoast Health is pleased to announce the not-for-profit community health system welcomed five new providers in June. These providers are joining various specialties including, Family Medicine, the Hospitalist Program, Internal Medicine, and Medical Weight Loss.
Brian Bonenfant, PA | Family Medicine
479 Swansea Mall Drive, Swansea, MABrian Bonenfant completed his Master of Health Professions and Physician’s Assistant Certification at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. He gained experience as a Medical Service Specialist and Emergency Medical Technician while serving in the United States Air Force. Brian has been with Southcoast Health for six years and is now starting a position at Southcoast Health Family Medicine in Swansea while maintaining a secondary position at Southcoast Health Urgent Care.
Jessica Fisher, NP | Family Medicine
672 Aquidneck Avenue, Middletown, RI
Jessica Fisher earned her Master of Science in Nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner from the University of Rhode Island in Kingston, Rhode Island. She is now joining Southcoast Health Family Medicine in Middletown, Rhode Island.
Meagan Hajjar, MD | Hospitalist
Dr. Meagan Hajjar earned her Doctor of Medicine at the University of Medicine and Health Sciences-St. Kitts in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Dr. Hajjar completed her residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Connecticut, in Farmington, Connecticut. She is now starting a position as a Hospitalist caring for patients at all three Southcoast Health hospital locations.
Alexander Rabin, MD | Medical Weight Loss
100 Rosebrook Way, Wareham, MA
Dr. Alexander Rabin received his Doctor of Medicine from the Saint Petersburg Academy of Medicine and Pediatrics, formerly the Leningrad State Pediatric Medical Institute, located in Saint Petersburg, Russia. He furthered his medical education in the United States and completed an internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the North Shore Medical Center in Salem, Massachusetts. He now joins Southcoast Health Medical Weight Loss.
Nada Zaknoun, MD | Internal Medicine
Dr. Nada Zaknoun earned her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest, Romania. She completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Sinai Hospital of Detroit, in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Zaknoun now joins Southcoast Health Internal Medicine in Fairhaven, Massachusetts.
Southcoast Health is delighted to welcome Brian Bonenfant, Jessica Fisher, Dr. Meagan Hajjar, Dr. Alexander Rabin and Dr. Nada Zaknoun to our organization.
Their addition to our team is a testament to our commitment to providing exceptional care and service across the South Coast region.
To learn more about our Southcoast Health providers please visit www.southcoast.org/doctors/ or call 1-844-744-5544.
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About Southcoast Health
Founded in 1996, Southcoast Health serves communities across southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island as the largest provider of primary and specialty care in the region. The not-for-profit, charitable system includes three acute care hospitals – Charlton Memorial in Fall River, St. Luke’s in New Bedford (a Level II Trauma Center), and Tobey in Wareham, Massachusetts with a physician network of more than 675 providers.
The system has established more than 55 service locations across the South Coast of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, including six urgent care locations, a Visiting Nurse Association, the Southcoast Health Cancer Center, the region’s only Level II Adult Trauma Center and numerous ancillary facilities.
Southcoast Health has been recognized consecutively for six years in a row as a Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospital from 2019-2024 and named a Maternity Care Access Hospitalfor 2023-2024 by U.S. News & World Report. The organization was recognized as the best place to work for the sixth consecutive year by Southcoast Media Group’s community choice awards.
With upward of 7,500 employees, Southcoast Health is the largest employer in southeastern Massachusetts, and one of the largest employers in the Commonwealth, according to the Boston Business Journal. More information is available online at www.southcoast.org.
