Darlene Gumbs, MD, Joins UM Shore Medical Group - Primary Care
Darlene Gumbs, MD EASTON, Md. (September 2, 2025) – University of Maryland Shore Medical Group (UM SMG) – Primary Care has welcomed Darlene Gumbs, MD to its provider team in Easton. UM SMG is an affiliate medical practice of the University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH), a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System. Dr. Gumbs earned her Doctor of Medicine from American University of the Caribbean in Cupecoy, Sint Maarten, completing an Internal Medicine residency at
UM Shore Regional Health and Talbot County Health Department Partner to Offer Community Education Courses
EASTON, Md. (August 29, 2025) - University of Maryland Shore Regional Health’s (UM SRH) Women’s and Children’s Services Department offers several community education courses led by nursing team members. UM SRH is a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System. When the Talbot County Health Department (TCHD) approached Birthing Center team members this past spring with an interest in helping promote child safety education, Stephanie King, Clinical Educator for Women and Children’s
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UM Shore Regional Palliative Care Program Announces Christina Ball as Director
EASTON, Md. (August 29, 2025) – University of Maryland Shore Regional Health’s (UM SRH) Palliative Care Program has named Christina Ball, MS, AGACNP-BC, as the practice’s director. Ball has been a nurse practitioner with the practice since 2020. UM SRH is a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System. “Christina has been an integral part of our team, demonstrating exceptional clinical expertise, deep compassion for patients and families and an unwavering commitment to improving
UM Shore Regional Health Golf Tournament Raises over $100,000 for Cancer Center
Pictured left to right: Margaret Ferski Caraballo, Clinical Research Nurse; Renee Tyler, Oncology Social Worker; Nicole Ayers, Development Specialist, UM SRH; Rebecca Bair, Vice President of Philanthropy, University of Maryland Medical System; Bob Coleman, Auxiliary President; Jeanie Scott, Director of Oncology Services, UM SRH, Patti Plaskon, Oncology Social Work Coordinator; Lauren Douglass, Radiation Therapist; and Hunter Glessner, Oncology Nurse NavigatorEASTON, Md. (August 8, 2025) –The University of
UM Shore Regional Health Women and Children’s Services Deepens Community Ties Through Outreach
From left are Micah Rowlands, BSN, C-EFM, and Aymee Gonzalez, BSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, at the Community Baby Shower on June 7 in Easton. During this annual celebration for expectant parents sponsored by the Talbot County Health Department, Women and Children’s team members staffed an educational booth, distributed newborn care resources and answered questions for more than 200 attendees. The team emphasized the importance of early prenatal care and connected families with childbirth classes and lactation
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University of Maryland Shore Medical Group Welcomes Dr. Joshua Harrison and Announces the Opening of a New Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Practice in Easton
Joshua Harrison, MD EASTON, Md. (August 6, 2025) - The University of Maryland Shore Medical Group (UM SMG) is proud to announce the opening of UM SMG – Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, a new specialty practice offering advanced cosmetic and reconstructive services. The practice, led by Joshua Harrison, MD, will begin seeing patients on September 1, 2025, at 5 Martin Court in Easton, Maryland. UM SMG encompasses the medical practices affiliated with University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM
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Cultivating Growth: UM Shore Regional Health Nurses Graduate from Statewide Leadership Institute
EASTON Md. (July 17, 2025) – Three nurse managers at University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH), a member organization of University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS), recently graduated from the Nurse Leadership Institute (NLI), a year-long professional development program hosted by the University of Maryland School of Nursing and funded by a state grant. The NLI was designed to build leadership capacity of Maryland nursing faculty and clinicians, facilitate partnerships for developing
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Rowan Michael, MD, Joins the Orthopedic Center
The Orthopedic Center has welcomed orthopedic surgeon Rowan Michael, MD, to its provider team. The Orthopedic Center is an affiliate medical practice of University of Maryland Shore Regional Health, a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System. Dr. Michael is board certified in orthopedic surgery, with a subspecialty certification in hand surgery, by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He earned his Doctor of Medicine from Rutgers’ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New
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UM Shore Regional Health Receives $25 Million Gift For New UM Shore Regional Medical Center
At a time when rural hospitals are closing, donation helps to secure the future of health care on Maryland’s Eastern Shore EASTON, Md. (July 1, 2025) – Inspired by a desire to ensure unparalleled health care in the region for generations to come, an Eastern Shore resident has made a $25 million gift to University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH), a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS), toward construction of the new UM Shore Regional Medical Center (RMC) in
One Mission Cambridge Café Delivering Record Number of Resources
The Dorchester Shore Community Outreach Team is one of several community partners offering services at One Mission Cambridge each week. Pictured left to right are members of the Dorchester Shore Community Outreach Team (SCOT): Jessica Wise (Social Worker), Courtney Thomas (Community Health Advocate), Shelly Houlihan, Manager of One Mission Cambridge; Rochalla Jones (Nurse Coordinator), Amanda McDermott (Community Advocate). Since the new year, One Mission Cambridge has doubled the number of clients it
Mid-Shore Community Foundation Makes $3.8 Million Gift to New UM Shore Regional Medical Center
Leaders of Mid Shore Community Foundation and UM Shore Regional Health met recently to celebrate the MSCF’s $3.8 million gift. Pictured left to right: Rebecca Bair, Vice President, Philanthropy, UM Shore Regional Health; Ken Kozel, President and CEO, UM Shore Regional Health; Alice Ryan, Vice Chair, Board of Directors, MSCF; Buck Duncan, President, MSCF; Moorhead Vermilye, Chair, Board of Directors, MSCF; Charles Capute, Chairman, Board of Trustees, UM Memorial Hospital Foundation and Robbin Hill, Chief
New Providers Join UM Shore Medical Group-Primary Care
Christy Marciniak, CRNP, UM Shore Regional Health (Marciniak, Christy.jpeg) Gilman, Caitlin, (CRNP), UM Shore Regional Health (Gilman, Caitlin.jpeg) EASTON, Md. (April 29, 2025) – University of Maryland Shore Medical Group (UM SMG) – Primary Care at Easton and Queenstown welcome new providers to their care teams. Caitlin Gilman, CRNP, will see patients in Easton, while Christy Marciniak, CRNP, will treat patients in Queenstown. UM SMG is an affiliate medical practice of the University of
UM Shore Medical Group-Cardiology Welcomes Three New Providers
EASTON, Md. (April 15, 2025) – University of Maryland Shore Medical Group – Cardiology recently welcomed three new providers to the practice: Ian C. Davis, MD; David-Allen Lindsay, MD, and Emily Uphoff, MSN, CNL, RN, FNP-C. Dr. Davis, Dr. Lindsay and Uphoff join Jeffery Etherton, MD; S. Robert Hanna, Jr., MD; Robyn Lanasa, CRNP; Dipesh Ludhwani, MD; JoAnn Mullican, PA; Clare Ross, CRNP; Gabriel Sardi, MD; and Timothy Shanahan, DO, in the practice based at UM Shore Medical Pavilion at Easton, 500 Cadmus
