PRESQUE ISLE — The Aroostook Medical Center recently announced that obstetrician/gynecologist Dr. Joyce Hebert will re-join TAMC’s OB/GYN/Midwifery Service in March. She will team with Dr. Quang Nguyen and Certified Nurse Midwives Nancy Escobar and Mary Hamilton to care for women of all ages in the service’s Presque Isle office.
Hebert, a board certified physician, originally joined TAMC in 2000, after earning her medical degree from the University of Connecticut School Of Medicine and completing her residency at Danbury Hospital. She continued working at TAMC’s OB/GYN/Midwifery practice until 2007. She is excited about the opportunity to return to central Aroostook County and reconnect with many of her former patients.
“It will be nice to see my old patients again, to see how their children have grown and how I can continue to help them,” she said. “I enjoy the educational services we can provide to our patients, as well as the interactions with them that help them lead healthier lives.”
An Aroostook County native, Hebert has spent her entire professional career working in the area. She speaks fluent French.
Hebert says she enjoys all aspects of obstetrics and gynecology, but helping women through the labor and delivery process when things don’t go smoothly is what fuels her passion.
“During labor and delivery, our role is usually more supportive. When things don’t go as planned, that’s when the real skills of the obstetrician come in and can make a real difference in how things turn out. That’s when you really feel like you make the most difference; where you can really change an outcome.”
Glenda Dwyer, vice president of physician services, is looking forward to Hebert’s return.
“We look forward to welcoming Joyce back,” said Dwyer. “She has built many connections with her patients and the staff at TAMC, so she will be able to step right in and see patients right away. We’re fortunate to have such a well-respected physician return to TAMC.”
Appointments are now being taken for Hebert’s return in March. For more information, call 768-5944.
