County native joins local surgical team

5 years ago

CARIBOU, Maine — Pines Health Services has announced that Frenchville native Dr. John Nadeau has joined the professional team of surgeons which includes Dr. Julio Arebalo, Dr. Rashmi Bawa, and Family Nurse Practitioners Lindsay Reynolds and Michelle Deprey.

Nadeau is a graduate of the University of New England, with his bachelor’s in medical biology. He received his osteopathic medicine degree from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in Biddeford, and completed his internship and general surgery residency at Mercy Suburban Hospital in Norristown, Pennsylvania. 
Nadeau was a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army Reserve, providing minor and major trauma surgical care. During his 20 years of military  service, he was deployed to Iraq in 2009, Kosovo in 2011, and Afghanistan in 2014. He retired from the Army Reserve Medical Corps in 2017. 
“Dr. John Nadeau is a great addition to the area’s medical community and to the Pines Surgical Services office located on the Cary Medical Center campus,” said Lisa Caron, Pines’ chief operating officer.

In addition to his 15-plus years’ experience in general surgery, Dr. Nadeau was most recently a general surgeon and medical director for a wound care clinic at Southern Maine Health Care, a nationally accredited, award-winning not-for-profit healthcare system offering a comprehensive array of medical care and services in Biddeford, Maine,” said Caron.   

Nadeau began seeing patients at the Pines Surgical Services office the week of April 1.

In his spare time he enjoys playing guitar, outdoor photography and spending time outdoors, where he enjoys hunting, fishing and hiking. He lives in Caribou with his wife, Ronda.

Submitted by the Community Relations and Development Office of Cary Medical Center/Pines Health Services.