De Melo Podiatry

Dr. Chander is an Invasive Cardiologist with privileges to perform cardiac catherizations, implantation of cardiac devices (pacemakers and defribillators) and transesophageal echocardiography. He is a graduate of Indira Gandhi Medical College, Nagpur University. Dr. Chander has extensive postgraduate training in internal medicine and cardiology from various institutions abroad and in the United States such as: Portiuncula Hospital, Ireland; Griffin Hospital/Yale University, CT; and Albany Medical Center, NY.

Dr. Carolan is a Board-certified, Fellowship-trained specialist in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. He is a graduate of University College Dublin where he earned his Medical Degree.Dr. Carolan completed his Residency in Internal Medicine and his Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, both at Cornell/New York Presbyterian Hospital. He was an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado and in the Pulmonary/Critical Care/Sleep Division of National Jewish Health in Denver before joining Prima CARE.Dr. Carolan has published research in the basic science of lung function in smokers, and has extensive clinical experience in the diagnosis and management of pulmonary diseases. He is Board-certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases, and Critical Care Medicine. He is a member of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.Dr. Carolan sees patients in his office in Building 7 on the main Prima CARE campus and cares for hospitalized patients at Saint Anne's and Charlton Memorial Hospitals.

Dr. Tiffany Hodgson is a Board-certified podiatrist. She earned her Doctorate in Podiatric Medicine at the Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine in Chicago and completed her Residency in Podiatric Medicine & Surgery at Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence. Dr. Hodgson is a Diplomat of both the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery and the American Board of Multiple Specialties in Podiatry, Primary Care in Podiatric Medicine. She is a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons and she is a member of several state and national organizations, including the Massachusetts Podiatric Medical Society, the American Podiatric Medical Association, and the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. Dr. Hodgson sees patients in her Prima CARE office in Fall River and has surgical privileges at Saint Anne's and Charlton Memorial Hospitals. She provides comprehensive care for foot-related problems in adults and children.