Community Medical Associates
Starting June 28, 2021, CMA patients will transition to the same Patient Portal that all Lawrence General Hospital patients currently use.
To complete your enrollment, follow this link to set your patient portal user ID and password. CMA will archive each patient’s entire medical record collection for exactly one year. These can be accessed in the Health Portal we are transitioning from.
Please email PatientPortal@lawrencegeneral.org for questions about setting up your new user ID/password.
Community Medical Associates (CMA) is an expanded patient and family-centered multi-specialty medical practice serving the Merrimack Valley and southern New Hampshire. Our caregivers have extensive experience caring for families, from pediatrics to geriatrics, and everyone in between – health care you and your family can trust.
Open Access Scheduling™, which means appointments are made on the day and time that works best for the patient, with same day and next day appointments are available as well. We also offer continuity of care, by coordinating your care at the hospital, in the event that you are ever admitted.
Community Medical Associates (CMA) is affiliated with Lawrence General Hospital, so our patients now have access to specialists from Boston, including Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center. Together, we provide you and your family with the expert care you deserve.
Convenient Locations
Community Medical Associates at Marston Medical Building
25 Marston St., Suite 301
Lawrence, MA 01841
Phone: 978-946-8550
Community Medical Associates at North Andover (Primary Care)
575 Turnpike St., Suite 22
North Andover, MA 01845
Phone: 978-946-8480
Community Medical Associates Cardiology
575 Turnpike St. Suite 11
North Andover, MA 01845
Phone: 978-946-8377
Community Medical Associates GYN Surgery
25 Marston St. Suite 301
Lawrence, MA 01841
Phone: 978-946-8491
Community Medical Associates General Surgery & Weight Management Clinic
323 Lowell St. Suite 302
Andover, MA 01810
Surgical Phone: 978-475-4202
Weight Management Phone: 978-946-8450
Our Providers
Lawrence, MA
Elie Ata, MD, is a board-certified family physician. He aligns medical recommendations with patient goals. While his scope of practice includes full spectrum family medicine with obstetric care, he has clinical interests in preventative medicine, non-surgical weight-loss management, and sports medicine. Dr. Ata speaks Lebanese-Arabic, Spanish, and English.
Jamie Ellis, MD, is a board-certified family physician who enjoys taking care of all generations of the family. She provides full-spectrum family medicine including in-office procedures and obstetrical care. Her clinical interests include obstetric care, breastfeeding, and preventative care. Jamie speaks Spanish and English.
Suhaiti Villa, NP, is an American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) board-certified family nurse practitioner who graduated from Fitchburg State University with a bachelor's degree in nursing in 2011 and started her nursing career at a family health center. She received her master's degree in nursing from Regis College in 2021, where she specialized in the family nurse practitioner program. Her interests include primary care throughout the patients' lifespan, women's health, and preventative care. Suhaiti is fluent in Spanish and English.
Sahar Chitgar, MD, is a board-certified OB/GYN who focuses her practice in various gynecologic conditions and surgeries, including abnormal uterine bleeding, uterine fibroids, abnormal pap smears, ovarian cysts, hysterectomy, laproscopy and hysteroscopy. She prides herself on being kind and compassionate and spending plenty of time with her patients to explain their conditions and provide education and the tools they need to make the best decisions about their health.
North Andover, MA (Primary Care)
Torkom Garabedian, MD, is a primary care physician practicing at CMA Primary Care in North Andover. Board-certified in internal medicine, his clinical interests include preventive cardiovascular health and chronic management of cardiovascular conditions. Dr. Garabedian speaks English, Armenian, French, and some Arabic.
Garo Garabedian, MD, is a primary care physician, board-certified in internal medicine and obesity medicine. His clinical interests include weight management, hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance, diabetes mellitus type 2 and cardiovascular prevention. Dr. Garabedian speaks English, Armenian, and French.
Stella Athanasopoulos, MSN, RN, FNP-BC is a family nurse practitioner. She received her master’s degree in nursing from the Boston College Connell School of Nursing and spent three years serving the Dorchester community at a local health center. She’s passionate about disease prevention, chronic disease management and the treatment of illness.
North Andover, MA (Cardiology)
Sunit Mukherjee, MD, is board-certified in cardiology and interventional cardiology. He earned his medical degree from the Boston University School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years. He speaks English and Bengali.
Nicole Friel, NP, is a nurse practitioner specializing in cardiology. She believes in providing a personalized approach to health care that focuses on promoting the patient's overall wellbeing as part of the ongoing treatment of chronic disease.
Andover, MA (General Surgery)
Earl Gonzales, MD, has over 15 years of experience in general surgery. He is one of the rare breed of surgeons who are well-trained in both open cases as well as minimally invasive surgery. He has special interests in laparoscopic colorectal, complex hernia surgery, acute care and trauma.
Isabel Bernal, MD, graduated medical school from the University of Puerto Rico in 2016 and completed her surgical residency at Maine Medical Center in 2021. After residency, Dr. Bernal went on to complete a mastery of general surgery fellowship at Geissinger in Danville, Pennsylvania. She is fluent in English and Spanish and sees patients in the Andover and Marston Street offices of Community Medical Associates.
Andover, MA (Weight Management Clinic)
Ketna Patel, PA, received her master's degree in physician assistant studies from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. She has over 10 years of experience caring for bariatric patients. With her role as a physician assistant and program coordinator at the Weight Management & Bariatric Center at Lawrence General Hospital, she strives to provide compassionate care and education to guide patients through their weight loss journey.