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413.584.8700

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413.584.1714

ADDRESS

193 Locust Street, Suite 2
Northampton, MA 01060


 

Robert Bissell, MD

Bob Bissell BoatingBiography

I grew up in the Virginia suburbs of Washington DC and attended medical school in Richmond.  During my pediatric residency in Providence, Rhode Island, my wife, Janet, and I decided we’d like to stay in New England, perhaps in a smallish college town.  A friend, a Smith graduate, recommended Northampton and after one visit we knew this was the spot for us.  We moved here in 1979 and shortly thereafter I joined Dr. Peter Kenny’s growing pediatric practice.  As the years went by, the practice attracted more wonderful families and talented pediatricians

Our practice has always recognized the importance of family, so much so that my two children felt welcome when, suddenly ill on days my wife and I both worked, they camped out under my office desk with books and toys while I was seeing patients.

After 22 years, I was ready for a change and in 2002 I left pediatrics to pursue other interests.  I wrote two novels which remain unpublished – so far.  I ran seven marathons and spent lots of time indulging my love of the outdoors: canoeing, hiking, camping, biking, and cross country skiing.  I became active in Broad Brook Coalition and the Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area.  But by mid-2008 I had finished my second novel and knew I had no interest in starting a third.  I wondered what was next and I gradually realized how much I missed pediatrics.

I feel so fortunate that Northampton Area Pediatrics has given me the opportunity to rejoin the practice, to work with a fabulous staff and amazing colleagues, and most importantly to share with you the magnificent mystery of your children’s growth and development.  Yes, I am thrilled to re-connect with families I have known for years – and at times I am nearly speechless when I walk into an exam room to greet one of my former patients, now a mother whose four year old is hiding under the bench, and then I wonder if my memory is correct, for I seem to recall the mother hiding in that same spot twenty-some years ago.

I feel so fortunate that Northampton Area Pediatrics has given me the opportunity to rejoin the practice, to work with a fabulous staff and amazing colleagues, and most importantly to share with you the magnificent mystery of your children’s growth and development.


Education

Undergraduate:

  • Yale University, BS in 1972

Medical School:

  • MD from Medical College of Virginia (1976)

Training:

  • Residency at Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital

Post-Residency Career

  • 7/79-8/79    Camp Keewaydin, Ontario, Camp Physician

  • 9/79-6/80    Belchertown State School, Staff Physician

  • 9/79-6/80    Amherst College, Physician (part time)

  • 9/79-6/80    University of Massachusetts, Physician (part time)

  • 6/80-8/02    Northampton Area Pediatrics, Pediatrician

Hospital Appointments

  • 9/79-6/80    Belchertown State School, Staff Physician

  • 6/80-8/02    Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Staff Pediatrician

  • 9/86-2/89    Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Chief of Pediatrics

Major Professional Societies

  • American Academy of Pediatrics, Member

  • American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow

Licensure and Board Certification

  • American Board of Pediatrics Life Certification

  • Commonwealth of Massachusetts License

 

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