Dr. Susan Merola-McConn is the Executive Vice President of North Medical. In this role, she applies more than 20 years’ experience in family and women’s medicine to the oversight and management of North Medical’s five practices and nearly 500 employees. Her patient-centered approach to the delivery of healthcare is helping to propel North Medical forward as a role-model in the delivery of innovative primary care for the residents of Central New York.
As the leader of the practice, Dr. Merola-McConn remains committed to the principles of bringing quality, accessible healthcare to all patients. Her vision for the future of North Medical focuses on patient service, broader preventative care and ongoing patient education. She views these as critical competencies for success in the changing national healthcare landscape and as reform legislation is enacted.
Dr. Merola-McConn leads the strategic planning and business development activities for the practice. She recognizes that primary care will play a critical role in improving the health of Americans and that providers must continue to evolve by remaining knowledgeable of clinical issues, becoming advocates for patient involvement and education, and promoting healthy lifestyles. Under her leadership, North Medical has expanded the practice’s scope of services to include integrative medicine, strengthened its partnerships with area hospitals and started the process of achieving the Patient Centered Medical Home certification.
Dr. Merola-McConn has practiced primary care and family medicine for over 20 years. In 1998, her innovative thinking led to establishment of The Women’s Place—a practice devoted to the specific health concerns of women. Her passion for anti-aging and preventative medicine led her to form the Living Proof Longevity Center (LPLC) with her husband, Dr. Mark McConn, in 2001. This unique medical practice offers the full spectrum of services specifically designed to address the hormonal and physical shifts associated with the aging process. This practice merged with North Medical in 2008. Dr. Merola-McConn remains an active practitioner and sees patients daily at LPLC.
A native of Syracuse, Dr. Merola-McConn earned her Doctor of Medicine at St. George’s School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies. She completed her intern and residency requirements at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Health Center before joining North Medical in 1989. Certified by the American Board of Family Medicine, Dr. Merola-McConn is a member of American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, Onondaga County Medical Society Executive Committee, Metropolitan Development Association, DNYS Medical Society, the AMA, and several other professional organizations.
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