{"id":294956,"date":"2026-10-08T16:09:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T21:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=294956"},"modified":"2026-10-08T16:09:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T21:09:44","slug":"new-providers-october-2026","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/news\/new-providers-october-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Southcoast Health Welcomes Six Physicians and Two Advanced Practice Providers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Southcoast Health is pleased to announce that the not-for-profit community health system welcomed six new physicians and two advanced practice providers. They are joining the cardiology, family medicine, neurosurgery, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedic surgery, otolaryngology (ENT) and urgent care specialties with one physician joining the hospitalist program. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/doctors\/edith-antonio-md\/\"><strong>Edith Antonio, MD<\/strong><\/a> <strong>|<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/services\/ob-gyn\/\"><strong>GINECOLOGIA E OBSTETR\u00cdCIA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Edith Antonio, MD obtained her Doctor of Medicine from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, NY. She completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Brown University\/Women &amp; Infant\u2019s Hospital of Rhode Island. She now joins Southcoast Health Obstetrics &amp; Gynecology seeing patients in New Bedford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/doctors\/courtney-bailey-np\/\"><strong>Courtney Bailey, FNP-BC<\/strong><\/a> <strong>|<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/services\/ent\/\"><strong>Otorrinolaringologia<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Courtney Bailey, FNP-BC obtained her Master of Science in Nursing from Salve Regina University in Newport, RI. She now joins Southcoast Health Otolaryngology (ENT) seeing patients in Dartmouth and Wareham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/doctors\/tori-calbo-np\/\"><strong>Tori Calbo, NP<\/strong><\/a> <strong>|<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/urgent-care\/\"><strong>Cuidados urgentes<\/strong><\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tori Calbo, NP obtained her Master of Nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner from Simmons University School of Nursing, College of Natural, Behavioral, and Health Sciences in Boston, MA. She now joins Southcoast Health Urgent Care caring for patients at all seven urgent care locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/doctors\/katharine-cronk-md\/\"><strong>Katharine Cronk, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/a> <strong>|<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/brainandspine.southcoast.org\/neurosurgery\/\"><strong>Neurocirurgia<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Katharine Cronk, MD, PhD obtained her Doctor of Medicine from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, NY. She completed her neurosurgical residency at Barrow Neurological Institute and St. Joseph\u2019s Hospital in Pheonix, Arizona, followed by advanced fellowships in functional neurosurgery, complex and advanced spine techniques. She now joins <a href=\"https:\/\/brainandspine.southcoast.org\/\">Southcoast Health Brain &amp; Spine (C\u00e9rebro e coluna vertebral)<\/a> seeing patients in Fall River and Dartmouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/doctors\/bilal-khan-md\/\"><strong>Bilal S. Khan, MD<\/strong><\/a> <strong>|<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/heart.southcoast.org\/treatment-and-services\/cardiology\/\"><strong>Cardiologia<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bilal S. Khan, MD obtained his Doctor of Medicine from The Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan. He completed fellowships in advanced cardiovascular imaging at Oregon Health &amp; Science University in Portland, Oregon, cardiology at the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky, and nephrology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he also served as Chief Fellow. He now joins <a href=\"https:\/\/heart.southcoast.org\/\">Sa\u00fade do Cora\u00e7\u00e3o e Vascular de Southcoast<\/a> seeing patients in Dartmouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/doctors\/ashish-singh-md\/\"><strong>Ashish Singh, MD<\/strong><\/a> <strong>|<\/strong> <strong>Hospitalista<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ashish Singh, MD obtained his Doctor of Medicine from Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi University, New Delhi, India. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Bronx, NY. He now joins Southcoast Health as a hospitalist caring for patients at all three hospitals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/doctors\/edward-testa-md\/\"><strong>Edward J. Testa, MD<\/strong><\/a> <strong>|<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/orthopedics.southcoast.org\/\"><strong>Cirurgia ortop\u00e9dica<\/strong><\/a> <strong>\u2013 Shoulder and Elbow<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Edward J. Testa, MD obtained his Doctor of Medicine from Tufts University in Medford, MA. He now joins <a href=\"https:\/\/orthopedics.southcoast.org\/\">Ortopedia da Sa\u00fade de Southcoast<\/a> specializing in shoulder and elbow surgery and seeing patients in Fall River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/doctors\/rebecca-zapf-pedraza-md\/\"><strong>Rebecca Zapf-Pedraza, MD<\/strong><\/a> <strong>|<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/services\/primary-care\/\"><strong>Medicina familiar<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rebecca Zapf-Pedraza, MD obtained her Doctor of Medicine from the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, IN. She now joins Southcoast Health Family Medicine seeing patients in Dartmouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Southcoast Health is delighted to welcome Dr. Edith Antonio, Courtney Bailey, Tori Calbo, Dr. Katharine Cronk, Dr. Bilal Khan, Dr. Ashish Singh, Dr. Edward Testa, and Dr. Rebecca Zapf-Pedraza. Their addition to our team demonstrates our commitment to providing exceptional care and service across the South Coast region.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Para saber mais sobre os nossos fornecedores da Southcoast Health, visite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/find-a-provider\/\">southcoast.org\/doctors<\/a> ou ligue para 1-844-744-5544.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":294957,"template":"","categories":[1230],"class_list":["post-294956","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-our-people"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Southcoast Health Welcomes 8 New Providers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Southcoast Health is pleased to announce the community health system welcomed six new physicians and two advanced practice providers.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" 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