Gloucester Family Health Center

David Toth received his bachelors from Cornell University and his medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine. He completed his internal medicine residency at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and his fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism from the University of Virginia. The populations he focuses on are LGBTQ+, and people with learning disabilities health.

Dr. Robert Slocum received his undergraduate degree at UMass Amherst as well as an MPH from UMass Amherst. He went to medical school at Touro University College of Osteopathic medicine and completed a Family Medicine residency at Jamaica Hospital in New York City. He is also completing a graduate certificate in Health informatics this spring. He works primarily to provide primary care to persons with substance use disorders, chronic mental illness and housing insecurity or other vulnerable populations/persons who experience barriers to receiving health care in traditional settings.

Erica Mitev, PA-C is an access provider who helps see patients across all three of our health centers. She completed her Master’s of Physician Assistant Studies from Pace University, NYC.

Rachel Ward is a graduate from Pennsylvania State University and received her MSN-FNP from Simmons University. She focuses on sexual reproductive health, gynecologic procedures, and pediatrics.

Meghan Tupper is a graduate in nursing from Endicott College and received her Masters from Simmons University. She is certified as a family nurse practitioner.

Ben Levine has completed his Masters in Social Work, Public Health, and Business Administration. He is a licensed Clinical Social Worker and specifically works with young adults, adults, and those with chronic disease. He specializes in depression, anxiety, hoarding, and substance use disorder.

Bethany Saunders has a bachelors in kinesiology at the University of Rhode Island and completed her Masters in Physician Assistant Studies from the University of The Pacific.

Jenilee graduated from Salem State University with a degree in Nursing and minors in biology and psychology. She is currently completing Suffolk’s Health Care Management Certificte Program. She has spearheaded the Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Program which now offers 24/7 SUD service. Her passion is within community health where she can focus her skillset on advocating for underserved populations with poor health outcomes, and barriers to treatment.

Melissa Glassman graduated with an M.Ed. in counseling and Masters in Theology, Pastoral Studies and Interfaith Chaplaincy. The populations she serves are adults, elders, adolescents, and children. She specializes in expressive art therapies, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Chronic illnesses, cancer,hiv. Grief and loss, relationship issues, Spirituality, Life transitions, LGBTQ care.

Ryan Griffin graduated with an MSN from MGH Institute of Health Professions in 2012. He has received trainings in psychiatric medication management, eye movement desensitiziation and reprocessing therapy (EMDR), trauma-focused CBT (TF-CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and solution-focused therapy. He sees adolescents ages 13 and up, adult, and geriatric patients. Ryan specializes in immigrant health, LGBTQ+ needs, traumatic experiences, group therapy, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, chronic pain, and street medicine.

Dr. Denise Salomon earned her Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) degree in 2012 from Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, Dominican Republic. Since 2013, she has been proudly serving patients as a general dentist at North Shore Community Health Center, where she is dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality dental care to individuals and families in the community.

Dr. Salomon is committed to increasing access to oral healthcare, with a strong focus on prevention, patient education, and culturally competent treatment. She is passionate about working with diverse populations and building lasting relationships with her patients through trust and communication.

In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Salomon is currently serving as a Guest Board Member for the Massachusetts Dental Society (2025–2026 term), where she contributes to discussions on key issues facing the dental profession and helps shape the Society’s strategic direction.

Dr. Salomon is fluent in English and Spanish and conversant in Portuguese, which allows her to better connect with a wide range of patients and provide care that meets their unique needs.

David Leader is NSCH’s new Director of Dental Practice and Operations. He is a graduate of Tufts University School of Dental Medicine where he was a teacher for over 20 years. In that time, he was the lead instructor (Lead Practice Coordinator) of a teaching clinic with about 50 treatment rooms and 150 students. Additionally, he was the director of the DMD/MPH Dual Degree program. Finally, he became the director of the school’s dental emergency clinic. Dr. Leader is a member of the Medical and Scientific Advisory Boards of organizations associated with the autoimmune disease, Scleroderma. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Boston Medical Library and is the Co-Chair of the Massachusetts Dental Association’s Dental Education Committee. Recently, Dr Leader published 6 papers on how dental care may improve chronic health conditions including autoimmunity, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease which are available on the AHRQ (Agencyfor Healthcare Quality and Research) website. Dave Leader lives in Gloucester. In nice weather, you may find him on a run along the shore or kayaking the Annisquam. He is enthusiastic to participate with our medical and dental teams to provide high quality care to the people of the North Shore.