
Northern Light Inland Hospital welcomes three new specialists to its staff in Waterville.
Muhammad Zakariya Alam, MD, joins Northern Light Neurology; nurse practitioner Steven LeClair, AGACNP-BC, is now part of Northern Light Gastroenterology; and Brendan Wallace, MD, joins Northern Light Urology. All are welcoming referrals. Their offices are located in the Medical Arts Building, attached to Inland Hospital on Kennedy Memorial Drive, according to a news release from Northern Light Inland Hospital.
Alam is a skilled neurologist, board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, with an expertise in clinical neurophysiology with a particular interest in epilepsy, neuromuscular conditions, headache and post stroke care and rehabilitation. Alam shares, “I enjoy listening to and developing relationships with my patients and their families. Hearing them out and validating their concerns is important. They or their loved ones need to advocate for themselves, and I will be their partner in finding the best solutions.”
LeClair is a board-certified Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and is also board-certified with the American Nurses Credentialing Center. He provides treatment and medical management of liver and digestive issues, hepatology, dysmotility, irritable bowel syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and inflammatory bowel disease. LeClairs says, “I empathize with my patients as I have had GI issues in the past and understand how frustrating it can be. Our goal is to guide patients through the care experience. I have lived in Maine my whole life and grew up in these communities; these patients are my community members, and we must look out for each other.”
Wallace is a urologist, board-certified by the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada and is board-eligible by the American Board of Urology. He specializes in the medical and surgical management of kidney stones using minimally invasive surgery. He provides ureteroscopy, transurethral resection of prostate, transurethral resection of bladder tumor, prostate needle biopsy, circumcision, hydrocelectomy.
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