Meet our Providers
Our Physicians

-Dr. Franklin Marinelli, M.D.-
GASTROENTEROLOGY.
Dr. Marinelli received his medical degree with Outstanding distinction from Brown University Medical School in 1992.

-Dr. Allen Hwang, M.D.-
INTERNAL MEDICINE & GASTROENTEROLOGY.
Dr. Allen Hwang received his undergraduate degree with highest distinction from Indiana University in Bloomington after which he graduated Alpha Omega Alpha from Duke University School of Medicine.

-Dr. Supriya Rao, MD-
INTERNAL MEDICINE & GASTROENTEROLOGY.
Dr. Supriya Rao received her undergraduate degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology after which she graduated from Duke University School of Medicine.

-Dr. Daniel Beluk, M.D.-
GASTROENTEROLOGY.
Dr. Daniel Beluk received his undergraduate degree sum cum laude from the University of Arizona where he also received his medical degree.

-Dr. Richard Tilson, M.D.-
GASTROENTEROLOGY
Dr. Richard Tilson received his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill where also received his medical degree.

-Dr. May Azar, M.D.-
PATHOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & CYTOPATHOLOGY
Dr. May Azar received her combined undergraduate and medical degree from Aleppo University Medical School after which she completed her pathology fellowship at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center.
Our nurse practitioners

-Melissa Bernier, NP-
Melissa Bernier completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. After college, she finished her nursing degree at the University of Massachusetts.

-Jacqueline Danis, FNP-
Jacqueline Danis is an ANCC certified family nurse practitioner. She received her undergraduate education from Boston College and her Masters in Nursing Science from Mass General Institute of Health Professions.

-Lauri Welch, FNP PhD-
Lauri Welch is certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Lauri was employed in primary care for over 10 years before joining Greater Lowell Gastroenterology in 2004