Meet Dr. Comella, accepting new patients
Dr. Comella is a board-certified family medicine physician who helps adults and families prevent disease, manage chronic conditions, and feel their best, using lifestyle, nutrition, and exercise alongside evidence-based medicine. She has a special interest in women's health, sports medicine, and lifestyle medicine.
She earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine at the University of New England, completed her family medicine residency at Maine Medical Center, and then completed a fellowship in integrative medicine, graduating from the University of Arizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine fellowship. She is certified in medical acupuncture and in nutrition coaching. As an osteopathic physician, she is also trained in hands-on techniques for musculoskeletal problems.
Originally from Rochester, NY, she studied neuroscience and public health at the University of Rochester before making Maine home. Outside the office she coaches fitness, plays soccer, skis, and paddleboards, and spends time with her husband and their two Bernese Mountain dogs.
Meet Dr. Hagopian
Dr. Hagopian’s patient panel is currently full.
Dr. Ben Hagopian is a board-certified family physician. He earned his MD, as well as a Masters in Public Health (MPH), from Case Western Reserve University (consistently rated a top tier medical school) in Cleveland, OH. He went on to train at Maine Medical Center for four years where he was selected to remain on as chief resident.
Dr. Hagopian’s desire to focus on health promotion and disease prevention rather than simply treating symptoms of a disease led him to do a fellowship in integrative medicine at Maine Medical Center and the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona.
After completing his extensive training, he spent 3 years working in Oxford County, providing primary and integrative care to rural Mainers.
After spending time learning about direct primary care and the value it brings to patients, he strongly believes that a focus on preventive lifestyle medicine, coupled with relationship-centered, personalized care and lower costs are the solution to our healthcare crisis.
Outside of his medical practice, Ben has a passion for healthcare system reform. He is a member of the New England Direct Primary Care Alliance and enjoys writing the occasional newspaper piece about health care and how to improve our system.
In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his wife, son, daughter, and mischievous dog; eating his way through Portland; exercising; being in nature; playing piano; and supporting the Boston Celtics and the Maine Celtics.
Dr. Hagopian’s patient panel is full and is not currently accepting new patients.