Dr. Martin Lesser Joins Western Mass. Physician Associates

HOLYOKE — Dr. Martin Lesser has joined Western Mass Physician Associates, an affiliate of Holyoke Medical Center, bringing his 22-year-old private practice to the Holyoke Medical Center (HMC) community. Of this affiliation, Lesser said, “Being a part of the Western Mass Physician Associates enables me to connect patients to the distinctive brand of patient care and comprehensive medical services and treatments that are hallmarks of the Holyoke Medical Center system.” Lesser’s office is located at the Chertoff Medical Building, 1236 Main St., Suite 201 in Holyoke. He can be reached at (413) 536-7040. A lieutenant colonel in the Massachusetts Army National Guard, Lesser was deployed to Iraq as a field surgeon in 2010 and 2011. He received his medical degree from NY College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1988. He completed a rotating internship at Coney Island Hospital from 1988-1989 and his residency in family medicine at the Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens from 1989-1991. Lesser is also an assistant clinical professor at Tufts University School of Medicine, the UMass Medical School in Worcester as well as in the physician assistant program at Springfield College.