Welcome! Your House is here to help you grow—personally, professionally, and as part of a connected community.
You can expect to flourish in a small, supportive community where you’ll build lasting connections with peers and mentors. Each House includes faculty mentors who support you throughout all four years, a mix of students from different class years for shared learning and peer mentorship, and dedicated time to develop your skills, reflect on your growth, and explore your personal and professional goals.
Meet the Maple House Student Leaders!
Maple House Learning Collaboratives Clinical Mentors
John Houde, MD
I am a recently retired Orthopedic Surgeon from Alice Peck Day Hospital in Lebanon, NH which has been a part of Dartmouth Health since 2017. I am a 1992 graduate of what was then Dartmouth now Geisel Medical School. I have lived and practiced in the Upper Valley for 24 years. I have been a member of the Geisel Alumni Council for 20 years and am a past president. I have been a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Healthcare Systems Committee in which we were tasked to educate our members about shifting payment models from fee for service to a value based care model.
Some of my personal interests include spending time with my wife and daughters and our extended families, mountain and gravel biking, motorcycling, skiing, spoiling our dogs, and attempting to understand quantum physics and how the universe began. My daughter asked after seeing my latest reading material, “How’s that working for you?” which is a very fair question. Not surprisingly so far, without much headway.
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Mary Lyster, MD
I am a Clinical Assistant Professor at Geisel School of Medicine and I provide medical care to indigenous populations globally.
Some of my personal interests are jazz guitar, sailing, baking, gardening, encaustic painting, woodworking, languages, culture, cooking, baking and care of underserved populations.
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Cheri Mather, MD
I have worked as a general internist at the DH-Lyme clinic for the past 18 years. I have an active primary care practice and precept both Geisel students and primary care internal residents. I have a special interest in geriatrics and currently have a small amount of funding through the Geriatric Center of Excellence at Dartmouth. I have enjoyed being a facilitator for OnDoctoring for 10 years.
Some of my personal interests are being outside with my family and friends particularly hiking, cross country skiing and paddle boarding. I also especially like swimming in the crystal clear lakes of the North East Kingdom of Vermont. I try to find time for reading, gardening and puzzles, but I haven't been succeeding with that! For the past 5 years, I have been an active board member for the Norwich Historical Society.
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Ashley Miller, MD
I am the Pediatrician Director, and Owner of South Royalton Health Center.
Some of my personal interests are equestrian activities, being on the water, and spending time with my dogs and family.
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Timothy Millington, MD
I am a general thoracic surgeon, with a practice comprised primarily of lung and esophageal cancer, with additional focus on benign surgical diseases of the airway, chest and foregut.
Some of my personal interests are collecting dozens of books about history, art and nature that I hope to read someday after I retire, and I enjoy cooking, hiking, boating and model building.
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Adrienne Moraff, MD
I am an open and endovascular neurosurgeon and Assistant Professor of Surgery, Section of Neurosurgery.
Some of my personal interests are my beautiful kids, being out in the woods with my dog, and, once upon a time, ballroom dancing.
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Christopher Ohl, MD
I am a physician specializing in infectious diseases and internal medicine with special interest in emerging infections, appropriate use of antibiotics and tropical and travel medicine. I, of course, see patients, and am constantly striving to advance the practice of infectious diseases. I am originally from Wisconsin and will need to relearn living in winter!
Some of my personal interests include brewing beer, birds, and bratwurst!
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Eman Shaban, MD, MS
I am a Transplant Nephrologist at Dartmouth Medical Center and serve as the Medical Director for the Living Kidney Transplant Program.
Some of my personal interests are cooking and baking for my boys while listening to music, and I enjoy hiking.
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