Preventive & Wellness Care
Annual wellness visits, routine health maintenance, and age-appropriate screenings built around each patient's risk profile.
Board-certified internal medicine
Careful, preventive medicine for adults— built for the long run.
Dr. Erica Schissel is an internal medicine and primary care physician at Elliot Hospital in Bedford, New Hampshire, with fellowship training in geriatric medicine and a decade of experience caring for medically complex adults.
10+ yrs
Clinical practice
Internal Med
Board certified
Geriatrics
Fellowship trained
About
A primary care partnership
Dr. Schissel provides comprehensive outpatient internal medicine for adults — diagnosing and managing everything from hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia to thyroid disease, obesity, and complex cardiovascular and respiratory conditions.
Her treatment plans combine lifestyle counseling, preventive strategy, and evidence-based management, and she works closely with specialists and multidisciplinary teams so care stays coordinated across the whole picture of a patient's health.
- Long-term therapeutic relationships over episodic visits
- Shared decision-making grounded in patient education
- Evidence-based medicine applied to the individual
- Prevention as the core of adult primary care
Clinical focus
Areas of practice and expertise
Chronic Disease Management
Hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular and respiratory disease, managed with evidence-based, individualized plans.
Metabolic & Hormone Health
Evidence-based weight management, thyroid disorders, menopause, testosterone deficiency, and broader metabolic health.
Care of Older Adults
Fellowship-trained in geriatric medicine: multimorbidity, polypharmacy, cognition, falls, frailty, and advance care planning.
Experience & training
Professional background
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2021 — Present · Bedford, New Hampshire
Physician, Internal Medicine
Elliot Hospital
Comprehensive outpatient internal medicine and primary care for adults, emphasizing preventive care, evidence-based medicine, and long-term health optimization. Collaborates with specialists and multidisciplinary teams to deliver coordinated, patient-centered care.
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2020 · New York, New York
House Call Physician
Heal
Delivered physician-led care in patients' homes through a technology-enabled house-call model — acute and chronic illness evaluation, medication reconciliation, and coordination with primary and specialty care.
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2018 — 2019 · New York, New York
Geriatric Medicine Fellow
Weill Cornell Medicine
Fellowship training in the comprehensive care of older adults across outpatient, inpatient, rehabilitation, and long-term care settings, with emphasis on quality of life and goals-of-care discussions.
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2015 — 2018 · New York, New York
Resident Physician, Internal Medicine
New York Medical College — Wyckoff Heights Medical Center
ACGME-accredited internal medicine residency spanning intensive care, emergency medicine, subspecialty rotations, and continuity primary care for a diverse, medically complex population.
Contact
Practicing at Elliot Hospital in Bedford, New Hampshire
For appointment scheduling, referrals, or professional inquiries, reach out through the Elliot Hospital primary care office.