Who are our Primary Care Providers?
ALLAN S. “Chip” TEEL M.D., a Board-Certified Family Physician since 1988, has been practicing in Damariscotta for 30 years, and also worked as Medical Director of Innovation at Eastern Maine Health. Chip received his M.D. in 1985 from Vermont College of Medicine. He’s a world-recognized innovator in the field of independent senior living.
As a Family Doctor, Chip has delivered babies and treated people of all ages with ailments and injuries of all types. He particularly loves to work with our older patients, and with patients with complex chronic conditions. In 2020, he launched a Research Program, Brain Health Program, for patients who would like to reduce their risk of Alzheimer’s, Dementia, and other forms of cognitive decline.
Chip has served as the Medical Director for both Cove’s Edge Nursing Home and Lincoln Home Assisted Living. He is the co-founder of ElderCare Network, which runs the seven “Greens” — small, home-like assisted living residences serving 60 people, mostly over 85, on state assistance. Chip is also the founder and CEO of Full Circle America, which provides remote video monitoring, telemedicine, and care coordination to seniors living in their own homes.
SUSAN LORD, RN, FNP-C, Susan Lord, RN, FNP, a Family Nurse Practitioner, works closely with Dr. Teel with patients in our Brain Health program. Susan has been on the Health Center staff since 2019. She is a well-rounded Primary Care Provider, with a strong background in family planning, obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive health. In addition to working part-time at the Boothbay Region Health Center as Dr. Teel’s partner, she has served for many years as a Nurse Practitioner for Maine Family Planning. 
From 2000 to 2004, she served as a Nurse in the Psychiatric Unit at MidCoast Hospital and as the Coordinator of Obstetric Services at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1980 from the University of Southern Maine, received her OB GYN NP in 1988 from the University of Pennsylvania, and her Masters of Nursing, FNP from the University of Southern Maine in May 2000.