March 1, 2025 – Sarah Russell, MD, has joined the Internal Medicine Primary Care team at Nantucket Cottage Hospital, specializing in adult primary care. Dr. Russell is NCH’s newest full-time, year-round physician.

Dr. Russell is no stranger to Nantucket. She grew up on Cape Cod and visited Nantucket periodically during her childhood. She still has family on the Cape, making her transition to Nantucket feel like a homecoming.

“I find it appealing to practice small town medicine, with access to the resources that come with the relationship with a larger hospital network,” she said about coming to NCH.

Prior to arriving on Nantucket, Dr. Russell was employed at the Fortrea Clinical Research Unit in Madison, WI, a Contract Research Organization that conducts phase I clinical trials in drug development for both small and large biotechnological and pharmaceutical companies. Additionally, Dr. Russell spent five years at SSM Dean Health Medical Group, a multispecialty physician group in Madison, WI, where she practiced Internal Medicine Primary Care. Her career also includes a tenure in Brattleboro, Vermont, in an Internal Medicine Primary Care practice.

Dr. Russell said she’s looking forward to learning more about her patients. “I think that the history, listening to a patient’s story, is the most important part of the visit with a patient,” said Dr. Russell.

Dr. Russell’s academic credentials include a medical degree from the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, now known as the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, and a residency in General Internal Medicine at Brown/Rhode Island Hospital. She is board certified through the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM).

In her leisure time, Dr. Russell enjoys biking to work, even during the winter months.

Dr. Russell is currently accepting new patients. To make an appointment, call 508-825-1000 or use the Patient Gateway mobile app or patientgateway.massgeneralbrigham.org.

January 29, 2025

Applications are now available for the 2025/26 school year.

Income generated from the Beinecke Scholarship Fund will be used to provide medically related educational opportunities for residents of Nantucket, graduates of Nantucket High School, and employees and medical staff members of Nantucket Cottage Hospital to pursue health education that could benefit the hospital. Individuals receiving assistance from the Fund will not be obligated to employment with the hospital or repayment of the funds received.

Preference will be given to candidates with demonstrated success in pursuing healthcare education and the duration of need will be considered in making the award. No individual award shall exceed $4,000.00 in one calendar year. An annual special award, outside the stated individual limit, may be made at the discretion of the Committee. This award carries no guarantee that it will be repeated.

Click here to read more and download an application.