Primary Care Providers in Lowell, MA
Ashok K. Joshi, MD
Dr. Joshi has been providing personalized, quality care to his patients for decades – over a quarter-century in private practice. Dr. Joshi has a loyal following of patients and peers who respect his depth of clinical knowledge and his focus on coordination of care. He has a warm and engaging teaching style that empowers his patients to take charge of their health, with the benefit of his medical expertise.
Nurse Practitioners
Julie Gallagher, FNP-BC
Julie is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner and joined the practice in 1996. She graduated from University of Massachusetts- Lowell and holds a master’s degree in family and community health. Julie specializes in internal medicine, rehabilitation, and management of chronic conditions. She also brings over 20 years of experience in geriatric/nursing home care. “I enjoy working with people to achieve their health care goals. Julie has been recognized within the community for decades of admirable hands-on rescue work in animal welfare. Julie has held the position of Vice President on the Board of Directors for a non-profit rescue organization for 13 years. She takes on cases of elder dogs and those with medical conditions that cannot be easily managed in a shelter environment.
Sweta Chotrani, FNP-BC
Trained as an alternative medicine physician in India, Sweta continued her commitment to health care with a Family Nurse Practitioner degree from Yale University. She is a Certified member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and Sigma Theta Tau International. She believes in building a strong patient-provider relationship by listening and spending more time which helps augment primary care and impart a holistic approach to care. She resides in Greater Boston with her husband, toddler, and 2 pups. You will find her “delving a little deeper each day into my passion for medicine” and “experiencing life through travel, books, people stories, basically art in any form.” Sweta is fluent in English, Hindi, and Gujarati.
Roshani Shrestha, NP-C
Roshani is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner. She has been a member of American Academy of Nurse Practitioners since 2017. She completed her master’s degree in Nursing from St. John Fisher College in Rochester, New York. She previously worked as a Primary Care Nurse Practitioner in Rhode Island prior to joining Joshi Medical Services, PC. Creating lasting relationships with her patients gives her great joy, which she also believes is essential to providing high quality care. “I continue to learn and be inspired by my patients, mentors, and colleagues and look forward to collaborating with them”. In her spare time, she loves traveling, hiking, and spending time with her family.