Dr. Mark Henschke Joins Martin's Point in Newington, N.H.

Dr. Mark R. Henschke has joined Martin's Point Health Care as a staff physician at the health care center in Newington, N.H. as part of a move to expand services to patients in the Seacoast region.

Dr. Henschke, who has a long and distinguished career as a physician and a pharmacist, joins a team of three other physicians at the Newington facility. He previously served as a physician with Frisbie Health Services in Rochester, N.H., and as the medical director at Appledore Medical Group in Portsmouth, N.H.

"Dr. Henschke is a highly-skilled physician who really helps solidify an already stellar team of physicians in Newington as we continue our efforts to offer more services to our patients there. He is a fine addition to our staff," said Dr. David Howes, chief medical officer and president of Portland, Maine-based Martin's Point Health Care.

Early next year, Dr. Henschke and Drs. Cowan Stark, Mark Ballentyne and Steven Lutz will move their practices to a new, expanded Martin's Point health care clinical facility currently under construction at 161 Corporate Drive in the Pease International Tradeport in Portsmouth, N.H. The Newington facility will then close.

A resident of Rye, N.H., Dr. Henschke, 46, is married and a father of five children. A graduate of California State University in Northridge, Calif., he received a degree in pharmacy in 1983 from the University of Southern California's School of Pharmacy in Los Angeles. He received his medical degree in 1988 from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in Biddeford, and completed a portion of his residency at Maine Medical Center in Portland.

Dr. Henschke recently was designated as a Certified Physician Executive by the Certifying Commission in Medical Management (CCMM), which cited his "educational achievements, demonstrated stature as a physician and experience in the field of medical management." He has earned a certificate in medical management from the American College of Physician Executives and Carnegie Mellon University and has been accepted into the Master's in Medical Management program at Carnegie Mellon.

Established in 1981, Martin's Point is now Maine's largest health care practice, employing 290 healthcare professionals who serve more than 47,000 patients at clinics in Portland, Windham and Brunswick, Maine, and in Newington, N.H., in the areas of family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, radiology, cardiology, mammography and other fields.

Martin's Point has attracted widespread attention for its high-tech initiatives, including a robot to assist in dispensing prescriptions, and Patient's Personal PointsÂȘ, a free, Internet-based service that allows patients to use their computers to communicate by a secure server with their doctors to schedule appointments, ask questions, obtain prescription renewals and receive personalized medical information. Patient's Personal PointsÂȘ recently won a national technology award from the Healthcare Innovations in Technology Systems (HITS) "Partnership in Technology" national awards program.

Headquartered in Portland at 331 Veranda St., Martin's Point accepts all major health plans and insurance, including but not limited to HealthSource, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Harvard Community Health Plan, Maine Partners, Champus, Tricare, Aetna, Cigna and NYLCare Plans. For more information about Martin's Point Health Care, its physicians, or program offerings, visit the Martin's Point website at www.martinspoint.org.

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