Zainab Abdi MSW, LICSW received her master of social work from Springfield College, in Springfield Massachusetts.  She holds an independent licensers. She is fluent in Somali and Arabic and specialized in refugees, war trauma, anxiety, depression and adjustment issues. By providing judgment free zone and space to heal she teaches clients skills such Emotional Freedom Therapy, Mindfulness and Acceptance, Dialectal Behavior Therapy and helps them into the path to restore autonomy, ability, values and hope.

Dr. Castro received his D.D.S. from Colegio Odontologico Colombiano School of Dentistry, in Bogota, Colombia and completed his Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana School of Dentistry, in Bogota, Colombia. Following his surgical training in Colombia, he built a practice and served in several clinics in Colombia. Dr Castro practiced the full scope of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery with emphasis in Dento-Alveolar surgery, reconstructive surgery, oral pathology and orthognatic jaw surgery. He relocated to U.S. and after 7 years of practice at Holyoke Health Center, Dr. Castro joins Caring Health Center committed to provide excellent care and service to our patients.

Shruti Gothoskar is a board-certified pediatrician at Caring Health Center. She received her medical degree from Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College in Belagavi, India, and completed her pediatric residency at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington D.C. She also holds a master’s degree in public health from Columbia University. Dr. Gothoskar has an extensive history in public health with experience in urban and rural settings. She is passionate about delivering primary pediatric care to under-served populations.