Riverside Family Medicine

Beth Klug, M.D. is the Program Director. She earned her medical degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School, where she also received a Master of Science in biomedical sciences.  A graduate of the Riverside Family Medicine Residency and former Chief Resident, Dr. Klug worked as a hospitalist at Riverside Regional Medical Center before returning to the program as an Associate Director.  Her volunteer work has included admissions interviewing and tutoring for EVMS, crisis pregnancy counseling, command ombudsman for the U.S. Navy, and international mission trips. Dr. Klug and her husband, Mark, have 2 sons and 2 daughters, and two cats.

Joy N. Elliott, D.O. is the Director of the Osteopathic Recognition Program. Dr. Elliott received her D.O. degree from the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg, West Virginia where she also completed an OMM teaching fellowship. She completed her residency training with the Riverside Family Medicine Residency Program in 2005, where she served as Chief Resident. Prior to joining our program in 2006, Dr. Elliott spent a year in Blacksburg, VA on the faculty at VCOM. Dr. Elliott and her husband enjoy spending time with their 3 daughters.

John Brady, M.D. is an Associate Director of the Family Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Brady received his medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina in 1992 and completed his residency in Family Medicine at Greenville Hospital Systems in Greenville, SC three years later (Chief Resident, 1995). He served in the United States Air Force at Langley AFB, VA for four years and, after separating, joined a small practice in Suffolk, VA. In 2003, Dr. Brady opened an independent solo practice, The Village Doctor, where he practiced patient-centric medicine for the next 20 years. He joined our program in June 2023. Dr. Brady has been active locally and nationally as he was named the VAFP Family Physician of the Year in 2008 and served on the board of the Virginia Academy of Family Physicians (2010-2013) and the American Board of Family Physicians (2015-2022, Chair 2019-2021). He and his wife Michelle have three grown children (Cecily, Madison, and Sam) and he enjoys singing in the choir and running in the neighborhood.

Jason Frasca, D.O., FAAFP is an Associate Director of the Family Medicine Residency Program. He earned a Bachelor of Science from Christopher Newport University with a major in biology and minors in chemistry and Spanish. He earned a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, completed Family Medicine Residency training at Eisenhower Army Medical Center, and is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. He serves as the Scholarly Activity Champion, and is an Associate Editor with the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) Family Medicine journal. Dr. Frasca is married with one son and enjoys family time. He likes cooking, especially barbecuing and smoking food, and is inspired by watching the Food Network and other cooking shows. Dr. Frasca enjoys running, playing soccer, playing ultimate Frisbee, and most anything outside.

Charles O. Frazier, M.D. received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Virginia. He completed his Family Medicine Residency at the Charleston Naval Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program, where he was chief resident 1991-92. After his residency, he and his wife Lisa went to Newport, Rhode Island, where he completed his obligation to the Navy in September 1994. He joined our program in October 1994 and became Director in October of 1997. In September 2003, Dr. Frazier became Director of Medical Informatics for Riverside Health System. He currently serves as the Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Information and Innovation Officer for Riverside Health System, and is still active with the residency program. Dr. Frazier’s wife Lisa is a Pharm. D. They have three sons, Evan, Cole, and Bryce.

Jacob E. Jones, M.D., M.P.H., FAAFP is an Associate Director of the Family Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Jones received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Maryland and completed his Family Medicine training at York Hospital in York, Pa. He worked as a medical epidemiologist with the Epidemic Intelligence Service of the CDC, then served at the state and local level and as a rural primary care provider with the Public Health Service prior to joining us. He and his wife Barbara have 3 daughters.

Jon J. Kaminer, M.D. is an Associate Director of the Family Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Kaminer received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Virginia and completed his residency training in the Riverside Family Medicine Residency Program in 1999. Dr. Kaminer worked at the Riverside Express Care prior to joining the program in July 2000. Dr. Kaminer’s wife Kim, is a local Emergency Room physician. They have two sons, Jacob and Brandon, and one daughter Taylor.

Michelle R. Jowdy, DO is a board-certified pediatrician who has practiced for more than 12 years. She earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from the University of New England in Biddeford, Maine, after completing undergraduate school at the University of Cincinnati. She trained as a resident at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego, California, where she was appointed chief of pediatric residents. She practiced for 8 more years in the Navy and was faculty at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland before moving on to private practice for 7 years in Dallas, Texas. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Jowdy is happily married to her husband James and has three children (Max, Bella, Samuel) and a “spunky” pup named Toby. She enjoys mountain biking with her family, hiking, running and yoga.

Jeffrey A. Kaye, LCSW, LSATP is our Behavioral Science faculty member. Mr. Kaye received his Master of Social Work degree from Norfolk State University in 1984 and his Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Christopher Newport University in 1979. Mr. Kaye has over 40 years of professional experience providing psychotherapy and substance abuse services as well as consultation and training services in the healthcare and business environment. Mr. Kaye is married to Joy Cipriano, Director of Property and Resource Development for the local Community Services Board. They have two sons, Aaron and Joshua.

Michael R. Lustig, M.D. is an Associate Director of the Family Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Lustig received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the Medical College of Virginia and completed his residency training at the Harrisburg Family Medicine Residency Program in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where he was chief resident 1989-90. He has a Certificate of Added Qualification in Hospice and Palliative Medicine from the ABFM. Dr. Lustig joined the Riverside Family Medicine Residency Program in 1991. Dr. Lustig’s wife, Dr. Dana Bachtell, is also a board-certified family practitioner and works in Hampton. They have a son, Matthew, and a daughter, Drew.

Saunora Prom, D.O. received his osteopathic medical degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed residency training at Riverside Family Medicine. He then went on to complete two fellowships in Neuro-musculoskeletal Medicine at UNDMJ and a Sports Medicine Fellowship at Virginia Tech. He teaches in the Osteopathic Continuity Clinic. His wife Lesli is a physical therapist and they reside in Suffolk. 

Bradley J. Touchet, M.D. joined the residency program as an associate director in April 2011. He is originally from Louisiana and came to Riverside from LSU Family Medicine Residency in Alexandria, Louisiana where he was on the faculty for 8 years. He graduated in 1994 from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine with his medical degree and then attended In His Image Family Medicine Residency Program in Tulsa, Oklahoma until 1997. He spent four years in the US Air Force after residency training. He is married to Sarah Munday Touchet and is blessed with four children who are homeschooled.

Patricia Geyer Wessler, M.D. is a graduate of the Riverside Family Medicine Residency. She is an alumnus of The College of William and Mary and earned her Medical Doctor degree in 2004 from VCU/MCV in Richmond, VA. She began her family medicine training at the University of South Alabama in Mobile, AL but was relocated after Hurricane Katrina to the Newport News area where she completed her residency with Riverside in 2007. After residency, she moved with her family to the Washington DC area where she worked part-time in private practice and volunteered in an indigent clinic in Montgomery County, MD. Dr. Wessler has returned to the program as an Associate Director since April 2011. She is married to Jacob, a pediatric hematologist/oncologist with the Air Force at Portsmouth Naval Medical Center, and they have two beautiful daughters, Abigail and Elizabeth.

Verneeta Williams, M.D., FAAFP is an Associate Director of the residency program. She received her Doctor of Medicine degree from the Medical College of Virginia, completed her Family Medicine training at the Lancaster General Hospital Residency Program in Lancaster Pennsylvania, and completed a two-year fellowship in Obstetrics at the University of Tennessee – Memphis. Dr. Williams joined our residency program in August 1999.  While she is an absolute OB machine, she is also a musician playing the keyboard and organ, and plays the harp at weddings, church functions, and special events. She is the Minister of Music at her church and has even played the drums and bongos!  She has been blessed with two adventurous sons, Noah and Daniel!