(on the campus of Riverside High School)
1 Warrior Way – Suite 103
Belle, WV 25015
Phone: 304-949-3726
Hours: Mon-Fri: 7:30 am – 5:00 pm
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Riverside Health Center Providers
Stephen Sondike, MD
Stephen Sondike is a board certified pediatrician, with a specialization in adolescent medicine who provides care at the Riverside Health Center on Monday and Friday mornings. Dr Sondike graduated with a Bachelor of Art in Biology and Chemistry from Washington University in St Louis, MO in 19990 and from the SUNY School of Medicine in Brooklyn, NY in 1994. Dr Sondike completed a pediatric residency in 1997 and an adolescent medicine fellowship in 2000 at Schneider’s Children’s Hospital in Brooklyn, NY.
Before coming to West Virginia Dr Sondike spent five years working at children’s hospitals in New York and Wisconsin. In addition to providing care at the Riverside Health Center two mornings a week he also works with the WVU Physicians of Charleston specializing in obesity and eating disorders.
Mary Grandon, PA-c
Mary Grandon is a certified Physician Assistant who has been providing care at the Riverside Health Center since 2006. Mary graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Medical Science from Alderson Broaddus in 1992. Before coming to work at Riverside, Mary worked with school based health centers in Clay County.
Mary currently resides in Clay County with her husband Eric. In her spare time she enjoys mission work in Haiti.
Melissa Gamponia, MD
Melissa Gamponia is a board certified family medicine physician who has been providing care at the Riverside Health center since early 2008. Dr Gamponia received her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Indiana University in 1987, her Master’s of Public Health from John Hopkins University in 1994, and she graduated from the West Virginia University School of Medicine in 1991. Dr Gamponia completed a general preventive medicine residency at John Hopkins University and a family medicine residency at the University of Iowa. Before coming to Riverside Dr Gamponia worked as a private practice physician in Charleston for 10 years.
Dr Gamponia currently resides in Charleston. In her spare time she enjoys running, biking, and travel.
