Meet the Providers
James Bell, M.D.
Dr. James Bell was born on Manhattan's East Side, but his parents quickly escaped to the hills of Vermont, where he grew up and learned to walk to school uphill both ways in winter. Jamie attended Harvard undergrad, where he originally thought he would be an archaeologist, but found digging in mud to find old bones a little boring. He moved back to Vermont to attend the University of Vermont Medical School, where he discovered he could be his normal goofy self, have fun, take care of children, and get paid for it. Jamie completed his residency program at Baystate Medical Center and joined Fairview Pediatrics in 2000.
Dr. Bell has interests in astronomy, archaeology, and Star Wars. He is an accomplished juggler and "balancer." He can play the harmonica and clarinet, but wants to play the bagpipes. He plays paintball, foosball, and air hockey. He likes writing about himself in the third person. He is married with two boys.
Amy Pelletier, D.O.
Dr. Amy Pelletier joined our practice in July 2009. Dr. Pelletier earned her Doctor of Osteopathy Degree from the New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in Biddeford, Maine. She completed her residency at Baystate Medical Center, where she served as Chief Pediatric Resident from July 2008 to June 2009.
Hanna Awkal, M.D.
Our newest provider is Dr. Hanna Awkal. Originally from New Jersey, her life's path has taken her to many places nationally and internationally. In terms of her education, she began with undergraduate studies here in Western MA at Mount Holyoke College, where she majored in Neuroscience and Behavior. Her pre-medical studies then continued in New York City were she worked as part of a research team at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, focusing on Bone Marrow Transplant clinical trials. She then went on to medical school at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, located in Richmond, VA.
While in medical school, Dr. Hanna participated in many volunteer programs, including helping to build homes for the needy and traveling to Honduras to provide medical care, supplies and health education to the children of the Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos orphanage. As fate would have it, Dr. Hanna's residency brought her back to Western MA and she completed her training at Baystate Medical Center Children's Hospital in July of 2011.
Dr. Hanna joined our practice in August of 2011. She brings with her a wealth of knowledge as well as insight into many cultures. She is multilingual, with speaking abilities in Spanish and Portuguese and familiarity with conversational Eastern languages. She lives locally with her husband and two young children.
We are very happy to welcome Dr. Hanna Awkal to the Fairview Pediatrics family!