Staff Members Patricia Merritt, MD Dr. Patricia Merritt graduated from SUNY HSC at Syracuse MD in 1991 and completed her post graduate training at St, Clare's Hospital Medical Residency Program in June of 1994.  Dr. Merritt is Board Certified in Family Practice and a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American Board of Family Practice.  Ashley Lucht, FNP Ashley Lucht, is a Board Certified Family Practice Practitioner with a Master's Degree in Nursing who graduated from Sage Colleges of Albany. She holds a Bachelor's Degree of Science in Nursing from Chamberlin College in Biology with a pre-med concentration from LeMoyne College. Ashley lives in Schenectady, NY and enjoys running,hockey and spending time with her husband and two son's. Yahaira Myers, FNP Yahaira Myers is a Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner with a Master’s Degree in Science from SUNY Polytechnic Institute. She holds a Bachelor’s in Nursing Science from University of Phoenix. Yahaira lives in Amsterdam with her husband and children. She enjoys traveling and spending time with family and friends.