Molly Scharf, MD

Thompson Health Family Practice Lima

• Grew up in Suffern, NY, in Hudson River Valley, youngest of eight children.
• Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Emory University, 1992.
• Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), State University of New York at Buffalo, 1997.
• N. Russell Memorial Scholarship – American Legion and SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine.
• President of Christian Medical and Dental Society
• Early Clinical Exposure Summer Externship at Hamot Medical Center in Erie, PA, Summer, 1994.
• Rural Medicine Summer Externship in Westfield, NY through SUNY Buffalo Primary Care Center, Summer, 1995.
• Residency in Family Medicine, University of Rochester, 1997-2000.
• Family Practice Physician, FF Thompson Family Practice, Shortsville, 2001-2003.
• New York State Licensed Doctor of Medicine
• Board Certified in Family Medicine
• Member of American Academy of Family Physicians
• Special interests in: Care in Institutionalized Settings (Geriatric, Developmentally Disabled, Mentally Ill); Spirituality and Health; Primary Care Counseling; Adult Literacy; and Women’s Health  (Preventive Care and Breast Health.)

Dr. Scharf is married, with four children.  She is an avid reader, and enjoys cooking as well as bicycling along the Erie Canal.