Joelle has been dedicated to the nursing profession since 2012 with a wide variety of experience from Behavioral Health,  Intensive Care, Emergency Room, Home Care and Palliative care prior to Family Practice. She is board certified as a family nurse practitioner by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). She joined East Jordan Family Health Center in June of 2017. She is dedicated to serving our community providing team based, equitable quality care.

Sam received his Master Degree of Physician Assistant Studies from Central Michigan University and attended Calvin College where he received his undergraduate degree in Biology and was the recipient of numerous scholastic achievement awards. Sam is a licensed Physician Assistant, Board Certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). Sam joined the East Jordan Family Health Center team in 2007, seeing patients at the East Jordan site for several years before transferring to our Bellaire Family Health Center location.

NOT Accepting New Patients or PCP Changes.

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Gamble is a licensed and board-certified Physician Assistant, accredited by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). Originally from Mid-Central Michigan, she earned her undergraduate degree in Exercise Science and Kinesiology with a minor in Psychology from Central Michigan University. Rebecca went on to complete her Master’s in Physician Assistant Studies at Central Michigan University in August 2024. Outside of her practice, she enjoys spending time outdoors and reading. Rebecca is proud to serve the Bellaire community and surrounding areas with compassionate and personalized care.

Accepting New Patients

Dr. Dorothy Nelder has over 20 years of experience as a compassionate family medicine physician dedicated to providing high-quality, patient-centered care. A native of Northville, Michigan, Dr. Nelder earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan-Dearborn and her medical degree from the University of Toledo. She completed her residency in Family Medicine at The Medical Center in Columbus, Georgia.

Dr. Nelder has served patients in diverse settings, including solo private practice in rural Alabama and Georgia, as well as urban urgent care. Her extensive experience equips her to care for patients of all ages and backgrounds. Passionate about improving lives and promoting wellness, Dr. Nelder is excited to be part of the Bellaire Family Health Center team.

Outside of work, she enjoys traveling, photography, rescuing dogs, and spending time with her friends and family.

Accepting New Patients

Accepting New Patients

Dr. Pasik is our Chief Pharmacist and oversees the operations of our Bellaire and East Jordan pharmacies to ensure compliance with all laws and regulations while working with pharmacy team to promote quality care and patient medication access.  She also oversees the clinical pharmacy team, aligning clinical pharmacy programs with the needs of our health center and patients.

Dr. Pasik received her Doctorate of Pharmacy from Ferris State University.  She joined the East Jordan Family Health Center team in 2017 and helped to pioneer the clinical pharmacy program at our health centers, which implemented the integration of clinical pharmacists within the healthcare team to help optimize medication therapy management to improve overall health outcomes and mitigate barriers to patient’s access to their medications.

Dr. Pasik is certified in pain management through the American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (ASHP).  She has several years of experience as a pharmacy manager and working with patients to optimize their medications in the community and ambulatory care settings. She currently works under collaborative practice with the prescribing practitioners to optimize medication therapy.

Otto received his Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy from Ferris State University. Otto has over 20 years experience as a Pharmacist in our community and joined Bellaire Family Health Center’s Pharmacy in 2015.

Dr. Comment received his Doctorate of Pharmacy from Ferris State University in 2008. He has several years of experience as a pharmacy manager and for the last decade has been working with patients to optimize their medication therapy in the long term care setting. He currently works under collaborative practice with the prescribing practitioners to optimize medication selection.  Dr. Comment joined the team at Bellaire Family Health Center in 2022 and practices primarily in the Bellaire Family Health Center office.