Homestead Family Health and Wellness was created out of a vision to serve the northwest Pennsylvania area with compassionate, professional and affordable health care for the entire family, where you, the patient, are truly the most important person in the room. Our approach to your family’s wellness is built on three foundational concepts. We take seriously our commitment to serve you in a professional, compassionate, and affordable way.
At Homestead Health, our deep roots in this community motivate us to care about future generations. We also care because we are living and raising our families here. We understand that promoting health is a worthy investment. We value the impact that true health and wellness will have on our families, our communities and our world. We believe that health is freedom.
Our unique cash pay model allows you to take ownership of your own well-being, while benefiting from the guidance and expertise of our experienced providers who believe the best approach to healthcare is keeping you and your family well.
We believe the old adage to be true…Prevention is the best medicine.
Denise Berlin, DO
Dr. Berlin brings roots grown deep in the local community and is passionate about whole-body health. She graduated as valedictorian at St. Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, IN, with a Bachelor of Science in Biology-Chemistry in 1995. In 1999, Denise completed medical school at the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in Des Moines, Iowa. After that, she completed both her osteopathic internship and family practice residency at Meadville Medical Center in 2002.
For the last twenty-two years, Denise has primarily practiced Family Medicine in a rural health clinic at Canadohta Lake Health Center, where she also taught LECOM students on practical rotations. She has maintained her physician license from 2000 until the present, even while taking necessary time off to raise her growing family.
Denise has a wide range of passions, including preventive medicine, advanced lipid testing for heart health, and nutritional counseling. Primarily, though, Denise sees her patients as whole persons and works carefully with them to pursue total health.
Joe Graybill, CRNP
Joe Graybill is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner with over 14 years of experience in healthcare, including the last five as a CRNP. His expertise spans diagnosing and treating both children and adults.
Joe began his nursing journey at the University of Pittsburgh at Titusville, where he graduated magna cum laude with an Associate’s Degree in Nursing in 2010. He quickly advanced to working as a critical care nurse, earning his Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) certification in 2012. His career included roles in Emergency and Critical Care, as well as Trauma Program Management.
In 2016, Joe graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from Clarion University, furthering his dedication to providing primary care to his home community. He went on to earn his Master’s Degree in Nursing from Edinboro University in 2019. Since then, Joe has served as a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
A lifelong resident of Little Cooley, PA, Joe lives with his wife and seven children on the same family farm where he grew up. He continues to work the land, raising grass-fed Hereford cattle using regenerative practices, staying connected to his roots while making a difference in his community.
Suzie Mattocks, RN
Suzannah Mattocks is a Registered Nurse and Board-Certified Lactation Consultant. She has worked within the hospital setting in various departments, including Inpatient Mental Health, Med-Surg, Maternity, and Pediatrics. She has worked in Maternity from 2011 to the present. She is passionate about supporting and educating parents about the birthing process and offers personalized and sensitive care to breastfeeding mothers and their babies.
Leah Graybill, Office Manager
Leah Graybill, who is standing in as Office Manager, is delighted to join up with her husband, Joe Graybill, CRNP, to stand together and create the entity of their dreams. While raising seven kids, farming using a sustainable method of agriculture, and pouring into our community and neighbors, we have found the time and energy to run a family practice that we believe can better serve our community by filling a niche that has been missing: simple, patient-led care with a touch of lifestyle choices that lead to wholeness.
While Joe competently meets patients with professional care, Leah is the face behind the scenes, keeping the practice functioning smoothly. It is our goal to provide seamless care to a searching community so your healthcare needs can be met.
Tammy Stutzman, Front Desk
The Front Desk person is the order to the chaos, and Tammy does it all. A long-time native of Crawford County, she has a passion for healthy communities, healthy families, and walking with others in their pursuit of health. With many years of medical study, as well as many years of front desk experience, Tammy is a valuable resource.