About Dr. Chagnon

Dr. Denis Chagnon was born and raised in Albany NY. A graduate of Georgetown University and Georgetown School of Medicine in Washington, DC, he completed a Residency in Family Practice at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Syracuse NY before settling in Latham NY where he has been in a group practice of Family Medicine at the Latham Medical Group ever since. A Past-President of the New York State Academy of Family Physicians and a member of the Board of Trustees for the American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation, Dr Chagnon was honored by being listed as one of the “Best Doctors in New York “ for the past three years.

Dr Chagnon has had a home in Lake Placid since the 1980’s, and is very excited about establishing a part time practice in the North Country here at Mountain Medical, and moving to the area full time in 2012. He is an avid golfer, cross country skier, distance runner, and lover of the outdoors. He and his wife Brita have two sons and one grandchild.

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