Our Physicians and Staff

Dr. David Lauren, D.O., Medical Director

Dr. Lauren brings 20 years of experience in family medicine and urgent care to his position of lead doctor and Medical Director for AFC Urgent Care Stamford. Prior to his role here, Dr. Lauren provided urgent care services to children and adults at the multiple walk-in centers of the Northeast Medical Group/Yale New Haven Health System. Previously he practiced family medicine with Northeast Medical Group/Yale New Haven Health and with St. Vincent’s MultiSpecialty Group. From 1994 through 2009 Dr. Lauren was a family practice physician in Ohio, where he provided services including inpatient care at Genesis HealthCare System’s Bethesda Hospital and Good Samaritan Medical Center. Dr. Lauren completed his residency in family practice in 1994 at The Ohio State University Department of Family Medicine in Columbus, OH following an internship at Doctor’s Hospital of Stark County in Massillon. He received his Doctor of Osteopathy degree from The Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine and a Bachelor of Science summa cum laude from the University of Bridgeport. Dr. Lauren is licensed by the Connecticut Department of Public Health and the State Medical Board of Ohio and is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. He is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians. He resides in Huntington, CT with his family.

Rebecca Proca, Urgent Care Physician Assistant

Rebecca Proca, M.S., PA-C, is a board-certified Urgent Care Physician Assistant with multi-disciplinary experience in the medical field. She has worked in a variety of healthcare settings, including Emergency Room medicine, OBGYN, Pediatrics and Family Practice Medicine. She graduated from East Stroudsburg University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Biology, earnings Cum Ladue academic honors. For her Masters Degree in Physician Assistant Studies she attended Marist College, completing ten clinical rotations. Rebecca has professional fluency in Spanish which is very useful in her daily patient interactions. In addition to her professional responsibilities, Rebecca has been a volunteer for the Anderson Center for Autism in Staatsburg, NY and the Children’s Home in Poughkeepsie, NY.