Faculty

M. Douglas Leahy, M.D. – Internal Medicine

Program Director

Biography

Osareme Irivbogbe, M.D. – Internal Medicine

Chair, Department of Medicine & Associate Program Director

Biography

Barbara Paterson, D.O. – Internal Medicine

Associate Program Director

Biography

Douglas Damron, M.D. – Internal Medicine

Associate Program Director

Biography

Neil Barry, D.O., MBA – Cardiovascular Medicine

Core Faculty & Subspecialty Education Coordinator

Biography

Chimezie Mbachi, MBBS – Gastroenterology

Core Faculty

Biography

Yoram Roman – Casul, M.D. – Neurology

Subspecialty Resident Lead Liaison

Biography

Nyathappa Anand, M.D. – Neurology

Teaching Faculty

Biography

David Escalante, M.D., FACE – Internal Medicine, Endocrinology

Continuity Clinic and Subspecialty Education Coordinator

Biography

Jalal Dufani, MBBch

Core Faculty


Mohammed Kabir, M.D. – Pulmonary

Core Faculty and Subspecialty Education Coordinator


Yasir Akhtar, MBBS – Cardiovascular Diseases

Core Faculty


Leslie Fitzgerald, M.D. – Critical Care Medicine & Pulmonary Disease
Subspecialty Education Coordinator

Christian Terzian, M.D. – Geriatric Medicine
Subspecialty Education Coordinator

Marcia Williams-Lyons, D.O. – Nephrology
Subspecialty Education Coordinator

Greg Phelps, M.D. – Hospice/Palliative Care & Addiction Medicine
Teaching Faculty

Travis Fawver, M.D. – Emergency Medicine
Teaching Faculty

Miteshkumar Solanki, M.D. – Cardiology
Teaching Faculty

Lekshmi Seemanthini, M.D. – Cardiology
Teaching Faculty

Frank Beuerlein, M.D. – Quality & Patient Safety
Teaching Faculty

Gisha Mohan, M.D. – Hospital Medicine
Teaching Faculty

Talha Munir, M.D. – Hospital Medicine
Teaching Faculty

Kajan Mahadevan, M.D. – Hospital Medicine
Teaching Faculty

Yash Garg, M.D. – Hospital Medicine
Teaching Faculty

Thiveya Sathiyaseelan M.D. – Family Medicine
Teaching Faculty

Danielle Darter, M.D. – Family Medicine
Teaching Faculty

Samer Hodroge, M.D. – Hospital Medicine
Teaching Faculty

Greg Balabanian, M.D. – Infectious Disease
Teaching Faculty

Brett Smith, D.O. – Rheumatology
Teaching Faculty

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