Meet Our Faculty
Chair of Medicine
Arif Asif, M.D., MHCM, MBA, MAS, FACP
Vice Chair of Medicine
Angelo Chinnici, M.D.
Internal Medicine, Ambulatory Care
Program Director
Mohammad Amir Hossain, M.D., PMC, M-MBA, FACP
Associate Program Directors
Arif Asif, M.D., MHCM, MBA, MAS, FACP
Chair of Medicine
Dana Tarina, M.D., M-MBA
Division Chief, Internal Medicine
Swapnil V. Patel, M.D.
Deputy Chief, Internal Medicine
Mohamed Bakr, M.D., MBA, FACP
Regional Director of Hospital Medicine
Bhaveshkumar Garsondiya, M.D., FACP
Program Coordinator
Jessica Minchew
Assistant Coordinator
Noelia Mendoza
Chief Residents
Brett Miller, M.D.
Helen Pozdniakova, M.D.
Viraaj Paanu, M.D.
Zachary Manna, D.O.
Core Internal Medicine Faculty
Saira Chaughtai, M.D.
Internal Medicine, Core Faculty
Nitin Patel, M.D.
Family Medicine, Core Faculty
Shuvendu Sen, M.D., MS
Vice Chair of Research
Joseph Heaton, M.D.
Internal Medicine, Core Faculty
Farah Deshmukh, M.D.
Internal Medicine, Core Faculty
Subspecialities
Cardiology
Brett Sealove, M.D.
Division Chief, Cardiology
Jesus Almendral, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Director
Core Faculty:
Jeffrey Selan, M.D.
Daniel Kiss, M.D.
Renato Apolito, M.D.
Riple Hansalia, M.D.
Matthew Schoenfeld, M.D.
Endocrinology
Jennifer Cheng, D.O.
Division Chief, Endocrinology
Endocrinology Fellowship Director
Core Faculty:
Raquel Ong, M.D.
Krishna Chalasani, M.D.
Soemiwati Holland, M.D.
Katherine Hu, M.D.
Monika Akula, M.D.
Hematology Oncology
Michael Levitt, M.D.
Division Chief, Hematology Oncology
Hematology Oncology Fellowship Director
Core Faculty:
Madhurima Anne, M.D.
David Greenberg, M.D.
Peter Mencel, M.D.
Ruchi Bhatt, M.D.
Joshua Bramson, M.D.
Hospitalist Medicine
Core Faculty:
Infectious Disease
Edward Liu, M.D.
Division Chief, Infectious Disease
Core Faculty:
Nancy Gornish, M.D.
Anna Kufelnicka, M.D.
Lito Fune, M.D.
Takshi Saito, M.D.
Diane Marchesani, D.O.
Nephrology
Sushil Mehandru, M.D.
Division Chief, Nephrology
Avais Masud, M.D.
Nephrology Fellowship Director
Core Faculty:
Arif Asif, M.D.
Mayurkumar Patel, M.D.
Pulmonary/Critical Care
Eric Costanzo, D.O.
Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellowship Director
Core Faculty:
Ahmad Abu Homoud, M.D.
Noor Salam, M.D.
Matthew Frank, M.D.
Mohammed Elsawaf, M.D.
Rheumatology
Xiaoyin Tang, M.D.
Division Chief, Rheumatology
Core Faculty: