The Department of Medicine is excited to introduce many of the new faculty members who joined us since fall of 2023.

Each has been invited to tell us a little more about what drew them to the Department of Medicine, as well as their primary professional focus, first year hopes and dreams, hobbies and interests, and their favorite piece of advice from a mentor or inspiring figure. You can read a faculty member's Q&A by clicking their name if it is linked. Note: while not all names are linked currently, we will be adding additional Q&As here in the coming weeks.

Please join us in welcoming our new faculty!

Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

• Michael Eberlein, MD, PhD
• Mark Frommelt, MD
• Benjamin Lipanot, MD
• Ankur Prasad, MD, MA
• Helen Sanderson, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

• Ariel Bodker, MD
• Peter Mason, MD, MPH
• Vrunda Patel, DO
• Stephen Philip, MD, MS
• Aditya Sahai, MD
• Colton Thompson, MD
• Sarah Thordsen, MD
• Veli Topkara, MD, MSc
• Cydney Zeman, MD

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

• Gigi Dawood, DO, MA
• Shakera Syed, MD

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

• Praveena Narayanan, MD

General Internal Medicine

• Melissa Allan, MD
• Michael Houghan, MD (former IM chief resident, class of 2024)
• Hannah Mallaro, MD
• Michael Matthews, MD
• Katelyn Peters, MD
• Samuel Trump, MD

Geriatrics and Gerontology

• Jon Leja, MD

Hematology, Medical Oncology and Palliative Care

• Cheryl Czerlanis, MD
• Kim Dittus, MD
• Johanna Poterala, MD
• Kieran Sahasrabudhe, MD
• Anthony Serritella, MD
• Amy Taylor, MD
• Kiruba Vembu, MD

Hospital Medicine

• Luisa Barrueto, DO
• Vivian Gama, MD
• Joey Harkins, MD
• Ashlee Hulbert, MD
• Alyssa Hummel, MD, MPH
• Omid Mirabbasi, MD
• Katherine Mooney, MD, MPH
• Jackson Musuuza, MBBS, PhD, MPH, MS
• Hazem Nasser, MBBS
• Khaldun Obeidat, MD
• Jessica Pierobon, MD
• Jennifer Woodard, MD

Infectious Disease

• Benjamin Ladner, MD
• Meekers Lee, MD
• Justin Massey, MD, PhD
• Mark Mounajjed, MD

Nephrology

• Adam Bregman, MD, MBA
• Ammar Mohamed, MBBS
• Andrey Vavrenyuk, MD

Rheumatology

• Fardina Malik, MBBS, MS