Vital Signs is featuring introductions to many of the new faculty members who joined us over the past year. Each has been invited to tell us a little more about what drew them to the University of Wisconsin 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.

We are pleased to welcome:

Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

• Carrie Johnson, MD, associate visiting professor
• Philip Palmon, MD, assistant professor
• Robin Paudel, MD, assistant professor
• Sarah Train, MD, assistant clinical professor

Cardiovascular Medicine

• David Kerbel, DO, assistant clinical professor
• Peter Marogil, DO, assistant clinical professor
• Christopher Purtell, MD, assistant clinical professor
• Kelly Schmidt, MD, assistant clinical professor
• Sunil Vasireddi, MD, assistant professor

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

• Maheswaran (Mahesh) Dhanasekaran, MBBS, assistant professor
• Prerna Dogra, MBBS, assistant professor

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

• Nicole (Nikki) Boschuetz, MD, assistant clinical professor
• Matthew (Matt) Caldis, MD, MS, assistant clinical professor
• Christopher Lindholm, MD, MA, assistant professor

General Internal Medicine

• Christopher Anderson, MD, assistant clinical professor
• Grace Devadas, MD, visiting professor

Geriatrics and Gerontology

• William Ryan Powell, PhD, MA, assistant professor

Hematology, Medical Oncology and Palliative Care

• Trevor Dennie, MD, assistant clinical professor
• Hongtao Liu, associate visiting professor

Hospital Medicine

• Abdul-Rahman Abusalim, MD, assistant clinical professor
• Lihua Bao, MD, MS, associate visiting professor
• Kleitia (Tia) Dida, MD, assistant clinical professor
• Matthew Goldsmith, MD, assistant clinical professor
• Sriram Gonakoti, MD, assistant clinical professor
• Connor Gullstrand, MD, assistant clinical professor
• Caroline Hensley, MD, MPH, assistant clinical professor
• Clara Hitchcock, DO, assistant clinical professor
• Ziad Sad Aldeen, MD, assistant clinical professor
• Ran Tao, MD, assistant clinical professor
• Margaret Walker, MD, MPH, assistant clinical professor
• Emma Williams, MD, assistant clinical professor
• Matthew Wood, MD, assistant clinical professor
• Andrew Wu, MD, assistant clinical professor

Nephrology

• James Alstott, MD, assistant professor
• Matthew Blum, MD, MHS, assistant professor

Rheumatology

• Carmen Campbell, MD, assistant clinical professor
• Sarah Maria Donohue, MD, assistant professor