Faculty

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Melissa Lee, MD, FACP

Program Director

Medical School: Yale University School of Medicine
Residency: Harvard Combined Program in Medicine & Pediatrics
Fellowship: Clinical Quality

Career / Research Focus: Medical Education, Ambulatory Care Quality Improvement, Patient Centered Care, Community Outreach / Patient Education, Population Health

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Andrew A. Chang, MD, MPH, MA

Associate Program Director

FIT, Academy for Communication in Healthcare
Relationship-Centered Communication (RCC) Facilitator

Medical School: New York Medical College
Residency: NYU/Bellevue Internal Medicine Primary Care
Chief Residency: NYU/Bellevue Internal Medicine Primary Care

Career / Research Focus: Communication Skills Training, Teaching to Teach, Faculty Development, Care for Underserved Populations, Health Disparities, Resident Education and Curriculum Development, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health

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Anoop Puskoor, MD

Chief Resident

Medical School: Mediciti Institute of Medical Sciences
Residency: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Internal Medicine

Career / Research Focus: Teaching, Quality Improvement, Cardiology, Serving the Underserved, Communication Skills, Point of Care Ultrasound

David Stevens, MD, MMM

Core Faculty

Chief of Ambulatory Care, NYC Health + Hospitals / Kings County
Chief Medical Officer, NYC Health + Hospitals Accountable Care Organization (ACO)

Medical School: NYU School of Medicine
Residency: Johns Hopkins Bayview - General Internal Medicine

Career / Research Focus: Team-Based Care for Chronic Disease, Physician Leadership, Healthcare System Transformation

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Lucas Dreamer, MD

Core Faculty

Primary Care Internal Medicine & Addiction Medicine

Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency: NYU/Bellevue Internal Medicine Primary Care

Career / Research Focus: Addition Medicine (Board Certified), Primary Care-Mental Health Integration, Psychosocial Medicine, Doctor-Patient Communication

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Madhavi Kolla, MD

Core Faculty

Medical School: Sri Devraj Urs Medical College
Residency: Richmond University Medical Center, Internal Medicine

Career / Research Focus: Resident education

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Scott McGarvey, MD

Core Faculty

Home-Based Primary Care
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Primary Care & Palliative Medicine

Medical School: University of Chicago-Pritzker
Residency: Harvard Combined Medicine and Pediatrics Residency
Fellowship: Hospice and Palliative Care

Career / Research Focus: Rural Primary Care Medicine with prior experience in Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Palliative Care, Healthcare Workers and Trainees Wellness

Lavonne Valembrun, MD

Core Faculty

Medical School: SUNY Downstate School of Medicine
Residency: North Shore University Hospital, Internal Medicine

Career / Research Focus: Primary Care, Resident Education

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Marie Abdallah, MD

Subspecialty Education Coordinator - Infectious Diseases

Director of HIV Primary Care
Primary Care Internal Medicine & Infectious Diseases

Medical School: Lebanese University of Medical Sciences
Residency: Staten Island Hospital, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Infectious Diseases- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Career / Research Focus: HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections Research, Syphilis-Gonorrhea Resistance

Adedayo Adedeji, MD

Primary Care Internal Medicine

Medical School: University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Residency: Rush-Westlake Hospital, Illinois
Fellowship: Infectious Diseases - SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Interests: Anything infectious! Travel, Zen Buddhism, Gardening, Vacuuming & writing.

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Ismaila Adiatu, MD, FACP

Primary Care Internal Medicine

Medical School: University of Lagos College of Medicine, Lagos, Nigeria
Residency: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Internal Medicine

Interests: Medical student and resident education, underserved populations

Mary Ann Banerji, MD

Subspecialty Education Coordinator - Endocrinology

Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Residency: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Endocrinology

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Olusegun Bankole, MD, FACP

Primary Care Internal Medicine

Medical School: University of Lagos College of Medicine, Lagos, Nigeria
Residency: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Internal Medicine

Interests: Electronic medical records, EPIC Superuser, and technology

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Pooja M. Belligund, MBBS

Site Director - Brooklyn Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VA)

Pulmonary/Critical Care

Medical School: Grant Medical College
Residency: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Pulmonary/Critical Care

Raphael Bergman, MD

Primary Care Family Medicine, Palliative Medicine
Home-Based Primary Care

Medical School: Ross University Medical School
Residency: Jamaica Hospital Medical Center - Family Medicine
Fellowship: Hospice and Palliative Care - NYU

Interests: Patient-centered medical care, Palliative Care, Advanced Care Planning, Geriatric medicine, Community Health, Pain management

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Leena Bodapati, MD

Primary Care Internal Medicine

Medical School: Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College, India
Residency: Saint Peters University Hospital, NJ, Internal Medicine

Interests: Resident Education, EM/IM Education

Seeta Chillumuntala, MBBS

Primary Care Internal Medicine

Medical School: University of West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
Residency: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Internal Medicine Residency Program

Professional interests: Obesity Medicine, Lifestyle Medicine, Endocrine (hormonal disorders)
Personal interests: Avid cinema go-er, reading thriller novels

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Lwin M. Cho, MD

Primary Care Geriatrics

Medical School: Institute of Medicine 1 Yangon, Myanmar
Residency: Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Geriatrics, University of Nevada

Interests: Care for Patients with Complex Illness, Transitions of Care

Hannah Friedman, MD

Primary Care Internal Medicine

Medical School: NYU School of Medicine
Residency: NYU Internal Medicine-Primary Care

Interests: Women's health, lifestyle medicine, resident education

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John Gibbons, MD

Primary Care Internal Medicine & Cardiology

Medical School: Brown University
Residency: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Internal Medicine
Fellowships: Cardiology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Nuclear Cardiology-Columbia New York Presbyterian Hospital

Career / Research Focus: Noninvasive cardiology

Harjinder Gill

Harjinder K. Gill, MD

Site Director - University Hospital Brooklyn (UHB)

Hospitalist, Internal Medicine

Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine
Residency: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Internal Medicine

Eugeniya Golub, MD, MPH

Subspecialty Education Coordinator - Rheumatology

Medical School: SUNY Downstate School of Medicine
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Montefiore Medical Center, Rheumatology

Jason P. Gonsky, MD, PhD

Subspecialty Education Coordinator - Hematology/Oncology

Medical School: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology

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Tabitha Goring, MD

Site Director - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC)

Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
Hospice & Palliative Care

Medical School: SUNY Downstate School of Medicine
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center, Internal Medicine
Chief Residency: Jacobi Medical Center, Internal Medicine

Professional interests: Graduate Medical Education, Hospital Medicine, Hospice & Palliative Care.

Evan Grossman, MD

Subspecialty Education Coordinator - Gastroenterology

Medical School: SUNY Upstate School of Medicine
Residency: New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Gastroenterology

Professional Interests: General GI; colon cancer screening; hereditary gastrointestinal cancers; advanced endoscopic procedures; Nutritional Support

Mie Mie Han, MD

Primary Care Internal Medicine & Geriatrics

Medical School: Institute of Medicine 1 Yangon, Myanmar
Residency: Coney Island Hospital, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Geriatrics- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Jeremy Hanson, DO

Primary Care Sports Medicine & Family Medicine

Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, Harlem
Residency: St. John's Episcopal Hospital, Family Medicine
Fellowship: Northwell Health, Primary Care Sports Medicine

Interests: I am an avid club rugby player and head team physician for Rugby New York, a professional team in Major League Rugby. Professional interests include diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound and ultrasound guided procedures.

Susan W. Law, DO MPH

Subspecialty Education Coordinator - Neurology

Residency: SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Neurology
Fellowship: SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Vascular Neurology

Interests: QAPI, stroke outcome, NIH Stroke trials – ARCADIA, ARCADIA CSI, CAPTIVA, ASPIRE

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David Little, MD

Director of Adult Primary Care

Medical School: University of Michigan
Residency: University of Colorado, Internal Medicine

Career / Research Focus: HIV Primary Care, Social Determinants of Health, Quality Improvement, Information Technology in Medicine

Mary C. Mallappallil, MD

Subspecialty Education Coordinator - Nephrology

Medical School: SUNY Downstate School of Medicine
Residency: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: SUNY Downstate Health Science University, Nephrology

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Marie Reid-Durant, MD

Subspecialty Education Coordinator - Geriatrics

Primary Care Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine

Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Geriatrics, North Shore University Hospital/Long Island Jewish Health System, Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Interests: Care for patients with serious illness, Transitions of Care

Rehana Siddiqi, MD

Primary Care Internal Medicine

Medical School: Saba University School of Medicine
Residency: Mercy Health Grand Rapids / Michigan State University Internal Medicine
Chief Residency: Mercy Health Grand Rapids / Michigan State University Internal Medicine

Interests: Care for Underserved Populations, Medication/ Medical Care Adherence, Medical Education, Patient Centered Care

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Henry Thukha, MD

Primary Care Internal Medicine & Geriatrics

Medical School: Institute of Medicine 1 Yangon, Myanmar
Residency: Coney Island Hospital, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Geriatrics - NYU School of Medicine

Interests: Patient-Centered Primary Care, Preventive medicine, Geriatric medicine, prevention of medication errors, prevention of re-hospitalization, goals of care planning.

James Willis, MD

Subspecialty Education Coordinator - Emergency Medicine

Residency: SUNY Downstate / Kings County Emergency Medicine

Interests: Curriculum and Presentation Design, feedback, clinical efficiency and decision making, palliative care.

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