Faculty

Melissa Lee, MD, FACP

Program Director

Medical School: Yale University School of Medicine

Residency: Harvard Combined Program in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics

Fellowship: GNYHA Clinical Quality Fellowship Program

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

Hannah Friedman, MD

Associate Program Director

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

Career/Research Focus: Women's Health, Lifestyle Medicine, Resident Education

Scott McGarvey, MD

Associate Program Director

Medical School: University of Chicago-Pritzker

Residency: Harvard Combined Program in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics

Fellowship: Hospice and Palliative Care

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

Bethany Syracuse, DO

Chief Resident

Medical School: NYITCOM

Residency: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Primary Care Internal Medicine

Career/Research Focus: Medical Education, Quality Improvement, Rheumatology

David Stevens, MD, MMM

Core Faculty

Chief of Internal Medicine, NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County

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

Ismaila Adiatu, MD, FACP

Core Faculty

Medical School: University of Lagos College of Medicine, Lagos, Nigeria

Residency: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Internal Medicine

Career / Research Focus: Medical student and resident education, underserved populations

Olusegun Bankole, MD, FACP

Core Faculty

Medical School: University of Lagos College of Medicine, Lagos, Nigeria

Residency: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Internal Medicine

Career/Research Focus: Electronic medical records, EPIC Superuser, and technology

Lucas Dreamer, MD

Core Faculty

Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Residency: NYU/Bellevue Internal Medicine Primary Care

Career/Research Focus: Addiction Medicine (Board Certified), Primary Care-Mental Health Integration, Psychosocial Medicine,
Doctor-Patient Communication, HIV and Viral Hepatitis Care

Madhavi Kolla, MD

Core Faculty

Medical School: Sri Devraj Urs Medical College

Residency: Richmond University Medical Center, Internal Medicine

Career/Research Focus: Primary Care, Resident education

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

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

Vallerey Antenor, MD

Primary Care Internal Medicine

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine

Residency: SUNY Downstate Primary Care Internal Medicine

Interests: Primary Care

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

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

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

Interests: Obesity Medicine, Lifestyle Medicine,
Endocrine (hormonal disorders)

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

Leo Eisenstein, MD

Primary Care Internal Medicine

Medical School: Harvard Medical School

Residency: NYU/Bellevue Internal Medicine Primary Care

Fellowship: NYC Health + Hospitals Clinical Leaders Fellowship

Career/Research Focus: Harm Reduction, Community Organizing, Anti-Racism in Medicine

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 K. Gill, MD

Site Director - University Hospital Brooklyn (UHD)

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

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 and Palliative Care

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.

Zerin Kashem, DO

Primary Care

Medical School: Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency: SUNY Downstate Primary Care Internal Medicine

Interests: Traveling, exploring new cultures and cuisines, gardening

Prabash Koneru, MD

Site Director - Kings County

Hospitalist, Internal Medicine

Medical School: University of the West Indies, Trinidad
Residency: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Internal Medicine

Career/Research Focus: Inpatient Hospitalist Medicine, Resident Education

Susan W. Law, DO MPH

Subspecialty Education Coordinator - Neurology

Residency: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Neurology

Fellowship: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Vascular Neurology

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

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

Career/Research Focus: Director of Nephrology and Hemodialysis, NYCH+H/Kings County.  Medical Education, Patient Engagement and Empowerment, Hemodialysis, Glomerular Diseases, Role of Food in Illness

Anthony Okolo, MD

Primary Care Internal Medicine & Geriatrics

Medical School: CUNY Sophie Davis / Albany Medical College

Residency: Montefiore Medical Center, Family and Social Medicine

Fellowship: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Geriatrics & Healthcare Leadership Fellowship (LEAP)

Career/Research Focus: Healthcare Economics, Healthy Aging, Payment Reform, Primary Care Revitalization

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

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.