SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Department of Medicine
Faculty
Melissa Lee, MD, FACP
Program Director
Director of Adult Primary Care, NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County
Internal Medicine Primary Care
Medical School: Yale University School of Medicine
Residency: Harvard Combined Program in Medicine and Pediatrics
Fellowship: Clinical Quality
Career / Research Focus: Medical Education, Ambulatory Care Quality Improvement, Patient Centered Care, Community Outreach / Patient Education, Population Health
Andrew A. Chang, MD, MPH, MA
Associate Program Director
FIT, Academy for Communication in Healthcare
Internal Medicine Primary Care
Medical School: New York Medical College
Residency: NYU/Bellevue Internal Medicine Primary Care Program
Chief Residency: NYU/Bellevue Internal Medicine Primary Care Program
Career / Research Focus: Communication Skills, Teaching to Teach, Care for Underserved Populations, Resident Education and Curriculum Development, Teaching to Teach, Population Health, Quality Improvement, Social Determinants of Health
Nikita Gupta, DO
Chief Resident
Medical School: New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Career / Research Focus: Quality Improvement, Gastroenterology, Patient-Provider Communication, Healthcare Disparities, Serving the Underserved
David Stevens, MD, MMM
Core Faculty
Chief of Ambulatory Care, NYC Health + Hospitals / Kings County
Chief Medical Officer, NYC Health + Hospitals Accountable Care Organization
Internal Medicine Primary Care
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
Nikita Barai, MD
Core Faculty
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Primary Care
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital Internal Medicine-Pediatrics
Career / Research Focus: Chronic disease management in vulnerable populations, Adolescent Medicine, Transitions of Care, Population Health, Preventative Medicine, Social Determinants of Health
Lucas Dreamer, MD
Core Faculty
Internal Medicine Primary Care & Addiction Medicine
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency: NYU/Bellevue, Primary Care Internal Medicine
Career / Research Focus: Addition Medicine (Board Certified), Primary Care-Mental Health Integration, Psychosocial Medicine, Doctor-Patient Communication
Madhavi Kolla, MD
Core Faculty
Internal Medicine Primary Care
Medical School: Sri Devraj Urs Medical College
Residency: Richmond University Medical Center
Career / Research Focus: Resident education
Scott McGarvey, MD
Core Faculty
Director of Occupational Medicine
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
Internal Medicine Primary Care
Medical School: SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Residency: North Shore University Hospital
Career / Research Focus: Primary Care, Resident Education
Marie Abdallah, MD
Director of HIV Primary Care
Internal Medicine Primary Care & Infectious Diseases
Medical School: Lebanese University of Medical Sciences
Residency: Staten Island Hospital
Fellowship: Infectious Diseases- SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Career / Research Focus: HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections Research, Syphilis-Gonorrhea Resistance
Ismaila Adiatu, MD, FACP
Internal Medicine Primary Care
Medical School: University of Lagos College of Medicine, Lagos, Nigeria
Residency: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Interests: Medical student and resident education, underserved populations
Olusegun Bankole, MD, FACP
Internal Medicine Primary Care
Medical School: University of Lagos College of Medicine, Lagos, Nigeria
Residency: SUNY Downstate Health Science Center at Brooklyn
Interests: Electronic medical records, EPIC Superuser, and technology
Raphael Bergman, MD
Family Medicine Primary Care, Palliative Medicine
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
Internal Medicine Primary Care
Medical School: Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College, India
Residency: Saint Peters University Hospital, NJ
Interests: Resident Education, EM/IM Education
Lwin M. Cho, MD
Geriatrics Primary Care
Medical School: Institute of Medicine 1 Yangon, Myanmar
Residency: Wyckoff Heights Medical Center
Fellowship: Geriatrics, University of Nevada
Interests: Care for Patients with Complex Illness, Transitions of Care
John Gibbons, MD
Internal Medicine Primary Care & Cardiology
Medical School: Brown University
Residency: SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Fellowships: Cardiology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Nuclear Cardiology-Columbia New York Presbyterian Hospital
Career / Research Focus: Noninvasive cardiology
Mie Mie Han, MD
Internal Medicine Primary Care & Geriatrics
Medical School: Institute of Medicine 1 Yangon, Myanmar
Residency: Coney Island Hospital
Fellowship: Geriatrics- SUNY Downstate Medical Center
David Little, MD
Internal Medicine 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
Marie Reid-Durant, MD
Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine
Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Residency: Albert Einstein College of 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
Henry Thukha, MD
Internal Medicine Primary Care & Geriatrics
Medical School: Institute of Medicine 1 Yangon, Myanmar
Residency: Coney Island Hospital
Fellowship: Geriatrics - NYU School of Medicine
Career Interests: Patient-Centered Primary Care, Preventive medicine, Geriatric medicine, prevention of medication errors, prevention of re-hospitalization, goals of care planning
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