Program Leadership
Internal MedicineWhat are our Faculty Up To? (Click on the picture to find out more)
Tram Jones, MD
Global Health

Catherine Apaloo, MD
Internal Medicine Program Director

James Pippim, MD, MPH
Transitional Year Program Director

Catherine Apaloo, MD & Jacob Barry, MPH
Program Leadership
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Catherine Apaloo, MD, FACP
Internal Medicine Program Director

Zahraa Rabeeah, MD
Associate Program Director

Nedsely Vila, MD
Associate Program Director

Jessica Littlejohn
Program Administrator

Rachel Hatton
Program Administrator

Meredith O'Brien
Program Administrator
Core Faculty
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Basilio Addo, MD
Academic Hospitalist

James Appiah-Pippim, MD, MPH, FACP, FCCP, CHCQM
Critical Care/Patient Safety and Quality

Mary Bond, MD
Outpatient

Akua Biritwum, MD
Outpatient

Yolin Bueno, MD
Academic Hospitalist, Geriatrics

Keisha Bonhomme, MD
Endocrinology

Eunice Hama, MD
Academic Hospitalist

Miguel Jurado, MD
Academic Hospitalist, Hospice

Tram Jones, MD
Global Health

Suzanne Lester, MD
Outpatient

Wendi J. Lovenvirth, DO, FACP
Outpatient, Geriatrics

Geoffrey Marx, MD
Academic Hospitalist, Clinical Informatics

Jonathan Murrow, MD
Cardiology, Research

Laurel Murrow, MD, MSc, FACP
Outpatient

Fareha Rahim, MD
Outpatient

Saheed Soleye, MD
Academic Hospitlalist

Esther Wallach, MD
Outpatient
Faculty

Courtney Anderson, MD
Academic Hospitalist
Medical School: Medical University of the Americas, Nevis
Residency: Piedmont Athens Regional, Georgia

Samantha Avoke, MD
Office Ambulatory
Medical School: University of Ghana, Ghana
Residency: Piedmont Athens Regional, Georgia

Frank Bonilla, MD
Academic Hospitalist
Medical School: University Catholic Madre y Maestra, Dominican Republic
Residency: St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Connecticut

George Dasoveanu, MD
Academic Hospitalist
Medical School: University of Carol Davila, Romania
Residency: The Brooklyn Hospital Center, New York

David Fletcher, MD
Office Ambulatory
Medical School: Ross University, Barbados
Residency: Atlanta Medical Center, Georgia

Brendan Groarke, DO
Academic Hospitalist
Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York
Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York

Christina Hendry, MD
Academic Hospitalist
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, Georgia
Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Georgia

Ngozi Ifeadi, MD
Academic Hospitalist
Medical School: University of Ghana, Ghana
Residency: Piedmont Athens Regional, Georgia

Kevin Lanclos, MD
Office Ambulatory
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, Georgia
Residency: Duke University Medical Center, North Carolina

Martins Ogundipe, MD
Academic Hospitalist
Medical School: University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Residency: St. John’s Episcopal Hospital/SUNY Downstate Medical Center, New York

Rak Patel, MD
Academic Hospitalist
Medical School: BJ Medical College, India
Residency: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama

David Paulk, DO
Medicine/Psychiatry
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Georgia
Residency: University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas

Vijay Rathinam, MD, MS
Academic Hospitalist
Medical School: East Carolina University, North Carolina
Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio

Syed Rizvi, MD
Academic Hospitalist
Medical School: Sind Medical College, Pakistan
Residency: Hurley Medical Center, Michigan

Aliya Safwan, MD
Office Ambulatory
Medical School: Fatima Jinnah Medical College, Pakistan
Residency: Piedmont Athens Regional, Georgia

Irina Slavina, MD
Academic Hospitalist
Medical School: Ross Univeristy, Grenada
Residency: Atlanta Medical Center, Georgia

Arpit Shah, MD
Academic Hospitalist
Medical School: KJ Somaiya Medical College, India
Residency: St. Joseph Mercy Oakland, Michigan

Tom Wells, MD
Office Ambulatory
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, Georgia
Residency: Augusta University, Georgia

Fred Young, MD
Office Ambulatory
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, Georgia
Internship: Tulane University, Louisiana
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center, Maryland

Eduardo Zouain, MD
Academic Hospitalist
Medical School: Pontifica Universidad Catolica Madrea y Maestra, Dominican Republic
Residency: St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York
Subspecialty Education Coordinators

James Appiah-Pippim, MD, MPH, FACP, FCCP, CHCQM
Critical Care/Patient Safety and Quality
Medical School: University of Ghana, Ghana
Residency: Good Samaritan Hospital, Maryland
Fellowship: Pulmonary and Critical Care, Yale University School of Medicine, Connecticut, Occupational and Environmental Health, Yale University School of Medicine, Connecticut

Keisha Bonhomme, MD
Endocrinology
Medical School: Ross University, Grenada
Residency: St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Connecticut
Fellowship: Endocrinology & Metabolism, USC-Palmetto Health System, South Carolina

Matt Crim, MD
Cardiology
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Maryland
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Maryland
Fellowship: Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Georgia

Brandi Fleenor, MD
Neurology
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, Georgia
Residency: Georgia Regents University, Georgia

Kelly Grow, MD
Gastroenterology
Medical School: Mercer University, Georgia
Residency: Emory University, Georgia
Fellowship: Gastroenterology, Emory University, Georgia

Jonathan Hsu, MD
Palliative Care
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, Georgia
Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Georgia
Fellowship: Hospice & Palliative Care, Emory University, Georgia

T. Jane Huang, MD, MS
Oncology
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, Georgia
Residency: Temple University Hospital, Pennsylvania
Fellowship: Medical Oncology & Hematology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Texas

Roger Lovell, MD
Infectious Disease
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, Georgia
Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Georgia
Fellowship: Infectious Diseases, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia

Sana Makhdumi, MD
Rheumatology
Medical School: Dow Medical College, Pakistan
Residency: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama
Fellowship: Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama

Jonathan Murrow, MD
Research
Medical School: Emory University, Georgia
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Maryland
Fellowship: Cardiovascular Disease, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Maryland, Advanced Cardiovascular Disease, Emory University, Georgia

Srilakshimi Rebala, MD
Nephrology
Medical School: Kurnool Medical College, India
Residency: Wright State University, Ohio
Fellowship: Nephrology, Emory University, Georiga

Petros Nikolinakos, MD, CPI
Hematology
Medical School: University of Debrecen, Hungary
Residency: John H. Stronger Hospital of Cook County, Illinois
Fellowship: Hematology & Oncology, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Texas

Shraddha Tongia, MD
Pulmonary
Medical School: Sawai Man Singh Medical College, India
Residency: Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New York
Fellowship: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New York

Phil Torres, MD
Emergency Medicine
Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine, Pennsylvania
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University
Subspecialty Faculty

Beze Adogu, MD, PhD, FACP
Nephrology
Medical School: University of Jos, Nigeria
Residency: Roger Williams Medical Center, Rhode Island
Fellowship: Medical College of Georgia, Georgia

May Luz Bullecer, MD
Geriatrics
Medical School: Cebu Institute of Medicine, Philippines
Residency: Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, New York
Fellowship: Geriatrics, Our Lady of Mercy Hospital, New York

Rene Mackay, MD
Nephrology
Medical School: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras, Honduras
Residency: Metropolitan Hospital, New York
Fellowship: Nephrology, Our Lady of Mercy Hospital, New York

Catherine Marti, MD
Cardiology
Medical School: Mercer University, Georgia
Residency: Emory University, Georgia
Fellowship: Cardiovascular Diseases, Emory University, Georgia, Advanced Heart Failure, Emory University, Georgia

Eduardo Martinez, MD
Critical Care
Medical School: Pontifica Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra, Dominican Republic
Residency: NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem
Fellowship: Pulmonary Diseases, Bronx-Lebanon Medical Center, New York, Critical Care, Monteiore Medical Center, New York

Kent Nilsson, MD
Cardiology
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Maryland
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Maryland
Fellowship: Cardiovascular Disease, Duke University Medical Center, North Carolina, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Duke University, North Carolina

Moti Samaki, MD
Nephrology
Medical School: University of Medicine and Pharmacy Victor Babes, Romania
Residency: St. Vincent Medical Center, Connecticut
Fellowship: Nephrology, Emory University, Georgia

Julio Pena, MD
Nephrology
Medical School: Pontifica Universidad Catolic Madre y Maesta, Dominican Republic
Residency: Yale New Haven, Connecticut
Fellowship: Nephrology, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Mark Visitacion, MD, FACP
Infectious Disease
Medical School: Cebu Institute of Medicine, Philippines
Residency: Akron General Medicine Center, Ohio
Fellowship: Infectious Diseases, State University New York, New York
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