Department Leadership

Department Chair

Gary V. Désir, MD

Chair, Internal Medicine

Vice Chairs

Barbara Kazmierczak, MD, PhD

Vice Chair, Basic Research

Lynn Tanoue, MD, MBA

Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs

Robert Soufer, MD

Vice Chair, Clinical Research

Harriet Kluger, MD

Vice Chair, Collaborative Research

Benjamin Mba, MBBS

Vice Chair, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Vincent Quagliarello, MD

Vice Chair, Education and Academic Affairs

Lawrence Young, MD

Vice Chair, Faculty Affairs

Mark Holter, CMPE, CPA

Vice Chair, Finance and Administration

Aldo Peixoto, MD

Vice Chair, Quality & Safety

Daniel Federman, MD

Vice Chair, Veterans Affairs

Associate Chairs

Adam Mayerson, MD

Associate Chief, Community and Voluntary Faculty

Dana Dunne, MD, MHS

Associate Chair, Education and Academic Affairs

Donna Windish, MD, MPH

Associate Chair, Educational Scholarship

Thomas Donohue, MD

Chief of Medicine Services, Saint Raphael Campus

Section Chiefs

Eric J. Velazquez, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Loren Laine, MD

Digestive Diseases

John Wysolmerski, MD

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Patrick O’Connor, MD, MPH

General Medicine

Terri Fried, MD

Geriatrics

Stephanie Halene, MD, Dr Med

Hematology

Erol Fikrig, MD

Infectious Diseases

Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD

Medical Oncology

Stefan Somlo, MD

Nephrology

Naftali Kaminski, MD

Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

Richard Bucala, MD, PhD

Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology

Clinical Chiefs

Christina Price, MD

Allergy & Immunology

Daniel Price, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine (Ambulatory)

Nihar Desai, MD, MPH

Cardiovascular Medicine (Clinical)

Thiruvengadam Muniraj, MD

Digestive Diseases (Endoscopy)

Hamita Sachar, MD

Digestive Diseases (Gastroenterology)

Joseph Lim, MD

Digestive Diseases (Liver)

Silvio Inzucchi, MD

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Matthew Ellman, MD

General Medicine

Vincent Quagliarello, MD

Infectious Diseases

Aldo Peixoto, MD

Nephrology

Jonathan Siner, MD

Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

Vaidehi Chowdhary, MBBS, MD

Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology

Vice Chiefs

Lauren A. Baldassarre, MD

Vice Chief, DEI and Faculty Life (Cardiovascular Medicine)

Jeffrey Bender, MD

Senior Vice Chief, Academic Development (Cardiovascular Medicine)

Edward J. Miller, MD, PhD

Vice Chief, Education (Cardiovascular Medicine)

Jill Gaidos, MD

Vice Chief, Clinical Research (Digestive Diseases)

Vandana Khungar, MD, MSc

Vice Chief, DEI (Digestive Diseases)

Wajahat Mehal, MD, DPhil

Vice Chief, Research (Digestive Diseases)

Tamar Taddei, MD

Vice Chief, Development (Digestive Diseases)

Jonathan Bogan, MD

Co-Vice Chief, Research (Endocrinology & Metabolism)

Barbara Gulanski, MD, MPH

Vice Chief, Education (Endocrinology & Metabolism)

Richard Kibbey, MD, PhD

Co-Vice Chief, Research (Endocrinology & Metabolism)

Kasia Lipska, MD, MHS

Vice Chief, DEI (Endocrinology & Metabolism)

Varman Samuel, MD, PhD

Vice Chief, VA (Endocrinology & Metabolism)

Lori Bastian, MD, MPH

Vice Chief, VA (General Medicine)

William Becker, MD

Vice Chief, VA (General Medicine)

Aba Black, MD, MHS

Vice Chief, DEI (General Medicine)

Karen Brown, MD

Vice Chief, Community Affairs (General Medicine)

Matthew Ellman, MD

Vice Chief, Clinical Affairs (General Medicine)

David Fiellin, MD

Vice Chief, Faculty Affairs (General Medicine)

Cary Gross, MD

Vice Chief, Research (General Medicine)

Jeanette Tetrault, MD

Vice Chief, Education (General Medicine)

Joseph Velasco, MBA

Vice Chief, Finance and Administration (General Medicine)

Marcia C. Mecca, MD

Vice Chief, DEI (Geriatrics/VA)

Brienne Miner, MD, MHS

Vice Chief, DEI (Geriatrics)

Iris Isufi, MD

Vice Chief, DEI (Hematology)

Mahalia S. Desruisseaux, MD

Vice Chief, DEI (Infectious Diseases)

Matthew Grant, MD, FIDSA

Vice Chief, Education (Infectious Diseases)

Namrata Krishnan, MBBS

Vice Chief, DEI (Nephrology)

Vivian Asare, MD

Vice Chief, DEI (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine)

Hilary Cain, MD

Vice Chief, VA (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine)

Margaret Pisani, MD, MPH

Vice Chief, Faculty Development and Mentoring (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine)

Henry Yaggi, MD, MPH

Vice Chief, Research: Translational and Clinical (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine)

Lisa Gale Suter, MD

Vice Chief, DEI (Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology)

Staff Leadership

Sarah Hagans

Associate Director, Administration

Julie Jennings

Director, Research Administration

Nancy Kravitz

Manager, Office of the Chair

Jennifer Lacerda

Associate Director, Clinical Affairs

Julie Parry

Associate Director, Communications

Christine Centola

Associate Director, Academic & Administrative Affairs

Joseph Velasco

Associate Director, Finance

Adam M. Dworkin, JD, MBA

Director, Finance and Administration (Cardiovascular Medicine)

Post-graduate Education & Training Programs

Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program

Benjamin Doolittle, MD, MA, MDiv

Program Director

Jaideep Talwalkar, MD

Associate Program Director

MarySarah Thanas, MPH

Program Coordinator

Joanna Whitehead

Project Manager, Internal Medicine Education

Primary Care Residency Program

John Moriarty, MD

Program Director

Aba Black, MD, MHS

Associate Program Director

Stephen Holt, MD, MS

Associate Program Director, Ambulatory

Tracy Rabin, MD, SM

Associate Program Director

Sarita Soares, MD

Associate Program Director

Denise Brennan

Program Coordinator

Traditional Residency Program

Mark Siegel, MD

Program Director

Paul Bernstein, MD

Associate Program Director

Mahalia S. Desruisseaux, MD

Advisor to the Physician-Scientists

Matthew Grant, MD

Associate Program Director

Cynthia Frary McNamara, MD

Associate Program Director

Benjamin Rodwin, MD

Associate Program Director

Christopher Sankey, MD

Associate Program Director

Brett Marks

Program Coordinator

Yale-Waterbury Residency Program

Ruth Weissberger, MD

Program Director

Internal Medicine Chief Residents 2022–2023

Trey Bowen, MD

YNHH

Alissa Chen, MD, MPH

YNHH

A. Sofia Cruz Solbes, MD

YNHH

Christina Dimopoulos, MD

YNHH

Michael Fuery, MD

NHPCC

Alex Heard, MD

YNHH

Raksha Madhavan, MD

YNHH

Samantha Magier, MD, MEng

VACHS

Lisa O’Donovan, MD

VACHS

Joshua Onyango, MD, MEd-YPC

YNHH

Roshni Patel, MD

YNHH

Marian Saba, MD

Waterbury

Ann Soliman, MD

YNHH

Sara Soliman, MD

Waterbury

Andrew Wakeman, MD

Waterbury

Yale Affiliated Hospitals Program

Silvio Inzucchi, MD

Program Director

Courtney Annunziata

Program Coordinator