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Program Directors and Core Faculty

Program Directors
Simerjot K. Jassal, MD, MAS Program Director Internal Medicine Residency Program Clinical Professor Division of General Internal Medicine VA San Diego Simerjot K. Jassal.pdf	Lori Wan, MD Program Director Combined Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program Clinical Professor, Medicine and Pediatrics Division of General Internal Medicine	Renate Pilz, MD Program Director Physician-Scientist Training Program Chief, VA Hematology/Oncology Section
Associate Program Directors
Charlie Goldberg, MD, MS Interim Chief, Hospital Medicine, VA San Diego Associate Program Director Clinical Professor	Perrie Pardee, MD Associate Program Director Combined Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program Assistant Clinical Professor Division of Hospital Medicine	Tricia Santos-Cavaiola, MD Associate Program Director Associate Clinical Professor Fellowship Program Director Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism CMR 2010-2011
Rebecca Sell, MD Associate Program Director Associate Clinical Professor Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine CMR 2006-2007	EB Sladek, MD Director, Integrative Medicine Pathway Associate Program Director Associate Clinical Professor Division of Geriatrics CMR 2012-2013
Core Faculty
Joseph Abdelmalek, MD Associate Clinical Professor Division of Nephrology and Hypertension Division of Hospital Medicine	Luis Castellanos, MD, MPH Director of Diversity in Medicine and Faculty Outreach Associate Professor Division of Cardiology	Stacy Charat, MD Director, Primary Care Pathway Associate Clinical Professor Division of General Internal Medicine VA San Diego
Anne Cowell, MD, MPH Director, Global Medicine Pathway Associate Clinical Professor Division of Infectious Diseases	Lori Daniels, MD, MAS, FACC Associate Director Coronary Care Unit Clinical Professor Division of Cardiovascular Medicine CMR 2002-2003	Ali Farkhondehpour, MD Director, Hospital Medicine Pathway Assistant Clinical Professor Division of Hospital Medicine CMR 2016-2017
William Frederick, MD, PhD Director, Medicine Acting Internship Associate Clinical Professor Division of Hospital Medicine	Scott Mullaney, MD, MBA Dean of Continuing Medical Education Clinical Professor Division of Nephrology	Nivedita Restaino, MD Assistant Clinical Professor Division of General Internal Medicine VA San Diego
Meghan Sebasky, MD Co-Director, Medicine Core Clerkship Associate Clinical Professor Division of Hospital Medicine	Gregory Seymann, MD Clinical Professor Vice Chief Division of Hospital Medicine	Colin Thomas, MD, MPH Chief, Medicine Service, VA San Diego Clinical Professor Hospital Medicine and Geriatrics
Supraja Thota, MD Director, Resident as Clinician Educator (RACE) track Assistant Clinical Professor Division of Hospital Medicine CMR 2016-2017	Ida Wong-Sefidan, MD Assistant Clinical Professor Associate Fellowship Program Director Division of Hematology and Oncology VA San Diego CMR 2010-2011
Departmental Leaders
Wolfgang H. Dillmann, MD Helen M. Ranney Distinguished Professor and Chair Department of Medicine Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism	Francis Gabbai, MD Vice Chair, Department of Medicine Professor, Division of Nephrology VA San Diego	Robert T. "Chip" Schooley, MD Vice Chair, Department of Medicine Senior Director for International Initiatives Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases and Global and Public Health
Dr. Jess Mandel, MD Vice Chief, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine to Chief, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine	Dr. Elaine Muchmore, MD Associate Vice Chief of Education, Department of Medicine Professor of Clinical Medicine Division of Hematology and Oncology Chief of Staff for Education, VA San Diego	Dr. Davey Smith, MD, MS Vice Chair of Faculty, Department of Medicine Division Chief of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health Co-Chair, San Diego Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Professor of Medicine CMR 1999-2000