Program Directors
Simerjot K. Jassal, MD, MASInternal Medicine Residency Program Director
Clinical Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine
VA San Diego
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Lori Wan, MDCombined Medicine/Pediatrics Residency Program Director
Clinical Professor, Medicine and Pediatrics
Division of General Internal Medicine

Renate Pilz, MDPhysician-Scientist Training Program Director
Chief, VA Hematology/Oncology Section
Associate Program Directors
Anne Cowell, MD, MPHDirector, Global Medicine Pathway
Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health
Ali Farkhondehpour, MDDirector, Hospital Medicine Pathway
Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine
CMR 2016-2017
Sean Kenmore, MD, MS
Associate Director, Resident as Clinician Educator (RACE) track
Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine, VA San Diego
CMR 2019-2022
Associate Program Director, Combined Medicine/Pediatrics Residency
Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine, VA San Diego
Rebecca Sell, MDClinical Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
CMR 2006-2007
EB Sladek, MDDirector, Integrative Medicine Pathway
Associate Clinical Professor, Division of Geriatrics
Chief, VA Geriatrics Section
CMR 2012-2013
Core Faculty
Joseph Abdelmalek, MDAssociate Clinical Professor, Division of Nephrology & Hypertension
Associate Clinical Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine
Luis Castellanos, MD, MPHDirector, Diversity in Medicine and Faculty Outreach
Clinical Professor, Division of Cardiology
Stacy Charat, MDDirector, Primary Care Pathway
Associate Clinical Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine, VA San Diego
DJ Gaines, MDAssociate Director, Diversity in Medicine and Faculty Outreach Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine, VA San Diego
CMR 2020-2021
Charlie Goldberg, MD, MSAssociate Dean, Graduate Medical Education
Clinical Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine, VA San Diego
Lori Daniels, MD, MAS, FACCAssociate Director, Coronary Care Unit
Clinical Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
CMR 2002-2003
William Frederick, MD, PhDDirector, Medicine Acting Internship
Associate Clinical Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine
Scott Mullaney, MD, MBAAssociate Dean, Continuing Medical Education
Clinical Professor, Division of Nephrology
Nivedita Restaino, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine, VA San Diego
Associate Clinical Professor, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Program Director, UC San Diego Endocrinology Fellowship
CMR 2010-2011
Meghan Sebasky, MDCo-Director, Medicine Core Clerkship
Clinical Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine
Samantha Spilman, MD, MS
Co-Director, Integrative Medicine Pathway
Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine, VA San Diego
CMR 2020-2021
Gregory Seymann, MDClinical Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine
Vice Chief, Division of Hospital Medicine
Jack Temple, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine, VA San Diego
CMR 2018-2019
Colin Thomas, MD, MPHClinical Professor, Divisions of Hospital Medicine and Geriatrics
Chief, Medicine Service, VA San Diego
Supraja Thota, MDDirector, Resident as Clinician Educator (RACE) track
Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine
CMR 2016-2017
Ida Wong-Sefidan, MDAssistant Clinical Professor, Division of Hematology and Oncology, VA San Diego
Assistant Program Director, UC San Diego Hematology and Oncology Fellowship
CMR 2010-2011
Department Leaders
Zea Borok, MDChair, Department of Medicine
Helen M. Ranney Professor, Department of Medicine
Francis Gabbai, MDVice Chair, Department of Medicine, VA San Diego
Clinical Professor, Division of Nephrology, VA San Diego
Jess Mandel, MDVice Chair, Department of Medicine
Chief, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
Professor of Medicine
Alison Moore, MD, MPHVice Chair, Diversity Equity & Inclusion
Chief, Division of Geriatrics, Gerontology & Palliative Care
Professor of Medicine
Davey Smith, MD, MSVice Chair, Research
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health
Co-Chair, San Diego Center for AIDS Research (CFAR)
Professor of Medicine
CMR 1999-2000