Faculty

Simerjot K. Jassal, MD, MAS
Internal Medicine Residency Program Director
Clinical Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine
VA San Diego       CV

Lori Wan, MD
Combined Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program Director
Clinical Professor, Medicine and Pediatrics
Division of General Internal Medicine

Renate Pilz, MD
Physician-Scientist Training Program Director
Chief, VA Hematology/Oncology Section

Charlie Goldberg, MD, MS
Interim Chief, Hospital Medicine, VA San Diego
Clinical Professor

Perrie Pardee, MD 

Assistant Clinical Professor
Division of Hospital Medicine

Tricia Santos-Cavaiola, MD
Associate Clinical Professor
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Fellowship Program Director
CMR 2010-2011

Rebecca Sell, MD
Associate Clinical Professor
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
CMR 2006-2007

EB Sladek, MD
Director, Integrative Medicine Pathway
Associate Clinical Professor
Division of Geriatrics
CMR 2012-2013

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, 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

Interim Chair, Department of Medicine
Division of Cardiology

Francis Gabbai, MD
Vice Chair, Department of Medicine   
Professor, Division of Nephrology
VA San Diego

Robert T. "Chip" Schooley, MD
Senior Director for International Initiatives  
Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases and Global and Public Health

Dr. Jess Mandel, MD
Vice Chair, Department of Medicine
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, Department of Medicine
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health
Co-Chair, San Diego Center for AIDS Research (CFAR)
Professor of Medicine
CMR 1999-2000