The Medicine Mentors Podcast

Abby Spencer, MD, is a Professor of Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine and the immediate past Vice Chair of Education and Internal Medicine Residency Program Director at the Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Spencer completed her medical school from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and her residency in Internal Medicine from Cornell University. She pursued a Fellowship in W...

Dr. Alysia V. Kwiatkowski is an Assistant Professor of Medicine, Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology at the University at Buffalo (UB). She is the Senior Associate Program Director and Director of Curriculum Development for the Internal Medicine Training Program and an education development specialist for UB's Medical Education and Educational Research Institute. Dr. Kwiatkowski is also the Site Di...

Lyssa Weatherly, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Assistant Dean for Student Affairs at the School of Medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. She attended medical school at UMMC where she also completed a residency, chief residency and geriatrics fellowship.  Dr. Weatherly serves as an Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program with a stro...

Dr Aimee Zaas is a Professor of Medicine at Duke University and the Director of the Internal medicine residency training program. Dr Zaas completed her Medical school from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (Illinois), 1998 and Residency and Chief Residency in Internal Medicine from Johns Hopkins Hospital. She pursued a Fellowship in Infectious Diseases from Duke University Medica...

Mark Siegel, MD, is a Professor of Medicine and the Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Siegel graduated from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He joined Yale as a Pulmonary & Critical Care fellow and has been a full time Y...

Margaret C. Lo, MD, FACP, is a Professor of General Internal Medicine division and the Associate Program Director of Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Florida. She earned her medical degree from SUNY Upstate and then completed her residency at the University of Florida. Dr. Lo has a unique focus in medical education and strives for Innovation in residency medical education, multidis...

Steven Tringali, DO, is an Associate Professor of Medicine and the Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at UCSF—Fresno. He earned his medical degree at Touro University—Nevada, and went on to complete his residency in internal medicine at UCSF. His interests include point-of-care ultrasound, procedural training, teaching residents and medical students, and coaching residents...

Raquel Belforti, DO, MS is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate, and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. She also serves as the Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program and Medicine Clerkship Director. Dr. Belforti completed her medical school from the University of New...

Rebecca Berman, MD, is the Program Director for UCSF's internal medicine residency program, and a Professor of Clinical Medicine. Dr. Berman completed her medical school from Harvard Medical School and her residency in primary care internal medicine from Brigham and Women's Hospital. After completing her chief residency at Brigham and Women's in 2009, she joined Mass General Hospital where she bui...

Salvatore Cilmi, MD, is an Associate Professor of Medicine, an Infectious Diseases Specialist, and the Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr Cilmi completed his Medical school from Harvard University Medical School and Residency in Internal Medicine from Massachusetts General Hospital where he stayed on to pursue a Fellowship in Infectio...

Lindsay Sonstein, MD is a University of Texas System Distinguished Teaching Professor, the Clinical Vice Chair and Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Dr. Sonstein  focuses on quality of care, patient satisfaction, and innovative health delivery systems. She is passionate about resident education, has won numerous teac...

Carrie Thompson, MD, is a Consultant in the Division of Hematology, an Associate Professor of Medicine, and the Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Thompson completed her medical school from St. Louis University School of Medicine and residency in internal medicine from the Mayo Clinic where she continued her fellowship in hematology-...

Fariha Shafi, MD is an Associate Professor of Medicine, the Chair of the School of Medicine Diversity Council, and the Co-Director for Women in Medical Sciences Programming at the University of Missouri—Kansas City. Dr. Shafi completed her medical school from Universidad Tecnologica De Santiago (UTESA) and residency in drug medicine from The State University of New York—Buffalo. She has a strong i...

Lisa Willett, MD, is a Professor of Medicine, the Vice-Chair of Education, and the Director of the Tinsley Harrison Internal Medicine Residency Program at the University of Alabama—Birmingham. Dr. Willett completed her medical school, residency, and chief resident year at UAB. She is nationally recognized for her work in resident development, and is currently the President of the Association of Pr...

Nicholas Gowen,‌ MD, is ‌the‌ Associate Program Director of Internal Medicine Residency, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, and the VA Site Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program ‌at‌ University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.‌ ‌Dr‌ ‌‌Gowen ‌completed‌ ‌his ‌Medical‌ ‌school‌ and ‌Residency‌ ‌in‌ Internal Medicine and Pediatrics ‌from‌‌ UAMS.‌ He takes keen interest in...

Dr Dominique Cosco is an associate professor of Medicine and Director of the Internal Medicine residency program at Washington University School of Medicine/Barnes-Jewish Hospital. In addition, Dr. Cosco is the Director of Teacher Development for the Academy of Educators at Washington University School of Medicine. Dr Cosco completed her Medical school from Tulane University and Residency in Inter...

Victoria Montgomery, MD, is the Associate Program Director and Ambulatory Training Safety and Quality Director for the internal medicine residency program at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital. Dr. Montgomery completed her medical school from Michigan State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine, and pursued residency in internal medicine from Advocate Lutheran General Hospital. Often, the b...

Jennifer Corbelli, MD, MS, is the Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Training Program and an Associate Professor of Medicine at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Corbelli completed her Medical school from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Residency in Internal Medicine from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center where she was also the Chief Residen...

Dr. Tyndall assumed the role of the Interim Dean of the University of Florida College of Medicine on July 31st 2018. He is a Professor of Emergency Medicine and has been the Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine since 2008. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the Emergency Medicine Residency at the Universit...

Todd Barton, MD, is a Professor of Clinical Medicine and the Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at the University of Pennsylvania. He is an attending physician at the Hospital of University of Pennsylvania and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where his clinical practice focuses on transplant-related infectious diseases and clinical infectious diseases. Dr. Barton completed...

Dr. Charles Christopher Smith is the Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program, and Associate Vice Chair for Education at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. A graduate of the University Of Tennessee College Of Medicine, he completed his internal medicine residency training at Beth Israel Deaconess followed by a Chief Reside...

Hugo Rosen, MD is the Chair of Medicine and a Professor of Medicine, Immunology, and Molecular Microbiology at Keck School of Medicine of USC. Dr. Rosen completed his medical school from the University of Miami—Miller School of Medicine, his residency in internal medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at Harvard Medical School, followed by a fellowship in gastroenterology and transplant...

Jatin Vyas, MD, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Medicine and the Program Director of the Massachusetts General Hospital's Internal Medicine Residency Program at Harvard Medical School, where he supervises over 200 interns and residents. Dr. Vyas received his PhD in immunology, working in the lab of Dr. Robert Rich at Baylor College of Medicine. After completing his MD at Baylor, he joined as a r...

Richard Sterling, MD is Virginia Commonwealth University Hepatology Professor of Medicine, Section Chief of Hepatology, and Medical Director of Viral Hepatitis and HIV Liver Disease. He is active in graduate medical education as a transplant hepatology fellowship director, and an associate program director in the Internal Medicine Residency Program with a focus in scholarship. Dr. Sterling complet...

Karen Law, MD, is an Associate Professor in the Division of Rheumatology, the Associate Vice Chair of Education, and the Program Director of the Jay Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency Program at Emory University's Department of Medicine. Dr. Law completed her medical school from Brown University. She completed her residency, chief residency, and rheumatology fellowship at Emory University. O...