The Medicine Mentors Podcast

Elizabeth Paulk, MD, is a Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and holds a distinguished professorship in palliative care. She is the Medical Director for Hospice and Palliative medicine at Parkland Memorial Hospital. She is also the Program Director of the Palliative Care Fellowship Program and an Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicin...

Deeb Salem, MD, FACP, FACC, FAHA, is the Chairman of the Department of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. He has had a distinguished career as an academic cardiologist, serving as the Chief of Cardiology at Tufts from 1987 to 1995, and was then appointed as the Physician-in-Chief in 1999. Dr. Salem was the founding president of the New England Affiliate of the American Heart Associat...

Richard Shellenberger, DO, is the Associate Program Director at St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Hospital. Dr. Shellenberger completed his Medical school from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, and his residency in Internal Medicine from St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. From serving as the Chief Resident to his current role as an Associate Program Director, he has had a career devoted...

Kimberly Manning, MD is a Professor of Medicine and the Associate Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the Department of Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine. She additionally serves as a residency program director for the Transitional Year Residency Program at Emory. Dr. Manning is a recipient of numerous institutional and national teaching awards including Emory's Papageo...

Jane O'Rorke, MD is a Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Texas Health—San Antonio Long School of Medicine. Dr. O'Rorke completed her medical school from SUNY Downstate in Brooklyn and her residency from the University of Texas—San Antonio where she also served as a Chief Resident. She went on to complete a Faculty Development Fellowship at the University of North Carolina—Chapel H...

Fred Buckhold, MD, is the Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Saint. Louis University School of Medicine. Dr. Buckhold completed his training from Saint Louis University and has pursued his interest in hospital medicine and medical education. His research interests include reducing unnecessary care interventions and costs while mai...

Robert C. Smith, MD, MACP is University Distinguished Professor and a Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry at Michigan State University.  With many publications, awards, and strong grant support, he has been involved in teaching and research in patient-centered communication and in primary care mental health since 1985. Dr. Smith has been featured on  The Today Show  as well as interviewed and quo...

Kirana Gudi, MD, is the Vice-Chair of Education and Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Weill Cornell Medicine, where she is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Gudi received her medical training on the Weill Cornell campus, where she earned her MD, completed residency, and she served as a chief resident. She then pursued a...

Robert Harrington, MD, is the Arthur L. Bloomfield Professor of Medicine and Chairman of the Department of Medicine at Stanford University.  Dr. Harrington was previously the Director of the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) at Duke University. He has authored more than 640 peer-reviewed manuscripts, reviews, book chapters, and editorials. Thomson Reuters lists him as one of the most cited i...

Paul Noble, MD, is the Chair of the Department of Medicine and Director of the Women's Guild Lung Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Noble is a physician-scientist who has made significant research contributions to understanding the mechanisms and treatment of pulmonary fibrosis. Dr. Noble completed his medical school at NYU, trained in Internal Medicine and w...

Anne Curtis, MD, is the Charles and Mary Bauer Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and SUNY Distinguished Professor at the University at Buffalo. Dr. Curtis completed her medical school at Columbia University, her residency in internal medicine at the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, and then she went on to Duke University...

Ronald Witteles, MD, is a Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Co-Director of Stanford Amyloid Center and Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Training Program at Stanford University Medical Center where he directs the training of more than 140 physicians each year. Dr. Witteles completed his medical school from University of Chicago, his residency in internal medicine from Stanfor...

Starr Steinhilber, MD, is the Medical Director of the Compliant Documentation Management Program, and the Co-Director of Patient Safety and Quality Improvement at Tinsley Harrison Internal Medicine Residency Program at the University of Alabama Birmingham. Dr. Steinhilber grew up in Montgomery, Alabama, and completed her medical school and internal medicine residency at University of Alabama—Birmi...

Aftab Ahmad, MD is the Founding Program Director of Internal Medicine Residency at Orange Park Medical Center. Before transitioning into his current role, Dr. Ahmad has had a career devoted to leadership in medicine. After obtaining a Master of Business Administration focused on Health Care administration from Oakland University, he led the hospitalist program at the Providence Hospital. He then s...

Susan Lane, MD, is the Vice-Chair for Education for the Department of Medicine and the Internal Medicine Residency Program Director at Stony Brook University School of Medicine. Dr. Lane received her bachelor's from Amherst College, completed her Medical school from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, and her residency from Strong Memorial Hospital. She is active in healthcare policy...

Christine M. Herb, MD, is the Associate Program Director of Internal Medicine Residency and the Geriatrics Track Director at Allegheny Health Network. Dr. Herb completed medical school at Temple University School of Medicine and completed her residency training at the West Penn Hospital, where she also served as a Chief Resident. Dr. Herb completed her fellowship in geriatric medicine at the UPMC...

Andrew Thurston is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine and the Medical Director of the Supportive and Palliative Care service at UPMC Mercy Hospital. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, as well as Hospice and Palliative Medicine, with clinical interests spanning both Geriatrics and Palliative Care. Dr. Thurston's interests include the integration of medical humanities into clinical...

Thomas Fekete, MD, is the Thomas M. Durant Professor & Chair of the Department of Medicine at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. Dr. Fekete is a professor of Microbiology and Immunology. He is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, a fellow and master of the American College of Physicians and Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. He serves as the...

Richard N. Hellman, MD, is a senior clinical nephrologist and an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine, where he enjoys clinical teaching and mentoring of medical students, residents and renal fellows. His research interests include acute kidney injury, contrast nephropathy, hypertension, fluid and electrolyte disorders. Dr. Hellman received a BA in Econ...

Rebecca Andrews, MD, is the Professor of Medicine, the Director of Ambulatory Education and the Associate Program Director for the categorical Internal Medicine Residency, and the Co-Chair of the Opioid Task Force at the University of Connecticut. She completed her medical school and residency from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine where she also served as the Chief Resident. Dr. An...

Odaliz Abreu-Lanfranco, MD, is the Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit. After completing his training in Internal Medicine from St Raphael Hospital, Dr. Abreu Lanfranco pursued fellowships in Infectious Diseases and Transplant Infectious Diseases.  His clinical practice focuses on transgender health, HIV and transplant infectious disea...

Richard J. Chung, MD, is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at the Duke University School of Medicine. Dr. Chung earned his medical degree from Yale University and completed his medicine-pediatrics residency from Duke University School of Medicine. He then obtained a fellowship in adolescent and young adult medicine from Boston Children's Hospital. Dr. Chung has had an illustrious c...

Todd Simon, MD, is the Vice Chief and Associate Professor of Medicine and the Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at the New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. He also serves as the Chief Academic Officer & the Designated Institutional Official. Dr. Simon completed his Medical school from The New York University School of Medicine and pursued residency in Intern...

Fred Zar, MD, is a Professor of Clinical Medicine, Director of Academic Affairs in the Department of Medicine and the Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Zar completed his medical school at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, residency in Internal Medicine at Illinois Masonic Medical Center, and then pursued a fellow...

Keith Armitage, MD, is a Professor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University and Vice Chair for Education in the Department of Medicine at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. Dr. Armitage has been leading the Internal Medicine Residency Program at University Hospitals for over 25 years as the Program Director and is internationally recognized for his work to advance the field of re...