Who We Are
Chief Residents

Erik Andrews, MD, MPH
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

Helen Knight, MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Deepa Manjunath, MD
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Luisa Paredes Acosta, MD
University of North Carolina
Current Residents
Program Faculty

Bruce Levy, MD
Interim Chair, Department of Medicine
Professor of Medicine, HMS

Maria Yialamas, MD
Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Associate Professor of Medicine, HMS

Joel T. Katz, MD
Vice Chair for Education, Department of Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine, HMS
Associate Program Directors

Rebecca M. Baron, MD
Associate Program Director for Scholarship
Director, Science in Residency Pathway (SiR)
Assistant Professor of Medicine, HMS

Anthony Breu, MD
Associate Program Director, VA Affairs
Veteran Affairs Boston Healthcare System
Assistant Professor of Medicine, HMS

Staci Eisenberg, MD
Associate Program Director for Wellness
Assistant Program Director, Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program
Instructor in Medicine, HMS

Joseph Merola, MD
Associate Program Director, Medicine-Dermatology Combined Residency Program
Associate Professor of Dermatology, HMS

Colleen Monaghan, MD
Associate Program Director, Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, HMS

J. Carl Pallais, MD
Associate Program Director
Assistant Professor of Medicine, HMS

Joseph Rhatigan, MD
Director, Howard & Doris Hiatt Global Health Equity Program
Associate Professor of Medicine, HMS

Scott Schissel, MD, DPhil
Director, Preliminary Residency Program
Chief, Department of Medicine, Faulkner Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine, HMS

Niraj Sharma, MD, MPH
Director, Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, HMS

Amy Ship, MD
Director, BWH Residency Program in Primary Care and Population Medicine at HVMA/Atrius Health
Assistant Professor of Medicine, HMS

Sonja Solomon, MD
Director, BWH Division of General Medicine Primary Care Residency Program
Instructor in Medicine, HMS
Assistant Program Directors

Alev Atalay, MD
Assistant Program Director
Director, Ambulatory Education
Instructor in Medicine, HMS

Alexander Carbo, MD
Assistant Program Director for Quality Improvement
Assistant Professor of Medicine, HMS

Narath Carlile, MD
Assistant Program Director for Technology Innovation
Instructor in Medicine, HMS

Kenneth Christopher, MD
Assistant Program Director
Assistant Professor of Medicine, HMS

Matthew DiFrancesco, MD
Assistant Program Director
Instructor in Medicine, HMS

Andrew Lawton, MD
Assistant Program Director for Communication
Instructor in Medicine, HMS

Julia Loewenthal, MD
Assistant Program Director
Instructor in Medicine, HMS

Margee Louisias, MD, MPH
Assistant Program Director for Racial Justice and Equity
Instructor in Medicine, HMS

Daniel Palazuelos, MD
Assistant Program Director, Howard & Doris Hiatt Global Health Equity Program
Assistant Professor of Medicine, HMS
Key Faculty

Erik K. Alexander, MD
Executive Director, Brigham Education Institute
Professor of Medicine, HMS

Cheryl Clark, MD, ScD
Director, Leadership in Health Equity Pathway (LHEP)
Assistant Professor of Medicine, HMS

Morgan Esperance, MD
Associate Director, Leadership in Health Equity Pathway (LHEP)
Instructor in Medicine, HMS

Jose Figueroa, MD, MPH
Director, Management Leadership Pathway (MLP)
Assistant Professor of Medicine, HMS

Herrick "Cricket" Fisher, MD
Director, Integrated Teaching Unit (ITU)
Instructor in Medicine, HMS

Barbara "Bobby" Gottlieb, MD
Director, Ambulatory Faculty Development
Associate Professor of Medicine, HMS

Tony Massaro, MD
Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit
Instructor in Medicine, HMS

David Morrow, MD
Director, Levine Cardiac Care Unit
Professor of Medicine, HMS

Nora Osman, MD
Director of Student Education, Department of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine, HMS

Subha Ramani, MBBS, MMEd, MPH, PhD
Director, Scholars in Medical Educator Pathway (SME)
Director, Resident Evaluation
Associate Professor of Medicine, HMS

Chris Roy, MD
Medical Director, BWH Hospitalist Service
Assistant Professor of Medicine, HMS

Christian Ruff, MD, MPH
Director, BWH Cardiology Inpatient Services
Associate Professor of Medicine, HMS

Valerie Stone, MD, MPH
Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Department of Medicine
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Jonathan Williams, MD
Director, Clinical Investigation Pathway (CIP)
Assistant Professor of Medicine, HMS
Marshall A. Wolf Master Educators

Marshall A. Wolf, MD
Program Director Emeritus
Professor of Medicine, HMS

Ronald Anderson, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, HMS

Carolyn Becker, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, HMS

Sanjiv Chopra, MBBS
Senior Advisor, Management Leadership Pathway
Professor of Medicine, HMS

Julian Seifter, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, HMS

William Taylor, MD
Associate Professor of Population Medicine, HMS
Contact Us
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Internal Medicine Residency Office
Tel: (617) 732-5775
Fax: (617) 264-6346
Email: BWHresinfo@partners.org
Verification Requests
To verify post-graduate training in Internal Medicine, please send your request to: bwhimverify@partners.org
Medicine Residency Office Staff
- Katie Armstrong – Assistant Director, Education Administration
- Katie Connolly – Analyst, Department of Medicine
- Maria DeOliveira – Director, Education Administration
- Nina Gill– Assistant Director, Education Administration
- Lance Gordon – Education Program Coordinator
- Deborah Handsom – Senior Administrative Assistant
- Lauren McIsaac – Senior Education Program Coordinator
- Mady Schrass – Clerkship Coordinator
- Cameron Walker – Senior Education Program Coordinator
- Lauren Zecha– Education Program Coordinator