Department of Medicine Education Leadership
Meet the faculty who train tomorrow's leaders.
Residency Program Director
Aashish K Didwania, MD
Vice Chair of Education and Associate Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics)
Associate Residency Program Directors
Sarah Chuzi, MD, MSc
Assistant Program Director (Cardiology)
Elizabeth Anne Scharle, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics)
Chief Medical Residents
Jason Arnold, MD
Undergrad: Northwestern University
MD: Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
Chief Resident of VA, Equity and Advocacy, and Procedure Education
Plans after chief year: Fellowship training in Pulmonary and Critical Medicine.
Avni Bavishi, MD
Undergrad: University of Illinois at Chicago
MD: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chief Medical Resident of Scheduling & Equity/Advocacy
Plans after chief year: Cardiology Fellowship
Claire Harrington, MD
Undergrad: University of Mary Washington
MD: University of Virginia
Chief Medical Resident, Wellness and Grand Rounds
Plans after chief year: Gastroenterology/Hepatology
Shaundeep Sekhon, MD
Undergrad: The Ohio State University
MD: Tufts University School of Medicine
Chief Medical Resident for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Plans after Chief Year: Pursue Cardiology Fellowship.
Brianna B. Valdes, MD
Undergrad: University of Florida
MD: University of Florida
Chief Medical Resident of Curriculum & Conferences
Plans after chief year: Academic Primary Care
Residency Core Faculty
Michael P Angarone, DO
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and Medical Education
Jeffrey H Barsuk, MD
Professor of Medicine (Hospital Medicine) and Medical Education
Aarati D Didwania, MD
Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics) and Medical Education; Director, Honors Program in Medical Education; Director, STAR (Survivors Taking Action and Responsibility) Program; Director of Faculty Development and Mentoring - Clinical/Education
Daniel B Evans, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics)
Robert Hirschtick, MD
Associate Professor Emeritus of Medicine (General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics)
Muriel Jean-Jacques, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics)
David B Neely, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics)
Ronak V Patel, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
Elizabeth Anne Scharle, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics)
Diversity and Cultural Affairs Council Directors
Khalilah Latrece Gates, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care)
Kehinde U.A. Adekola, MBBS
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Hematology and Oncology)
Global Health Track Director
Physician Scientists Training Program Directors
Sadiya S Khan, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and Preventive Medicine (Epidemiology)
Benjamin D Singer, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care)
Douglas E Vaughan, MD
Chair, Department of Medicine Irving S. Cutter Professor of Medicine Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Simulation Directors
Jeffrey H Barsuk, MD
Professor of Medicine (Hospital Medicine) and Medical Education
VA Site Directors
Elizabeth G Apolonio, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics)
Bijal V Jain, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics)
James R Otto, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics)
Women’s Health Track Director
Brigid M Dolan, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics)