Melissa Lee, MD, MPH
Program Director
Medical School – Yale University School of Medicine
Residency – Harvard Combined Program in Medicine and Pediatrics
Fellowship – GNYHA Clinical Quality Fellowship
Career/Research Focus – Medical Education, Ambulatory Care Quality Improvement, Lifestyle Medicine, Patient Centered Care, Community Outreach/Patient Education, Population Health
Lucas Dreamer, MD
Associate Program Director
Medical School – Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency – NYU / Bellevue Internal Medicine – Primary Care
Career/Research Focus – Addiction Medicine (Board Certified), Primary Care-Mental Health Integration, Psychosocial Medicine, Doctor-Patient Communication, Evidence Based Medicine, HIV and Viral Hepatitis Care
Hannah Friedman, MD
Associate Program Director
Medical School – NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Residency – NYU / Bellevue Internal Medicine – Primary Care
Career/Research Focus – Medical Education, Women’s Health, Lifestyle Medicine
Regina Miller, MD
Associate Program Director
Medical School – SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Residency – SUNY Downstate Internal Medicine
Career/Research Focus – Hospital Medicine, High-Value Care, Mentorship
Lavonne Valembrun, MD
Associate Program Director
Medical School – SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Residency – North Shore University Hospital
Career/Research Focus – Medical Education
Nada Akkari, MD
Core Faculty
Medical School – St. George’s University
Residency – SUNY Downstate Primary Care Internal Medicine
Career/Research Focus – Primary Care, Lifestyle Medicine, Medical Education
Olusegun B Bankole, MD, MHA
Core Faculty
Medical School – College of Medicine,University of Lagos,Nigeria
Residency – SUNY Downstate Internal Medicine
Career/Research Focus – Medical Education, Advancing Equitable Care, Healthcare Administration, Accountable Care Organizations, and Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare.
Sheba Ebhote, MD, MSc
Core Faculty
Medical School – New York Medical College
Residency – Yale Internal Medicine Primary Care
Career/Research Focus – Health Equity, Anti-Racism, Advocacy & Community Engagement, POCUS
Zerin Kashem, DO
Core Faculty
Medical School – Kansas City University
Residency – SUNY Downstate Primary Care Internal Medicine
Career/Research Focus – Primary Care
Madhavi Kolla, MD
Core Faculty
Medical School – Sri Devraj Urs Medical College
Residency – Richmond University Medical Center
Career/Research Focus – Patient-Centered Primary Care, Women’s Health, Obesity Medicine, Medical Education
Scott McGarvey, MD
Core Faculty
Medical School – University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Residency – Harvard Combined Program in Medicine and Pediatrics
Career/Research Focus – Doctor Patient Relationship, Health Care Communication, Bedside Medicine and Medical Education, Palliative and Complex Care, Home-Based Primary Care, Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Hospital Medicine
Gregory Mints, MD
Core Faculty
Medical School – SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Residency – NYU / Bellevue Internal Medicine
Career/Research Focus – Hospital Medicine, POCUS, Evidence Based Medicine
David L. Stevens, MD, MMM
Core Faculty
Medical School – New York University School of Medicine
Residency – Johns Hopkins University – Bayview
Career/Research Focus – Clinical Leadership, Population Health
Mahamadu Zimpa, MD
Core Faculty
Medical School – Ege University Medical Faculty
Residency – SUNY Downstate Internal Medicine
Career/Research Focus – Hospital Medicine, Medical Education
Adedayo Adedeji, MBBS
Faculty
Medical School – University Of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Residency – Rush-Westlake Hospital, Melrose Park ,Illinois
Fellowship – SUNY Downstate Infectious Disease
Career/Research Focus – Primary Care
Vallerey Antenor, MD
Faculty
Medical School – Ross University School of Medicine
Residency – SUNY Downstate Primary Care Internal Medicine
Career/Research Focus – Primary Care, Medical Education
Leena Bodapati, MD
Faculty
Medical School – Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College
Residency – Saint Peter’s University Hospital
Career/Research Focus – Primary Care
Seeta Chillumuntala, MBBS
Faculty
Medical School – University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
Residency – SUNY Downstate Internal Medicine Residency Program
Career/Research Focus – Obesity Medicine, Endocrine & Metabolism
Emilie George, MD
Faculty
Medical School – Weill Cornell Medical College
Residency – Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Primary Care)
Fellowship – Codman Square Health Center
Career/Research Focus – Primary Care
Leo Gordon Eisenstein, MD
Faculty
Medical School – Harvard Medical School
Residency – NYU / Bellevue Internal Medicine – Primary Care
Fellowship – NYC Health + Hospitals Clinical Leadership Fellowship
Career/Research Focus – Harm Reduction, Health Equity, Anti-Racism in Medicine
Anthony Okolo, MD
Faculty
Medical School – CUNY Sophie Davis / Albany Medical College
Residency – Montefiore Medical Center, Family and Social Medicine
Fellowship – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Geriatrics & Healthcare Leadership Fellowship (LEAP)
Career/Research Focus – Healthcare Economics, Healthy Aging, Payment Reform, Primary Care Revitalization
Daniel Pomerantz, MD, MPH
Faculty
Medical School – Harvard Medical School
Residency – NYU / Bellevue Internal Medicine – Primary Care
Career/Research Focus – Palliative Care, Bioethics
Khaleda Akter, MD
Faculty
Medical School – Saint James School of Medicine
Residency – SUNY Downstate Internal Medicine Residency Program
Fellowship – Infectious Disease
Career/Research Focus – Hospitalist/Infectious Disease
Suzette Tan , MSN, RN, AGNP-BC
Faculty
Nursing School – CUNY Hunter College
Fellowship – Healthcare Simulation. NYC Health + Hospitals Simulation Center
Career/Research Focus – Relationship Centered Communication, Simulation