Department of Medicine
Leadership
Department Organization - Central Leadership

Robert Salata, MD, FACP, FIDSA
Chairman

Nan Rock, MBA, RT(T)
Medical Services Director
Vice Chairs

Keith Armitage, MD
Educational Programs

Thomas Hostetter, MD
Research Programs

Robert Bonomo, MD:
Veterans Affairs

Rajesh Chandra, MD:
Clinical Affairs and Transformation

Usha Stiefel, MD:
Faculty Development & Diversity
Division Chiefs

Sanjay Rajagopalan, MD:
Cardiovascular Medicine

Baha Arafah, MD:
Clinical & Molecular Endocrinology

Fabio Cominelli, MD, PhD:
Gastroenterology & Liver Diseases

Rajesh Chandra, MD:
General Internal Medicine

Taryn Lee, MD, MPH:
Geriatrics & Pallitive Care

Kenneth Rosenfeld, MD:
Geriatrics & Pallitive Care
Matthew Cooney, MD:
Hematology & Oncology

W. Henry Boom, MD:
Infectious Diseases & HIV Medicine

Mahboob Rahman, MD, MS:
Nephrology & Hypertension

Rodney Folz, MD, PhD:
Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine

Ali D. Askari, MD:
Rheumatology
VA Section Heads
José Ortiz, MD:
Cardiology

Laure Sayyed-Kassem, MD:
Endocrinology

Yngve Falck-Ytter, MD:
Gastroenterology

Thomas R. Hornick, MD:
Geriatrics

Charles Nock, MD:
Hematology/Oncology

Usha Stiefel, MD:
Infectious Diseases

Sarah Augustine, MD:
Internal Medicine

Niraj Desai, MD:
Nephrology

Frank Jacono, MD:
Pulmonary

Rawad El Ghoul, MD:
Sleep

Maya Mattar, MD:
Rheumatology

Corinna Falck-Ytter, MD:
Primary Care

Todd Smith, MD:
Acute Medicine

Phyllis Nsiah-Kumi, MD:
Women's Health