University of Pennsylvania Health System Internal Medicine people

Program Director

Hospitalist, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (General Internal Medicine) at University of Pennsylvania Health System

Amber Bird, MD

Program Director

Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency; Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Primary care and educational design and innovation, Medical education and equity-focused quality improvement, Population health; preventive health; substance use disorder treatment; women's health (clinical expertise)

Brett Irving, MD

Associate Program Director

Hospitalist, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) at University of Pennsylvania Health System

David J. Aizenberg, MD

Associate Program Director

Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency; Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

General internal medicine and primary care, Graduate medical education

Douglas Beach, MD

Associate Program Director

Hematologist, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine (Hematology-Oncology) at Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Farah Hussain, MD

Associate Program Director

Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency; Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Curriculum development and narrative medicine; the environment-and-human health curriculum for students, residents and faculty, Planetary health (Director of Planetary Health, Perelman School of Medicine)

Janae Heath, MD, MSCE

Associate Program Director

Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency; Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Clinical competency committee work and ACGME milestones assessment for the residency, Pulmonary and critical care medicine education; resident and fellow evaluation

La'Nyia Odoms, MD, MSPH

Associate Program Director

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (General Internal Medicine)

Lauren Catalano, MD, MS

Associate Program Director

Critical care medicine physician at Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Lauren Mechanic, MD

Associate Program Director

Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency; Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Penn Medicine

Ambulatory education and the resident experience in the ambulatory setting; the leadership page says she works with the division and the program on the ambulatory chief resident role, Presentation on linking division priorities with educational goals to create an ambulatory chief resident position (title on her profile)

Michelle Walker, MD

Associate Program Director

Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency; Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Endocrinology, Penn Medicine

Medical education, mentorship and curriculum development, Diabetes management on the inpatient service; wellness for endocrinology fellows

Nadim Mahmud, MD, MS, MPH, MSCE

Associate Program Director · Papers with 7 residents since 2023

Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology, Penn Medicine

Risk prediction modeling for patients with cirrhosis undergoing surgery, Impact of weight loss pharmacotherapy and bariatric surgery in patients with MASLD

Nicole Scaramella, MD

Associate Program Director

Internist, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (General Internal Medicine) at University of Pennsylvania Health System

Patrick Sayre, MD, MPH

Associate Program Director

Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Ambulatory medical education, resident education, outpatient precepting and curriculum development

Stacey Prenner, MD

Associate Program Director

Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Primary sclerosing cholangitis, primary biliary cholangitis, complications of cirrhosis, hepatitis C, hepatocellular carcinoma and liver transplantation

Bradley Fetzer, MD, MPH

Educational Lead for Corporal Michael K Crescenz VA Medical Center

Internist, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) at University of Pennsylvania Health System

Carol A. McLaughlin

Global Health Equities Track Director

Deepa Rani Nandiwada, MD, MSEd

Primary Care Program Director

Program Director, Primary Care Program, Internal Medicine Residency; Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Medical education; interprofessional education, Health system navigation, Coaching-centered and growth-mindset assessment in residency (2023 and 2026 publications)

Denise Xu, MD

Healthcare Leadership in Quality Track Associate Director

Neurologist, Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology at University of Pennsylvania Health System

Ehren Dancy, MD

Ambulatory Associate Program Director

Hospitalist, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (General Internal Medicine) at University of Pennsylvania Health System

Jennifer S. Myers, MD

Track Director, Healthcare Leadership in Quality, Internal Medicine Residency

Track Director, Healthcare Leadership in Quality, Internal Medicine Residency; Executive Director, Penn CHIPS

Quality improvement and patient safety education for trainees and faculty, Healthcare Leadership in Quality residency track (quality and safety curriculum)

Neha Patel

Healthcare Leadership in Quality Track Director

Nichole Smith

Urban Health Equity Track Director

Peter S. Klein, MD, PhD

Program Director, Physician-Scientist Pathway

Program Director, Physician-Scientist Pathway, Internal Medicine Residency; Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Hematopoietic stem cell biology, Wnt signaling and GSK-3; lithium mechanisms, Splicing and mitochondria, Physician-scientist training (2018 JCI Insight paper with program directors)