Division Chief Julia H. Arnsten, M.D., M.P.H. Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine Director, Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research 718.920.6641julia.arnsten@einsteinmed.edu View Profile Full-Time FacultyPrimary Faculty Matthew J. Akiyama, M.D., M.S. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.920.7175matthew.akiyama@einsteinmed.edu Areas of Research: I study how people access and utilize hepatitis C and HIV treatment and prevention services with particular emphasis on their intersection with substance use and the criminal legal system in the U.S. and sub-Saharan Africa. View Profile Kathryn Anastos, M.D. Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health (Health Behavior Research & Implementation Science) Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health Co-Director Emerita, Global Health Center Associate Director, Global Health Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center 718.515.2593kanastos@montefiore.org Areas of Research: Clinical, epidemiologic & translational research in HIV disease & associated conditions in Bronx & Central Africa; HIV in women, HIV associated metabolic disease, race/sex differences, research capacity building in Africa View Profile Muhammad Jahanzaib Anwar, M.B.B.S. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) Medical Director of Student Health 866.633.8255muhammadjahanzaib.anwar@einsteinmed.edu View Profile Prasanta Basak, M.D., Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 914.365.3680pbasak@montefiore.org View Profile Robert S. Beil, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.579.2500rbeil@montefiore.org Areas of Research: Dr. Robert Beil is a General Internist and AAHIVM HIV specialist and has been a primary care physician at the Comprehensive Health Care Center of the Montefiore Medical Group since 1993. He has been medical director of the Montefiore CICERO Program (the R View Profile Steven Ira Berk, M.D. Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 866.633.8255sberk@montefiore.org Areas of Research: Primary care health care policy View Profile James C.M. Brust, M.D. Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.920.6482james.brust@einsteinmed.edu Areas of Research: Epidemiology and treatment outcomes of drug-resistant tuberculosis and HIV in South Africa. A particular focus is on novel therapeutics and emergence of resistance as drugs are introduced into the South African TB program. View Profile Michele J. Buonora, M.D., M.S., M.H.Sc. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.920.7172buonora@montefiore.org View Profile Natalie Buslach, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.405.8040nbuslach@montefiore.org View Profile Gianni C. Carrozzi, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.920.7352gcarrozzi@montefiore.org View Profile Michael R. Castellot, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.920.2273mcastell@montefiore.org View Profile Kristina S. Chae, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.920.2273kchae@montefiore.org View Profile Elizabeth M. Clark, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.405.8040eliclark@montefiore.org View Profile Seth F. Congdon, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.920.2273scongdon@montefiore.org Areas of Research: Long COVID View Profile Joseph P. DeLuca, M.D. Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.920.6468jdeluca@montefiore.org View Profile David S. Edelman, M.D., M.P.H. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.579.2500daedelman@montefiore.org View Profile Jose J. Fefer, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 347.341.4300jfefer@montefiore.org View Profile Cynthia R. Feher, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.920.6242cfeher@montefiore.org View Profile Aaron D. Fox, M.D., M.S. Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.920.7173adfox@montefiore.org Areas of Research: Opioid use disorder treatment; Harm Reduction; HIV prevention; Incarceration and Health. View Profile Gloria Fung Chaw, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.920.7102gfungch@montefiore.org View Profile Fran A. Ganz-Lord, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 914.308.7735fganzlord@montefiore.org View Profile Efrain Gonzalez, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 347.341.4300egonzalezj@montefiore.org View Profile Robert L. Goodman, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.579.2500rgoodman@montefiore.org View Profile Erin J. Goss, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) Associate Professor, Department of Family and Social Medicine 718.570.2500egoss@montefiore.org View Profile Mary T. Gover, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.579.2500mgover@montefiore.org View Profile Justina L. Groeger, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.920.5387jugroege@montefiore.org View Profile Elizabeth E. Harris, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.405.8040elharris@montefiore.org View Profile Ellen A. Harrison, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health (Maternal Fetal Medicine) 718.904.2755eharriso@montefiore.org View Profile Iman F. Hassan, M.D., M.S. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.920.7102ihassan@montefiore.org View Profile Benjamin T. Hayes, M.D., M.S.W., M.P.H. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.920.7173bhayes@montefiore.org View Profile Rose Anne Indelicato, D.N.P. Instructor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 914.365.4848rindelic@montefiore.org View Profile Shwetha V. Iyer, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) Associate Professor, Department of Family and Social Medicine 718.579.2823siyer@montefiore.org Areas of Research: Master Adaptive Learner Structural Competency Stigma in written language Immigrant health education Lifestyle Medicine View Profile Andrea U. Jakubowski, M.D., M.S. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.579.2500ajakubow@montefiore.org View Profile Stephen Jesmajian, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 914.365.3681sjesmaji@montefiore.org View Profile Giliane Joseph, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences 718.292.6622gijoseph@montefiore.org View Profile Grace R. Kajita, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.920.9168gkajita@montefiore.org View Profile Carol B. Kelly, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.405.8040carokell@montefiore.org View Profile Andrea S. Kermack, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences 718.665.7500akermack@montefiore.org View Profile Musaub Khan, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.579.2500mkhan6@montefiore.org View Profile Jonathan Jong-Jin Lee, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.583.0600jolee@montefiore.org View Profile Darlene A. LeFrancois, M.D. Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.920.2839dlefranc@montefiore.org View Profile Rebecca D. Lichtin, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.579.2500rlichtin@montefiore.org View Profile Sarah Mallik, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.579.2500smallik@montefiore.org View Profile Jennifer M. McKenna, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.405.8040jmckenna@montefiore.org View Profile Eva E. Metalios, M.D. Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 347.341.4300emetalio@montefiore.org View Profile Felise B. Milan, M.D. Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) Assistant Dean for Learner Assessment and Clinical Competencies 718.862.1780felise.milan@einsteinmed.edu Areas of Research: Feedback in Medical Education OSCEs/simulation Standard Setting Teaching and assessment of clinical skills View Profile Ashutossh Naaraayan, M.B.B.S. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 914.365.3680anaaraay@montefiore.org View Profile Shadi Nahvi, M.D., M.S. Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences 718.920.5379shadi.nahvi@einsteinmed.edu Areas of Research: * Optimizing the efficacy and delivery of smoking cessation treatment for persons with substance use disorders * Improving health outcomes and quality of life of persons with substance use disorders View Profile Jennifer Ognibene, M.D. Instructor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.920.8542jognibene@montefiore.org View Profile Hugo A. Ortega, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.920.2273hortega@montefiore.org View Profile Jamie L. Osman-Wager, M.D., M.P.H. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.920.2273josmanwa@montefiore.org View Profile Sandra K. Oza, M.D., M.A. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) Assistant Dean for Learning Communities at Einstein 718.862.1770sandra.oza@einsteinmed.edu Areas of Research: Medical Education: Clinical skills teaching and assessment; Clinical reasoning; professional identity formation; learning communities View Profile Gerald A. Paccione, Jr., M.D. Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.920.6738gpaccion@montefiore.org View Profile Jing-Yu Pan, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.920.2273jpan1@montefiore.org View Profile Hauchie Pang, M.D., M.P.H. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.920.2273hpang@montefiore.org View Profile Viraj V. Patel, M.D. Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.920.5256viraj.patel@einsteinmed.edu Areas of Research: HIV prevention and treatment interventions, mHealth, social networking technology based research, sexual and gender minority health disparities, LGBTQ health, global health (India and Rwanda), primary care View Profile Hector R. Perez, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.920.5756heperez@montefiore.org Areas of Research: opioid tapering, opioid prescribing for chronic pain, non-pharmacological treatments for chronic pain, virtual reality therapies, stuttering, healthcare disparities, Latino health View Profile Daniel H. Pomerantz, M.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) Associate Professor, Department of Family and Social Medicine 914.365.3617dpomeran@montefiore.org Areas of Research: Palliative Care, Bioethics View Profile Sharon Rikin, M.D., M.S. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) Associate Dean for Continuous Quality Improvement 718.920.5698sharon.rikin@einsteinmed.edu Areas of Research: I use quality improvement and implementation science methods to improve the care patients receive and to improve how physicians work. View Profile Jonathan Ross, M.D., M.S. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.920.7064joross@montefiore.org Areas of Research: I study how people access and utilize HIV treatment and prevention services in the U.S. and sub-Saharan Africa and am particularly interested in the relationship between migration and HIV outcomes. View Profile Serena L. Roth, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.920.2273sroth@montefiore.org View Profile Brian D. Rubin, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.920.2273brubin@montefiore.org View Profile Kenneth J. Schaefle, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.579.2500kschaefl@montefiore.org Areas of Research: Global Health Low-resource medical care View Profile Sheira L. Schlair, M.D., M.S. Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.862.1782sschlair@montefiore.org Areas of Research: Clinical skills assessment, professional identity formation, learning climate, behavior change theory and praxis, physician health, learning communities View Profile Shani R. Scott, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.405.8040shanscot@montefiore.org View Profile Anjali Sharma, M.D., M.S. Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.882.2714anjali.sharma@einsteinmed.edu Areas of Research: metabolic complications of HIV, HIV infection in women, HIV and aging, HIV and substance abuse View Profile Marc F. Shi, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.579.2500mshi2@montefiore.org Areas of Research: Housing instability and health Social needs resource linkage View Profile Robert B. Shochet, M.D. Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Senior Advisor for MD Education and Student Affairs 914.308.7705robert.shochet@einsteinmed.edu View Profile Deepika E. Slawek, M.D., M.S. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.920.3786dslawek@montefiore.org Areas of Research: I study how to reduce morbidity and mortality in people with HIV (PWH) and people who use drugs (PWUD) using a harm reduction framework. I aim to study solutions for PWH and PWUD informed by my experiences as a clinician and by my patient's experiences. View Profile Joanna L. Starrels, M.D., M.S. Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences 718.920.7174joanna.starrels@einsteinmed.edu Areas of Research: Opioid management for patients with chronic pain, opioid tapering, treatment agreements, urine drug testing, medical cannabis, collaborative care models, opioid use disorder, opioid use in HIV care. View Profile Melissa R. Stein, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences 718.665.7500mstein@montefiore.org View Profile Joseph H. Stephens, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.579.2500jossteph@montefiore.org View Profile Kristin A. Swedish, M.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 347.341.4300kswedish@montefiore.org View Profile Deborah M. Swiderski, M.D. Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) Professor, Department of Family and Social Medicine 718.920.2818dswiders@montefiore.org View Profile Peter L. Tenore, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences 718.829.3440petenor@montefiore.org View Profile Next
