Faculty & Staff
Carmelita P. Escalante, M.D.
Professor and Department Chair
Section of General Internal Medicine
Ellen F Manzullo, M.D.
Professor, Deputy Division Chair,
Section Chief and Deputy Department Chair
Shuwei Gao, M.D.
Associate Professor
Holly M Holmes, M.D.
Associate Professor
Jessica P Hwang, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor
Gloria Iliescu, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Beatrice Edwards, MD
Associate Professor
Wenli Liu, M.D.
Associate Professor
Jeong H Oh, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor
John T Patlan, M.D.
Associate Professor
Khanh Thi-Thuy Nguyen, M.D.
Associate Professor
Sunil K Sahai, M.D.
Associate Professor
Kathleen Anne Smalky, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor
Khank D Vu, M.D.
Associate Professor
Section of Hospital Care
Maria-Claudia Campagna, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Norman Brito-Dellan, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Sahitya Gadiraju, DO.
Instructor
Marina Ciny George, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Josiah Halm, M.D. Section Chief
Assistant Professor
A. Guido Hita, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Adarsh Hiremath, MD
Assistant Professor
Archana Laxmisan, MD
Assistant Professor
Section of Rheumatology and Immunology
Maria E Suarez-Almazor, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Section Chief
Huifang (Linda) Lu, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Jean H Tayar, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Clinical Pharmacist Specialists
Ali Zalpour, RPH
PharmD
Maggie Lu, RPH
Pharm D
Basic Science Faculty
Angeles Lopez-Olivo, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Robert Volk, Ph.D.
Professor
Suzanne Linder, PhD
Instructor
Research Staff
Jessica Foreman, BA - Sr. Clinical Studies Coordinator
Jude Des Bordes - Supv. Research Data Coordinator
Najeeba, Ali, BS - Coordinator, Clinical Studies
Marsha Richardson, MSW - Supv. Data Analysis
Pratibha Parelkar - Program Manager
Rana Abisaid Baker, MPH - Program Manager
Rhodrick Haralson, BS - Coordinator, Research Data
Ruili Luo, HSR - Statistical Analyst
Vincent F. Richards, BA - Coordinator, Research Data
Viola B. Leal, BA - Sr. Coordinator Clinical Studies
Administrative Staff
William A. Atkinson IV FACHE - Department Administrator
Angie Castillo - Sr. Administrative Assistant
Angelica Ramirez - Sr. Administrative Assistant
Carmen-Luz Vargo - Executive Assistant
Carol Murphy - Sr. Administrative Assistant
Chong Pak, MPH - Sr. Financial Analyst
Janice Polk - Sr. Administrative Assistant
Judy Lucadou, CHCO, CPC - Mgr. Charge Capture & Document
Michelle Castillo - Administrative Assistant
Tony Lam, Ph.D - Mgr. Systems Analyst Svs.
Xochitl-Alexis Velsco - Program Coordinator