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Meet Our Program Faculty

Program leadership

Aimee Espinosa, MD, FACP

Aimee Espinosa, MD, FACP
Program director
Medical school: Wayne State University
Residency: Corewell Health Hospital, Royal Oak

Paul Chittick, MD

Paul Chittick, MD
Interim chairman,
Infectious diseases & international medicine
Medical school: Wayne State University
Residency: Corewell Health Hospital, Royal Oak
Fellowship: Wake Forest University

Ovidiu Niculescu, MD, FACP

Ovidiu Niculescu, MD, FACP
Associate program director
Medical school: University of Medicine & Pharmacy - Carol Davila
Residency: Corewell Health Hospital, Royal Oak

Sandor Shoichet, MD, FACP

Sandor Shoichet, MD, FACP
Associate program director,
Internal medicine residency
Medical school: Wayne State University
Residency: Northwestern University

Alexandra Halalau, MD, FACP

Alexandra Halalau, MD, FACP
Associate program director for resident research
Medical school: University of Medicine & Pharmacy - Carol Davila
Residency: Corewell Health Hospital, Royal Oak

Sara Aguinaga, MD

Sara Aguinaga, MD
Associate program director for quality and safety
Medical school: Central Michigan University
Residency: Corewell Health Hospital, Royal Oak

Nicholas Maddens, MD

Nicholas Maddens, MD
Associate program director for ambulatory education
Medical school: Wayne State University
Residency: Corewell Health Hospital, Royal Oak

Francisco R Davila Grijalva, MD, FACP

Francisco R Davila Grijalva, MD, FACP
Transitional year program director
Medical school: Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador
Residency: Corewell Health Hospital, Royal Oak

Maham Siddiqi, MD

Maham Siddiqi, MD
Co-clerkship director, OUWB School of Medicine
Medical school: Aga Khan University
Residency: Corewell Health Hospital, Royal Oak

Dillon Karmo, MD

Dillon Karmo, MD
Co-clerkship director, OUWB School of Medicine
Medical school: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Residency: Corewell Health Hospital, Royal Oak

Florian Bukovec, MD

Florian Bukovec, MD
Fourth-year clerkship director
Medical school: Medical University of Vienna
Residency: Corewell Health Hospital, Royal Oak

Section heads

Paul Bozyk, MD

Paul Bozyk, MD
Pulmonary and critical care medicine
Medical school: Wayne State University
Residency: Wayne State University
Fellowship: University of Michigan, pulmonary & critical care

Michael Brennan, DO

Michael Brennan, DO
Endocrinology
Medical school: Michigan State University, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Corewell Health Hospital
Fellowship, endocrinology diabetes & metabolism: Henry Ford Hospital

Lisa Cohen, MD

Lisa Cohen, MD
Nephrology
Medical school: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Fellowship: Brigham and Women's Hospital

Simon Dixon, MD, FACC

Simon Dixon, MD, FACC
Chair, cardiovascular medicine
Medical school: University of Auckland Faculty
Residency Auckland Hospital
Fellowship: Auckland Hospital - New Zealand, cardiology
Greenlane Hospital, interventional cardiology Corewell Health Hospital, Royal Oak, interventional cardiology

Ali Farhat, MD

Ali Farhat, MD
Hospitalist medicine
Medical school: Wayne State University
Residency: Corewell Health Hospital, Royal Oak

Khaled Imam, MD, CMD

Khaled Imam, MD, CMD
Geriatrics
Medical school: Damascus University
Residency: Wayne State University
Fellowship: University of Michigan, geriatric medicine
Wayne State University, endocrinology & metabolism

Ishmael Jaiyesimi, DO, FACP

Ishmael Jaiyesimi, DO, FACP
Chair, medical oncology
Medical school: Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
Residency: Corewell Health Hospital, Royal Oak,
Fellowship: MD Anderson, hematology/oncology

Laith Jamil, MD FASGE, FACG, AGAF

Laith Jamil, MD FASGE, FACG, AGAF
Gastroenterology & hepatology
Medical school: Baghdad University College of Medicine
Residency: Michigan State University Hurley Medical Center Campus
Fellowship: Mayo Clinic, hepatology and liver transplant
Corewell Health Hospital, Royal Oak, gastroenterology
Mayo Clinic, advanced endoscopy

Joseph Skender, MD, FACR

Joseph Skender, MD, FACR
Rheumatology
Medical school: Wayne State University
Residency: Corewell Health Hospital, Royal Oak
Fellowship: Henry Ford Hospital - Rheumatology

Carl B Lauter, MD, MACP, FIDSA, FAAAAI

Carl B Lauter, MD, MACP, FIDSA, FAAAAI
Allergy & immunology
Medical school: Wayne State University
Residency: Wayne State University
University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship: Wayne State University, infectious disease
Henry Ford Hospital, allergy & immunology

Daniel Menkes, MD, FAAN

Daniel Menkes, MD, FAAN
Chair, neurology
Medical school: Boston University School of Medicine
Residency: MetroWest Medical Center
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital

Wendy Miller, MD, MPH, FACP

Wendy Miller, MD, MPH, FACP
Nutrition & preventive services
Medical school: Wayne State University
Residency: Corewell Health Hospital, Royal Oak

Clinic faculty

Lynda C. Misra, DO, M.Ed

Lynda C. Misra, DO, M.Ed
Medical school: Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Corewell Health Hospital, Royal Oak
Chief residency: Corewell Health Hospital, Royal

Rimma Polevoy-Davis, MD

Rimma Polevoy-Davis, MD
Medical school: Wayne State University
Residency: Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit
Chief residency: Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit

Sarah Hartkop, MD

Sarah Hartkop, MD
Medical School: Wayne State University
Residency: Corewell Health Hospital, Royal Oak
Chief Residency: Corewell Health Hospital, Royal

Lauren Reinhold, DO

Lauren Reinhold, DO
Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Corewell Health Hospital, Royal Oak

Hospitalist faculty

Ramona Berghea, MD
Medical school: Iuliu Hacieganu University
Residency: Corewell Health Hospital, Royal Oak

Tucker Billups, DO

Tucker Billups, DO
Medical school: Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Corewell Health Hospital, Royal Oak

Brett Holmes, DO

Brett Holmes, DO
Medical school: Michigan State University, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Corewell Health Hospital, Royal Oak

Pradeep Kaminoulu, MD

Pradeep Kaminoulu, MD
Assistant dean for undergraduate medical education
Medical school: American University of the Caribbean
Residency: Corewell Health Hospital, Royal Oak

Arati Kelekar, MD, FACP

Arati Kelekar, MD, FACP
Medical school: Goa Medical College
Residency: Corewell Health Hospital, Royal Oak

Tawhida Khatoon, MD

Tawhida Khatoon, MD
Medical school: University of New South Wales Faculty of Medicine
Residency: Sinai Hospital of Detroit

Dilip Khanal, MD

Dilip Khanal, MD
Medical school: Tribhuvan University
Residency: Corewell Health Hospital, Royal Oak

Nicole Marijanovich, MD

Nicole Marijanovich, MD
Medical school: Wayne State University
Residency: Corewell Health Hospital, Royal Oak

Justine Nasr, MD

Justine Nasr, MD
Medical school: University of Michigan
Residency: Corewell Health Hospital, Royal Oak

Mamon Tahhan, MD

Mamon Tahhan, MD
Medical school: Tishreen University
Residency: Providence-Providence Park Hospital

Justin Skrzynski, MD

Justin Skrzynski, MD
Medical school: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Residency: Corewell Health Hospital, Royal Oak

Pulmonary and Critical Care Faculty

Abdulgadir Adam, MD

Abdulgadir Adam, MD
Medical school: University of Khartoum Faculty of Medicine
Residency: Detroit Medical Center
Fellowship, sleep medicine: Detroit Medical Center
Fellowship, pulmonary/critical care med: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and Detroit Medical Center

Enrique Calvo-Ayala, MD

Enrique Calvo-Ayala, MD
Medical school: Universidad Nacional De Colombia
Residency: Henry Ford Hospital
Fellowship: Indiana University School of Medicine, pulmonary & critical care medicine

Christopher Dado, MD

Christopher Dado, MD
Medical school: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Vermont Medical Center
Fellowship: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Bhavinkumar Dalal, MBBS, MD, DNB, FCCP

Bhavinkumar Dalal, MBBS, MD, DNB, FCCP
Program director, pulmonary and critical care fellowship
Medical school: N.H.L. Municipal Medical College Gujarat University
Residency: Wayne State University, pulmonary/critical care medicine
Fellowship: Detroit Medical Center

Sanjay Dogra, MD

Sanjay Dogra, MD
Medical school: Government Medical College, India
Residency: Harlem Hospital Center
Fellowship, critical care: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Hospitals
Fellowship, pulmonary: Harlem Hospital Center

Daniel Keena, MD

Daniel Keena, MD
Medical school: Wayne State University
Residency: University of Michigan
Fellowship: University of Michigan, pulmonary & critical care

Giovi Grasso-Knight, MD

Giovi Grasso-Knight, MD
Medical school: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
Internship: University of Cincinnati
Residency: Carolinas Medical Center

Nader Mina, MD

Nader Mina, MD
Medical school: University of Cairo
Residency: Wayne State University
Fellowship: Wayne State University, pulmonary & critical care
Wayne State University, sleep medicine

Vishal Patel, MD

Vishal Patel, MD
Medical school: Pramukhswami Medical College
Residency: New York Methodist Hospital
Fellowship: New York Methodist Hospital, pulmonary & critical care University of Pennsylvania – Penn Medicine, sleep medicine

Subspecialty Faculty

Joseph Anderson, MD

Joseph Anderson, MD
Hematology, medical oncology faculty
Medical school: University of Michigan Medical School
Residency: Henry Ford Hospital
Fellowship: Henry Ford Hospital

Judith Bateman, MD
Rheumatology faculty
Medical school: The School of Medicine at Stony Brook University Medical Center
Residency: Corewell Health Hospital
Fellowship: Henry Ford Hospital

Stephanie Biedny, DO

Stephanie Biedny, DO
Geriatric faculty
Medical school: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: St. John Macomb Oakland Hospital - Oakland Center
Fellowship: Corewell Health Hospital, Royal Oak, geriatric medicine

Michael Cannon, MD

Michael Cannon, MD
Gastroenterology faculty
Medical school: Wayne State University
Residency: University of Michigan
Fellowship: University of Michigan

Christopher Carpenter, MD, FACP, FIDSA

Christopher Carpenter, MD, FACP, FIDSA
Stephan Sharf interim dean, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, infectious disease
Medical school: University of Michigan Hospitals
Residency: Duke University Medical Center
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins, infectious diseases

Carmen Demarco, MD

Carmen Demarco, MD
Infectious disease faculty
Medical School: Carol Davila University
Residency: Wayne State University
Fellowship: Wayne State University

Michael Duffy, MD

Michael Duffy, MD
Gastroenterology faculty
Medical school: Louisiana State University
Residency: University of Connecticut Health Center
Fellowship: University of Connecticut, gastroenterology
Yale University, hepatology

Jonathan Fellows, DO

Jonathan Fellows, DO
Neurology faculty
Medical school: Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Corewell Health - Farmington Hills (neurology)

Michael Gallagher, MD

Michael Gallagher, MD
Cardiology faculty
Medical school: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Residency: Spectrum Health/Michigan State University
Fellowship: Corewell Health Hospital, Royal Oak

James Goldstein, MD

James Goldstein, MD
Cardiology faculty
Medical school: University of Chicago
Residency: Oregon Health Sciences University Hospital
Fellowship: University of California - San Francisco, Cardiology

Ivan Hanson, MD

Ivan Hanson, MD
Cardiology faculty
Medical school: Wayne State University
Residency: Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University
Fellowship: Corewell Health Hospital, Royal Oak

Paul Johnson, MD

Paul Johnson, MD
Infectious diseases faculty
Medical school: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Residency: Corewell Health Hospital, Royal Oak
Fellowship: Corewell Health Hospital, Royal Oak, infectious diseases

Neil Levitt, MD
Rheumatology faculty
Medical school: University of Michigan
Residency: Henry Ford Hospital
Fellowship: Wayne State University School of Medicine

Saima Mansuri, MD

Saima Mansuri, MD
Nephrology faculty
Medical school: Sardar Patel University
Residency: Sinai-Grace Hospital
Fellowship: Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit

Brian Muckey, MD

Brian Muckey, MD
Geriatric faculty
Medical school: Wayne State University
Residency: Corewell Health Hospital, Royal Oak
Fellowship: Corewell Health Hospital, Royal Oak

Mohammad Muhsin Chisti, MD

Mohammad Muhsin Chisti, MD
Hematology, medical oncology faculty
Medical school: Kashmir University Government Medical College
Residency: University of Buffalo Affiliated Hospitals
Fellowship: Corewell Health Hospital

Martin Pevzner, MD
Rheumatology faculty
Medical school: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Residency: Mercy Hospital and Medical Center
Fellowship: Henry Ford Hospital

Matthew Sims, MD, PhD

Matthew Sims, MD, PhD
Director, infectious diseases research
Medical school: Stony Brook University
Residency: Stony Brook University Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Rochester, infectious diseases

John Szela, MD

John Szela, MD
Infectious diseases faculty
Medical school: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Residency: Corewell Health Hospital
Fellowship: Corewell Health Hospital