Internal Medicine Residency Program Leadership

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Brandi Hoag, DO

Associate Program Director

Dr. Brandi Hoag is the Director of the St. Vincent Ambulatory Care Center which is the St. Vincent Hospital Internal Medicine resident outpatient teaching clinic. In addition, she is an Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Saint Vincent Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. She is board certified in Internal Medicine.

Dr. Hoag earned her medical degree from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medical School and completed her residency training at Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA and served as chief resident 2007-2008.

She worked as a hospitalist for 3 years at St. Vincent Hospital before transitioning into her role as the Director of the St. Vincent Ambulatory Care Center where she works directly with residents caring for patients and teaching. Areas of interest include care for the underserved, development of performance improvement projects in the Ambulatory Clinic, and development of the Success Team for resident improvement and assistance.

Faculty

Medicine Department Core Faculty
Saint Vincent Hospital at Worcester Medical Center


Administration

George M. Abraham, MD, MPH, FACP, FIDSA

Chief of Medicine, Saint Vincent Hospital
Professor of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Education: MBBS, MD, Christian Medical College
MPH: Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Residency: Saint Vincent Hospital
Chief Medical Resident: Saint Vincent Hospital

Susan V. George, MD, MACP, SFHM, FRCP

Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
Associate Professor of Medicine, UMMS
Education: MBBS, National University of Singapore
MRCP: Royal College of Physicians, UK
Residency: Saint Vincent Hospital
Chief Medical Resident: Saint Vincent Hospital

Nitin Trivedi, MD, DM, FACP, FACE

Associate Professor of Medicine, UMMS
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Director, Division of Endocrine and Metabolic Medicine
Education: MBBS, MGM Medical College
DM: Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences
Residency: Saint Vincent Hospital
Fellowship: Joslin Diabetes Center and Brown Medical School

Brandi L. Hoag, DO

Associate Professor of Medicine, UMMS
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Director, Saint Vincent Ambulatory Care
Education: University of New England Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Saint Vincent Hospital
Chief Medical Resident: Saint Vincent Hospital

Suzanne G. Martin, MD, FACP, FASN

Associate Professor of Medicine, UMMS
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Director, Division of Renal Medicine
Education: University of Chicago-Pritzker School of Medicine
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Chief Medical Resident: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Fellowship: Nephrology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Jennifer B. Sargent, DO, FACP

Associate Professor of Medicine, UMMS
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Education: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Saint Vincent Hospital
Chief Medical Resident: Saint Vincent Hospital

Gary P. Blanchard, MD

Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine
Education: Tufts University
MD, Tufts University School of Medicine
Residency: Saint Vincent Hospital
Fellowship: Brown University


Blood Disorders and Cancer Medicine

Kala Seetharaman, MD

Division Director, Medical Oncology and Hematology Saint Vincent Hospital
Education: Government Medical College Bellary, Karnataka, India
Residency: Illinois Masonic Medical College, Chicago, IL
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA


Cardiovascular Medicine

Joseph C. Hannan, MD, FACC

Assistant Professor of Medicine, UMMS
Medical Director, Invasive and Interventional Cardiovascular Medicine
Program Director, Interventional Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship
Education: State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Medicine
Residency: St. Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center of New York
Fellowship: St. Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center of New York

Mazen Roumia, MD, FACC, FSCAI

Assistant Professor of Medicine, UMMS
Program Director, Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship
Education: BS, Alkefah School, Syria, MD Aleppo University, Syria
Residency: Michigan State University
Fellowships: Geisinger Health System, Cardiovascular Disease, Brown University, Interventional Cardiology


Critical Care Medicine

Kevin B. Martin, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, UMMS
Director, Critical Care Medical ICU at Saint Vincent Hospital
Division of Pulmonary Diseases, Reliant Medical Group at WMC
Education: BA, Harvard College, Cambridge MA,
MD, University of Rochester School of Medicine, NY
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, MA
Fellowship: Brown University, RI


Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine

Richard A. Rosiello, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, UMMS
Director, Division of Pulmonary Medicine at Saint Vincent Hospital
Chief, Pulmonary and Critical Care, Reliant Medical Group at WMC
Education: BA, College of the Holy Cross
MD, Dartmouth Medical School
Residency: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical School
Fellowship: Yale University


Endocrine and Metabolic Medicine

Nitin Trivedi, MD, DM, FACP, FACE

Associate Professor of Medicine, UMMS
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Director, Division of Endocrine and Metabolic Medicine
Education: MBBS, MGM Medical College
DM, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences
Residency: Saint Vincent Hospital
Fellowship: Joslin Diabetes Center and Brown Medical School


Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Medicine

Curuchi Anand, MD, FACP

Associate Professor Medicine, UMMS
Director, Department of Gastroenterology
Education: MBBS, Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal
Residency: Henry Ford Hospital
Fellowship: University Hospital of Arkansas


Geriatric Medicine

Gary P. Blanchard, MD

Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine
Education: Tufts University
MD, Tufts University School of Medicine
Residency: Saint Vincent Hospital
Fellowship: Brown University


Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine

George M. Abraham, MD, MPH, FACP, FIdSA

Chief of Medicine, Saint Vincent Hospital
Director, Division of Infectious Disease and Geographic Medicine
Professor of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Education: MBBS, MD, Christian Medical College
MPH: Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Residency: Saint Vincent Hospital
Chief Medical Resident: Saint Vincent Hospital


Pulmonary Medicine

Richard A. Rosiello, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, UMMS
Director, Division of Pulmonary Medicine at Saint Vincent Hospital
Chief, Pulmonary and Critical Care, Reliant Medical Group at WMC
Education: BA, College of the Holy Cross
MD, Dartmouth Medical School
Residency: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical School
Fellowship: Yale University


Renal Medicine

Suzanne G. Martin, MD, FACP, FASN

Assistant Professor of Medicine, UMMS
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Director, Division of Renal Medicine
Education: University of Chicago-Pritzker School of Medicine
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Chief Medical Resident: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Fellowship: Nephrology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center


Rheumatic Diseases and Musculoskeletal Medicine

Elinor Mody, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Director, Division of Rheumatology
Education: B.S. in Biology, Duke University
M.D., Duke University School of Medicine
Residency, Duke University Medical Center
Fellowship, Rheumatology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital