Program Leadership
Internal Medicine Residency Program Leadership
Susan V. George, MD, MACP, SFHM, FRCP
Dr. Susan V. George is Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Saint Vincent Hospital and Professor of Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. She is board certified in Internal Medicine.
She worked as a hospitalist for 17 years and was the medical director of the SVH hospitalist service for 10 years. She transitioned in 2017 to outpatient primary care. Her interests are in the area of patient safety. She has also served in a number of key administrative positions in her capacity as Director of the Performance Improvement Committee for the Department of Medicine.
She has received several teaching recognitions locally and nationally, including the John J. McKeever Medical Educator award in 2006, the UMASS Medical School Community teacher award, the President’s Award (Physician of the Year) in 2009 and the Quality Pillar award in 2012. Dr George was named Top Ten Hospitalists by the American College of Physicians in 2010. She was recognized in 2016 with the YWCA Erskine Award for Women. She also served as the President of the Medical Staff at Saint Vincent Hospital 2016-2017. Most recently she was invited to be the 228 th Orator of the Worcester District Medical Society in 2024.
She is a Master of the American College of Physicians and a Senior Fellow of the Society of Hospital Medicine.
Dr. George earned her medical degree from the National University of Singapore and is also a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, London. She completed her residency training at Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA and served as chief resident 1999-2001.
Faculty
Medicine Department Core Faculty
Saint Vincent Hospital at Worcester Medical Center
Administration
George M. Abraham, MD, MPH, MACP, FIDSA, FRCP (Lon.)
George M. Abraham, MD, MPH, MACP, FIDSA, FRCP (Lon.)
Chief of Medicine, Saint Vincent Hospital
Director, Division of Indectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine
Professor of Medicine, UMass Chan 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
Professor of Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School
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 Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Director, Division of Endocrine and Metabolic Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School
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 Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Director, Saint Vincent Ambulatory Care
Associate Professor of Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School
Education: University of New England Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Saint Vincent Hospital
Chief Medical Resident: Saint Vincent Hospital
Suzanne G. Martin, MD, FACP, FASN
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Specialty Education Coordinator Renal Medicine
Director, Division of Renal Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School
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 Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Associate Professor of Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School
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
Clerkship Director, UMass Chan Medical School
Education: Tufts University
MD, Tufts University School of Medicine
Residency: Saint Vincent Hospital
Fellowship: Brown University
Blood Disorders and Cancer Medicine
Kala Seetharaman, MD
Director, Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology
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
Mark Kranis, DO, MS
Specialty Education Coordinator, Cardiovascular Medicine
Education: MS Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, DO
Nova Southeastern
University, Ft Lauderdale, FL
Residency: Saint Vincent Hospital
Chief Medical Resident: Saint Vincent Hospital
Fellowship: Saint Vincent Hospital Cardiovascular Disease
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Gerardo P. Carino, MD, PhD
Director, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Specialty Education Coordinator
Education: MD, PhD, Brown University School of Medicine
Residency: Brown University, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Brown University, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Jensen Galvis, MD
Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Core Faculty
Education: MD, George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Residency: Temple University Hospital, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Temple University Hospital, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Endocrine and Metabolic Medicine
Nitin Trivedi, MD, DM, FACP, FACE
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Director, Division of Endocrine and Metabolic Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School
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
Sai Katta, MD
Division of Endocrinology, Core Faculty
Education: MBBS, MD, J.J.M. Medical College, Davangere
Residency: Saint Vincent Hospital, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: SUNY Upstate Medical University, Endocrine Medicine
Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Medicine
Curuchi Anand, MD, FACP
Director, Division of Gastroenterology
Specialty Education Coordinator, Gastrointestinal Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School
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
Clerkship Director, UMass Chan Medical School
Education: Tufts University
MD, Tufts University School of Medicine
Residency: Saint Vincent Hospital
Fellowship: Brown University
Jarod Faucher, DO
Coordinator, Transitions of Care
Education: Lake Erie Colleg of Osteopathic Medicine, PA
Fellowship: University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA Residency, Saint
Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA
Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine
George M. Abraham, MD, MPH, MACP, FIDSA, FRCP (Lon.)
Chief of Medicine, Saint Vincent Hospital
Director, Division of Indectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine
Professor of Medicine, UMass Chan 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
Renal Medicine
Suzanne G. Martin, MD, FACP, FASN
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Specialty Education Coordinator, Renal Medicine
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
Suzanne Gilman, MD
Specialty Education Coordinator, Rheumatic Diseases & Musculoskeletal Medicine
Education: Washington University in St. Louis - School of Medicine
Residency: UMass Memorial Medical Center
Fellowship: Washington University in St. Louis- Barnes Jewish Hospital
Gary Wolf, MD
Specialty Education Coordinator, Rheumatic Diseases & Musculoskeletal Medicine
Education: Boston University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Fellowship: Saint Vincent Hospital
Hospital Medicine Core Faculty
Sarat C. Malempati, MD
Hospital Medicine, Core Faculty
Education: MBBS, MD, Kamineni Institute of Medical Sciences
Residency: Saint Vincent Hospital, Internal Medicine, Chief Medical Resident,
Internal Medicine
Mahawa K. Sam, MD
Hospital Medicine, Core Faculty
Education: MD, Tufts University School of Medicine
Residency: Rhode Island Hospital Alpert Medical School of Brown University,
Internal Medicine University of Connecticut, Internal Medicine
Jessica C. Veulens, MD
Hospital Medicine, Core Faculty
Education: MD, Ross University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Connecticut, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Connecticut, Renal Medicine