Faculty
Core Faculty

Terrie Mendelson, MD, FACP
- Director, Graduate Medical Education
- ACGME Designated Institutional Official
- Associate Professor of Medicine, UCSF
- Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, California Northstate and Creighton University Schools of Medicine
- Chair, GME Executive Leadership Council, CommonSpirit Health
- Medical School: UCSF
- Residency: UCSF
- Fellowship: General Internal Medicine and Medical Education, UCSF
- ACP Award for Outstanding Teacher and Mentor 2016 and 2020
- Board Certified, ABIM

Terrie Mendelson, MD, FACP
- Director, Graduate Medical Education
- ACGME Designated Institutional Official
- Associate Professor of Medicine, UCSF
- Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, California Northstate and Creighton University Schools of Medicine
- Chair, GME Executive Leadership Council, CommonSpirit Health
- Medical School: UCSF
- Residency: UCSF
- Fellowship: General Internal Medicine and Medical Education, UCSF
- ACP Award for Outstanding Teacher and Mentor 2016 and 2020
- Board Certified, ABIM

Ingrid Block-Kurbisch, MD, FACP
- Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
- Medical Director of Ambulatory Care
- Education Director, Endocrinology
- Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
- Assistant Clin. Professor of Medicine, Creighton University
- Medical School: University of Vienna, Austria
- Residency: California Pacific Medical Center
- Fellowship: Endocrinology, UCSF
- Board Certified, ABIM: Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Ingrid Block-Kurbisch, MD, FACP
- Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
- Medical Director of Ambulatory Care
- Education Director, Endocrinology
- Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
- Assistant Clin. Professor of Medicine, Creighton University
- Medical School: University of Vienna, Austria
- Residency: California Pacific Medical Center
- Fellowship: Endocrinology, UCSF
- Board Certified, ABIM: Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Francis J. Charlton, Jr., MD
- Core Faculty
- Primary Care Internal Medicine, St. Mary’s Medical Center
- Education Director, Geriatrics
- Medical School: Georgetown University
- Residency: St Mary’s Medical Center, San Francisco
- Board Certified ABIM: Internal Medicine

Francis J. Charlton, Jr., MD
- Core Faculty
- Primary Care Internal Medicine, St. Mary’s Medical Center
- Education Director, Geriatrics
- Medical School: Georgetown University
- Residency: St Mary’s Medical Center, San Francisco
- Board Certified ABIM: Internal Medicine

Kimberley Marquis, MD
- Core Faculty
- Director, Critical Care and Pulmonology
- Medical School: Duke University
- Residency: University of Washington, Seattle
- Fellowship: Pulmonary/ Critical Care
- Board Certified ABIM: Internal Medicine and Critical Care and Pulmonary Disease

Kimberley Marquis, MD
- Core Faculty
- Director, Critical Care and Pulmonology
- Medical School: Duke University
- Residency: University of Washington, Seattle
- Fellowship: Pulmonary/ Critical Care
- Board Certified ABIM: Internal Medicine and Critical Care and Pulmonary Disease

Robert Schoene, MD
- Core Faculty
- Associate Director, Intensive Care and Pulmonology
- Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
- Medical School: Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Residency: University of Washington, Seattle
- Fellowship: Respiratory Disease, University of Washington
- Board Certified, ABIM: Internal Medicine & Critical Care and Pulmonary Disease

Robert Schoene, MD
- Core Faculty
- Associate Director, Intensive Care and Pulmonology
- Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
- Medical School: Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Residency: University of Washington, Seattle
- Fellowship: Respiratory Disease, University of Washington
- Board Certified, ABIM: Internal Medicine & Critical Care and Pulmonary Disease
Teaching Faculty
Charles Allison, MD
Primary Care Internal Medicine, St. Mary’s Medical Center
Medical School: University of Minnesota
Residency: Milwaukee County General Hospital, Milwaukee, and SMMC
Board Certified, ABIM: Internal Medicine
Peter Barish, MD
Core Faculty
Hospital Medicine
Student Clerkship Director, St. Mary’s Medical Center
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College, New York
Residency: University of Washington
Board Certified, ABIM: Internal Medicine
Xylona Bibal, MD
Primary Care Internal Medicine, St. Mary’s Medical Center
Education Director, Healthcare for the Underserved
Medical School: Ross University
Residency: St. Mary's Medical Center
Board Certified, ABIM: Internal Medicine
Mauricio Jalife Bucay, MD
Hospital Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Medical School: Universidad Anahuac de la Ciudad de Mexico
Residency: Albert Einstein Medical Center
Board Certified: ABIM: Internal Medicine
Warren Chang, MD
Chief, Nephrology
Education Director, Nephrology
Medical School: UC Davis
Residency: UC Davis
Fellowship: Nephrology, UC Davis
Board Certified, ABIM: Internal Medicine and Nephrology
Peter Chansky, MD
Dermatology
Residency: University of Pennsylvania
Dermatology Research Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania
Preliminary Internship : St. Mary’s Medical Center
Residency:Dermatology: New York University
Board Certified, Dermatology
Tianyu Chen, MD
Hospital Medicine
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Medical School:
Residency: Kaiser Permanente
Board Certified, ABIM: Internal Medicine
Christian Cruz, MD
Nephrology
Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York
Residency: Cornell Medical Center, NY-Presbyterian Hospital
Fellowship: Nephrology, Cornell Medical Center, NY-Presbyterian Hospital
Board Certified, ABIM: Internal Medicine and Nephrology
Gitouf Elnema, MD
Hospital Medicine
Director, Hospitalist Faculty Education
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Medical School: University of Khartoum,Sudan
Residency: Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center, Georgia
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training
Board Certified, ABIM: Internal Medicine
Shubra Gupta, MD
Hospital Medicine
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Quality Improvement & Patient Safety Director, St. Mary’s Medical Center, SF
Medical School- Armed Forces Medical College
Residency - Internal Medicine, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago
UCSF Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training
Board Certified, ABIM: Internal Medicine
Diana Hilbert, MD, FACP
Primary Care Internal Medicine, St. Mary’s Medical Center
Education Director, Primary Care Rotation/Women’s Health
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Medical School: Dartmouth University
Residency: UCLA
Board Certified, ABIM: Internal Medicine
Matthew C. Jeong, MD
Chair, Internal Medicine, St. Mary’s Medical Center
Hospital Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Medical School: University of Connecticut
Residency: St. Mary’s Medical Center
Board Certified, ABIM: Internal Medicine
Abraham (Avromi) Kanal, MD
Core Faculty
Hospital Medicine
Education Director, POCUS training
Assistant Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency: Yale Internal Medicine and Primary Care
Board Certified, ABIM: Internal Medicine
Xinran (Leo) Liu , MD, MS
Hospital Medicine
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine , UCSF
Associate Program Director, UCSF Clinical Informatics Fellowship
Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School
Residency: University of Washington, Seattle, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Washington, Seattle, Medical Informatics
UCSF Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training
Board Certified, ABIM: Internal Medicine
Lauren Macaraeg, MD
Nephrology
Medical School: Ross University
Residency: St. Mary’s Medical Center
Fellowship: Nephrology, UCSD
Board Certified:ABIM: Internal Medicine
Board Eligible: Nephrology
Kevin Man, MD
Chief, Gastroenterology/Hepatology
Education Director, Gastroenterology/Hepatology
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Residency: California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco
Fellowship: GI/Hepatology, California Pacific Medical Center
Board Certified, ABIM: Internal Medicine & Gastroenterology
Remo Morelli, MD, FACC
Chief of Staff, St. Mary’s Medical Center Chief, Interventional Cardiovascular Medicine
Education Director, Cardiology
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Medical School: UCSF
Residency: St. Louis University and Washington University
Fellowship: Cardiology and Research: CVRI, UCSF
Board Certified, ABIM: Cardiology
C. Michael Neuwelt, MD, FACP
Rheumatology Education Director, Rheumatology
Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Medical School: George Washington University
Residency: George Washington University
Fellowship: Rheumatology, George Washington University
Board Certified, ABIM: Rheumatology
Lauren Olson, MD
Primary Care Internal Medicine, St. Mary’s Medical Center
Medical School: St. George's University, School of Medicine
Residency: St. Mary's Medical Center
Board Certified, ABIM: Internal Medicine
Richard Podolin, MD, FACC
Chair, Board of Directors, St. Mary’s Medical Center
Interventional Cardiovascular Medicine
Director of Echocardiography
Education Director, EKG Curriculum
Medical School: Stanford University
Residency: University of Chicago
Fellowship: Cardiology, UCSF
Board Certified, ABIM: Internal Medicine & Cardiology
Carlos Quintana, MD
Chief, Neurology
Medical Director, Stroke Service
Medical School: UCSD
Internship: University of Nevada
Residency: UC Davis
Fellowship: Sleep/Epilepsy, UC Davis
Board Certified, Neurology
John Selle, DO
Primary Care Internal Medicine
Assistant Director of Ambulatory Care, St. Mary’s Medical Center
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences
Residency: St. Mary’s Medical Center
Board Certified, ABIM: Internal Medicine
Yalda Shahram, MD
Hospital Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Residency: Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center, Internal Medicine
UCSF Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training.
Board Certified, ABIM: Internal Medicine
Ryan Sharma, MD, MPH
Core Faculty Hospital Medicine
Assistant Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency, St. Mary’s
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine , UCSF
Medical School: University of Sydney Medical School in Sydney Australia
Internship: Mercy Catholic Medical Center, Darby, PA, Internal Medicine
Residency: Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital, San Diego.
Board Certified, ABIM: Internal Medicine
Bao Tran, MD
Chair, Cardiology
Medical Director, Structural Heart Program and Interventional Cardiology
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania
Residency: UCSF
Fellowship(s):
- Cardiology, UCLA
- Interventional Cardiology, Kaiser Permanente, SoCal
Board Certified, ABIM Internal Medicine and Cardiology
Mark Wakasa, MD
Chair, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Director, Acute Rehabilitation Unit Clinical Professor of PM&R, Stanford University
Medical School: Loyola University Stritch, Chicago
Residency: Resurrection Medical Center, Chicago, and Stanford University
Board Certified, Physical Medicine, and Rehabilitation
Robert Weber, MD
Chief, Hematology-Oncology
Director, Cancer Center Education Director, Hematology-Oncology
Medical School: University of St Louis School of Medicine
Residency: UC Davis Medical Center
Fellowship: Hematology/Oncology, Scripps Clinic, San Diego
Board Certified, Hematology and Oncology
Shen Wen, MD
Hospital Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Medical School: Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan
Residency: St. Mary’s Medical Center
UCSF- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training
Board Certified, ABIM: Internal Medicine