Faculty

Core Faculty

Terrie Mendelson, MD, FACP Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Director, Graduate Medical Education / DIO Associate Professor of Medicine, UCSF Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Creighton University Medical School: UCSF Residency: UCSF Fellowship: General Internal Medicine and Medical Education, UCSF ACP Award for Outstanding Teacher and Mentor 2015-2016 Board Certified, ABIM

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

R. Bryan Klassen, MD, PhD Director, Student Clerkships Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Creighton University Medical School: Stanford University Residency: St. Mary's Medical Center Chief Resident: St. Mary's Medical Center (2016) Board Certified, ABIM

Daniel Raybin, MD Chair, Department of Medicine Education Director, Pulmonology Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Stanford University Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Creighton University Medical School: Stanford University  Residency: New York Memorial Hospital; University of Pennsylvania Fellowship: Pulmonary Medicine, Stanford University Board Certified, ABIM, and Pulmonary & Critical Care

Francis J. Charlton, Jr., MD Primary Care Internist, Mercy Medical Doctors Group Education Director, Geriatrics  Medical School: Georgetown University Residency: St Mary’s Medical Center, San Francisco Board Certified, ABIM

Jose Eguia, MD, MPH   Infectious Disease Education Director, Infectious Disease Curriculum Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF Medical School: Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons Residency: Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons Fellowship: Infectious Disease, UCSF MPH: UC Berkeley Board Certified, ABIM: Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease

Jake Adams, DO   Director, Intensive Care & Critical Care Education Director, Critical Care Medical School: Midwestern University, AZ College of Osteopathic Medicine Residency: Legacy Health System, Portland Fellowship: Critical Care, Cleveland Clinic Board Certified ABIM: Internal Medicine and Critical Care

Robert Schoene, MD   Associate Director, Intensive Care 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 Internist, Mercy Doctors’ Medical Group
Medical School: University of Minnesota 
Residency: Milwaukee County General Hospital, Milwaukee, and SMMC
Board Certified, ABIM

Xylona Bibal, MD
Primary Care Internal Medicine, Mercy Doctors' Medical Group
Education Director, Healthcare for the Underserved
Medical School: Ross University 
Residency: St. Mary's Medical Center
Board Certified, ABIM

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

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  
Diana Hilbert, MD 
Primary Care Internal Medicine, Mercy Doctors Medical Group
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Medical School: Dartmouth University
Residency: UCLA
Board Certified, ABIM

Ari B. Hoffman, MD
Director, Hospital Medicine
HS Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSF
Medical School: UCSF
Residency: UCSF
Board Certified, ABIM

Matthew C. Jeong, MD
Hospital Medicine
Medical School: University of Connecticut
Residency: St. Mary’s Medical Center
Board Certified, ABIM

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

Sharon Meyer, MD
Internal Medicine and HIV
Education Director, Behavioral Medicine and HIV
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Medical School: George Washington University
Residency: California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco
Board Certified, ABIM

Joseph A. Mollick, MD, PhD
Hospital Medicine
Board Certified: ABIM; Medical Oncology
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
Board Certified, ABIM: Medical Oncology and Internal Medicine

Remo Morelli, MD, FACC
Chief, Interventional Cardiovascular Medicine
Education Director, Cardiology
Vice Chief of Staff, St. Mary’s Medical Center
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 and 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

Richard Podolin, MD, FACC
Interventional Cardiovascular Medicine
Director of Echocardiography
Education Director, EKG Curriculum
Medical School: Stanford University 
Residency: University of Chicago 
Fellowship: Cardiology, UCSF
Board Certified, Cardiology

Carlos Quintana, MD
Neurology
Stroke Medical Director
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

Bao Tran, MD  
Interventional Cardiology
Medical Director, Structural Heart Program 
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania  
Residency: UCSF
Fellowship(s):
   - Cardiology, UCLA
   - Interventional Cardiology, Kaiser Permanente, SoCal
Board Certified, ABIM and Cardiology

Mark Wakasa, MD
Chair, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Director, Rehabilitation Services
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
Hematology-Oncology
Director, Cancer Center, SMMC
Education Director, Hematology-Oncology
Associate Director, Northern California Melanoma Center, SMMC
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

Li-Xi Yang, MD, PhD
Director of Academic Research
Education Director, Research and Medical Statistics
Director of Radiation Biology, California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute
Medical School: Nantong Medical School, China
Residency: 2nd Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
PhD in Pharmacology and Toxicology: Dartmouth Medical School