Faculty: Division of Hospital Medicine

Meet our faculty in the Division of Hospital Medicine at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital!

Amarin Sangkharat, MD
Chief, Division of Hospital Medicine; Assistant Professor of Medicine; Attending Physician

Specialty: Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine
Medical Degree: Georgetown University, 2001
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine, 2004
Certification: Internal Medicine

K. Corinne Abalos, ANTH, MD
Vice Chair for Quality & Safety, Department of Medicine; Assistant Professor; Attending Physician

Specialty: Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine
Medical Degree: University of Virginia School of Medicine, 2012
Residency/Fellowship: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 2015
Certification: Internal Medicine

Kerry Benton, MD
Assistant Professor; Attending Physician

Specialty: Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine
Medical Degree: Georgetown University School of Medicine, 2017
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine, 2021
Certification: Internal Medicine

Julia Borniva, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor; Attending Physician

Specialty: Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine
Medical Degree: First Tashkent State Medical Institute, 1981
Internship: Tashkent State Medical Institute, 1982
Residency: Tashkent State Medical Institute, 1985
Graduate Degree: State Central Institute of Physical Culture, 1986
Residency: Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center Internal Medicine, 2002
Certification: Internal Medicine
Languages Spoken: English, Russian

Lydia Bunker, MD
Assistant Professor; Attending Physician

Specialty: Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine
Medical Degree: New York Medical College, 2017
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 2020
Certification: Internal Medicine

Stephanie Cardella, CRSP, MD
Associate Program Director of Inpatient Medicine @ MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Residency Program in Internal Medicine; Assistant Professor; Attending Physician

Specialty: Hospital Medicine; Internal Medicine
Medical Degree: Georgetown University School of Medicine, 2011
Residency: University of North Carolina Hospitals, 2014
Chief Residency: University of North Carolina Hospitals, 2015
Certification: Internal Medicine

Sneha Daya, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine/Pediatrics; Attending Physician; Course Director for Health Policy & Public Health Course

Specialty: Hospital Medicine; Internal Medicine; Pediatrics
Medical Degree: Albany Medical College, 2010
Residency: Sidney Kimmel Medical College, 2014
Certification: Internal Medicine; Pediatrics

Jacob Feldman, MD
Assistant Professor; Attending Physician

Specialty: Hospital Medicine; Internal Medicine
Medical Degree: Temple University School of Medicine, 2008
Residency: Boston Medical Center, 2011
Certification: Internal Medicine

Ernest Fischer, MD
Associate Professor; Assistant Program Director of Curriculum and Point-of-Care-Ultrasound; Attending Physician

Specialty: Hospital Medicine; Internal Medicine
Medical Degree: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, 2010
Residency: University of Cincinnati Medical Center, 2014
Certification: Internal Medicine
Special Interests: Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Ryan Hunt, MD
Assistant Professor; Attending Physician

Specialty: Hospital Medicine; Internal Medicine
Medical Degree: Wayne State University School of Medicine (2013)
Residency: MedStar Health (2021)
Fellowship: University of Michigan Health System (2027)
Certification: Internal Medicine

Chitra Jaipaul, MD
Associate Professor; Attending Physician

Specialty: Hospital Medicine; Internal Medicine
Medical Degree: New York University School of Medicine (1997)
Residency: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (2000)
Fellowship: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics GME (2002)
Certification: Internal Medicine

Bassem Khalil, MD, vCER
Assistant Professor; Attending Physician

Specialty: Hospital Medicine; Internal Medicine
Medical Degree: University of Alexandria Medical School (2007)
Internship: University of Alexandria School of Medicine (2008)
Residency: Medstar Health (2014)
Certification: Internal Medicine

Marilena Lekoudis, DO
Assistant Professor; Attending Physician

Specialty: Hospital Medicine; Internal Medicine
Medical Degree: Midwestern University (2011)
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (2014)
Certification: Internal Medicine

Cassandra Libbing, DO
Attending Physician

Specialty: Hospital Medicine; Internal Medicine
Medical Degree: Marian University (2021)
Residency: Medstar-Georgetown University Hospital GME (2024)
Certification: Internal Medicine

Lauren Lubrano, MD
Vice Chair for Inpatient Service Lines; Assistant Program Director, Hospital Medicine; Assistant Professor; Attending Physician

Specialty: Hospital Medicine; Internal Medicine; Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Medical Degree: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2009)
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2013)
Certification: Internal Medicine, Pediatrics

James Malatack, MD
Assistant Professor, Attending Physician

Specialty: Hospital Medicine; Internal Medicine
Medical Degree: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (2010)
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine (2014)
Certification: Internal Medicine

Alex Montero, MD
Assistant Program Director for Quality & Safety at Georgetown University Department of Medicine; Patient Safety Officer at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital; Assistant Professor; Attending Physician

Specialty: Hospital Medicine; Internal Medicine
Medical Degree: Northwestern University (1991)
Secondary Medical Degree: John Hopkins University Bloomberg School Of Public Health (1996)
Residency: New York Presbyterian Hospital (2000)
Certification: Internal Medicine
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English

Rita Poon, MD, FACP
Assistant Professor; Attending Physician

Specialty: Hospital Medicine; Internal Medicine
Medical Degree: University of Maryland School of Medicine, 2015
Residency: Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 2018
Chief Residency: Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 2019
Certification: Internal Medicine
Languages Spoken: Mandarin, English