Educational Administrative Leaders
Dean’s Office
William Wertheim, MD, MBA
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Interim Dean, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Education: New York University School of Medicine
Training: Internal Medicine Residency and Chief Medical Residency at University of Michigan Hospital
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine
Lisa Strano-Paul, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Assistant Dean for Clinical Education
Director 3YMD Pathway
Director of Primary Care Clerkship
Education: University of Buffalo School of Medicine
Training: Internal Medicine Internship at Stony Brook University Hospital, Internal Medicine Residency at Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, CAQ in Geriatric Medicine
Department of Medicine
Susan Lane, MD
Professor of Medicine (with tenure)
Residency Program Director and Vice Chair for Education, Department of Medicine
Education: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Training: Internal Medicine Residency at University of Rochester
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine
Honors/Special Roles: President of the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine (APDIM)
Member, Board of Directors for Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM)
Stony Brook Internal Medicine Residency Training Program
Nirvani Goolsarran, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
Director of Quality and Patient Safety Education for Internal Medicine Residency Program
Associate Vice Chair for Quality, Department of Medicine
Member, Stony Brook Medical Board
Education: Ross University School of Medicine
Training: Internal Medicine Residency and Chief Medical Residency at Stony Brook University Hospital
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine
Honors/Special Roles: Harvard Macy Scholar faculty
Member, AAMC steering board.
Jennifer Hensley, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Subspecialty Coordinator for Geriatrics for Internal Medicine Residency Program
Education: New York Medical College
Training: Internal Medicine Residency and Geriatric Medicine Fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, CAQ in Geriatric Medicine
Nicole Lum, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Associate Program Director for Medicine-Pediatrics Residency
Education: Albany Medical College
Training: Internal Medicine Residency and Chief Medical Residency at Stony Brook University Hospital
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine
Jaimie Mersten, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Education: Albert Einstein Medical School
Training: Internal Medicine Residency and Chief Medical Residency at Montefiore Medical Center
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine
Patricia Ng, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Primary Care Track Director and Associate Program Director Internal Medicine Residency
Education: Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Training: Internal Medicine Residency and Chief Medical Residency at Brown University Hospital
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine
Catherine Nicastri, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Director
Education: Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Training: Chief Medical Resident and Geriatric Medicine Fellow at Stony Brook University Hospital
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, CAQ in Geriatric Medicine
Mandeep Patel, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Co-Director of Introduction to Clinical Medicine
Medical Director, Department of Physician Assistant Education
Education: New York Medical College
Training: Internal Medicine Residency at Tufts-New England Medical Center
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine
Getu Teressa, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Medicine
Internal Medicine Clerkship Director
Director of Scholarship Oversight for Internal Medicine Residency Program
Education: MD-PhD Renaissance School of Medicine at SUNY Stony Brook
Training: Internal Medicine Residency at Stony Brook University Hospital
Clinical Administrative Leaders
Donna Heinemann, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Department of Medicine
Education: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Training: Internal Medicine Residency at New York Hospital-Cornell,
General Medicine Fellowship at Stony Brook University Hospital
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine
Suzanne Fields, MD, MS
Oberleder Professor of Geriatric Medicine (with tenure)
Division Chief, General Medicine, Geriatrics and Hospital Medicine
Education: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Training: Internal Medicine Resident and Chief Medical Resident, Waterbury Hospital,
Kaiser Fellow in General Medicine at New York Hospital-Cornell
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine and CAQ in Geriatric Medicine, CAQ in Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Sadia Abbasi, MBBS
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Medical Director of the Hospital Medicine Service
Section Chief, Hospital Medicine
Education: Rawalpindi Medical College
Training: Interfaith Medical Center in Brooklyn
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine
Honors/Special Roles: John A Hartford Foundation/American Hospital Association Next Generation Leaders Fellowship for Age Friendly Health System
Outpatient
Susan Lee, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Medical Director and Lead Physician for PCMH and Ambulatory QI, Stony Brook Primary Care Center
Education: New York University School of Medicine
Training: Internal Medicine Residency at New York Hospital-Cornell
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine
Honors/Special Roles: Governor, American College of Physicians, NYACP Chapter-Long Island
Stephanie Jones, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Medical Director and PCMH Leader of General Medicine Office at Advanced Specialty Care, Commack
Education: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Training: Internal Medicine Residency and Geriatric Medicine Fellowship at Stony Brook University Hospital
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine and CAQ in Geriatric Medicine
Kimberly Kranz, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Medical Director, Internal Medicine Residency Clinic
Co-Director, Primary Care Clerkship
Education: Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Training: Internal Medicine Residency, Chief Medical Residency and Geriatric Medicine Fellow at Stony Brook University Hospital
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, CAQ in Geriatric Medicine
Inpatient
Robert Abdullah, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Assistant Medical Director of the Hospital Medicine Service
Co-Director of the General Medicine Consult Service
Training: Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatric Residency at Stony Brook University Hospital
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine and American Board of Pediatrics
Riyaz Kamadoli, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Associate Director of Medical Consult Service
Education: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Training: Internal Medicine Residency and Chief Medical Residency at Stony Brook University Hospital
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine
Veena Lingam, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Deputy Chief Medical Information Officer
Program Director, Clinical Informatics fellowship (Department of Pathology)
Education: Siddhartha Medical College
Training: Internal Medicine Residency, Stony Brook University Hospital
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, American Board Preventive Medicine-Clinical Informatics
Mathew Tharakan, MD, MBA
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Interim Chief Medical Informatics Officer
Education: Charles University Prague MD
Training: Internal Medicine Residency at Mt. Sinai Elmhurst Hospital
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Clinical Informatics
Long Term Care
Anshu Singh, MD, CMD, HPM
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Medical Director, Long Island State Veterans Home
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, CAQ in Geriatric Medicine, CAQ in Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Education: BJ Medical College, Pune, India
Training: Internal Medicine Residency at St. Vincent Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship at Stony Brook University Hospital
Long Island State Veterans Home
