Faculty

Core Faculty

Susan Manson, M.D.

Program Director, Internal Medicine

Dr Manson attained her medical education from the State University in New York, Brooklyn Medical Center (Downstate) in 1997. She did her training in Mineola, NY at what is now called NYU Langone hospital on Long Island from 1997-2000. She has worked mostly as a hospitalist throughout her career with periodic outpatient practice experience.

Biography

Robert Kleyman, D.O., M.B.A.

Associate Program Director, Critical Care Medicine

As a practicing intensivist, Dr. Kleyman emphasizes evidence-based medicine and multidisciplinary collaboration in patient care. He is passionate about mentoring residents and empowering them to develop critical thinking skills, clinical confidence, and compassionate bedside practice. His academic and leadership efforts focus on enhancing resident education, advancing quality improvement initiatives, and promoting a culture of continuous learning within the program.

Biography

Irving Gottfried, M.D.

Core Faculty, Gastroenterology, Genetics


Michael Cohen, M.D.

Core Faculty, Special Education Coordinator, Gastroenterology


Ruben Cabrera M.D.

Core Faculty, Pulmonology

Dr. Ruben Cabrera is a board-certified Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine physician at Premier Hospitalists in Naples, Florida. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at HCA Florida Kendall Hospital and his Pulmonary and Critical Care fellowship at HCA Florida Aventura Hospital.

Biography

Omar Hussain, M.D.

Core Faculty, Internal Medicine

Dr Hussain graduated from Ross University College of Medicine in Dominica In 2011. He then went on to do his residency at Prince George’s Hospital Center in Cheverly, Maryland where he served as a 3rd year Chief Resident. After completing his residency in 2014, he accepted a position with Premier Inpatient Partners where he currently still works. Dr Hussain will serve as our lead faculty physician hospitalist for the IM residency program.

Biography

Teaching Faculty

Jorge Mujica, M.D.

Teaching Faculty, Emergency Medicine

Zdenko Korunda, M.D.

Teaching Faculty, Pain Medicine and Palliative Care

Ryan Perdzock, M.D.

Teaching Faculty, Hospice and Palliative Care

Igor Reis, M.D.

Teaching Faculty, Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology

Paul Dorio, M.D.

Teaching Faculty, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology

Jimmy Liu, M.D.

Teaching Faculty, Inpatient Medicine

Jorge Cruz, M.D.

Teaching Faculty, Inpatient Medicine — Hospital Medicine

Nena Korunda, M.D., FACP

Teaching Faculty, Internal Medicine-Outpatient Medicine


S.E.C. Faculty

Ronald Caputo, M.D.

Subspecialty Education Coordinator, Cardiology

Sadiq Al Nakeeb, MBChB

Subspecialty Education Coordinator, Pulmonology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

Todd Brodie, M.D., FACP

Subspecialty Education Coordinator, Endocrinology

Jay Wang, M.D.

Subspecialty Education Coordinator, Hematology & Medical Oncology

Vakhtang Bochorishvilli, M.D.

Subspecialty Education Coordinator, Infectious Diseases

Ramu Patakoti, MBBS

Subspecialty Education Coordinator, Nephrology

Alan Goodwin, M.D.

Subspecialty Education Coordinator, Rheumatology

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