Welcome to Our New Faculty
Date Published: October 2, 2023
Welcome Allan Walkey, MD, MSc, to Health Systems Science!
Dr. Walkey earned his MD from UMass Chan Medical School. He completed his internal medicine residency at Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA, and completed his pulmonary and critical care fellowship at Boston Medical Center/Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Walkey joins us from Boston University School of Medicine, where he was the director of Critical Care Clinical Research, co-director of the Evans Center of Implementation and Improvement Sciences, and a practicing Pulmonologist and Intensivist. He is the principal investigator of multiple NIH awards, has published over 200 manuscripts, and has been cited more than 8,000 times. His research and mentorship have been recognized with awards from Boston University, the American Heart Association, and the Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality. Dr. Walkey also holds a Master of Science in Epidemiology from Boston University School of Public Health.
In his new role as chief of the Division of Health Systems Science, Dr. Walkey will work to engage faculty and leaders in the Department of Medicine and across UMass Chan, fostering the development of health system scientists who will facilitate education, training, and research at our institution and beyond. He is passionate about collaborative research, mentoring outstanding faculty, educating, and promoting faculty development.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Walkey to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: September 19, 2023
Welcome Theodore Rader IV, MD, MS, to Infectious Diseases and Immunology!
Dr. Rader earned his MD from the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences in Toledo, OH. He completed his internal medicine residency at Virginia Commonwealth University Health System in Richmond, VA, and a fellowship in infectious disease at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Rader also earned an MS in biomedical engineering from The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH. In his new role at UMass, Dr. Rader will see patients on the Memorial, University, and Marlborough campuses. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Rader to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: September 11, 2023
Welcome Christie Yie, DO, to Hospital Medicine!
Dr. Yie earned her DO from the New York Institute of Technology, College of Osteopathic Medicine in Old Westbury, NY, and completed her residency at New York University Winthrop Hospital in Mineola, NY. In her new role at UMass, Dr. Yie will serve as a hospitalist and see patients on the Memorial, University, and Marlborough campuses. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Yie to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: September 5, 2023
Welcome Sara Esposito, DO, to Hospital Medicine!
Dr. Esposito earned her DO from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in Biddeford, ME. She completed her internal medicine residency at UMass Chan, where she served as a chief resident from 2022-2023. In her new role at UMass, Dr. Esposito will see patients at the Memorial, University, and Marlborough campuses. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Esposito to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: August 31, 2023
Welcome Ryann Quinn, MD, to Hematology and Oncology!
Dr. Quinn earned her MD from SUNY Upstate Medical University College of Medicine in Syracuse, NY. She completed her internal medicine residency at Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell in Manhasset, NY, and completed a fellowship in hematology and oncology at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY. In her new role at UMass, Dr. Quinn will see patients at the Medical Center, Memorial, Marlborough Hospital, and Health Alliance campuses. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Quinn to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: August 31, 2023
Welcome Ryan Holstead, MD, to Hematology and Oncology!
Dr. Holstead earned his MD from SUNY Upstate Medical University College of Medicine in Syracuse, NY. He completed his internal medicine residency at Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell in Manhasset, NY, and completed a fellowship in medical oncology at Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada. In his new role at UMass, Dr. Holstead will see patients at the Medical Center, Memorial, and Health Alliance campuses. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Holstead to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: August 31, 2023
Welcome Anila Medina, MD, MPH, to Geriatric Medicine!
Dr. Medina earned her MD from Dow University of Health Sciences in Karachi, Pakistan. She completed her internal medicine residency at MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham, MA, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA. Additionally, Dr. Medina has completed fellowships in general internal medicine at Boston University Medical Center and geriatric medicine at UMass Chan. She also holds a master’s in public health degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. In her new role, Dr. Medina will see patients in outpatient/ambulatory/community settings. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Medina to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: August 31, 2023
Welcome Andrew El-Hayek, MD, to Hospital Medicine!
Dr. El-Hayek earned his MD from UMass Chan and completed his internal medicine residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA. In his new role at UMass, Dr. El-Hayek will see patients at the Memorial, University, and Marlborough campuses. Please join us in welcoming Dr. El-Hayek to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: August 28, 2023
Welcome Wendy Mitchell, MD, to Hospital Medicine and General Internal Medicine!
Dr. Mitchell joins us from Tufts Medicine Lowell General Hospital in Lowell, MA, where she was the Medical Director of the ConnectCare Hub. She earned her MD from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in Farmington, CT, and completed her internal medicine residency at UMass Chan Medical School. In her new role at UMass, Dr. Mitchell will see patients as part of the Hospital at Home program and will serve as the Medical Director for Digital Programs and Strategy at UMass. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Mitchell to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: August 21, 2023
Welcome Terrell Johnson, MD, to General Internal Medicine!
Dr. Johnson joins us from Boston Medical Center, where he was an attending physician, and from Boston University School of Medicine, where he was an assistant professor of medicine. He earned his MD from Boston University School of Medicine and completed his internship and residency at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, both in Boston, MA. In addition to his clinical responsibilities in General Internal Medicine, Dr. Johnson will serve as co-director of Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice for the Department of Medicine. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Johnson to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: August 21, 2023
Welcome Linsey Barker, DO, to Geriatric Medicine and General Internal Medicine!
Dr. Barker earned her DO from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, in Biddeford, ME, and completed her internal medicine residency at UMass Chan Medical School. She completed a fellowship in geriatric medicine at Mass General Hospital, in Boston, MA. In her new role, Dr. Barker will serve as an ambulatory provider in both Geriatric and General Internal Medicine. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Barker to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: August 18, 2023
Welcome Muhammad Salman Ul Haq, MD, to Hospital Medicine!
Dr. Haq earned his MD from Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, in Karachi, Pakistan, and completed his internal medicine residency at Saint Francis Medical Center, Jersey Shore University, in Trenton, NJ. In his role, Dr. Haq will provide patient care as an inpatient hospitalist. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Haq to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: August 2, 2023
Welcome Varun Ayyaswami, MD, to General Internal Medicine!
Dr. Ayyaswami earned his MD from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD, and completed his internal medicine residency at UMass Chan Medical School. In his new role at UMass, Dr. Ayyaswami will see patients on the Memorial campus. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Ayyaswami to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: August 2, 2023
Welcome Johan (Leo) Boneschansker, MD, PhD, to Gastroenterology!
Dr. Boneschansker earned his MD and PhD from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. He completed his internal medicine residency at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, in Boston, MA, where he also completed a fellowship in gastroenterology and an advanced IBD fellowship. In his new role at UMass, Dr. Boneschansker will see patients at the Memorial and University campuses. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Boneschansker to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: August 2, 2023
Welcome Dongqi (David) Liu, MD, to Renal Medicine!
Dr. Liu earned his MD from UMass Chan Medical School, where he also completed his internal medicine residency. He completed a clinical nephrology fellowship at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MA. In his new role at UMass, Dr. Liu will see patients at the Memorial, University, and Milford campuses. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Liu to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: August 1, 2023
Welcome Amin Sabet, MD, to Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism!
Dr. Sabet earned his MD from Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, DC, and completed his internal medicine internship and residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. He also completed an endocrinology fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital, as well as a medical education fellowship from The Academy at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Sabet joins us at UMass from St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Brighton, MA, where he was a physician in the Department of Endocrinology. In his new role at UMass, Dr. Sabet will see patients at the Memorial and University campuses. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Sabet to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: August 1, 2023
Welcome Alexander Martin, MD, to Hematology and Oncology!
Dr. Martin earned his MD from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in Cincinnati, OH, and completed his residency at Stony Brook Teaching Hospitals–John T. Maher Memorial Hospital in Port Jefferson, NY, and at USC-LAC Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA. He completed his hematology and oncology fellowship at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MA. Dr. Martin joins us at UMass from Tufts Medical Center, where he served as a hematologist and oncologist. In his new role at UMass, Dr. Martin will see patients at the Memorial and Marlborough campuses. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Martin to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: August 1, 2023
Welcome Joleigh Ferro, MD, to Hospital Medicine!
Dr. Ferro earned her MD from St. George’s University School of Medicine, in True Blue, Grenada, and completed her internal medicine internship and residency at UMass Chan Medical School. In her new role at UMass, Dr. Ferro will see patients at the Memorial, University, and Marlborough campuses. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Ferro to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: July 31, 2023
Welcome Jan Fouad, MD, to Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine!
Dr. Fouad earned his MD at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, MA, and completed his internal medicine residency at Tufts Medical Center. He also completed a fellowship in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine at Yale University in New Haven, CT, and a fellowship in interventional pulmonology at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD.
In his new role at UMass, Dr. Fouad will see patients at the Memorial and University campuses. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Fouad to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: July 31, 2023
Welcome Cam Dung Le, MD, to Hospital Medicine!
Dr. Le earned her MD from Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, PA, and completed her internal medicine residency at LewisGale Hospital Montgomery in Blacksburg, VA. She joins us from Holy Family Hospital in Methuen, MA, where she is currently a hospitalist.
In her new role at UMass, Dr. Le will see patients at the Memorial, University, and Marlborough campuses. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Le to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: July 31, 2023
Welcome Geneva Mehta, MD, to Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine!
Dr. Mehta earned her MD from UMass Chan Medical School and completed her internship and residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA. She joins us at UMass after completing a clinical and research fellowship also at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
In her new role at UMass, Dr. Mehta will serve as a Quality Officer for the Department of Medicine and for the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, and will see patients at the Memorial and University campuses. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Mehta to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: July 17, 2023
Welcome Michael Murphy, MD, to Hospital Medicine!
Dr. Murphy earned his MD from Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA, and completed his internal medicine residency at UMass Chan Medical School. In his new role at UMass, Dr. Murphy will see patients at the Memorial, University, and Marlborough campuses. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Murphy to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: July 10, 2023
Welcome Charlotte Barker, DO, to Hospital Medicine!
Dr. Barker earned her DO from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed her internal medicine residency at UMass Chan. Dr. Barker will see patients at the Memorial, University, and Marlborough campuses in her new role as a hospitalist at UMass. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Barker to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: July 3, 2023
Welcome Eliot Heher, MD, to Renal Medicine!
Dr. Heher earned his MD from Harvard Medical School and completed his internship and medicine residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. He completed a fellowship in general internal medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, as well as a clinical and research fellowship in renal medicine at both Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Heher joins the Department of Medicine from Tufts Medical Center, where he was a provider in Nephrology/Transplant Surgery.
In his new role at UMass, Dr. Heher will serve as the Director of Outreach for the Kidney Transplant Program and will see patients at the Memorial and University campuses. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Heher to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: June 27, 2023
Welcome Melissa Tukey, MD, MSc, to Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine!
Dr. Tukey earned her MD from Harvard Medical School and completed her internal medicine residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She completed a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at Boston University School of Medicine, and a fellowship in interventional pulmonary medicine at Lahey Clinic, in Burlington, MA. Dr. Tukey also earned her MSc from Boston University School of Public Health
Dr. Tukey joins the Department of Medicine from the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, where she was an associate professor of medicine, chief of interventional pulmonology, director of the Pulmonary Medicine Moffitt Cancer Center, and the interventional pulmonology fellowship program director.
In her new role at UMass, Dr. Tukey will see patients on both Memorial and University campuses. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Tukey to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: May 31, 2023
Welcome Georgina Nouaime, MD, MBA, to Hospital Medicine!
Dr. Nouaime earned her MD from Saint Joseph University Medical School, in Beirut, Lebanon. She completed her internal medicine residency at Jacobi Hospital, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, a fellowship in Disaster Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and a research fellowship at Harvard Medical School. She also holds an MBA from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.
In her new role at UMass, Dr. Nouaime will see patients in the Hospital at Home Program. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Nouaime to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: May 1, 2023
Welcome Sarah Hyder, MD, MBA, to Gastroenterology!
Dr. Hyder joins us from Lifespan Physician Group in East Providence, RI, where she served as a physician in the Gastroenterology department since 2017. Dr. Hyder earned her MD from Alpert Medical School of Brown University in Providence, RI, where she also completed her residency.
In her new role at UMass, Dr. Hyder will take over as the new Endoscopy Director for the Division of Gastroenterology and as associate quality officer for the Department of Medicine on the University campus. She will see patients at the University, Memorial, and Southborough campuses. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Hyder to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: March 22, 2023
Welcome Matthew Petersile, MD, to Gastroenterology!
Dr. Petersile earned his MD from Boston University School of Medicine, in Boston, MA, and completed his residency at Boston University Medical Center, in Boston, MA. He completed his fellowship in Gastroenterology at UMass Memorial Medical Center, where he also served as a chief fellow from 2021-2022.
In his new role at UMass, Dr. Petersile will see patients on the University, Memorial, and Southborough campuses. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Petersile to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: February 28, 2023
We’re thrilled to welcome Vaikom Subramanian Mahadevan to Cardiovascular Medicine!
We are pleased to announce that after a national search facilitated by the firm Witt Kieffer, Dr. Vaikom Subramanian Mahadevan, formerly the William W. Parmley Endowed Chair in Cardiology and professor of medicine at the University of California San Francisco, has accepted our offer to become the next chief of Cardiology and co-director of the Heart and Vascular Center of Excellence.
Dr. Mahadevan is a world-renowned interventional cardiologist specializing in adult congenital heart disease. After completing specialized training at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London and at the University of Toronto, Dr. Mahadevan served with distinction on faculty in Manchester, UK, and then UCSF, where he established UCSF's structural heart program and advanced fellowships. Dr. Mahadevan was highlighted by his referents as a highly collaborative leader, gifted clinical trialist, as well as a dedicated physician. We are very excited that Dr. Mahadevan will collaborate closely with Dr. Theo Meyer as clinical chief of Cardiology, Dr. Chinmay Trivedi as Research Director, and Dr. Andres Schanzer (co-director of the Heart and Vascular Center of Excellence) to establish a vibrant team that will lead Cardiovascular Medicine's educational, research, and clinical missions forward at UMass Chan/UMass Memorial Health.
Date Published: January 17, 2023
We’re thrilled to welcome Deborah Blazey-Martin, MD, MPH, to General Internal Medicine!
Dr. Blazey-Martin joins us from Tufts Medical Center, where she has served as Chief of Internal Medicine and Adult Primary Care for the last nine years. She has also served as the medical director for Tufts Medical Center LCO, NEQCA since 2021, and for Tufts Medical Center Community Care since 2016. During her time as Chief, she established herself as an accomplished leader, spearheading initiatives that have built models of care to utilize data in innovative ways and enhance performance improvement. She has also strived to lead with compassion and implement strategies to help physicians address burnout and the plethora of challenges that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic. She has held several academic and educational appointments including the Director of Continuing Medical Education Conference in the Division of Internal Medicine and Adult Primary Care, the Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program, and the Director of Resident Education for General Internal Medicine. She was the recipient of the Castle Connelly Exceptional Women in Medicine award, 2017-19, and the Kritzman Primary Care Teaching Award at Tufts Medical Center in 2017. Dr. Blazey-Martin earned her medical degree from the Boston University School of Medicine. She completed her residency in Primary Care at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and her fellowship in Internal Medicine at Harvard University School of Medicine.
Dr. Blazey-Martin will serve as the new Vice Chair for Ambulatory Affairs and Chief of General Internal Medicine. In this role, she will oversee the Division of General Medicine and the Department’s ambulatory strategy and operations. She will support our ambulatory physician leads and will work closely with Medical Center and System leaders in this capacity to provide high-quality ambulatory care, access, and a positive work experience for our ambulatory physicians, advanced practitioners, and clinic staff.
Date Published: January 5, 2023
We’re thrilled to welcome Pavani Srimatkandada, MD, ECNU, to Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism!
Dr. Srimatkandada joins us from Reliant Medical Group/Optum Care in Worcester, where she served as a physician in the Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Nutrition Department since 2015. Dr. Srimatkandada earned her MD from New York Medical College in Valhalla, NY, and completed her Internal Medicine residency at Boston University Medical Center. In her new role at UMass, Dr. Srimatkandada will see patients at the Tri-River and University campuses. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Srimatkandada to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: January 3, 2023
We’re thrilled to welcome Ryan Quarles, MD, to Hospital Medicine!
Dr. Quarles joins us from UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate/Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, where he was an assistant professor of medicine since 2020 and served as a hospitalist since 2017. Dr. Quarles earned his MD from Ross University School of Medicine in Dominica and completed his Internal Medicine residency at Baystate Medical Center. In his new role at UMass, Dr. Quarles will cover adult admissions on the inpatient hospitalist service at the University, Memorial, and Marlboro campuses. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Quarles to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: December 5, 2022
We’re thrilled to welcome Elena Byhoff, MD, MSc, to General Internal Medicine!
Dr. Byhoff joins us from Tufts Medical Center, where she served as an attending physician since 2016. Prior to that, she was an attending physician at the VA in Ann Arbor, Michigan and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia. Dr. Byhoff earned her MD from the UPENN School of Medicine and completed her Internal Medicine residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She also holds a MSc in Health Services Research from the University of Michigan. Welcome Dr. Byhoff!