Rama Mallampalli, MD
- Chair, Department of Internal Medicine
Meet Ohio State's team of internal medicine experts
The leaders of the Department of Internal Medicine are committed to excellence. The department strives to provide compassionate, comprehensive and state-of-the-art personalized health care to its patients. The team is comprised of a wide range of the best general internal and specialized physicians.
Department Leadership
Jonathan Parsons, MD
- Executive Vice Chair for Clinical Operations
Philip Binkley, MD
- Executive Vice Chair for Academic Affairs
Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
James Overstreet Chair in Cardiology
Don Benson, MD, PhD
- Vice Chair of Faculty Development
Dustin Chase, MD
- Vice Chair for Inpatient Clinical Medicine
Beth Christian, MD
- Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine
Director, Hematology and Oncology Fellowship Program
Vice Chair of Education, Department of Internal Medicine Division of Hematology
VIjay Duggirala, MD
- Vice Chair for Quality
Kristen Lewis, MD
- Associate Vice Chair of Education
Daniel McFarlane, MD
- Associate Vice Chair of Education
Laxmi Mehta, MD
- Vice Chair for Wellness
Mauricio Rojas, MD
- Associate Vice Chair for Research
Jennifer Sipos, MD
- Associate Vice Chair of Diversity
Sakima Smith, MD
- Associate Vice Chair of Diversity
Susheela Tridandapani, PhD
- Vice Chair for Basic Science
Professor, Division of Hematology
Sharla Wells-Di Gregorio, PhD
- Associate Vice Chair for Wellness
David Wininger, MD
- Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Associate Professor - Clinical, Division of Infectious Diseases
Division Directors
Electra Paskett, PhD
- Director, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
Professor, Cancer Prevention and Control
Ayesha Hasan, MD
- Interim Director, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Professor of Medicine
Kathleen Dungan, MD
- Interim Director, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Professor of Medicine
Georgios Papachristou, MD, PhD
- Director, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Professor of Internal Medicine
Dan Jonas, MD, MPH
- Division Director, General Internal Medicine; Professor, Department of Internal Medicine; Endowed Professor, Health Services Research
Yiping Yang, MD, PhD
- Director, Division of Hematology
Eric Schumacher, DO, MBA, SFHM, FACP
- Director, Division of Hospital Medicine
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and Pediatrics
Ray Hershberger, MD
- Director, Division of Human Genetics
Professor, Internal Medicine
Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine
Susan L. Koletar, MD
- Principal Investigator, AIDS Clinical Trials Unit (ACTU)
Pomerene Professor, Infectious Diseases
Professor, Internal Medicine
Claire Verschraegen, MD
- Director, Division of Medical Oncology
Professor of Medical Oncology
Brad H. Rovin, MD
- Director, Division of Nephrology
Professor, Nephrology
Jillian Gustin, MD
- Director, Division of Palliative Medicine
Program Director, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program
Associate Professor - Clinical, Palliative Medicine
Physician, FGP - Palliative Medicine
Jeffrey Horowitz, MD
- Director, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Wael Jarjour, MD
- Director, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology
Professor, Rheumatology and Immunology
Martha Morehouse Chair in Arthritis and Immunology Research
Julie Johnson, PharmD
- Director and Principal Investigator, Center for Clinical and Translational Science
Professor of Medicine