Faculty: Division of Hospital Medicine

Faculty of the Division of Hospital Medicine conduct research that improves the safety and quality of care for the hospitalized patient. We also provide excellent patient care through the practice of compassionate and evidenced based medicine. Additionally, we are deeply committed to the education and mentorship of medical students, Internal Medicine residents and other healthcare providers.

Please see a list of our faculty members below:


Headshot photo of Dr. Michael Molineux.

Michael Molineux, M.D.
Division Chief, Division of Hospital Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Medical Degree: Georgetown University School of Medicine, 1996
Residency: Tufts–New England Medical Center, 1999
Chief Year: Tufts–New England Medical Center, 2000


Headshot of K. Corinne Abalos, M.D.

K. Corinne Abalos, M.D. 
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Medical Degree: University of Virginia School of Medicine, 2012
Internship: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 2013
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 2015


Head shot of Dr. Justin Beckett

Justin Beckett, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Medical Degree: Georgetown University School of Medicine, 2014
Internship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, 2015
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, 2017
Chief Year: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/ Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 2018


Head Shot of Dr. Julia Borniva

Julia Borniva, M.D., PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Medical Degree: Tashkent State Medical Institute, 1981; Moscow Central Institute of Immunology, PhD, 1985
Internship: Wayne State University School of Medicine, 1999
Residency: Wayne State University School of Medicine , 2002


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Stephanie Cardella, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Medical Degree: Georgetown University School of Medicine, 2011
Internship: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2012
Residency: University of North Carlina at Chapel Hill, 2014
Chief Year: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2015


Jacob S. Feldman, M.D.

Jacob S. Feldman, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Medical Degree: Temple University School of Medicine, 2008
Internship: Boston University Medical Center, 2011
Residency: Boston University Medical Center, 2013


Headshot of Dr. Ernest Fischer

Ernest Fischer, M.D., M.S.
Associate Professor of Medicine

Medical Degree: MS, University of Texas Austin, 2006 MD; University of Texas Southwestern, 2010
Internship: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, 2011
Residency: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, 2014


Headshot of Stephen Fox, M.D.

Stephen Fox, M.D. 
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Medical Degree: Tulane University School of Medicine, 2013
Internship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, 2014
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, 2016


C. Komal Jaipaul, M.D.

C. Komal Jaipaul, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine

Medical Degree: New York University School of Medicine, 1997
Internship: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 1998
Residency: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 2000
Fellowship: General Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 2002


Bassem K. Khalil, M.D.

Bassem K. Khalil, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Medical Degree: University of Alexandria School of Medicine, 2007
Internship: University of Alexandria School of Medicine, 2008
Residency: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, 2014


Headshot of Stacy Kruse, M.D.

Stacy R. Kruse, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Medical Degree: Washington University School of Medicine, 2008
Internship: Scripps Mercy Hospital, 2009
Residency: Scripps Mercy Hospital, 2011
Chief Residency: Scripps Mercy Hospital, 2012


Headshot of Dr. Lavelle

Helen Lavelle, M.D.  
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Medical Degree: University of Cincinnati, 2012
Internship: University of Cincinnati, 2013
Residency: University of Cincinnati, 2015


Marilena Lekoudis, D.O.

Marilena Lekoudis, D.O.
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Medical Degree: Midwestern University, AZCOM 2011
Internship: Virginia Commonwealth University, 2012
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University, 2014


Lauren E. Lubrano, M.D.

Lauren E. Lubrano, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Medical Degree: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 2009
Internship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, 2010
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, 2013


James Joseph Malatack, M.D.

James Joseph Malatack, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Medical Degree: Jefferson Medical College, 2010
Internship: Baylor College of Medicine, 2010
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine, 2013


Virginia Malatack, M.D.

Virginia Malatack, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Medical Degree: Jefferson Medical College, 2010
Internship: Baylor College of Medicine, 2011
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine, 2013


Alex Montero, M.D., M.P.H.

Alex Montero, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Medical Degree: Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, 1995
Internship: Columbia University Medical Center, 1997
Residency: Columbia University Medical Center, 2000


Marisa Perrotti, AGACNP-BC, M.S.

Marisa Perrotti, AGACNP-BC, M.S.
Nurse Practitioner

Nursing Degree: Johns Hopkins University, BSN, 2007
University of Maryland School of Nursing, NP, 2014


Andrea Rutherford, FNP-BC, M.S., M.P.H.

Andrea Rutherford, FNP-BC, M.S., M.P.H.
Nurse Practitioner

Nursing Degree: University of Virginia, BSN, 1992
Georgetown University, MS, 2006
George Washington University, MPH, 2000


Christine M. Salamanca, ACNP-BC, M.S.

Christine M. Salamanca, ACNP-BC, M.S.
Nurse Practitioner

Nursing Degree: Georgetown University, NP, 2008


Amarin Sangkharat, M.D.

Amarin Sangkharat, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Medical Degree: Georgetown University School of Medicine, 2001
Internship: Georgetown University Hospital, 2002
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital, 2004
Chief Residency: Georgetown University Hospital, 2005


Kacie Saulters, M.D.

Kacie Saulters, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Medical Degree: University of South Alabama, 2012
Internship: University of Virginia, 2013
Residency: University of Virginia, 2015


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Nili Sommovilla, M.D. 
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Medical Degree: University of California, San Francisco, 2012
Internship: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 2013
Residency: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 2015
Chief Residency: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 2016


Sarah Thornton, M.D.

Sarah Thornton, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Medical Degree: University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 2008
Internship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, 2009
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, 2012
Chief Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, 2012


Margot Wheeler, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine

Medical Degree: National Naval Medical Center, 1993
Internship: National Naval Medical Center, 1995
Residency: Dartmouth University Geisel School of Medicine, 1991


Millicent Yee, M.D.

Millicent Yee, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Medical Degree: Tufts University School of Medicine, 2011
Internship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, 2011
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, 2014