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internal medicine

Our program has a faculty of more than 40 full-time, part-time and voluntary physicians who possess outstanding academic qualifications and are dedicated to developing skilled physicians who are well prepared to meet today’s health care challenges. MCMC physician-educators actively participate in all aspects of the program’s curriculum, which has greatly added to residents’ patient interactions.

Internal Medicine Residency Program Leadership Team

Rather ManzoorManzoor A. Rather, MD, MRCP, FACP, Program Director

  • Internal Medicine Residency Director, Mercy Catholic Medical Center
  • Director, Hospitalist Program, Mercy Fitzgerald
  • Winner of the most teaching awards at MCMC Residency (12)
  • Two-time winner of Dean’s Special Award for Excellence at Drexel University College of Medicine
  • Specialty: Internal Medicine

Steven RussellSteven Russell, MD, Associate Program Director

  • Chair, Curriculum Committee
  • Assistant Program Director. Ambulatory Care Physician
  • 2020-21 Best Attending Lecture
  • 2020-21 Best Ambulatory Preceptor
  • Board Review Instructor

Rajesh ThirumaranRajesh Thirumaran, MD, Associate Program Director

  • Educational Section Chief, Hematology Oncology
  • Dedicated to Scholarship and Research for Internal Medicine Residency Program
  • 2021 Best Specialty Preceptor: Hematology & Oncology
  • 2020 Best Specialty Preceptor: Hematology & Oncology

Michael J. Korman, MD, FACP, FCCP, Assistant Program Director

  • Internal Medicine Residency Assistant Director, Mercy Catholic Medical Center
  • Specialties: Internal Medicine and Pulmonary Medicine
  • Philadelphia Magazine Top Doctor™ 2021
  • Philadelphia Magazine Top Doctor™ 2014 – 20

Gabriel LermanGabriel Lerman, DO, FACOI, Director of Osteopathic Education

  • Specialty: Critical Care
  • Board Certified Intensivist
  • Internal Medicine Residency Program Alumni
  • Director, Osteopathic Medical Education
  • Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and Osteopathic Students

Faculty

John D’Ambrosio, MD

 

Rotem FriedeRotem Friede, MD

  • Chair, Department of Medicine
  • Board Certified Intensivist
  • Specialty: Critical Care

Jay HubsherJay Hubsher, MD

  • Specialty: Nephrology

 

Mir Z. Ali KhanMir Z. Ali Khan, MD

  • Director, Medical Student Education
  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine
  • Core Faculty, Internal Medicine Residency
  • Internal Medicine Residency Program Alumni
  • Board Certification in Internal Medicine

Steven LichtensteinSteven Lichtenstein, DO

  • Section Chief, Gastroenterology, Mercy Fitzgerald
  • Specialty: Gastroenterology
  • Philadelphia Magazine Top Doctor™ 2021-2023

Gul MadisonGul Madison, MD

  • Educational Section Chief, Infectious Diseases

 

Mary Musuku, MD

  • Specialty: Geriatric Medicine

 

Martin O'RiordanMartin O’Riordan, MD

  • Section Chief, Cardiology, Mercy Fitzgerald
  • Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
  • Philadelphia Magazine Top Doctor™ 2021-2023

Parth Patel, DO

 

Edward Ruby, MD

  • Section Chief, Endocrinology, Mercy Fitzgerald
  • Specialty: Endocrinology
  • Winner of Best Quality Improvement Project 2020-2021, “Association Between Hyperglycemia and Clinical Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19”

Kevin Sowti, MD

 

More Information

For more information about the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Mercy Catholic Medical Center, please email the Program Coordinator, Melissa Glen at melissa.glen@mercyhealth.org or internalmedicine@mercyhealth.org.

Students requesting rotations in Internal Medicine and Medicine Subspecialties can reach out to Student Coordinator, Janet Thorp at JThorp@mercyhealth.org for more information.