Sal Pindiprolu, MD
Program Director
College: University of Miami
Medical School: University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
Residency: Yale University
Chief Residency: Yale University
Clinical Interests: Prevention, screening, quality
Research Interests: Quality, Safety
Joined MedStar Washington Hospital Center in 2001
Brian Cuneo, MD
Associate Program Director
College: San Francisco State University
Medical School: St. Louis University
Residency: Tripler Army Medical Center
Chief Residency: Tripler Army Medical Center
Fellowship: Pulmonary and Critical Care, Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Clinical Interests: Pulmonary and Critical Care ICU administration, respiratory therapy
Research Interest: Academics and clinical reasoning
Joined MedStar Washington Hospital Center in 2013
Leon Lai, MD
Associate Program Director
College: Harvard University
Medical School: Pennsylvania State University
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Fellowship: Infectious Disease, Tufts University
Clinical Interests: HIV and antiretroviral resistance, HIV and metabolic syndrome, HIV and kidney disease
Joined MedStar Washington Hospital Center in 2004
Owen Schwartz, MD
Associate Program Director
College: Rice University
Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University
Clinical Interests: Medical ethics, medical communication, clinical thought processes
Joined MedStar Washington Hospital Center in August 2012
Deborah Topol, MD
Associate Program Director
College: University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: University of Maryland
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital
Chief Residency: Georgetown University Hospital
Clinical / Research Interests: End of life care, medical education, developing the resident as a teacher
Joined MedStar Washington Hospital Center in 2001
Christian Woods, MD
Associate Program Director
College: Seton Hall University
Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine
Residency: Georgetown University/Washington Hospital Center
Chief Residency: Georgetown University/Washington Hospital Center
Fellowship: Infectious Diseases and Pulmonary/Critical Care, Washington Hospital Center
Clinical Interests: Critical care, medical education
Joined MedStar Washington Hospital Center as an intern in 2002