Section director
Andrew Shorr, MD, MPH
Medical School: University of Virginia
Residency: Walter Reed Medical Center - Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Walter Reed Medical Center - Pulmonary Critical Care
Current Positions(s): Section Director, Pulmonary Critical Care, MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University
andrew.f.shorr@medstar.net
Program leadership
Christian Woods, MD, FCCP, FACP, FIDSA - Program Director
Christian Woods, MD, is an attending physician in the Sections of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine and Infectious Diseases at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. In addition to his clinical responsibilities, Dr. Woods is a Professor of Medicine at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He also serves as Vice Chair of Critical Care Education. Dr. Woods’s research efforts are focused on infectious diseases and critical care medicine.
At MedStar Washington, Dr. Woods serves as the Program Director for the Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship program and as Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine residency program. His interests include medical education, and he is currently in an advanced fellowship program focusing on Graduate Medical Education. He is also involved in a multi-institutional educational collaborative engaged in training critical care fellows for the tri-state region.
Dr. Woods’s research has been published in peer-reviewed journals, such as Clinical Infectious Diseases, The Journal of Emergency Medicine, and the ATS Scholar. Alternatively, he is a reviewer for several journals, including The Annals of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, and Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine.
Frequently, Dr. Woods presents nationally to professional societies on topics including medical education and severe respiratory infections. Among other honors, Dr. Woods has received the James A. Curtin Award for Outstanding Clinical Educator from the MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center Internal Medicine program over ten times and was recognized by the D.C. Chapter of the American College of Physicians with the Sol Katz Teaching Award. He is board-certified in Infectious Diseases, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine, and Internal Medicine.
Dr. Woods received his medical degree from Saint George's University School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies. He completed a residency in Infectious Disease where he was chief and later a first fellowship in Infectious Diseases and a second fellowship in Pulmonary/Critical Care at MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C.
Contact Dr. Woods at christian.j.woods@medstar.net.
Boot camp program prepares fellows to care for critically ill patients.
Anantha Mallia, DO, FACEP - Associate Program Director
Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX
Fellowship: North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY
Current Positions(s): Associate Program Director, Critical Care Ultrasound Curriculum Director
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine
anantha.k.mallia@medstar.net
Key teaching faculty
Eric Ahlstrom, MD
Medical School: Northwestern University
Residency: William Beaumont Hospital, MI
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center - Critical Care Medicine
Current Position: Critical Care Attending
eric.ahlstrom@medstar.net
Chee Chan, MD, MPH
Medical School: Albany Medical College
Residency: University of Medicine & Dentistry in New Jersey - Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Brown University - Pulmonary Critical Care
Current Positions(s): Director, Medical Intermediate Care Unit; Physician Champion – Patient Safety Officer
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University
chee.m.chan@medstar.net
Brian Cuneo, MD
Medical School; Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Residency: Tripler Army Medical Center
Fellowship: Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Current Position(s): Medical Director, Adult Cystic Fibrosis Ambulatory Clinic, CNMC
Associate Program Director – IM residency MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University
brian.m.cuneo@medstar.net
Aaron Holley, MD
Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Residency: National Capital Consortium
Fellowship: National Capital Consortium
Current Position(s): Pulmonary/Critical Care/Sleep Medicine Attending
aaron.holley@medstar.net
Jessica Wang Memoli, MD
Medical School: University of Miami School of Medicine
Residency: Medstar Georgetown University Hospital at Washington Hospital Center
Fellowship:Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Current Position(s): Director, Bronchoscopy & Interventional Pulmonary
jessica.s.wangmemoli@medstar.net
Emil Oweis, MD
Medical School: University of Jordan
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University/Washington Hospital Center
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center - Pulmonary/Critical Care
Current Position(s): Associate Medical Director, Department of Respiratory Therapy, MWHC
Associate Medical Director, Adult Cystic Fibrosis Ambulatory Clinic, CNMC
emil.s.oweis@medstar.net
Darling Ruiz Cerrato, MD
Medical School: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua
Residency: Saint Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center - Pulmonary/Critical Care
Current Position(s): Associate Program Director
darling.a.ruizcerrato@medstar.net
John Sherner, MD
Medical School: University of Texas Southwester at Dallas
Residency: Tripler Army Medical Center
Fellowship: Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Chair of Internal Medicine - MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University
john.sherner@medstar.net
Jessica Waters, MD
Medical School: University of Iowa, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver School of Medicine
Residency: MedStar Georgetown/Washington Hospital Center – Emergency Medicine
Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown/Washington Hospital Center - Critical Care Medicine
Current Position(s): Emergency Medicine/Critical Care Medicine Attending
jessica.l.waters@medstar.net
Fellows - pulmonary/critical care medicine
Imad Isaac, MD
Class of 2027
Medical School: University of Damascus
Residency: Medstar Washington Hospital Center
Jane Pangburn, DO
Class of 2027
Medical School: Marion University College of Medicine
Residency: Ascension St Vincent
Deogracias “Gio” DeLuna, MD
Class of 2028
Medical School: University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
Residency: Danbury Hospital
Osama Hasan, MBBS
Class of 2028
Medical School: Jordan University of Science and Technology Faculty of Medicine
Residency: University of Hawaii
Taylor Bundy, DO
Class of 2029
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
Residency: University of Utah
Christopher Jayne, MD
Class of 2029
Medical School: Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences
Residency: Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
Alexa Rangecroft, MD
Class of 2029
Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Maryland (Med-Ped)
Zachary Weisner, DO
Class of 2029
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Jefferson Health Northeast (IM/EM)
Fellows - emergency medicine/critical care
Ashwin Adivi, DO
Class of 2027
Medical School: University of Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: University of Oklahoma
Timothy Downs, MD
Class of 2028
Medical School: Tuffs University School of Medicine
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess
Ryan Johnson, MD
Class of 2028
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
Residency: University of Texas Houston Health