Welcome to our new faculty
Date Published: November 6, 2025
Welcome, Mark O’Connor Jr., MD, to Cardiovascular Medicine! 
In his new role at UMMH, Dr. O’Connor will see patients at the UMass Leominster location.
Dr. O’Connor joins the Department of Medicine from Saint Vincent Medical Group/Saint Vincent Hospital in Sterling, Massachusetts. He earned his MD from UMass Chan Medical School. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency at Rhode Island Hospital/Miriam Hospital/Providence VA Medical Center, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Dr. O’Connor additionally completed a fellowship in cardiovascular medicine at UMass Chan Medical School.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. O’Connor to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: October 8, 2025
Welcome, Jacob Paulson, MD, to General Internal Medicine! 
In his new role at UMMH, Dr. Paulson will see patients in the ambulatory setting.
Dr. Paulson earned his MD from UMass Chan Medical School, where he also recently completed his internal medicine residency on the primary care track.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Paulson to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: October 8, 2025
Welcome, Sul A Lee, MD, to Renal Medicine! 
In her new role at UMMH, Dr. Lee will see patients at the University and Memorial campuses.
Dr. Lee earned her MD from Yonsei University College of Medicine in Seoul, South Korea, where she also completed her internal medicine residency. She completed an additional internal medicine residency at MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham, Massachusetts, and a nephrology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham Women’s Hospital in Boston.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Lee to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: October 7, 2025
Welcome, Arhant Rao, MD, to Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine!
In his new role at UMMH, Dr. Rao will see patients in both the inpatient ICU service and the outpatient ambulatory clinic at UMass Harrington Hospital.
Dr. Rao earned his MD from Albany Medical College in Albany, New York. He completed his internal medicine residency at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, and completed a fellowship in pulmonary/critical care at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Rao to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: October 7, 2025
Welcome, Crystal Cobb, DO, to Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism!
In her new role at UMMH, Dr. Cobb will see patients at the UMass Memorial campuses in Worcester.
Dr. Cobb earned her DO from Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lillington, North Carolina. She completed her internal medicine-pediatrics residency at UMass Chan Medical School, Baystate, in Springfield, Massachusetts, and an endocrinology fellowship at Emory University School of Medicine.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Cobb to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: October 7, 2025
Welcome, Allen Chang, MD, to General Internal Medicine and Clinical Informatics!
In his new role at UMMH, Dr. Chang will work with patients during Transitions of Care and Urgent Care visits.
Dr. Chang earned his MD from UMass Chan Medical School. He completed his internal medicine residency at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, and is currently a fellow in the Division of Health Systems Science, Clinical Informatics section, at UMass Chan.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Chang to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: October 7, 2025
Welcome, Krina Patel, MD, to Cardiovascular Medicine!
In her new role at UMMH, Dr. Patel will see patients on the Heart Failure Service and in the outpatient setting.
Dr. Patel earned her MD from Oakland University, William Beaumont School of Medicine in Rochester, Michigan. She completed her internal medicine residency at Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center in Burlington, Vermont. She completed a fellowship in cardiovascular medicine at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, Vermont, and in advanced heart failure and transplant immunology at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Patel to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: October 7, 2025
Welcome, Anna Korogodina, MD, to Rheumatology!
In her new role at UMMH, Dr. Korogodina will see patients at the Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Korogodina earned her MD from Lomonosov Moscow State University in Moscow, Russia. She completed her internal medicine residency at Montefiore Medical Center, Wakefield Campus, Albert Eisenstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, New York, and a Rheumatology fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Korogodina to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: September 9, 2025
Welcome, Brooks Willar, MD, to Cardiovascular Medicine!
In his new role at UMMH, Dr. Willar will see patients at the University and Milford campuses.
Dr. Willar earned his MD from UMass Chan Medical School and completed his Internal Medicine Residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. He completed a fellowship in Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiac Electrophysiology at UMass Chan Medical School.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Willar to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: September 9, 2025
Welcome, Ellie Davis, MD, to Hospital Medicine!
In her new role at UMMH, Dr. Davis will see patients at the University, Memorial, and North Pavilion campuses.
Dr. Davis earned her MD from the Frank H. Netter School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. She completed her Internal Medicine Residency at UMass Chan Medical School.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Davis to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: September 9, 2025
Welcome, Herman Carneiro, MD, to Cardiovascular Medicine!
In his new role at UMMH, Dr. Carneiro will see patients at the University campus and on community sites.
Dr. Carneiro joins the Department of Medicine from John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Rush University Medical College in Chicago, Illinois, where he was an assistant professor in the Division of Cardiology. He earned his MD from Imperial College London and completed his Internal Medicine Residency at Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Carneiro also completed a Cardiology fellowship at the University Hospitals, Cleveland Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, and a Cardiac Electrophysiology fellowship at Northwestern Memorial Hospitals, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Carneiro to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: September 9, 2025
Welcome, Carl Minnerath, DO, to Hospital Medicine!
In his new role at UMMH, Dr. Minnerath will see patients at the University, Memorial, and North Pavilion campuses.
Dr. Minnerath earned his DO from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in Biddeford, Maine. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency at the Summa Health/Northeast Ohio Medical University Program at Summa Health Akron City Hospital in Akron, Ohio.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Minnerath to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: September 9, 2025
Welcome, Alexandra Albert, MD, PhD, to Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism!
In her new role at UMMH, Dr. Albert will see patients at the UMass Memorial campuses in Worcester.
Dr. Albert earned her MD-PhD in cell biology from Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut. She completed her Internal Medicine Residency and Endocrinology fellowship at UMass Chan Medical School.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Albert to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: September 9, 2025
Welcome, Caitlin Gauvin, DO, to Infectious Diseases and Immunology!
In her new role at UMMH, Dr. Gauvin will see patients at the Memorial, Health Alliance, Marlborough, and University campuses.
Dr. Gauvin earned her DO at the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine in Old Westbury, New York. She completed her Internal Medicine Residency at Stony Brook University Hospital in Stony Brook, New York, and an Infectious Diseases fellowship at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Gauvin to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: September 9, 2025
Welcome, Bibek Koirala, MD, to Infectious Diseases and Immunology!
In his new role at UMMH, Dr. Koirala will see patients at the Memorial, Health Alliance, Marlborough, and University campuses.
Dr. Koirala joins the Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology from the Division of Hospital Medicine at UMass, where he served as assistant professor of medicine. He earned his MD from Staten Island University Hospital in Staten Island, New York, and completed an Infectious Diseases fellowship at UMass Chan Medical School.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Koirala to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: September 9, 2025
Welcome, Monaliben Patel, MD, to Hematology/Oncology!
In her new role at UMMH, Dr. Patel will see patients through inpatient Oncology and consult services at UMass Medical Center and Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Patel comes to the Department of Medicine from the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York, where she was an associate professor in the Department of Hematology/Oncology. She received her MD from the AUC School of Medicine in Sint Maarten and completed her Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Cooper University Hospital in Camden, New Jersey. Dr. Patel additionally completed a Hematology/Oncology fellowship at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper, in Camden, New Jersey.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Patel to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: September 9, 2025
Welcome, Mary Quien, MD, to Cardiovascular Medicine!
In her new role at UMMH, Dr. Quien will see patients at the UMass Worcester locations.
Dr. Quien received her MD from NYU Grossman School of Medicine in New York. She completed her Internal Medicine Residency at NYU Langone Health in New York and completed a Cardiovascular Medicine fellowship at Yale New Haven Health Bridgeport Hospital in Bridgeport, Connecticut. She additionally completed a Critical Care fellowship from Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Quien to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: September 9, 2025
Welcome, Alyssa Cali, DO, to Cardiovascular Medicine!
In her new role at UMMH, Dr. Cali will see patients at the UMass Leominster location.
Dr. Cali received her DO from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in Biddeford, Maine. She completed both her Internal Medicine Residency and Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship at UMMS-Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Cali to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: September 9, 2025
Welcome, Xiaocao Xu, MBBS, MD, to Hematology/Oncology!
In her new role at UMMH, Dr. Xu will see patients through inpatient Oncology and consult services at UMass Medical Center and Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Xu received her MD from Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University in China. She completed her Internal Medicine Residency at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and completed a fellowship from the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Xu to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: September 9, 2025
Welcome, Rose Martin, MD, to Hospital Medicine!
In her new role at UMMH, Dr. Martin will see patients at the University, Memorial, and North Pavilion campuses.
Dr. Martin joins the Department of Medicine upon the completion of her Internal Medicine Residency at UMass Chan Medical School. She earned her MD from the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine in Burlington, Vermont.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Martin to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: August 5, 2025
Welcome, Alexandria Capozza, MD, to Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism!
In her new role at UMMH, Dr. Capozza will see patients at UMass clinics and outreach facilities.
Dr. Capozza joins the Department of Medicine from Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire, where she completed a fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism. She completed her Internal Medicine Residency and earned her MD from UMass Chan Medical School.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Capozza to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: August 5, 2025
Welcome, Owen Oboite, MD, to Hospital Medicine!
In his new role at UMMH, Dr. Oboite will see patients at the University, Memorial, and North Pavilion campuses.
Dr. Oboite joins the Department of Medicine from Central Hospital in Benin City, Nigeria, where he was a volunteer physician. He earned his MD from Tufts University School of Medicine and completed his Internal Medicine Residency at New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Oboite to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: August 5, 2025
Welcome, Rutu Jatin Shah, MD, to Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism!
In her new role at UMMH, Dr. Shah will see patients at the Memorial campus.
Dr. Shah joins the Department of Medicine following the completion of her fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. She completed her Internal Medicine Residency at the Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, and earned her MD from Gujarat University in Ahmedabad, India.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Shah to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: August 5, 2025
Welcome, Benyamin Yaniv, MD, to Hospital Medicine!
In his new role at UMMH, Dr. Yaniv will see patients at the University, Memorial, and North Pavilion campuses.
Dr. Yaniv joins the Department of Medicine following the completion of his Internal Medicine Residency here at UMass Chan Medical School. He received his MD from Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Yaniv to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: August 5, 2025
Welcome, Philip Hewes, MD, MPH, to Palliative Care!
In his new role at UMMH, Dr. Hewes will see patients at the University and Memorial campuses.
Dr. Hewes joins the Department of Medicine following the completion of his fellowship in Palliative Care and Hospice at UMass Chan Medical School. He completed residency in General Surgery at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, New York. He additionally completed his Internal Medicine Residency at Boston Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Hewes earned both his MD and MPH from Boston University.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Hewes to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: August 5, 2025
Welcome, Marie King, MD, PhD, to Palliative Care!
In her new role at UMMH, Dr. King will see patients at the University and Memorial campuses.
Dr. King joins the Department of Medicine following the completion of her fellowship in Palliative Care and Hospice at UMass Chan, where she also earned her MD and PhD, and completed a residency in Emergency Medicine.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. King to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: August 5, 2025
Welcome, Leon Zheng, MD, PhD, to Hematology/Oncology!
In his new role at UMMH, Dr. Zheng will see patients in the Blood Bank, Blood Donor Center, and Transfusion Medicine clinical services.
Dr. Zheng joins the Department of Medicine from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where he was an attending physician. He earned his MD and PhD from the University of Colorado in Denver, Colorado, and completed his residency in Pathology at Yale New Haven Health in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Zheng additionally completed a fellowship in Transfusion Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Zheng to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: August 5, 2025
Welcome Kristen Moulton, DO, to Gastroenterology!
In her new role at UMMH, Dr. Moulton will see patients on the Worcester, Southborough, and Marlborough campuses.
Dr. Moulton earned her DO from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She completed her Internal Medicine Residency and fellowship in Gastroenterology here at UMass Chan Medical School.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Moulton to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: July 2, 2025
Welcome Wai Fung Hau, MD, to Hospital Medicine!
In his new role at UMMH, Dr. Hau will see patients on the University, Memorial, and North Pavilion campuses.
Dr. Hau joins the Department of Medicine from the Internal Medicine Residency here at UMass Chan Medical School. He earned his MD from the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine in Huntington, West Virginia.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Hau to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: July 2, 2025
Welcome Luke Wakeen, MD, to Hospital Medicine!
In his new role at UMMH, Dr. Wakeen will see patients on the University, Memorial, and North Pavilion campuses.
Dr. Wakeen joins the Department of Medicine from the Internal Medicine Residency here at UMass Chan Medical School. He earned his MD from Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Wakeen to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: July 2, 2025
Welcome William Whalen, MD, to Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine!
In his new role at UMMH, Dr. Whalen will see patients on the University and Memorial campuses.
Dr. Whalen joins the Department of Medicine from New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he was an attending physician and instructor in medicine. He earned his MD from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in Farmington, Connecticut, and completed his Internal Medicine Residency at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Whalen completed a pulmonary fellowship at New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Whalen to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: April 30, 2025
Welcome Eva Chittenden, MD, MBA, to Palliative Care!
In her new role at UMMH, Dr. Chittenden will serve as the fellowship director in the Division of Palliative Care and see patients in the inpatient and outpatient setting.
Dr. Chittenden joins the Department of Medicine from Massachusetts General Hospital, where she was an attending physician. She earned her MD from Harvard Medical School and her MBA from the Heller School at Brandeis University. Dr. Chittenden completed her internal medicine residency at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Chittenden to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: April 30, 2025
Welcome Lanu Stoddart, MD, to Hematology/Oncology!
In her new role at UMMH, Dr. Stoddart will serve as the Medical Director of Cellular Therapy and see patients in inpatient and outpatient settings.
Dr. Stoddart joins the Department of Medicine from Charles River Laboratories Cell Solutions, where she served as national medical director. She earned her MD from UMass Chan Medical School. She completed postdoctoral training in transfusion medicine at Yale-New Haven Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Stoddart to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: March 3, 2025
Welcome Ethan Eisdorfer, PsyD, to General Internal Medicine!
In his new role as a clinical psychologist at UMMH, Dr. Eisdorfer will see patients in the ambulatory setting.
Dr. Eisdorfer joins the Department of Medicine from Baystate Family Medicine/Baystate Health, where he was an integrated behavioral health psychologist. He earned his PsyD in clinical psychology at Rutgers University Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and completed his postdoctoral fellowship in primary care psychology and medical education at UMass Chan Medical School.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Eisdorfer to the Department of Medicine!
Date Published: January 7, 2025
Welcome Stephany Matta, MD, to Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism!
In her new role as an endocrinologist at UMMH, Dr. Matta will see patients in the outpatient ambulatory community setting in Sturbridge, Massachusetts.
Dr. Matta joins the Department of Medicine from Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center, where she was a clinical endocrinologist. She earned her MD from the University of Balamand in Lebanon, and completed her internal medicine residency at UMass Chan Medical School. Dr. Matta also completed a fellowship in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, and a postdoctoral research fellowship at the American University of Beirut Medical Center in Lebanon.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Matta to the Department of Medicine!