Faculty
You’ll benefit from the medical expertise of our experienced teaching faculty members, who create relevant, engaging classroom activities and assignments. They’ll act as educators and mentors to support and guide you throughout your program.
Wasique Mirza, MD, FACP, Program Director
Hometown: I grew up in Pakistan, and moved to New York for residency in 1995. Northeastern Pennsylvania has been my home for the past 21 years.
Education: Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan
Residency: Mount Vernon Hospital, NY – New York Medical College
Fellowship in hypertension: Bronx VA Medical Center/Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, NY
Why I love Geisinger: I am highly appreciative of Geisinger’s role, not only as a diverse and highly innovative academic institution, but also as a national leader in cutting-edge medical advancements while honoring its mission to foster health promotion at the community level.
Interests: Nature, sports, spending quality time with family, reading and writing about anything and everything whenever inspiration strikes.
Anil K. Singh, MD, Associate Program Director
Jameson D. Woodard, MD, Associate Program Director
Kimberly Persaud, DO, Associate Program Director
Shiva Naidoo, MD, Chief Resident
Lindsey DeLazzari, Program administrator
Krystal Sperlazzo, Program administrator
Core faculty
Melad Kamel, MD, Hospitalist Medicine – GWV
Hasan Zerti, MD, Hospitalist Medicine – GWV
Sree Naik, MD, Pulmonary/CC/Sleep Medicine
Habib Hamoud, MD, Hospitalist Medicine – GWV
Rani Gollamudi, MD, Hospitalist Medicine – GCMC
Roop Parlapalli, MD, Hospitalist Medicine – GCMC
Carol Myers, DO, Ambulatory Medicine
Joshua Obuch, MD, Gastroenterology
Paul Arkless, MD, Pulmonary/Critical Care
Lakshmi Saladi, MD, Pulmonary/Critical Care
Anna Chen, MD, Pulmonary/Critical Care
Eric Drago, MD, Hospitalist Medicine – GWV
Connor Dougherty, DO, Hospitalist Medicine – GWV
Ahmad Hanif, MD, Hematology/Oncology
Atul Bali, MD, Nephrology
Dionardo Medina Encarnacion, MD, Endocrinology
Geisinger leadership
Chairman of the Medicine Institute
Kenrick Maynor, MD
Designated Institutional Official – Graduate Medical Education
Michelle Thompson, MD
Associate Designated Institutional Official – Northeast
Michael Paglia, MD, PhD