Faculty

The approximately 200 faculty members of the University of Louisville Department of Medicine comprise a talented and diverse group committed to the department's academic, clinical and research missions.

Updated July 1, 2024
Bold - Division Chief

Cardiovascular Medicine

Nachiket Apte, M.D.
Sonali Arora, M.D.
Auras Atreya, M.D.
Roberto Bolli, M.D.
Yuvraj Chowdhury, M.D.

Shahab Ghafghazi, M.D.
Sheng Fu, M.D.
Sohail Ikram, M.D.
Dinesh Kalra, M.D.
Jishanth Mattumpuram, M.D.

Faraaz Rahman, M.D.
Mrinali Shetty, M.D.
Marcus Stoddard, M.D.
Xian-Liang Tang, M.D.
Kim Williams, M.D.

Dermatology

Soon Bahrami, M.D.
Jeffrey Callen, M.D.
Janine Malone, M.D.
Courtney Schadt, M.D.
John Stickley, M.D.

Endocrinology, Metabolism & Diabetes

Rebecca Juen, M.D.
Sathya Krishnasamy, M.D.
Sri Prakash Mokshagundam, M.D.
Malika Rawal, M.D.
Zakaria Sibai, M.D.

Environmental Medicine

Shahid Baba, Ph.D.
Aruni Bhatnagar, Ph.D.
Helen Collins, Ph.D.
Daniel Conklin, Ph.D.
Natasha DeJarnett, Ph.D.
Andrew Gibb, Ph.D.
Petra Haberzettl, Ph.D.
Jason Hellmann, Ph.D.
Bradford Hill, Ph.D.
Rochelle Holm, Ph.D.

Steven Jones, Ph.D.
Rachel Keith, Ph.D. ARNP, ANP-C
Pawal Lorkiewicz, Ph.D.
Marina Malovichko, Ph.D.
Joseph Moore IV, Ph.D.
Yibing Nong, Ph.D.
Timothy O'Toole, Ph.D.
Daniel Riggs, Ph.D.
Brian Sansbury, Ph.D.
Clara Sears, Ph.D.

Sophia Sears, Ph.D.
Richa Singhal, Ph.D.
Theodore Smith, Ph,D.
Sanjay Srivastava, Ph.D.
Marcin Wysoczynski, Ph.D.
Ray Yeager II, Ph.D.
Zhengzhi Zie, Ph.D.
Igor Zelko, Ph.D.

Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition

Thomas Abell, M.D.
Ashutosh Barve, M.D., Ph.D.
Shirish Barve, Ph.D.
Matthew Cave, M.D.
Sirmad Chaudhary, M.D.
Gerald Dryden, M.D.
Smita Ghare, Ph.D.
Kristine Krueger, M.D.
Loretta Jophlin, M.D.

Nanlong "Nathan" Liu, M.D.
Luis Marsano, M.D.
Craig McClain, M.D.
Stephen McClave, M.D.
Endashaw Omer, M.D.
Dipendra Parajuli, M.D.
Andrea Reyes-Vega, Ph.D.
Benjamin Rogers, M.D.
Brett Rossow, M.D.

Ashwani Singal, M.D.
Ming Song, Ph.D.
Abigail Stocker, M.D.
Robert Tatum, Pharm.D.
Walter "Bert" Watson, Ph.D.
Vatsalya Vatsalya, Ph.D.
Banrida Wahlang, Ph.D.
Brandon Wuerth, M.D.

General Internal Medicine, Palliative Medicine & Medical Education

Esther Bak, M.D.
Joshua Bellamy, M.D.
Laura Bishop, M.D.
Phillip Bressoud, M.D.
Julianna Brown, M.D.
Shirley Cardona, D.O.
Naga Chadalapaka, M.D.
Yvette Cua, M.D.
Jorge Droz, M.D.
Michelle Engelhardt, M.D.
Radhika Gadditpati, M.D.

Kaitlin Gordon, M.D.
Hazar Hassuneh, M.D.
B. Joey Hebert, M.D.
Bridget Hittepole, M.D.

Susan Dee Jackson, M.D.
Ryan Kaufman, M.D.
Justin Kingery, M.D.
Jennifer Koch, M.D.
Priya Krishnan, Ph.D.
Tao Le, M.D.
Bryan Moffett, M.D.

Sudhir Narain, M.D.
Jennifer Olges, M.D.
B. Frank Parker, M.D.
Kasey Scott Reed, M.D.
Jignesh Shah, M.D.
Tyler Sharpe, M.D.
Monica Ann Shaw, M.D.
Clayton Smith, M.D.
M. Brittany Woodall, D.O.
Laura Workman, M.D



Infectious Diseases

Mohamad Belal Aldaas, M.D.
T-Shura Ali, Ph.D.
Forest Arnold, D.O.
Bailey Benidir, Pharm.D.

Mark Burns, M.D.
Ryan Doster, M.D., Ph.D.
Kenneth Schot Hannan, M.D.
Subathra Marimuthu, Ph.D.

Leslie Wolf Parrish, Ph.D.
David Thomas, M.D.
Barbara Wojda, M.D.

Medical Oncology & Hematology

Farrukh Aquil, Ph.D.
Levi Beverly, Ph.D.
Anika Bhargava, M.D.
Abigail Chan, M.D.
Ju-Hsien "John" Chao, D.O.
Jason Chesney, M.D., Ph.D.
Kamila Cisak, M.D.
Douglas Dean, Ph.D.
Brian Dong, M.D.
Howard Donninger, Ph.D.
Robert Emmons, M.D.
Nichola Garbett, Ph.D.
Krystal Hamorsky, Ph.D.
Mohamed Hegazi, M.D.

Jae Yeon Hwang, Ph.D.
Yoannis Imbert-Fernandez, Ph.D.
Joongho Joh, Ph.D.
Goetz Kloecker, M.D.
Rohit Kumar,M.D.
Nadiia Lypova, Ph.D.
Chi Li, Ph.D.
Yonqing Liu, Ph.D.
Padmini Moffett, M.D.
Robert Monson, Ph.D.
Phuong Ngo, M.D.
Juw Won Park, Ph.D.
Mariusz Ratajckak, M.D., Ph.D.
Rebecca Redman, M.D.

Brad Rodu, D.D.S.
Elizabeth Riley, M.D.
T. Michael Sabo, Ph.D.
Guneet Sarai, M.D.
Parag Shah, Ph.D.
Vivek Sharma, M.D.
Leah Siskind, Ph.D.
Sucheta Telang, MBBS
Yun Teng, Ph.D.
Wolfgang Zacharias, Ph.D.
Hassaan Yasin, M.D.

Nephrology & Hypertension

Zygimantas Alsauskas, M.D.
Michelle Barati, Ph.D.
Michael Brier, Ph.D.
Jian Cai, Ph.D.
Dawn Caster, M.D.
Timothy Cummins, Ph.D.
Amy Dwyer, M.D.
Gunjan Garg, M.D.

Adam Gaweda, Ph.D.
Alfred Jacobs Jr., M.D., Ph.D.
Jon Klein, M.D., Ph.D.
Lina Mackelaite, M.D.
Kenneth McLeish, M.D.
Michael Merchant, Ph.D.
Rebecca Morales, M.D.
Vibha Nayak, M.D.

Rosemary Ouseph, M.D., MSPH
Jinwook Park, M.D.
David Powell, Ph.D.
Gaurav Rajasjekar, M.D.
Madhavi Rane, Ph.D.
Kavitha Tallapaneni, M.D.
Alka Tyagi, D.O.
Nina Vasavada, M.D.

Palliative Medicine

Edward Dunn, M.D.
Christian Furman, M.D.
Hannah Harrison, D.O.

Kimberly Pate, M.D.
Mark Pfeifer, M.D.
Tara Schapmire, Ph.D.

Briana Trischan, M.D.

Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Disorders Medicine

Sravya Brahmandam, M.D.
Rodrigo Cavallazzi, M.D.
Umair Gauhar, MBBS
Juan Guardiola-Sala, M.D.
Lakshmi Kartha, M.D.

Yash Kothari, M.D.
Bogdan Moldoveanu, M.D.
Alex Ng, M.D.
Allan Ramirez, M.D.
Hiram Rivas, M.D.

Mohamed Saad, M.D.
Patrisha Shelley. D.O.
Jerry Yu, Ph.D.

Rheumatology

David Armstrong, D.O.
Housam Aldeen Sarakbi, M.D.