Education & Training

Residency

Internal Medicine

  • NYU Lutheran Medical Center-Brooklyn

Boards

American Board of Internal Medicine

Commercial Relationships and Collaborations

This faculty member or a member of his or her immediate family has a working relationship, such as providing consulting, research, or educational services, with the companies listed below. These relationships have been reported to the University of Missouri and, if appropriate, plans have been established to address potential conflicts. The following relationships were reported as of July 2020.

Evidera

Insurances

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Academic Information

Chief Medical Officer-Inpatient, MU Health Care
Medical Director, Clinical and Translational Science Unit
Professor of Medicine
Charles E. Mengel, M.D. Distinguished Faculty Scholar in Internal Medicine

Research Interests

  • Acute liver failure
  • Quality improvement
  • Transitions of care

Areas of Expertise

  • Hospital medicine
  • Transitions of care
  • Quality improvement
  • Clinical trials

Awards & Honors

  • 2016: Outstanding Faculty Teacher Award, Department of Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO
  • 2015-16: Professionalism Award, Department of Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO
  • 2015: Exceptional Professional Faculty member of the year, Department of Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO
  • 2015: ACP Faculty Book Award, Department of Medicine, University of Missouri, School of Medicine, Columbia, MO
  • 2015: Certificate of recognition by professional task force, Department of Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO
  • 2015: Fellow, society of Hospital Medicine (FHM)
  • 2014-15: Quality Improvement Champion, Department of Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO
  • 2014: Outstanding Faculty Teacher Award, Department of Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO
  • 2014: Most Outstanding Clinical Educator Award, M.S.A.C., MU School of Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO
  • 2013-14: Quality Improvement Champion, Department of Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO
  • 2013: Outstanding contribution Award, Department of Medical Education, Columbus, GA
  • 2014: Outstanding Internal Medicine Faculty, Mercer University School of Medicine, Columbus, GA
  • 2011: Fellow, American College of Physicians (FACP)
  • 2011-12: Outstanding Contribution Award, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • 2011-12: Certificate of Recognition, Mercer University, GA
  • 2004-07: Prasad Award of Excellence in Medicine, Lutheran Medical center, Brooklyn NY
    2006-07: Best Resident Teacher, Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
  • 2005-06: Best Resident Teacher, Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
  • 2004-05: Intern of the Year, Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY