Our Graduates
Our program has over 26 Med-Peds trained faculty who serve as clinic preceptors, inpatient attendings and mentors for our residents. Our faculty is heavily involved in the educational and clinical activities in both departments. As a result, our residents receive the best possible learning opportunities during their four years of training.
Mentoring you today
We take a very personal approach with all of our residents. From the time you interview, to the time you join our program, through the time you graduate, we aim to understand your needs and help you meet your personal goals. As an intern, you will be assigned a Med-Peds mentor who will help guide you through all four years of training. Regularly scheduled meetings provide you with valuable advice on conquering obstacles, finding balance in life and career planning. Residents are also provided opportunities to seek out additional mentoring from our medicine and pediatric faculty. Our attrition rate is one of the lowest in the country, and can be attributed to the mentoring and role modeling of our Med-Peds faculty and the overall strong support provided by the core departments.
 Dr. Michael Lukela is the Director of the Med-Peds program and a hospitalist in the Department of Internal Medicine. He graduated from Harvard Medical School and completed his residency training in the combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics program at the University of Michigan, where he also served as a chief resident in the Department of Pediatrics. His areas of clinical interest are patient safety and educational assessment. He is also the Director of the M2 Clinical Comprehensive Assessment at the Medical School. In his spare time, he enjoys playing with his sons Henry and Nicholas, running marathons, making furniture, playing golf and attempting to train his dog. |
 Dr. Namita Sachdev is an an Associate Med-Peds Program Director and a graduate of the U-M Medical School. She completed her combined residency in Med-Peds at the U-M. After her residency, she served as chief resident for the Department of Pediatrics. Currently she is one of the faculty mentors at East Ann Arbor Health Center. Her areas of clinical interest are infectious diseases and preventive medicine. |
 Dr. James Azim graduated from the University of Michigan and completed his residency training in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics in our program. Currently, he is a hospitalist in the Department of Pediatrics. His clinical interests include the care of hospitalized patients, palliative care, resident and student education, and quality improvement. |
 Dr. Linda Balogh graduated from Wayne State University Medical School in Detroit and completed her internal medicine-pediatrics residency at the University of Michigan. Her clinical interests include care of families, women's health, and prevention. At home, she especially enjoys time spent with her husband and sons, Zachary and Joshua. Her hobbies include home improvement projects, gardening, running and traveling. |
 Dr. Greta Branford is a faculty member at the Canton Health Center. She completed her Med-Peds training at the University of Cincinnati and was then the clinic director for the University of Utah's Med-Peds Clinic. She is interested in improving the quality of care for patients with diabetes. |
 Dr. Joyeeta Dastidar completed her undergraduate studies at Yale University prior to earning her degree in medicine from Vanderbilt University. She completed her residency training in Internal Medicine-Pediatrics at the University of Michigan. She currently practices as a hospitalist in the Department of Internal Medicine. Her interests include international health and infectious diseases. |
 Dr. Aditi Dave completed her undergraduate studies and medical school at the University of South Florida. She completed her residency training in Internal Medicine-Pediatrics at the University of Michigan and currently practices as a hospitalist in the Department of Internal Medicine. |
 Dr. Matthew Davis completed medical school and medicine-pediatrics training at Harvard and then completed a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars research fellowship and M.A. in public policy at the University of Chicago. Dr. Davis is an associate professor of pediatrics, internal medicine and public policy, and his research focuses on the role of health policy in the well-being of families. His clinical interests at Canton Health Center include resident teaching and the care of individuals with asthma and other chronic illnesses. Outside of work, he revels in time spent with his wife and children and enjoys music and sports. |
 Dr. Pamela Davis received her medical degree from University of Michigan Medical School and completed a combined residency in internal medicine and pediatrics at the University of Michigan. She is board certified in both internal medicine and pediatrics. She has special interests in adolescent and women's health. She is involved in several community health clinics for the uninsured. |
 Dr. Corey Dean graduated from Michigan State Medical School, and then completed residency at the Baystate Med-Peds program in Massachusetts. He was twice awarded the Resident Teacher of the Year Award. After residency, Corey returned to Michigan to complete a Sports Medicine fellowship at Michigan State. He currently divides his time between inpatient and outpatient care, and teaches our residents in his Sports Medicine Clinic at Eastern Michigan University. He is also the team physician for Lincoln High School, and enjoys teaching on-the-field medical care. |
 Dr. Hilary Haftel is the Associate Chair for Education and the Pediatric Program Director. She completed her medicine-pediatrics residency at Albany Medical College and a combined fellowship in Adult and Pediatric Rheumatology at the U-M. She has a particular interest in rheumatologic disease in adolescents and young adults. Dr. Haftel's research interests focus on new methodology for delivery and assessment of learning and teaching and she completed a master's degree in Health Professions Education. She is also the Director of the Standardized Patient Program at U-M medical school. Dr. Haftel is an excellent teacher and has been consistently rated as one of the top teachers in the department. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two children, as well as participating in several local vocal music groups. |
| Dr. Mark Hakim completed his undergraduate training at the University of Michigan and graduated from Chicago Medical School. He completed his residency training in Internal Medicine-Pediatrics at Wayne State University where he also served as a chief resident in Med-Peds and Pediatrics. He joined the faculty at the University of Michigan and practices primary care at Canton Health Center. Dr. Hakim's clinical interests include resident education, preventive health and quality improvement. He enjoys sports and is an avid lifelong Wolverine fan. |
 Dr. Jason Kahn went to Swarthmore College in Philadelphia and then attended the University of Rochester School of Medicine. After completing his residency at the University of Michigan, Dr. Kahn served as chief resident in pediatrics. He is currently a faculty member at the Haab Health Centetr in Ypsilanti and rounds with Med-Peds residents as an inpatient attending. He enjoys biking, hiking, cooking, (eating) and reading. Specific clinical interests include preventive and community medicine. |
Dr. Patricia Keefer is a graduate of Northwestern University and attended the University of Michigan Medical School. She completed her residency training in Internal Medicine-Pediatrics at the University of Michigan. Following her residency training, she served one year as chief resident in Internal Medicine at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. Currently she practices as a hospitalist in the Department of Pediatrics. |
 Dr. Christopher Kim is a hospitalist in the departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Michigan. He completed medical school and his MBA training at the University of Chicago. He then completed his combined Med-Peds residency at the University of Michigan. His interests are in the business and administrative aspects of health care delivery. He enjoys spending his free time with his his wife and son Joshua, and playing golf at the fabulous University of Michigan golf courses. |
 Dr. Kristen Krieger serves as an attending physician at the East Ann Arbor Health Center. She received her medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School. She completed her combined residency at the University of Michigan Medical Center and served as chief resident in the Department of Pediatrics. Her clinical interest is in patients with immune system disorders, including lupus. |
 Dr. Thuy LeDesai is an attending at the East Ann Arbor Health Center Med-Peds clinic. She is a graduate of the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and completed her med-peds residency at the U-M. She is involved in teaching internal medicine-pediatric residents and enjoys spending time with her children. |
 Dr. Patricia McNally graduated from Michigan State Medical School and then completed residency in our program. Patty was awarded the Real-World Pediatrician Award and also Medicine Resident of the Year Award. She served as Chief Resident in Medicine and afterward began teaching both inpatient and outpatient medicine at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. She is an Associate Program Director in Internal Medicine at St. Joe's. |
| Dr. Rachel Mittleman is a graduate of Bowling Green State University and completed medical school at the University of Toledo. She completed her training in Internal Medicine-Pediatrics at the University of Tennessee and currently practices as a primary care physician at Canton Health Center. |
 Dr. Kimberly O'Donnell is a graduate of the University of Michigan's Med-Peds Program. She is a full-time outpatient physician and sees patients at our East Ann Arbor Health Center. |
 Dr. Francis McBee Orzulak is a hospitalist with a joint appointment in the departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. He graduated from the University of Kansas Medical School and then completed his combined training at Loyola in Chicago where he was also the chief resident for the Department of Pediatrics. He is interested in medical education and the care of hospitalized patients. Outside of medicine, he enjoys riding his mountain bike, playing with his dog, cooking for his wife and reading novels |
 Dr. David Rosen is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. He directs the Teenage and Young Adult Health Program within the Department of Pediatrics and is responsible for the Adolescent Health curriculum. He also serves as the Associate Director for Pediatric Education and has consistently been rated one of the top teachers in the Department. Dr. Rosen is an accomplished fine art photographer whose work is collected in museums and private collections in the United States and abroad. |
 Dr. John Schmidt graduated from the U-M Medical School and completed a combined residency in Medicine-Pediatrics at the University of Michigan. He currently has joint appointments in the departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Michigan, working as a hospitalist. His clinical interests include sports medicine, wilderness medicine, medical education and medical informatics. His hobbies include scuba diving, snowboarding, cooking and watching movies. He volunteers as the physician for the Michigan Marching Band and as a ski patroller. |
 Dr. Sara Smith is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and attended medical school at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She completed her training in Internal Medicine-Pediatrics at the University of Michigan. Currently she practices as a hospitalist at the University of Michigan in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. Her interests include international health, working in underserved areas of Central and Latin America. She has been active with migrant farm worker outreach clinics in Adrian and Manchester during the summer months. Her interest in clinical research includes examination of the prevalence and prevention of obesity among migrant farm worker children. She enjoys running, hiking and trying to keep up with her husband in ultimate Frisbee. |
 Dr. Genevieve Stewart completed medical school at the University of Michigan and her Med-Peds residency at the University of North Carolina and the University of Michigan. She spent time in the Peace Corps and loves working with the underserved. She practices primary care at our Ypsilanti Med-Peds clinic, runs the Women's Health clinic at Eastern Michigan University, and rounds as an inpatient attending at St. Joe's. |
 Dr. John Watt serves as the Director for the transitional program based at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. He attended medical school at the University of Cincinnati, and then completed residency in our program. He has served as a Chief Resident in Internal Medicine and Director of the Inpatient Service at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. He is recognized as an accomplished teacher and has been selected as Teacher of the Year in both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. His areas of interest include improving resident teaching abilities and communication with patients. |
