Internal Medicine - Meet the Faculty

A full-time faculty comprised of board certified internists and subspecialists in the areas of critical care medicine, infectious disease, pulmonary medicine and endocrinology, in conjunction with more than 40 clinical attending faculty permits in-depth, one-on-one academic teaching environment for residents.  All hold faculty appointments from MSU-CHM.

Christine Rohr, D.O. Dr. Rohr is the Interim Program Director & Chair of Internal Medicine, and Interim Director of the Infectious Disease Division.
Phillip Lambert, M.D. Dr. Lambert is Assistant Director of Internal Medicine and Clerkship Coordinator.  He completed his Internal Medicine residency and Endocrine Fellowship at Mayo Clinic.  Dr. Lambert is an outstanding teacher; medical students from MSU-CHM have awarded him for excellence in teaching for 10 consecutive years.
Daniel Elsholz, M.D. Dr. Elsholz is an Assistant Director in Internal Medicine & Endocrinology.  He received his medical degree from the University of Michigan in 1996.  He completed a dual residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics in 2000 through the University of Michigan and St. Joseph Mercy Hospital.  Dr. Elsholz went on to complete a dual fellowship in Adult and Pediatric Endocrinology at the University of Michigan as well in 2004.  He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Endocrinology and Metabolism and Pediatric Endocrinology.  Dr. Elsholz joined Synergy Medical Education Alliance in 2004.
Vijay Kumar, M.D. Dr. Kumar is an Assistant Director of Internal Medicine & Endocrinology. He received his medical degree from Patna Medical College, India in 1996. From July of 1999 to June of 2002 he completed his internship and residency at State University of New York. He served an endocrinology fellowship at Louisiana State University, Shreveport, Louisiana from July 2002 to June 2004. Dr. Kumar spent the last few years as a consultant in Endocrinology at Max Medical Centre in Delhi India. He joined Synergy Medical Education Alliance in February 2007.
Suneel Vallabhaneni, M.D. Dr. Vallabhaneni is an Assistant Director of Internal Medicine.  He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.  Dr. Vallabhaneni received his medical degree from Siddhartha Medical College, NTR University Health Sciences, Vijayawada, India in 1997.  Dr. Vallabhaneni completed a residency in internal medicine at Hurley Medical Center in 2007.  He joined Synergy Medical Education Alliance in July 2007.
Bala K. Grandhi, M.D., M.P.H Dr. Grandhi is an Assistant Director of Internal Medicine.  He received his medical degree from Rangaraya Medical College in Kakinada, India in 2000.  He completed his residency in Internal Medicine through Synergy Medical Education Alliance in 2008.  Dr. Grandhi holds a Masters in Public Health from the University of North Texas, Health Science Center.  He joined Synergy Medical Education Alliance in 2008.
Imran Mir, M.D. Dr. Mir is an Assistant Director of Internal Medicine.  He received his medical degree from Government Medical College, Srinagar, India in 2002. Dr. Mir completed his residency in Internal Medicine through Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center in Bronx, New York.  He joined Synergy Medical Education Alliance in 2008.