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  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.
   
 
Suhasini Gudipati, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Dr. Gudipati is the Chair of Internal Medicine, and Director of the Infectious Disease Division.  She is a fellow of the American College of Physicians.  Dr. Gudipati received her medical degree from Guntur Medical College, India.  She completed training at Chicago Medical School and Deaconess Hospital in internal medicine.  Dr. Gudipati served an infectious disease fellowship at St. Louis University School of Medicine.  She  was awarded the Spirit of St. Vincent Award by St. Mary’s of Michigan Foundation on November 17, 2007.  Dr. Gudipati joined Synergy Medical Education Alliance in July 1991.
Suhasini Gudipati, M.D.
   
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.
 
Phillip Lambert, M.D.
   
M. Umar Khan , M.D., F.A.C.P.
Dr. Khan is an Assistant Director of Internal Medicine.
M. Umar Khan , M.D.
   
Palaniandy Kogulan, M.D.
Dr. Kogulan is an Assistant Director of Internal Medicine. Dr. Kogulan is certified in Internal Medicine & Infectious Disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He received his medical degree from University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka in 1989.  From July 1995 to June 1998, Dr. Kogulan completed an internship and residency at Our Lady of Mercy University Medical Center in Bronx, NY.  He served an infectious disease fellowship at Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC from July 1998 to June 2000.  After completing his fellowship training, Dr. Kogulan spent the next 3 years as an infectious disease specialist at St. Anthony Memorial Health Center, Michigan City, IN and Porter Memorial Hospital, Valparaiso, IN.  Dr. Kogulan joined Synergy Medical Education Alliance in January 2004.
Palaniandy Kogulan, M.D.
   
Daniel Elsholz, M.D.
Dr. Elsholz is an Assistant Director of Internal Medicine & Endocrinology.
Daniel Elsholz, M.D.
   
Barbara Pawlaczyk, M.D.
Dr. Pawlaczyk is an Assistant Director of Internal Medicine.
Dr. Pawlaczyk was formerly an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the McLaren Regional Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency Program. She received her medical degree from Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Poland. Dr. Pawlaczyk completed her internal medicine residency training at McLaren Regional Medical Center in Flint, Michigan.
Barbara Pawlaczyk, M.D.
   

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.

Vijay Kumar, MD
   
Elfatih Abter, M.D.
Assistant Director of Internal Medicine
Elfatih Abter, MD
   
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.  He received a Masters in Health Administration from the London Institute of Technology and Research in June 2000; a Masters in Public Health from University of Michigan in December 2000; and a Masters in Nutrition from Eastern Michigan University in June 2004.  Dr. Vallabhaneni completed a residency in internal medicine at Hurley Medical Center in 2007.  He joined Synergy Medical Education Alliance in July 2007.
Suneel Vallabhaneni , M.D.
   
Osman Ahmedfiqi, M.D.
Assistant Director of Internal Medicine
Osman Ahmedfiqi, M.D. 
   
Bala Grandhi, M.D.
Assistant Director of Internal Medicine
Bala Grandhi, MD
   
 
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