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Internal Medicine Residency Program Leadership

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Susan V. George, MD, MACP, SFHM, FRCP

Program Director

Dr. Susan V. George is Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Saint Vincent Hospital and Professor of Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. She is board certified in Internal Medicine.

She worked as a hospitalist for 17 years and was the medical director of the SVH hospitalist service for 10 years. She transitioned in 2017 to outpatient primary care. Her interests are in the area of patient safety. She has also served in a number of key administrative positions in her capacity as Director of the Performance Improvement Committee for the Department of Medicine. 

She has received several teaching recognitions locally and nationally, including the John J. McKeever Medical Educator award in 2006, the UMASS Medical School Community teacher award, the President’s Award (Physician of the Year) in 2009 and the Quality Pillar award in 2012. Dr George was named Top Ten Hospitalists by the American College of Physicians in 2010. She was recognized in 2016 with the YWCA Erskine Award for Women. She also served as the President of the Medical Staff at Saint Vincent Hospital 2016-2017.  Most recently she was invited to be the 228 th Orator of the Worcester District Medical Society in 2024.

She is a Master of the American College of Physicians and a Senior Fellow of the Society of Hospital Medicine.

Dr. George earned her medical degree from the National University of Singapore and is also a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, London. She completed her residency training at Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA and served as chief resident 1999-2001.

Faculty

Medicine Department Core Faculty
Saint Vincent Hospital at Worcester Medical Center

Administration

George M. Abraham, MD, MPH, MACP, FIDSA, FRCP (Lon.)

Chief of Medicine, Saint Vincent Hospital
Professor of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Education: MBBS, MD, Christian Medical College
MPH: Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Residency: Saint Vincent Hospital
Chief Medical Resident: Saint Vincent Hospital

Susan V. George, MD, MACP, SFHM, FRCP

Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
Associate Professor of Medicine, UMMS
Education: MBBS, National University of Singapore
MRCP: Royal College of Physicians, UK
Residency: Saint Vincent Hospital
Chief Medical Resident: Saint Vincent Hospital

Nitin Trivedi, MD, DM, FACP, FACE

Associate Professor of Medicine, UMMS
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Director, Division of Endocrine and Metabolic Medicine
Education: MBBS, MGM Medical College
DM: Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences
Residency: Saint Vincent Hospital
Fellowship: Joslin Diabetes Center and Brown Medical School

Brandi L. Hoag, DO

Associate Professor of Medicine, UMMS
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Director, Saint Vincent Ambulatory Care
Education: University of New England Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Saint Vincent Hospital
Chief Medical Resident: Saint Vincent Hospital

Suzanne G. Martin, MD, FACP, FASN

Associate Professor of Medicine, UMMS
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Director, Division of Renal Medicine
Education: University of Chicago-Pritzker School of Medicine
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Chief Medical Resident: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Fellowship: Nephrology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Jennifer B. Sargent, DO, FACP

Associate Professor of Medicine, UMMS
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Education: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Saint Vincent Hospital
Chief Medical Resident: Saint Vincent Hospital

Gary P. Blanchard, MD

Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine
Education: Tufts University
MD, Tufts University School of Medicine
Residency: Saint Vincent Hospital
Fellowship: Brown University

Blood Disorders and Cancer Medicine

Kala Seetharaman, MD

Division Director, Medical Oncology and Hematology Saint Vincent Hospital
Education: Government Medical College Bellary, Karnataka, India
Residency: Illinois Masonic Medical College, Chicago, IL
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Cardiovascular Medicine

Mark Kranis, DO, MS

Education: MS Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, DO Nova Southeastern
University, Ft Lauderdale, FL
Residency: Saint Vincent Hospital
Chief Medical Resident: Saint Vincent Hospital
Fellowship: Saint Vincent Hospital Cardiovascular Disease

Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Kevin B. Martin, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, UMMS
Director, Critical Care Medical ICU at Saint Vincent Hospital
Division of Pulmonary Diseases, Reliant Medical Group at WMC
Education: BA, Harvard College, Cambridge MA,
MD, University of Rochester School of Medicine, NY
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, MA
Fellowship: Brown University, RI

Richard A. Rosiello, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, UMMS
Director, Division of Pulmonary Medicine at Saint Vincent Hospital
Chief, Pulmonary and Critical Care, Reliant Medical Group at WMC
Education: BA, College of the Holy Cross
MD, Dartmouth Medical School
Residency: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical School
Fellowship: Yale University

Endocrine and Metabolic Medicine

Nitin Trivedi, MD, DM, FACP, FACE

Associate Professor of Medicine, UMMS
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Director, Division of Endocrine and Metabolic Medicine
Education: MBBS, MGM Medical College
DM, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences
Residency: Saint Vincent Hospital
Fellowship: Joslin Diabetes Center and Brown Medical School

Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Medicine

Curuchi Anand, MD, FACP

Associate Professor Medicine, UMMS
Director, Department of Gastroenterology
Education: MBBS, Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal
Residency: Henry Ford Hospital
Fellowship: University Hospital of Arkansas

Geriatric Medicine

Gary P. Blanchard, MD

Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine
Education: Tufts University
MD, Tufts University School of Medicine
Residency: Saint Vincent Hospital
Fellowship: Brown University

Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine

George M. Abraham, MD, MPH, MACP, FIDSA, FRCP (Lon.)

Chief of Medicine, Saint Vincent Hospital
Director, Division of Infectious Disease and Geographic Medicine
Professor of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Education: MBBS, MD, Christian Medical College
MPH: Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Residency: Saint Vincent Hospital
Chief Medical Resident: Saint Vincent Hospital

Pulmonary Medicine

Richard A. Rosiello, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, UMMS
Director, Division of Pulmonary Medicine at Saint Vincent Hospital
Chief, Pulmonary and Critical Care, Reliant Medical Group at WMC
Education: BA, College of the Holy Cross
MD, Dartmouth Medical School
Residency: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical School
Fellowship: Yale University

Renal Medicine

Suzanne G. Martin, MD, FACP, FASN

Associate Professor of Medicine, UMMS
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Director, Division of Renal Medicine
Education: University of Chicago-Pritzker School of Medicine
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Chief Medical Resident: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Fellowship: Nephrology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Rheumatic Diseases and Musculoskeletal Medicine

Elinor Mody, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Director, Division of Rheumatology
Education: B.S. in Biology, Duke University
M.D., Duke University School of Medicine
Residency, Duke University Medical Center
Fellowship, Rheumatology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital