Our Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship is led by a diverse group of faculty with a focus on all facets of graduate medical education. Members of our leadership team are highlighted below:
Anne E. O’Donnell, MD
Chief, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Professor
Medical Director, Sleep Disorders Center
Nehemiah and Naomi Cohen Chair in Pulmonary Disease Research
Specialties: Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep
Medical Degree: Georgetown University, 1982
Internship: Georgetown University, 1983
Residency: Georgetown University, 1985
Fellowship: Georgetown University, 1987
Certification: Internal Medicine, 1985; Pulmonary Disease, 1988; Critical Care Medicine, 1989, 1999, 2009, and 2019; Sleep Medicine, 1993, 2007, and 2019
Special Interests: bronchiectasis, respiratory infections, including nontuberculous mycobacterium, sleep apnea and sleep disorders, cystic fibrosis, non-invasive ventilation.
As our Division Chief, Dr. O’Donnell oversees faculty development and professionalism within the fellowship and division. She also serves on our fellowship steering committee with a special interest in our subspecialty outpatient experience.
Daniel Jamieson, MD
Associate Professor
Program Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Associate Program Director, MedStar Georgetown Internal Medicine Residency Program
Specialties: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Medical Degree: Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 2006
Internship: University of Colorado, 2007
Residency: University of Colorado, 2009
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University, 2013
Certification: Internal Medicine, 2009
Dr. Jamieson oversees all aspects of the fellowship program. He has served as the program director since 2020. He continues to serve as an associate program director for the internal medicine residency program, with a special focus on critical care education.
Rajiv Sonti, MD
Assistant Professor
Associate Program Director, MedStar Georgetown Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship
Specialties: Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine
Medical Degree: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2011
Residency: Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, 2014
Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, 2017
Special Interests: Modernizing ICU treatment algorithms, Evidence based medicine.
Dr. Sonti participates in all aspects of the fellowship program as the associate program director. He has a special focus on research and scholarly activity.
Dr. Rebecca Lauren Krochmal, MD
Assistant Professor
Specialties: Pulmonary, Interventional Pulmonology
Medical Degree: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, 2009
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center, 2012
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center, 2015
Certification: Internal Medicine; Critical Care Medicine; Internal Disease
Special Interests: Diagnosis and management of benign and malignant airway and pleural disease.
As a board certified Interventional pulmonary physician, Dr. Krochmal oversees the procedural training of our fellows.
Cristina A. Reichner, MD
Associate Professor
Specialties: Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Medical Degree: Georgetown University School of Medicine, 1999
Internship: Georgetown University School of Medicine, 2000
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine, 2002
Fellowship: Georgetown University Medical Center, 2005
Certification: Internal Medicine, 2002; Pulmonary Diseases, 2004; Critical Care, 2005; Sleep Medicine, 2011
Special Interests: Interstitial lung disease, pulmonary fibrosis, asthma/COPD, and sleep disorders.
As the immediate past program director, Dr. Reichner advises on all aspects of the fellowship. She maintains a special focus on the outpatient pulmonary experience.
Ajeet G. Vinayak, MD
Assistant Professor
Specialties: Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine
Medical Degree: Georgetown University School of Medicine, 1997
Internship: Georgetown University Hospital, 1998
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, 2001
Fellowship: University of Chicago Medical Center, 2005
Certification: Internal Medicine; Pulmonary Medicine; Critical Care Medicine; Neuroscience Critical Care
Special Interests: Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Medicine.
Dr. Vinayak is the preclinical sciences pulmonary physiology course leader. He brings his passion for physiology and critical care education to our fellows.
Robert Varipapa, MD
Assistant Professor
Specialties: Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine
Medical School: Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (2015)
Internship Program: Virginia Commonwealth University (2018)
Residency Program: Virginia Commonwealth University (2018)
Fellowship Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2021)
Certifications: Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Critical Care Echocardiography.
Dr. Varipapa has a special interest in education in our critical care realms. He is board certified in Critical Care Echocardiography and provides hands-on and didactic ultrasound education to our fellows.