Section Director
Andrew Shorr, MD, MPH
Medical School: University of Virginia
Residency: Walter Reed Medical Center - Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Walter Reed Medical Center - Pulmonary Critical Care
Current Position(s): Section Director, Pulmonary Critical Care, MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Associate Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University
andrew.f.shorr@medstar.net
Program leadership
Christian Woods, MD, FCCP, FACP, FIDSA - Program Director
Medical School: St. Georges University School of Medicine
Residency: MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center - Pulmonary/Critical Care and Infectious Diseases
Current Position(s): Program Director - PCCM, Associate Program Director – IM residency, Associate MICU Director, MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Associate Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University
christian.j.woods@medstar.net
Anantha Mallia, DO, FACEP - Associate Program Director
Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX
Fellowship: North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY
Current Position(s): Associate Program Director, Critical Care Ultrasound Curriculum Director
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine
anantha.k.mallia@medstar.net
Jessica Wang Memoli, MD - Associate Program Director
Medical School: University of Miami School of Medicine
Residency: Medstar Georgetown University Hospital at Washington Hospital Center
Fellowship:Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Current Position(s): Director, Bronchoscopy & Interventional Pulmonary
jessica.s.wangmemoli@medstar.net
Key teaching faculty
John Sherner, MD
Medical School: University of Texas Southwester at Dallas
Residency: Tripler Army Medical Center
Fellowship: Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Chair of Internal Medicine - MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University
john.sherner@medstar.net
Eric Ahlstrom, MD
Medical School: Northwestern University
Residency: William Beaumont Hospital, MI
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center - Critical Care Medicine
Current Position: Critical Care Attending
eric.ahlstrom@medstar.net
Chee Chan, MD, MPH
Medical School: Albany Medical College
Residency: University of Medicine & Dentistry in New Jersey - Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Brown University - Pulmonary Critical Care
Current Positions(s): Director, Medical Intermediate Care Unit, MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University
chee.m.chan@medstar.net
Brian Cuneo, MD
Medical School; Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Residency: Tripler Army Medical Center
Fellowship: Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Current Position(s): Medical Director, Adult Cystic Fibrosis Ambulatory Clinic, CNMC
Associate Program Director – IM residency MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University
brian.m.cuneo@medstar.net
Emil Oweis, MD
Medical School: University of Jordan
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University/Washington Hospital Center
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center - Pulmonary/Critical Care
Current Position(s): Associate Medical Director, Department of Respiratory Therapy, MWHC
Associate Medical Director, Adult Cystic Fibrosis Ambulatory Clinic, CNMC
emil.s.oweis@medstar.net
Darling Ruiz Cerrato, MD
Medical School: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua
Residency: Saint Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center - Pulmonary/Critical Care
Current Position(s): Attending
darling.a.ruizcerrato@medstar.net
Fellows - pulmonary/critical care medicine
Ihab Masri, MD
Class of 2025
Medical School: Jordan University of Science and Technology
Residency: Medstar Washington Hospital Center
Kenneth Mueller, MD
Class of 2025
Medical School: American University of the Caribbean
Residency: Creighton University
Marian Azer, MD
Class of 2026
Medical School: St George’s University
Residency: SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Carly Munro, MD
Class of 2026
Medical School: St George’s University
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center
Shalini Vadalia, MD
Class of 2026
Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University, Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Residency: Christiana Care
Imad Isaac, MD
Class of 2027
Medical School: University of Damascus
Residency: Medstar Washington Hospital Center
Jane Pangburn, DO
Class of 2027
Medical School: Marion University College of Medicine
Residency: Ascension St Vincent
Fellows - emergency medicine/critical care
Laura DiTarante, MD
Class of 2025
Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson
Residency: Cooper University Hospital
Annemarie Daecher, MD
Class of 2026
Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University, Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Residency: Einstein Medical Center
Tara Ferrante, MD
Class of 2026
Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson
Residency: Cooper University Hospital
Karly Flemmons, MD
Class of 2026
Medical School: McGovern Medical School
Residency: Augusta University, Medical College of Georgia
Fellows - cardiology/critical care medicine
Austin Culver, MD
Class of 2025
Medical School: Northwestern University, The Feinberg School of Medicine
Residency: Northwestern University
Cardiology Fellowship: Medstar Georgetown University/Washington Hospital Center
Program administration
Christian Woods, MD, FCCP, FACP, FIDSA - Program Director
Medical School: St. Georges University School of Medicine
Residency: MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center - Pulmonary/Critical Care and Infectious Diseases
Current Position(s): Program Director - PCCM, Associate Program Director – IM residency, Associate MICU Director, MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Associate Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University
christian.j.woods@medstar.net