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
MICU Director, MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Medical Director for Respiratory Therapy, MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Full Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University
andrew.f.shorr@medstar.net
Program leadership
Christian Woods, MD, FCCP, FACP, FIDSA - Program Director
Christian Woods, MD, is an attending physician in the Sections of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine and Infectious Diseases at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. In addition to his clinical responsibilities, Dr. Woods is an Associate Professor of Medicine at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He also serves as Vice Chair of Critical Care Education. Dr. Woods’s research efforts are focused on infectious diseases and critical care medicine.
At MedStar Washington, Dr. Woods serves as the Program Director for the Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship program and as Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine residency program. His interests include medical education, and he is currently in an advanced fellowship program focusing on Graduate Medical Education. He is also involved in a multi-institutional educational collaborative engaged in training critical care fellows for the tri-state region.
Dr. Woods’s research has been published in peer-reviewed journals, such as Clinical Infectious Diseases, The Journal of Emergency Medicine, and the ATS Scholar. Alternatively, he is a reviewer for several journals, including The Annals of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, and Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine.
Frequently, Dr. Woods presents nationally to professional societies on topics including medical education and severe respiratory infections. Among other honors, Dr. Woods has received the James A. Curtin Award for Outstanding Clinical Educator from the MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center Internal Medicine program over ten times and was recognized by the D.C. Chapter of the American College of Physicians with the Sol Katz Teaching Award. He is board-certified in Infectious Diseases, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine, and Internal Medicine.
Dr. Woods received his medical degree from Saint George's University School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies. He completed a residency in Infectious Disease where he was chief and later a first fellowship in Infectious Diseases and a second fellowship in Pulmonary/Critical Care at MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C.
Contact Dr. Woods at christian.j.woods@medstar.net.
Boot camp program prepares fellows to care for critically ill patients.
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
Christian Woods, MD, is an attending physician in the Sections of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine and Infectious Diseases at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. In addition to his clinical responsibilities, Dr. Woods is an Associate Professor of Medicine at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He also serves as Vice Chair of Critical Care Education. Dr. Woods’s research efforts are focused on infectious diseases and critical care medicine.
At MedStar Washington, Dr. Woods serves as the Program Director for the Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship program and as Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine residency program. His interests include medical education, and he is currently in an advanced fellowship program focusing on Graduate Medical Education. He is also involved in a multi-institutional educational collaborative engaged in training critical care fellows for the tri-state region.
Dr. Woods’s research has been published in peer-reviewed journals, such as Clinical Infectious Diseases, The Journal of Emergency Medicine, and the ATS Scholar. Alternatively, he is a reviewer for several journals, including The Annals of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, and Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine.
Frequently, Dr. Woods presents nationally to professional societies on topics including medical education and severe respiratory infections. Among other honors, Dr. Woods has received the James A. Curtin Award for Outstanding Clinical Educator from the MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center Internal Medicine program over ten times and was recognized by the D.C. Chapter of the American College of Physicians with the Sol Katz Teaching Award. He is board-certified in Infectious Diseases, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine, and Internal Medicine.
Dr. Woods received his medical degree from Saint George's University School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies. He completed a residency in Infectious Disease where he was chief and later a first fellowship in Infectious Diseases and a second fellowship in Pulmonary/Critical Care at MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C.
Contact Dr. Woods at christian.j.woods@medstar.net.
Boot camp program prepares fellows to care for critically ill patients.