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Welcome to the ChristianaCare Department of Medicine

As a department, we are committed to teaching the next generation of physicians and advanced practice clinicians, advancing scholarly inquiry, and improving the health of our community. Our diverse department is made up of a talented and compassionate group of providers who collaborate to provide excellence in patient care.

Additionally, our internal medicine training programs are recognized nationally for innovation in a community academic setting. There is active engagement in a diverse portfolio of research.

Key Facts

Some key facts about the department are:

  • Supported by over 500 physicians and 200 advanced practice clinicians.
  • Educates over 70 residents and 15 fellows each year.
  • Engaged in the education of over 175 3rd and 4th year medical students each year.
  • Providers within the Department of Medicine are clinically engaged in over 45,000 patients annually at our main acute care campuses in Wilmington, DE, Newark, DE, and Elkton, MD.

The Department of Medicine collaborates with key clinical partners in our region and nationally to serve with Love and Excellence in serving our neighbors.

Staff

  • Vinay Maheshwari, M.D., MHCDS, FCCP; Hugh R. Sharp Jr., Chair,; Department of Medicine; Physician Executive, Medical Group
  • Kathleen F. Eldridge, M.D., MMM, SFHM, FACP; Vice Chair, Department of Medicine; Clinical Director, Acute Medicine Services, Medical Group
  • Kunal Bhagat, M.D., FACP, SFHM; Director of Patient Safety, Department of Medicine
  • John Donnelly, M.D., FAAP, FACP; Director, Medical Education, Department of Medicine; Assistant Medical Director, Faculty Development,; ChristianaCare Hospitalist Partners
  • Ajeet Hans, M.D.; Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
  • Allen R. Friedland, M.D., FACP, FAAP; Program Director, Medicine Pediatrics Residency
  • Jason Nace, M.D.; Program Director, Emergency Medicine–Internal Medicine Residency
  • John Donnelly, M.D., FAAP, FACP; Program Director, Transitional Year Residency
  • Steven H. Rybicki, M.D.; Practice Clinical Leader, Wilmington Adult Medicine Office
  • Lynn Schaeffer; Administrative Supervisor, Department of Medicine
  • Gregory Marcotte, M.D.; Allergy & Clinical Immunology
  • Kirk N. Garratt, MsC, M.D.; Cardiology
  • Michael G. Benninghoff, D.O., MS; Critical Care Medicine
  • Dawn Hirokawa, M.D., MPH; Dermatology
  • M. James Lenhard, Jr., M.D.; Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases Center
  • Mark Corso, M.D.; Gastroenterology
  • Patricia Curtin, M.D., FACP, CMC; Geriatrics
  • Michael W. Lankiewicz, M.D.; Hematology
  • Jean Jaoude, MD, MHA, CMD; Hospice & Palliative Care
  • David Cohen, M.D.; Infectious Disease
  • Kunal Bhagat, MD, FACP, SFHM; Internal Medicine
  • Allen R. Friedland, M.D., FACP, FAAP; Program Director Medicine-Pediatric Residency
  • Thomas Mueller, M.D.; Neurology
  • Gregory A. Masters, M.D.; Oncology
  • Yu Chiu, D.O.; Pain Medicine
  • Kelly Eschbach, M.D.; Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
  • Irene Swift, M.D.; Pulmonary Disease
  • Theodore Saad, M.D.; Renal & Hypertensive Diseases
  • Maryah Mansoor, MBBS; Rheumatology
  • Tony A. Bianchetta, M.D., FAAP; Ambulatory Medicine
  • Terry Horton, M.D.; Addiction Medicine
  • Kunal P. Bhagat, M.D., FACP, SFHM; Hospital Medicine
As a medical student at ChristianaCare, you are a part of a top-ranked health care team at one of the largest community-based teaching hospitals conducting research in the United States.