Department of Medicine
The Scripps Clinic Medical Group Department of Medicine is composed of 18 distinct divisions staffed by award-winning physicians who have been repeatedly recognized – locally, regionally and nationally for their exceptional performance. Our teams staff Scripps facilities, both inpatient and outpatient, providing patients with attentive, specialized care, from diagnostic evaluation to medical procedures. Serving at multiple Scripps Clinic outpatient sites, our team of board-certified specialists are dedicated to elevating clinical care, clinical research, graduate medical education and continuing medical education toward continued advances their specialty fields.
Department Chair: Gary W. Williams, MD, PhD
Clinical Vice President, Medicine Services: Gary W. Williams, MD, PhD
Department Vice Chair: James Mason, MD
DIVISION | DIVISION HEAD |
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Division of Interventional Pain Medicine | Steven Copp, MD (Interim) |
Division of Allergy & Immunology | Katherine Woessner, MD |
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases | Paul Teirstein, MD |
Division of Chest & Critical Care | Jacqueline Chang, MD |
Division of Dermatology | Arash Izadpanah, MD |
Division of Diabetes/Endocrinology | James McCallum, MD |
Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology | Walter Coyle, MD |
Division of Geriatric Medicine | Katrina DeLeon, MD |
Division of Hematology/Oncology | James Mason, MD |
Division of Hospital Medicine | Liesbet Joris-Quinton, MD
Farhad Shadan, MD, Co-Division Head |
Division of Infectious Diseases | Miguel Goicoechea, MD |
Division of Integrative Medicine | Christopher Suhar, MD |
Division of Nephrology | Andrew King, MD |
Division of Neurology | Joshua Alexander, DO |
Division of Radiation Oncology | Ray Lin, MD |
Division of Rheumatology | Peter Weis, MD |
Division of Urgent Care/Rancho Bernardo | Kimberly Longmire, MD |
Division of Urgent Care/Torrey Pines | Thomas Kozak, MD |
Highlights, Research & Awards
Research
Department of Medicine members perform clinical research and publish extensively. Please visit each Division page for more information about the breadth of research, past and present, conducted by its members. For a compilation of PUBMED listings from recent years for the Department, please visit the SCMG Research News & Publications page.
Education
Department of Medicine members of SCMG serve as the faculty for our Internal Medicine Residency and 11 post-residency Fellowships in various medicine specialties, including:
- Internal Medicine Residency
- Allergy/Immunology Fellowship
- Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship
- Heart Failure Fellowship
- Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
- Advanced Interventional Cardiology Fellowship in Structural & Peripheral Interventions
- Advanced Cardiac Imaging Fellowship
- Mohs Dermatologic Oncology Fellowship
- Diabetes/Endocrinology Fellowship
- Gastroenterology Fellowship
- Hematology / Oncology Fellowship
- Rheumatology Fellowship
A brief description and details of each training program are included in the respective specialty divisional webpage or, for more information, please visit the Graduate Medical Education page.