Division of Hospital Medicine
Our Hospital Medicine Division diagnoses and treats illnesses requiring a hospital stay, coordinates care among inpatient teams, consults on internal medicine problems for patients on specialty services, and assists with the transition back to outpatient primary and specialist care after hospital discharge. Our hospitalists provide a full span of inpatient testing, treatment and care services, shaping approach based on the individual’s history, medications, functional mobility, diet and social support, to craft the best, medically sound approach. By improving communication, training, and involvement, we aim to leverage our expertise in patient care and systems improvement to elevate the experience of practitioners and patients alike.
Our areas of particular interest and expertise are noted below:
Liesbet Joris-Quinton, MD (Division Head)
Division leadership for clinical and administrative issues
Medical Director Hospital Medicine at Green Hospital
Additional Board Certification in Palliative Care
Farhad F Shadan, MD (Division Associate Head)
Division leadership for academic affairs
Section chief Hospital Medicine, Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla
Karima Ali, MD
In-patient internal medicine
Khamisah Barger, MD
In-patient internal medicine
Trainee mentorship
Josef Bauer, MD
In-patient internal medicine
Trainee engagement and morale
Alan N. Beneze, MD
In-patient internal medicine
Management of acute thromboembolic disease
Virginia T. Chan, MD
In-patient internal medicine
Joshua Cheng, MD
In-patient internal medicine
Linda Ding, MD
In-patient internal medicine
Duc Do, MD
In-patient internal medicine
Patient safety
Elizabeth A. Farrell, MD
In-patient internal medicine
Faculty instruction in clinical reasoning
Gauri Gadre, MD
In-patient internal medicine
James Hart, MD
In-patient internal medicine
Model cell and electronic medical record
Stuti J. Jaiswal, MD
In-patient internal medicine
In-patient sleep and cognition
Derek B. Jones, MD
In-patient internal medicine
Neal Jones, MD
In-patient internal medicine
Neil Kalra, MD
In-patient internal medicine
Trainee morale and education
Parham Khanbolooki, MD
In-patient internal medicine
Alexander Ko, MD
In-patient internal medicine
Shari S. Krevitz, MD
In-patient internal medicine
Jacklyn Lee, MD
In-patient internal medicine
Darius Leung, MD
In-patient internal medicine
Xiaoli Liu, MD
In-patient internal medicine
Antibiotic stewardship
Jordan Martinez, MD
In-patient internal medicine
Clerkship Director of Medical Students
Thomas McCarthy, MD
In-patient internal medicine
Care team communication
Diane N. McNally, MD
In-patient internal medicine
Faculty teaching and evaluation
Michaela D. Miller, MD
In-patient internal medicine
Dominic Nguyen, MD
In-patient internal medicine
Laura J. Nicholson, MD, PhD
In-patient internal medicine
Evidence-based practice and study design
Additional Board Certification in Palliative Care
Karna A. Patel, MD
In-patient internal medicine
Alan Sit, MD
In-patient internal medicine
Victor Stewart, MD
In-patient internal medicine
Natasha S. Surette, MD
In-patient internal medicine
Christopher Walsh, MD
In-patient internal medicine
Enoch J. Wang, MD
In-patient internal medicine
Caitlan Whelan, MD
In-patient internal medicine
Roger C. Yu, MD
In-patient internal medicine
Hospital medicine education teamwork
Our Hospital Medicine practice locations are noted below:
Scripps Green Hospital
Liesbet Joris-Quinton, MD (Co-Division Head)
Karima Ali, MD
Khamisah Barger, MD
Josef Bauer, MD
Alan N. Beneze, MD
Virginia T. Chan, MD
Joshua Cheng, MD
Linda Ding, MD
Duc Do, MD
Elizabeth A. Farrell, MD
Gauri Gadre, MD
James Hart, MD
Stuti J. Jaiswal, MD
Derek B. Jones, MD
Neal Jones, MD
Neil Kalra, MD
Parham Khanbolooki, MD
Alexander Ko, MD
Shari S. Krevitz, MD
Jacklyn Lee, MD
Darius Leung, MD
Xiaoli Liu, MD
Jordan Martinez, MD
Thomas McCarthy, MD
Diane N. McNally, MD
Michaela D. Miller, MD
Dominic Nguyen, MD
Laura J. Nicholson, MD, PhD
Karna A. Patel, MD
Farhad F Shadan, MD
Alan Sit, MD
Victor Stewart, MD
Natasha S. Surette, MD
Christopher Walsh, MD
Enoch J. Wang, MD
Caitlan Whelan, MD
Roger C. Yu, MD
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
Farhad F Shadan, MD (Co-Division Head)
Karima Ali, MD
Khamisah Barger, MD
Josef Bauer, MD
Alan N. Beneze, MD
Virginia T. Chan, MD
Joshua Cheng, MD
Linda Ding, MD
Duc Do, MD
Elizabeth A. Farrell, MD
Gauri Gadre, MD
James Hart, MD
Stuti J. Jaiswal, MD
Derek B. Jones, MD
Neal Jones, MD
Liesbet Joris-Quinton, MD
Neil Kalra, MD
Parham Khanbolooki, MD
Alexander Ko, MD
Shari S. Krevitz, MD
Jacklyn Lee, MD
Darius Leung, MD
Xiaoli Liu, MD
Jordan Martinez, MD
Thomas McCarthy, MD
Diane N. McNally, MD
Michaela D. Miller, MD
Dominic Nguyen, MD
Laura J. Nicholson, MD, PhD
Karna A. Patel, MD
Alan Sit, MD
Victor Stewart, MD
Natasha S. Surette, MD
Christopher Walsh, MD
Enoch J. Wang, MD
Caitlan Whelan, MD
Roger C. Yu, MD
Featured Services
Hospitalists are the “primary care” physicians of the hospital. We provide care to patients with medical conditions, such as:
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- Pneumonia
- Chronic bronchitis
- Heart failure exacerbation
- Stroke
- Gastrointestinal disease
- Cancer
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We also provide care as consultants for medical questions and issues pertaining to patients admitted by surgeons or other specialists.
Recognitions & Awards
Our Hospitalist Division is highly respected within the Scripps Medical Community, the GME program as well as the community. Among our accomplishments, the Division was awarded with a Ruth Black Employee Achievement award, multiple members have received teaching awards and our physicians have been included in the San Diego Top Doctors listings.
Our team provides hospital care instruction for young internists in training, both at the bedside and in care team settings, through the Scripps Internal Medicine residency offering. Under the guidance of our teams, students learn to identify all of the important problems contributing to patient illness, actively learning in a personalized fashion during real-time clinical care.
For more information or to apply, please visit the Graduate Medical Education page.