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 (Co-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 (Co-Division 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:

      • Pneumonia
      • Chronic bronchitis
      • Heart failure exacerbation
      • Stroke
      • Gastrointestinal disease
      • Cancer

  • 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.

Our hospitalists are conducting clinical research and offering study mentorship in a number of areas including resource utilization, antibiotic stewardship, pain control, sleep and cognition, acute thromboembolism, addiction, and disease screening.

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