Program Leadership

Dr. Witteles (Program Director) graduated from The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, and he completed his Internal Medicine residency training, chief residency, and Cardiology fellowship training at Stanford. He is an active member of the Heart Failure faculty, and frequently attends in the CCU. He serves as Co-Director of the Stanford Amyloid Center and runs an active clinical research program in amyloidosis, cardiac complications of cancer therapy, and sarcoidosis. Dr. Witteles is the recipient of a host of clinical teaching awards, and housestaff education is his greatest passion.

Dr. Cáceres (Associate Program Director) earned her medical degree and completed her Internal Medicine residency training at Stanford University School of Medicine. She is the Co-Medical Director of the Pacific Free Clinic in San Jose, CA. Her scholarly work focuses on medical education with a focus on primary care, as well as cultural competency, and unconscious bias in medicine.  Dr. Cáceres is passionate about increasing diversity in medicine as she believes academic medicine is vital to the future of healthcare, and should be both diverse and inclusive.

Dr. Hosamani (Associate Program Director) graduated from Northwestern Medical School and completed her Internal Medicine residency training at the Weill-Cornell Medical Center. She joined the Division of Hospital Medicine at Stanford in 2012 and attends on the Stanford general medicine wards. Dr. Hosamani is passionate about medical education and is the course director for the first-year Practice of Medicine course for Stanford School of Medicine students.  She also co-directs the Transition to Clerkships course and is an associate clerkship director for the Internal Medicine core clerkship. Her scholarly work focuses on bedside medicine through the Bedside Medicine group founded by Dr. Verghese.

Dr. Andrea Jonas (Associate Program Director) is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine at Stanford University. She completed her undergraduate studies in chemistry and physics at Harvard University. She received her MD from Johns Hopkins University, where she stayed on to complete residency training in internal medicine on the Osler Medical Service.  She pursued fellowship training in pulmonary and critical care medicine at Stanford University, where she additionally completed a research fellowship in health care innovation and systems design as part of the Clinical Excellence Research Center. Since completing fellowship she has stayed on at Stanford as a clinician educator and serves as the associate program director for the PCCM fellowship and the IM residency programs. Her research interests include integrating technological innovations into healthcare system practices to improve delivery of pulmonary and ICU services. In her free time she enjoys gardening, watching the Great British Baking Show, and taking her dog on hikes in the Bay Area!

Dr. Keet graduated from The University of Vermont, College of Medicine and completed his residency at UCSF. He has worked with Stanford residents since starting as a hospitalist at the Palo Alto Veterans Hospital in 2010 and recently joined the program leadership. Dr Keet attends on the general medicine wards at both Stanford and the VA. He is a passionate and award winning medical educator with a focus on clinical decision making, resident wellness, and bedside medicine. He believes that you should sit down with every patient, every time, and that each clinical decision should be contemplated in the context of the values and goals of person in front of you. Outside the hospital he likes to surf or bike with his two daughters and play with his goofy basset hound mixes.

Dr. Patil graduated from the University of California, San Francisco where she completed her MD and her residency in Internal Medicine. She joined the VA Palo Alto as a hospital medicine attending in 2015 where she attends on the wards and particularly loves nighttime medicine. She has served as the VA Palo Alto Nocturnist Director, Director of Surgical Comanagement and serves on the CPR committee She particularly loves working alongside the medicine residents at night when the whole team admits new, undifferentiated cases and stabilizes nighttime emergencies. Dr. Patil’s particular passion is physician wellness; she co-teaches the resiliency curriculum for the Stanford IM residency. She is also a certified Physician Development Coach using coaching as a modality to support growth, wellness and excellence in clinicians across their career span.

Dr. Rogers (Associate Program Director) graduated from Harvard Medical School, and completed her internal medicine residency at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Pulmonary and Critical Care fellowship in the Harvard program.  She moved to Stanford as an Assistant Professor in 2013.  She is focused on critical care education for both residents and fellows, and works on the Medicine side of the Stanford Medicine-Anesthesia combined residency program.  Her research focus is on using genomics to identify novel biomarkers and improve phenotyping in sepsis and ARDS.

Emily grew up in the Bay Area and made a brief journey over to the East Coast when she attended Dartmouth for college. At Dartmouth, she studied Neuroscience and English and graduated magna cum laude with awards for best thesis and for excellence in peer tutoring. After college, she worked for a year at a health education startup before enrolling in medical school at UCLA. In medical school,  she deepened her interests in education and service, serving as clinic chief of the student-run asylum clinic and as a senior teaching fellow. She matched to Stanford for her residency in 2022, and during residency, she served as both class and VA clinic representative and participated in the Medical Education and IM HEARs MERIT Pathways. Following her chief year, Emily plans to pursue fellowship training in cardiology. Outside the hospital, she enjoys hiking, watching Formula 1 races, and exploring new restaurants.

Emily Keamy-Minor earned her A.B. in Social Studies from Harvard University. After completion of her undergraduate studies, she received a Fulbright grant to conduct public health research in Russia. She then worked for several years in health sciences consulting before completing a post-baccalaureate premedical program at Goucher College. She attended medical school at Stanford,   was thrilled to stay on for Internal Medicine residency, and is currently applying to fellowship in Cardiology. Outside of medicine, Emily enjoys spending time with her husband and two kids and exploring Bay Area bakeries and boba spots.

Albert Park earned his B.S. in Biology with Highest Honors in Thesis from Tufts University, graduating summa cum laude as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. With support from the American Cancer Society, he spent two summers and a postgraduate year conducting research on the tumor-suppressive role of SIRT4 in colorectal cancer under Dr. Marcia Haigis. Albert then attended Harvard Medical School, where he earned his M.D. in 2022.  During medical school, he developed a keen interest in clinical research, presenting his work on temozolomide-induced aplastic anemia at the American Society of Hematology annual meeting in 2021 under the mentorship of Dr. Hanny Al-Samkari.

As a resident at Stanford University, Albert won the peer-selected Wolfsohn Award for Outstanding Performance in Internal Medicine as a second-year resident. He continued his research focus, working with Dr. Cybele Renault on the performance characteristics of procalcitonin and presenting this work at the Infectious Diseases Society of America annual meetings in 2024 and 2025. Additionally, he worked with leadership to develop an AI curriculum for the internal medicine residents. After his chief year, Albert will join Stanford's Division of Hospital Medicine as an academic hospitalist, focusing on medical education and clinical research.

Hoda Sayegh earned her B.A. in Biological Sciences with a minor in Visual Arts from the University of Chicago. She worked for two years as a clinical research coordinator and program manager at Massachusetts General Hospital, focusing on breast cancer within her lab. She then enrolled in medical school at the University of Illinois at Chicago before matching at Stanford Internal Medicine in 2022.  During her residency, she has grown as a physician and continued her research career in cardio-oncology. She was a leader in the Internal Medicine Health Equity, Advocacy, and Research (IM HEARs) program and hopes to continue her pursuit of health equity within the realms of research and medical education. Outside of the hospital, she is an avid ceramicist and baker. After her Chief Resident year, Hoda plans to pursue fellowship training in Cardiology.

Audrey joined the Medicine Residency team in 2010, and currently serves as the Program Manager. She is the co-lead of the Department of Medicine’s Leadership Development Program (LDP), and the staff liaison for the Med Res Diversity Committee for residents and fellows. Audrey is from the Bronx, NY, and has a BS in Psychology from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. During her free time Audrey enjoys hanging with her husband and two children and singing at her local church where she is the Campus Worship Director.

Holly joined the Medicine Residency team in 2019, and she currently serves as the Lead Residency Coordinator. Her role with the program includes providing admin support to resident-led committees, organizing resident wellness activities throughout the year, and maintaining the program website.  Holly is from San Jose, California and has a BA in International Relations from UC Davis. In her free time she enjoys reading, watching basketball (go Warriors!), and listening to podcasts.

Michelle joined the Medicine Residency team in 2015 and serves as the Recruitment and Event Lead Coordinator. She plans several annual events for the residents, including the Intern and Resident retreats and Graduation. Michelle is from Laguna Hills, CA (Orange County) and completed her B.A. in Communication and History at UCSD and her M.Ed. at UCLA. She enjoys exploring touristy sites in the Bay Area and trying out the latest foodie spots with her husband and toddler.

Rianna joined the Medicine Residency team in 2021 and currently serves as the Residency Coordinator. She supports the program by assisting in creating resident block and clinic schedules, preparing for recruitment, and creating content for the program's social media accounts. Rianna is from Stockton, CA and has a BS in Public Health with a concentration in Health Services Administration from San José State University. In her free time, Rianna enjoys going to scenic places with friends, playing the piano, and trying new food places.

Minh-Lan joined the Medicine Residency team in 2022 and currently serves as the Residency Coordinator. She supports the program through scheduling resident meetings with the Program Directors and assigning evaluations. Minh-Lan is from San Jose, CA and has a BA in Sociology from San Jose State University. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family.

Patricia recently joined the Medicine Residency team and supports the program through scheduling daily educational conferences and providing day to day administrative support. Patricia is from the San Jose area and received her Bachelor’s in Arts in English through Arizona State University. In her free time, she enjoys looking at book recommendations through Book Tok, going to the park with her dogs, and exploring new food and coffee shops in San Francisco. 

Karina joined the Medicine Residency team in 2010, and she currently serves as the Director of Education Programs. She is the Co-Chair for the Department of Medicine’s Staff Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, and received Stanford GME’s “Award for Outstanding Contributions to GME” in 2018. Karina is from San Jose, California, has a BA in Public Health from UC Berkeley and a MA in Counselor Education from San José State University. In her free time she enjoys cooking with her family, reading historical novels, and collecting unique children’s books for her daughter.