Faculty & Staff
Faculty
James R. Powell, MD
Division Chief, General Internal Medicine
Clinical Professor
252-744-3229 (appointments)
252-744-3924 (fax)
Clinical Interests: Hypertension, Chronic Illness
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine, Hypertension
Residency: Pitt County Memorial Hospital; Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Mohammad Alhamaydeh, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
252-744-3229 (appointments)
252-744-3924 (fax)
Clinical Interests: Cardiovascular Diseases, Health Policy, Administration
Board Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine, Jordanian Board of Internal Medicine
Residency: Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown, PA
Medical School: Mu’tah University, Al-Karak, Jordan
Cedric Bright, MD
Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine
252-744-3229 (appointments)
252-744-3924 (fax)
Clinical Interests: Health Equity, Chronic Disease Management
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of North Carolina, General Medicine
Residency: Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital Campus
Medical School: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Thomas Blair, MD, MBA
Clinical Associate Professor
Internal Medicine Residency Program Director
252-744-3229 (appointments)
252-744-3924 (fax)
Clinical Interests: Hospital Readmissions and Follow-up, Healthcare Finance
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine
Residency: East Carolina University/Vidant Medical Center
Medical School: University of North Carolina, School of Medicine, Chapel Hill
Hunter Coore, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
252-744-3229 (appointments)
252-744-3924 (fax)
Clinical Interests: Nephrology, Chronic Kidney Disease Management
Fellowship: Nephrology, ECU Brody School of Medicine
Residency: ECU Brody School of Medicine
Medical School: ECU Brody School of Medicine
Neal Delvadia, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor.
252-744-3229 (appointments)
252-744-3924 (fax)
Clinical Interests: Primary Care and Hospital Medicine
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine
Residency: East Carolina University/Vidant Medical Center
Medical School: American International Medical University
Rachel Gooding, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
252-744-3229 (appointments)
252-744-3924 (fax)
Clinical Interests: Consultation & Liaison Psychiatry, General Internal Medicine
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine, Psychiatry
Residency: Vidant Medical Center / ECU Brody School of Medicine – Internal Medicine & Psychiatry
Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Nathan R. Harper, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Medical Director, Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit
Clinical Interests: Psychiatry consults on medically ill patients, Substance Abuse, General Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Psychosomatics at The University of Washington
Residency: Vidant Medical Center / ECU Brody School of Medicine, Internal Medicine & Psychiatry
Internship: Vidant Medical Center / ECU Brody School of Medicine, Internal Medicine & Psychiatry
Medical School: West Virginia University Medical School
Leonard Johnson, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
252-744-3229 (appointments)
252-744-3924 (fax)
Clinical Interests: Hospital Medicine
Board Certification: Internal Medicine
Residency: Vidant Medical Center / ECU Brody School of Medicine
Medical School: Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
Michael C. Lang, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
252-744-3229 (appointments)
252-744-3924 (fax)
Clinical Interests: Adult Primary Medical and Psychiatric Care, ECT, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Residency: Pitt County Memorial Hospital; ECU Brody School of Medicine [Internal Medicine & Psychiatry]
Internship: Pitt County Memorial Hospital; ECU Brody School of Medicine [Internal Medicine & Psychiatry]
Medical School: The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
Vijaya Marri, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
252-744-3229 (appointments)
252-744-3924 (fax)
Clinical Interests: Internal Medicine
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine
Residency: Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, IL
Medical School: Gandhi Medical College, India
Muna Mian, MD
Outpatient Clinical Director, Moye Medical Clinic 1
Clinical Professor
252-744-3229 (appointments)
252-744-3924 (fax)
Specialties: Internal Medicine
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine
Residency: St. Vincent’s Medical School, 1999; Hospital of Saint Raphael, 2000
Medical School: University of Liverpool Medical School, 1994
Sowmya Nagaraj, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
252-744-3229 (appointments)
252-744-3924 (fax)
Clinical Interests: Internal Medicine
Residency: Hurley Medical Center, Michigan State University, Flint, MI
Medical School: J.S.S. Medical College, India
West Paul, MD Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
252-744-3229 (appointments)
252-744-3924 (fax)
Clinical Interests: Clinical Pharmacology, Geriatrics, Diagnosis of rare disease, Translational Medicine
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine
Residency: Mayo Clinic, Florida
Medical School: East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine
Graduate School: East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine, Doctorate in Pharmacology
Mandi Pierce, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine Clerkship Director
252-744-3229 (appointments)
252-744-3924 (fax)
Clinical Interests: General Internal Medicine, Medical student & Resident education
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Spartanburg, SC
Sohail Sarwar, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
252-744-3229 (appointments)
252-744-3924 (fax)
Clinical Interests: Internal Medicine
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine
Residency: Woodhill Medical Center, NY; Morristown Memorial Hospital, NJ
Medical School: Allama Iqbal Medical College, University of the Punjab
Basma Shahid, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine Associate Clerkship Director
252-744-3229 (appointments)
252-744-3924 (fax)
Clinical Interests: High Value Care, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement, Resident Education
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine
Residency: Mercy Hospital, St. Louis, MO
Medical School: Aga Khan University, Pakistan
Greeshma Sheri, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
252-744-3229 (appointments)
252-744-3924 (fax)
Clinical Interests: Hospital Medicine, Quality and Safety
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine, Hospitalist
Residency: St Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Medical School: Guntur Medical College, A.P., India
Jennifer B. Stanley, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Program Director, Internal Medicine/Psychiatry Residency Program
252-744-3229 (appointments)
252-744-3924 (fax)
Clinical Interests: Integration of Psychiatry and Medicine, Delirium Management
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine, Psychiatry
Residency: Vidant Medical Center/ECU Brody School of Medicine
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina
Nursing Staff
- Shanita Bennett, RN, Nurse Manager
Social Workers
- Monica Parker
Nutrition Services
- Chelcie Kurzontkowski, MS, RDN, LDN
Administrative Support Associates
- Hope Dunn
- Shannon Simmons