Our Team

Internal Medicine Residency team is dedicated to providing a world-class program.

Our Residency Leadership group includes:

• Ralph E. Whatley, MD, FACP, FCCP
  Chair, Department of Medicine
• W. Hal Cragun, MD, FACP, FCCP
  Associate Chair
• Bruce E. Johnson, MD
  Associate Chair for Education
• Richard Butler, DO, FACOI
  Director of Medical Education for Osteopathic Programs
  Program Director, Osteopathic Internal Medicine
• Charles J. Schleupner, M.Sc., M.D., FACP, FIDSA, FSHEA
  Program Director
• Claudia Kroker-Bode, M.D., Ph.D., FACP
  Associate Program Director, Carilion Clinic
• Paul Dallas, M.D., FACP, CCMEP
  Associate Program Director, Carilion Clinic
  CME Director
• Amar Sawh, M.D., FACP
  Associate Program Director, Salem VAMC

The residency program also consists of an invaluable mix of Core Faculty, Program Staff and, our Current Residents.