Hospitalists

A “hospitalist” is a physician who specializes in overseeing the care of patients in the hospital. Hospitalists have expertise in caring for patients with multiple health problems, making sure that treatment for one medical problem doesn’t interfere with others. It may be helpful to think of the hospitalist as your primary care doctor while you are in the hospital. It is the hospitalist’s responsibility to coordinate the care that you receive from everyone working on your behalf.

While you are in the hospital, the hospitalist acts as your advocate, communicating with you, your family and the other members of your medical team. Whether you are coming for an elective procedure, were transferred from another hospital or were admitted through our emergency room, you can feel confident that our team of hospitalists is working hard to ensure that you get everything you need throughout your time with us.


Our Hospitalist Team

Physician Primary Practice
Lyne B. Aigner, Jr. M.D. Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital
Shahid Ali M.D. Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Jennifer L. Bennett Grube M.D. Carilion Giles Community Hospital
Wondaferew A. Berhie M.D. Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
David J. Boone D.O. Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Harry L. Brooks, Jr. D.O. Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Benjamin C. Davis M.D. Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Dexter De Leon M.D. Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Ashraf El-Dabh M.D. Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Jeffrey Goode M.D. Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Ajay Gupta M.D. Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital
William U. Heard M.D. Bedford Hospitalist
Sahil Jaiswal M.D. Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Senaida Keating M.D. Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
FNU Kelash M.D. Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Abhishek Krishna M.D. Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Susan C. Lee D.O. Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
John O. Marsh M.D. Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital
Monica Martin M.D. Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Michael A. McMahon M.D. Carilion Giles Community Hospital
Zelalem Mengistue M.D. Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Andrea Morgan-Bedasse M.D. Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital
Robin Q. Olsen M.D. Bedford Hospitalist
Amitabh Parashar M.D. Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Srihari Penkulinti M.D. Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Sherry P. Penland Ismatov D.O. Carilion New River Valley Medical Center
Leilani A. Pilar M.D. Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Nripesh Pradhan M.D. Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Manoj V. Ramachandran M.D. Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Sulaiman A. Rathore M.D. Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Alvaro Reyes Padilla M.D. Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Jorge Rivera M.D. Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Mark Saab M.D. Carilion New River Valley Medical Center
Marian Gaber Saad M.D. Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Mikesh Shah M.D. Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital
Pragya Shrestha M.D. Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Ambihai Sinnadurai M.D. Carilion Clinic Internal Medicine
Muhammad S. Uppal M.D. Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Brad A. Weaver M.D. Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital