Department of Internal Medicine Leadership
Leadership
![410938 Gary Elliot Rosenthal, MD, FACP](/-/media/wakeforest/global/system/person-images/g/gary-elliott-rosenthal.jpg?mw=1200&rev=4794dcc5a85f4a688f2ae11fbe263f47&hash=1A47948C57A28DFF1336F53B73ABA0E7)
![401318 Hal Huntley Atkinson, MD](/-/media/wakeforest/global/system/person-images/h/hal-huntley-atkinson.jpg?mw=1200&rev=173ff3a393464823965bb7acd4678bfe&hash=8DC51F89AE41E37586FD9E56D38575EF)
Vice Chair, Education
Professor, Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
![Nancy Denizard-Thompson, MD, FACP](/-/media/wakeforest/school/images/random-people-photos/departments/internal-medicine/nancy-marie-denizard-thompson-392x510.jpg?mw=1200&rev=93dd94bd9a2e40138b35c407e070ec0a&hash=509DF9D1E1F1E8B566D779119E652983)
Nancy Denizard-Thompson, MD, FACP
Vice Chair, Faculty Development
Associate Professor, Section on General Internal Medicine
![407573 Ajay Dharod, MD, FACP](/-/media/wakeforest/global/system/person-images/a/ajay-dharod.jpg?mw=1200&rev=a1c7d4d82e594651a2f263dc493fde0c&hash=61D1A6396320669E36E71BCEA9D945E8)
Vice Chair, Informatics and Analytics
Assistant Professor, Section on General Internal Medicine
![401897 Kristen Gill Hairston, MD, MPH](/-/media/wakeforest/global/system/person-images/k/kristen-gill-hairston.jpg?mw=1200&rev=5609936e53124ee7a5d165a3d2073b73&hash=0F45D9C24A1098C225C7CD6BF215FAFD)
Kristen Gill Hairston, MD, MPH, FAHA
Vice Chair, Diversity and Inclusion
Associate Professor, Section on Endocrinology and Metabolism
![400332 David M. Herrington, MD, MHS](/-/media/wakeforest/global/system/person-images/d/david-mcleod-herrington.jpg?mw=1200&rev=eeebea65a35c4be090c7241ab119714d&hash=E9B4B4CAFD8010B6EDC0794D8F049836)
![417500 Thomas Karr Houston II, MD](/-/media/wakeforest/global/system/person-images/t/thomas-karr-houston.jpg?mw=1200&rev=b53fdc8c88574cc4b168f68445501b3c&hash=D53AE3E8AC49405C90812027D91CE30A)
Thomas Houston II, MD, MPH, FACMI
Vice Chair, Learning Health Systems
Professor, Section on General Internal Medicine
![Dawn Smith, Vice Chair, Finance and Operations.](/-/media/wakeforest/school/images/ghost-profiles/dawn-smith-june-2023.jpg?mw=1200&rev=abd70b1fc22947d2a575c964f57ac1aa&hash=204872B889187E3CD8D22CE790726E2B)
Dawn Smith, MA
Vice Chair, Administration and Finance
Section Chiefs
![401073 David X. Zhao, MD](/-/media/wakeforest/global/system/person-images/d/david-xm-zhao.jpg?mw=1200&rev=2ef9407ff7d1442db3f195c446cba9ea&hash=600BB62CA01D012F7216EDCC91875DFB)
Section Chief,
Cardiovascular Medicine
![409029 Joseph A. Aloi, MD](/-/media/wakeforest/global/system/person-images/j/joseph-anthony-aloi.jpg?mw=1200&rev=49960fdcc3b54ac88281a4eaee356a12&hash=0CFE84B0C476FDDB3994394D7D68F2FC)
Section Chief,
Endocrinology and Metabolism
![401105 Girish Mishra, MD](/-/media/wakeforest/global/system/person-images/g/girish-mishra.jpg?mw=1200&rev=ad770a437170414ab04ab06165d682ea&hash=8E608165821A4035FCF4009297B1DC53)
Girish Mishra, MD, MS, FASGE, FACG, FACP
Section Chief,
Gastroenterology
![0052171 Kirsten B. Feiereisel, MD](/-/media/wakeforest/global/system/person-images/k/kirsten-brantley-feiereisel.jpg?mw=1200&rev=dc3487fa8585484abb81d624adda59fb&hash=A2CC0522F94D698563E4D38C14CB0D2F)
Section Chief,
General Internal Medicine
![400674 Jeff D. Williamson, MD, MHS](/-/media/wakeforest/global/system/person-images/j/jeff-douglas-williamson.jpg?mw=1200&rev=b80a5438346b4d98951078e55ee2c098&hash=0D8646FC4C839274F138A207101ACF90)
Section Chief,
Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
![400191 Bayard L. Powell, MD](/-/media/wakeforest/global/system/person-images/b/bayard-lowery-powell.jpg?mw=1200&rev=76802469ecf1469e8c378b6266a449ea&hash=6A75E195A384D0A4755646994F628FA0)
Section Chief,
Hematology and Oncology
![403517 Raj Nagaraj, MBBS, MPH](/-/media/wakeforest/global/system/person-images/r/raghava-nagaraj.jpg?mw=1200&rev=040df5523f5e45808505a14877875184&hash=B3793FC8354E88EAD13F0DB39CE34786)
Interim Section Chief,
Hospital Medicine
![409722 John Walton Sanders III, MD, MPH](/-/media/wakeforest/global/system/person-images/j/john-walton-sanders.jpg?mw=1200&rev=3778b8ae8c5a484bb120341f084c8e43&hash=551BB164BC95EFDB1AB7792A344E2BD9)
Section Chief,
Infectious Diseases
![400070 John S. Parks, PhD](/-/media/wakeforest/global/system/person-images/j/john-s-parks.jpg?mw=1200&rev=de7ea7dcc6894b79ae88130b4a865055&hash=B1CE0AC421C8B92962A793B93BCA1A15)
Section Chief,
Molecular Medicine
![400391 Barry I. Freedman, MD](/-/media/wakeforest/global/system/person-images/b/barry-ira-freedman.jpg?mw=1200&rev=6ee449701bc543b78736fa82974607c2&hash=805F47C963B275E98A6AC000624DC533)
Section Chief,
Nephrology
![402873 Daniel Clark Files, MD](/-/media/wakeforest/global/system/person-images/d/daniel-clark-files.jpg?mw=1200&rev=253ceb3482894131be9734b41301ac8c&hash=271F659D4CE4603A39DAD500127AA689)
Section Chief,
Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Immunologic Diseases
![403470 Dennis C. Ang, MD, MS](/-/media/wakeforest/global/system/person-images/d/dennis-chua-ang.jpg?mw=1200&rev=abc0e1d23c1548e8899ba3660841f9a0&hash=6586DD020B26E7F21518C1BC9D01F70D)
Section Chief,
Rheumatology and Immunology