Program Faculty


Joseph Staffetti, MD

Program Director

  • Medical school: University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas
  • Internship/residency: Internal Medicine, Roger William General Hospital, Brown University Program in Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island
  • Fellowship: Gastroenterology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey
  • Board certification: Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)

Dilip Ghanekar, MD

Assistant Program Director

  • Medical school: University of Bangalore, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, India (MBBS)
  • Internship/residency: Internal Medicine, Englewood Hospital, Englewood, New Jersey
  • Research fellowship: UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey
  • Fellowship: Gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
  • Board certification: Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)

L. Venu, MD

Core Faculty

  • Medical school: University of Bangalore, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, India (MBBS)
  • Rotating internship: Bangalore University Hospitals, Bangalore, India
  • Residency: Internal Medicine, Prince George's General Hospital & Medical Center, Cheverly, Maryland
  • Fellowship: Gastroenterology, Prince George's General Hospital & Medical Center, Cheverly, Maryland
  • Board certification: Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)

Mohamed Kaif, MD

Core Faculty

  • Medical school: University of Miami
  • Internship/residency: Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
  • Fellowship: Gastroenterology, University of Alabama, Birmingham
  • Board certification: Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)

Satish Patel, MD

Core Faculty

  • Medical school: Dr. S.N. Medical College, Jodhpur, India
  • Internship/residency: Internal Medicine, Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
  • Fellowship: Gastroenterology, Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
  • Board certification: Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)

Core Faculty at the VA:

  • Michael Hoffman, MD
  • Ernest DiGiovanni, DO