Internal Medicine Residency Program: Faculty and Staff

Erik Hoffman, DO, MPH

Program Director

Emory University, BA

Nova Southeastern University, DO

Nova Southeastern University, MPH

Cone Health, Internal Medicine Residency

Cone Health, Chief Resident

Board Certified: Internal Medicine

Interests: Graduate and Undergraduate Medical Education, High Value Care, Evidence Based Medicine, Addiction Medicine, OUD

Brandon Winfrey, MD, MPH

Associate Program Director

East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine

East Carolina University

Interests: Graduate and Undergraduate Medical Education, POCUS, Echocardiography, Cardiac Care, Inpatient Medicine

Hobbies: Chess, Pickle ball, Weightlifting, Block Chain Tech, AI, Programming, Off Grid Tech

Phoebe Chun, MD

University of Pennsylvania, BA in Biological Basis of Behavior

The Ohio State University College of Medicine, MD

Internal Medicine Residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Interests: Women’s Health, POCUS, medical education, road trips, cooking, board games and the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Julie Machen, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Vanderbilt University, BA in Medicine Health and Society

University of North Carolina School of Medicine, MD

Internal Medicine Residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Clinical Educator Track

Board Certified: Internal Medicine

Interests: Feedback & Assessment, Advancing Gender Equity in Medicine, Residents as Teachers

Hobbies: Spending time with my husband and three children, pickleball, travel

Jeffrey C. Hatcher, MD, FACP

Faculty Member

Indiana University, BS in Microbiology

University of Louisville School of Medicine, MD

State University of New York, Stony Brook, Internal Medicine and Chief Resident

Vanderbilt University, Infectious Disease Fellowship

Board Certification: Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine

Interests: HIV medicine, general Infectious Disease, Burnout/Wellness, Professionalism Hobbies- spending time with family, road cycling, whitewater kayaking, guitar

Julie Williams, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

University of Nebraska, BS

Wake Forest University, MS

Wake Forest University, MD

Cone Health Internal Medicine Residency

Wake Forest University Geriatric Fellowship

Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine

Grace Lau, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

BA Biology University of Northern Iowa

MD University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

Residency: University of Virginia, Internal Medicine

Interests: Primary Care, disease prevention, integrating women’s healthcare into Internal Medicine, cooking, baking, reading, gardening, spending time with family and friends

Robert Dickinson, PhD

Behavioral Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Yale University, BA

Auburn University, MS

Auburn University, PhD

Auburn University Fellow

Connecticut Valley Hospital, Internship

Interests: Assessment of Physician Stress in Training and Practice Settings, Behavioral Medicine

Gaye Galyon, BS

Medical Education Manager

Meredith College, BS Business Management

Interests: Recruiting the Highest Quality Residents, Special Projects, Program Administration, walking my dogs while listening to music, flower gardening

Kate Leonardo

Medical Education Coordinator

Lone Star College – CyFair

Interests: Traveling, Hiking, Concerts, Crafting