Meet Ohio State's team of internal medicine experts
The leaders of the Department of Internal Medicine are committed to excellence. The department strives to provide compassionate, comprehensive and state-of-the-art personalized health care to its patients. The team is comprised of a wide range of the best general internal and specialized physicians.
Department Leadership
Philip Binkley, MD
- Executive Vice Chair for Academic Affairs Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine James Overstreet Chair in Cardiology
Beth Christian, MD
- Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine Director, Hematology and Oncology Fellowship Program Vice Chair of Education, Department of Internal Medicine Division of Hematology
David Wininger, MD
- Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program Associate Professor - Clinical, Division of Infectious Diseases
Division Directors
Electra Paskett, PhD
- Director Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Professor, Cancer Prevention and Control
Richard Gumina, MD, PhD
- Director Division of Cardiovascular Medicine Professor of Medicine
Georgios Papachristou, MD, PhD
- Director Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Professor of Internal Medicine
Dan Jonas, MD, MPH
- Director Division of General Internal Medicine Professor, Department of Internal Medicine; Endowed Professor, Health Services Research
Eric Schumacher, DO, MBA, SFHM, FACP
- Director Division of Hospital Medicine Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and Pediatrics
Susan L. Koletar, MD
- Director Division of Infectious Diseases Principal Investigator, AIDS Clinical Trials Unit (ACTU) Pomerene Professor, Infectious Diseases Professor, Internal Medicine
Christian Rolfo, MD, PhD
- Director, Division of Medical Oncology Professor of Medical Oncology
Jillian Gustin, MD
- Director
Division of Palliative Medicine Program Director, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program Associate Professor - Clinical, Palliative Medicine Physician, FGP - Palliative Medicine
Jeffrey Horowitz, MD
- Director Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Wael Jarjour, MD
- Director Division of Rheumatology and Immunology Professor, Rheumatology and Immunology Martha Morehouse Chair in Arthritis and Immunology Research
Julie Johnson, PharmD
- Director and Principal Investigator, Center for Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Professor of Medicine

