Leadership and Faculty

John Hippen, MD Program Director

Cara Ruggeri, DO, FACP
Program Director
Program Director of Osteopathic Recognition Residency

• Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Residency and Chief Residency: St. Luke’s Hospital
• Professional Interests: Patient Safety, QI, Communication Skills, Simulation, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Wellness

David Leh, MD
Faculty and Course Director for Doctoring Course

• Medical School: Thomas Jefferson School of Medicine
• Residency: Henry Ford Medical Center
• Professional Interests: Evidence-based Medicine, Medical Education and Biological Prosthetic Implant

James Phillips, DO, FACP
Faculty

• Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Internship: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Osteopathic
• Residency: St. Luke’s Hospital
• Professional Interests: Ambulatory Medicine, Simulation, Teaching Yale Modules

Ana Rosado, MD, MS
Medical Clerkship Director

• Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
• Residency and Chief Residency: St. Mary’s Hospital-Yale University affiliate
• Professional Interests: Medical Student Teaching, Simulation, Patient Safety

Justin Psaila, MD
Chief of Medicine

• Medical School: New York Medical College, 1996
• Residency: St. Vincent Hospital
• Professional Interests: Hospitalist Medicine, Transition of Care, Utilization