Hospitalist Program

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Hospitalist Program, Community Campus
Upstate University Hospital - Community Campus

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4900 Broad Road, Syracuse, NY 13215
Phone: 315 492-5940

A hospitalist is a physician who specializes in treating hospitalized patients. At Upstate University Hospital Community Campus, hospitalists concentrate on the unique aspects of patient care during their stay. Hospitalists manage medical problems throughout your hospital admission, coordinating and consulting with specialists, closely monitoring your progress, and staying in close contact with you, your family and your primary care physician.

Hospitalists at the Community Campus are available around the clock and are dedicated to providing safe, high quality care to you during your hospital stay.

The benefits of a hospitalist include:

  • Professional 24-hour care by highly trained physicians experienced in the specialized area of inpatient hospital care.
  • Prompt follow up of tests and adjustment of your treatment regimen throughout the day as needed.
  • Intense focus on patient education.
  • Convenient and timely access to hospitalist staff for medical treatment and family conferences.
  • Member of the hospitalist team is available immediately in case of an emergency.

What role will your primary care physician have during your hospital stay?

Your hospitalist knows that excellent communication is the key to providing quality care and will be in close contact with your primary care physician when you are admitted to the hospital, throughout your hospital stay as needed and again when you are discharged. Of course, your physician can also contact the hospitalist at anytime during your stay to learn about your progress.

When you go home

When you are discharged from the hospital, your primary care physician will resume management of your medical care. To continue your care with as little interruption as possible, our hospitalists will provide you with discharge instructions regarding medications, activity, and information about when to schedule a follow-up appointment with your primary care physician or other specialist. It is essential that you keep your follow up appointments made at the time of discharge. Additionally, to make this transition as smooth as possible, your primary care doctor will have direct access to all medical records from your hospitalization.

Brian A Changlai Jr, MD
Brian A Changlai Jr, MD
315 464-8668
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Hospital Medicine; Acute & Chronic Diseases and Conditions in Adult Patients; Acute Illness & Injury Management; Chronic Disease Management
Education: St. George's University School of Medicine, Grenada
Associations/Memberships: American Medical Association

Timothy M Creamer, MD
Timothy M Creamer, MD
315 464-8668
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Medicine; Hospital Medicine; Acute Illness & Injury Management; Chronic Disease Management
Education: New York Medical College
Associations/Memberships: Society for Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM); Onondaga County Medical Society; Medical Society of The State of New York; New York State Society of Internal Medicine

Amit S Dhamoon, MD, PhD
Amit S Dhamoon, MD, PhD
315 464-8668
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Internal Medicine; Hospital Medicine; Acute & Chronic Diseases and Conditions in Adult Patients; Acute Illness & Injury Management; Chronic Disease Management
Education: SUNY Upstate Medical University

Susan Felter, NP
Susan Felter, NP
315 464-8668
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Hospital Medicine; Medicine; Epilepsy; Long Term Epilepsy Monitoring

Vincent E Frechette, MD
Vincent E Frechette, MD
315 464-6527
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Hospital Medicine; Internal Medicine; Acute & Chronic Diseases and Conditions in Adult Patients; Acute Illness & Injury Management; Chronic Disease Management; Health Maintenance & Clinical Prevention; more
Education: SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse
Research Interests: Hypertension; diabetes; hypercholesterolemia; depression; coronary artery disease; obstructive lung diease/asthma; arthritis; headache; gastroesophageal reflux disease; sinusitis; bronchitis
Associations/Memberships: American College of Physicians (ACP)

Tanya M George, MD
Tanya M George, MD
315 464-8668
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Hospital Medicine; Internal Medicine; Acute Illness & Injury Management; Chronic Disease Management
Education: Maulana Azad Medical College

Matthew G Glidden, MD
Matthew G Glidden, MD
315 464-8668
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Internal Medicine; Hospital Medicine; Acute Illness & Injury Management; Chronic Disease Management
Education: SUNY Upstate Medical University

Housam Hegazy, MD
Housam Hegazy, MD
315 464-8668
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Internal Medicine; Hospital Medicine; Acute Illness & Injury Management; Chronic Disease Management
Education: University of Damascus, Syria
Research Interests: Coronary Artery Disease
Clinical Interests: Heart disease; Hypertension; Diabetes; Dyslipidemia; COPD/Asthma; Arthritis; Headache; Preventive medicine.

Theresa M Humez, NP
Theresa M Humez, NP
315 464-8668

Sonal H Kamalia, MBBS
Sonal H Kamalia, MBBS
315 464-8668
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Hospital Medicine; Internal Medicine; Acute Illness & Injury Management; Chronic Disease Management
Education: Shivaji University/Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences

Lisa Kaufmann, MD
Lisa Kaufmann, MD
315 464-8668
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Medicine; Hospital Medicine; Internal Medicine; Acute Illness & Injury Management; Chronic Disease Management
Education: Duke University
Research Interests: Health maintenance; stress reduction
Clinical Interests: Mind body medicine, obesity, preventive medicine, meditation

Lauren M Lagrow, PA
Lauren M Lagrow, PA
315 492-5305
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Hospital Medicine; Physician Assistant; Acute Illness & Injury Management; Chronic Disease Management

Jivan Lamichhane, MD
Jivan Lamichhane, MD
315 464-8668
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Internal Medicine; Hospital Medicine; Acute Illness & Injury Management; Chronic Disease Management
Education: Nepal Medical College

Sarah L Lappin, DO
Sarah L Lappin, DO
315 464-6527
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Internal Medicine; Hospital Medicine; Osteopathy; Acute & Chronic Diseases and Conditions in Adult Patients; Acute Illness & Injury Management; Chronic Disease Management; more
Education: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Clinical Interests:

Primary Care, Internal Medicine, Osteopathy

Associations/Memberships: American Osteopathic Association; American College of Physicians (ACP)

Stephanie N Livermore, PA
Stephanie N Livermore, PA
315 464-8668
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Hospital Medicine; Acute & Chronic Diseases and Conditions in Adult Patients; Acute Illness & Injury Management
Associations/Memberships: American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)

Anupa R Mandava, MBBS
Anupa R Mandava, MBBS
315 464-8668
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Provider; Hospital Medicine; Acute & Chronic Diseases and Conditions in Adult Patients; Acute Illness & Injury Management; Chronic Disease Management
Education: Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum, Karnataka, India
Associations/Memberships: American College of Physicians (ACP)

Shraddha Rana, MBBS
Shraddha Rana, MBBS
315 464-8668
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Hospital Medicine; Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Provider; Acute & Chronic Diseases and Conditions in Adult Patients; Acute Illness & Injury Management; Chronic Disease Management
Education: Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India
Associations/Memberships: American College of Physicians (ACP); Nepal Medical Association

Bhaskara Reddy Madhira, MBBS
Bhaskara Reddy Madhira, MBBS
315 464-8668
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Hospital Medicine; Internal Medicine; Acute & Chronic Diseases and Conditions in Adult Patients; Acute Illness & Injury Management; Chronic Disease Management
Education: Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada, India

Melissa S Schafer, MD
Melissa S Schafer, MD
315 464-8668
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Pediatrics; Hospital Medicine; Acute Illness & Injury Management; Chronic Disease Management

Gaganjot Singh, MBBS
Gaganjot Singh, MBBS
315 464-8668
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Internal Medicine; Hospital Medicine; Acute Illness & Injury Management; Chronic Disease Management
Education: Government Medical College, Patiala, India
Associations/Memberships: American College of Physicians (ACP)

Karthikeyan Sitaraman, MBBS
Karthikeyan Sitaraman, MBBS
315 464-8668
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Hospital Medicine; Internal Medicine; Acute Illness & Injury Management; Chronic Disease Management
Education: Stanley Medical College, DR M G R Medical University, India

Dinesh Subedi, MD
Dinesh Subedi, MD
315 464-8668
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Internal Medicine; Hospital Medicine; Acute & Chronic Diseases and Conditions in Adult Patients; Acute Illness & Injury Management; Chronic Disease Management
Education: Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Clinical Interests:

Perioperative Medicine

High Altitude Medicine

Associations/Memberships: American Medical Association