Meet our faculty of top-tier physicians

Julie Chen, MD, FACP

Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group​ ​
Kaiser Permanente Internal Medicine Residency Program Director​
Gaithersburg Medical Center and Regional Headquarters​

MEDICAL EDUCATION

University of Hong Kong School of Medicine

RESIDENCY

The Graduate Hospital in Philadelphia
Chief Resident

SPECIALTIES AND ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Board Certified Internal Medicine,
Board Certified Lifestyle Medicine,
Associate Professor of Medicine, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

CURRICULAR INTERESTS

Quality improvement, innovative medical education, resident wellness and resilience ​

HOW I THRIVE

I love downhill skiing with my sons, traveling to the beach, and spending quality time with my family. I also love hosting book clubs with great friends.
Dr. Chen has been in medical education leadership since 2006 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where she served as both Assistant Chief for Graduate Medical Education, and the Director of the Resident Continuity Clinic. She was an Associate Program Director in the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Walter Reed for 5 years before becoming the founding Program Director for the Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States Internal Medicine Residency Program.

Alex Dummett, MD, FACP, CPPS

Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group​ ​
Kaiser Permanente Internal Medicine Residency Associate Program Director​
Gaithersburg Medical Center and Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring​

MEDICAL EDUCATION

George Washington University School of Medicine ​

RESIDENCY

Kaiser​ Permanente Santa Clara
Chief Resident

FELLOWSHIP

Patient Safety and Quality Improvement, Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco ​

SPECIALTIES and CERTIFICATIONS

Board Certified Internal Medicine
Board Certified Preventive Medicine—Subspecialty of Clinical Informatics

CURRICULAR INTERESTS

Patient safety, quality improvement, diagnostic error prevention, training through simulation, clinical informatics, physician wellness, hospital medicine

HOW I THRIVE

I love cooking with my daughter, hiking, traveling to exotic locations, and spending time with my family. I also love teaching my daughter science through hands-on experiments.
Dr. Dummett leads several region-wide initiatives, the most important of which focuses on preventing in-hospital deterioration using advanced predictive analytics. He is a certified Patient Safety Professional and a TeamSTEPPS Master Trainer.

Kathleen Anderson, MD, MS​

Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group​ ​
Kaiser Permanente Internal Medicine Residency Core Faculty
Gaithersburg Medical Center

MEDICAL EDUCATION

George Washington University School of Medicine

RESIDENCY

Georgetown University Hospital
Chief Resident

FELLOWSHIP

Hospice and Palliative Medicine, George Washington University ​

SPECIALTIES and CERTIFICATIONS

Board Certified Internal Medicine
Board Certified Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Board Certified in Integrative Medicine

CURRICULAR INTERESTS

Student and resident education, communication skills training ​

HOW I THRIVE

I enjoy biking and bike repair. ​
Dr. Anderson’s clinical focus is in interdisciplinary treatment for patients with complex illnesses. She heads the Comprehensive Chronic Pain Management Program which is a coordinated and holistic model of care for our patients in the DC-Suburban Maryland service area.

Elisabeth Kramer, MD, FACP

Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group
Kaiser Permanente Internal Medicine Residency Core Faculty
Gaithersburg Medical Center

MEDICAL EDUCATION

Friedrich Schiller University Faculty of Medicine, Jena, Germany

RESIDENCY

Georgetown University

FELLOWSHIP

Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship, Department of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

SPECIALTIES and ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Board Certified Internal Medicine,
Board Certified Lifestyle Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

CURRICULAR INTERESTS

Comprehensive primary care and preventive medicine; resident clinical and research education

HOW I THRIVE

I come from a family of musicians and love to play the violin. I look forward to traveling with my family to the beach and snow-capped mountains!
Elisabeth Kramer joins the Internal Medicine Residency Program with a strong background in research. She has received several competitive scholarship awards, including the Bayer Research Foundation-Carl Duisberg Scholarship, German Research Foundation, and Erasmus Internship Grant. She was the 2017 recipient of the Edward Tsou Medical Humanities Award from the Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Kramer is fluent in German, French, and Italian.

Jeffrey Wharton, MD

Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group
Kaiser Permanente Internal Medicine Residency Core Faculty
Gaithersburg Medical Center

MEDICAL EDUCATION

Drexel University College of Medicine

RESIDENCY

Christiana Hospital

SPECIALTIES AND CERTIFICATIONS

Board Certified Internal Medicine

CURRICULAR INTERESTS

Excellence in outpatient medicine, diagnostic error, use of AI in medicine

HOW I THRIVE

I love spending time with my young son and family and friends. My hobbies include spending time outdoors, grilling, and trading/investing.

Charu Maheshwary, MD

Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group
Kaiser Permanente Internal Medicine Residency Core Faculty
Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring

MEDICAL EDUCATION

Santosh Medical College, Ghaziabad, India

RESIDENCY

University of Florida, Family Practice Internship, Jacksonville, FL
Medstar Union Memorial Hospital, Internal Medicine, Baltimore, MD

SPECIALTIES AND ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Board Certified Internal Medicine
Assistant Professor, Eastern Virginia Medical School

CURRICULAR INTERESTS

Best Practices in Hospital Medicine, Patient safety and Quality improvement, Special interest in Graduate Medical education and curriculum development

HOW I THRIVE

I thrive by stepping out of my comfort zone. For example, I enjoy adventure travel, weight training, and long-distance running. I also love dancing, pencil sketching, and spending time with my husband and two girls (who have made me a closet “Swiftie”). Dr. Maheshwary has been practicing Hospital Medicine since 2009. She joined MAPMG in 2015 inspired by its "all-in-one" model of coordinated care, which provides meaningful opportunities to interact with patients, providers, and specialists. She is passionate about hospital medicine that improves quality of care, patient satisfaction, and clinical outcomes by enabling compassionate care in hospital setting. She has a keen interest in Graduate Medical Education and teaching residents best practices in Hospital Medicine.

Daren Yang, DO

Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group
Kaiser Permanente Internal Medicine Residency Core Faculty
Kensington Medical Center

MEDICAL EDUCATION

West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

RESIDENCY

National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD

SPECIALTIES and CERTIFICATIONS

Board Certified Internal Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine, F. Edward Herbert School of Medicine

CURRICULAR INTERESTS

Improving preventative care, advancing residency primary care training, preventing resident burnout

HOW I THRIVE

Spending time with my wife and daughter. Traveling as much as possible. Staying active by running or cycling daily.
Dr. Yang has spent the past four years as active duty in the Army while also serving with the Internal Medicine Residency at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, TX as a Core Faculty Member before joining MAPMG in 2021.

Katie Ryder, MD

Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group
Co-Chief of Adult and Family Medicine Department, DC-Suburban MD service area
Silver Spring Medical Center

MEDICAL EDUCATION

Tulane University School of Medicine

RESIDENCY

University of Chicago Hospital

SPECIALTIES and CERTIFICATIONS

Board Certified Internal Medicine, Board Certified Pediatrics

CURRICULAR INTERESTS

Patient experience, physician experience, communication skills, leadership development

HOW I THRIVE

I thrive by regularly connecting to my purpose as a physician, and reminding myself of the immense privilege we enjoy to be let in to the lives of our patients as their healers. I center myself with a daily yoga practice, regular time outdoors, and escaping in books as much as I can!

Samuel Ballew, DO

Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group
Co-Chief of Adult and Family Medicine Department, DC-Suburban MD service area
Capitol Hill Medical Center

MEDICAL EDUCATION

Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine

RESIDENCY

AnMed Health

SPECIALTIES and CERTIFICATIONS

Board Certified Family Medicine

CURRICULAR INTERESTS

I am interested in developing workflows that can help our patients have optimal access to quality care while supporting physician needs for work/life balance through the use of new technology and collaborative team-based approach to leadership and management.

HOW I THRIVE

I thrive by building and cultivating relationships with both colleagues and patients. It brightens my day to work alongside such an amazing team that is focused on the best care of our patients. I have known many of my patients for nearly a decade and to see them grown from one aspect of their lives to the next is very rewarding. I like to consider my patient visits just another part of a long-standing social “conversation” between myself and my patient.

Pierre-Luc Paultre, MD

Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group
Chief of Hospital-Based Medicine, DC-Suburban MD service area
Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring

MEDICAL EDUCATION

Virginia Commonwealth University

RESIDENCY

MedStar Washington Hospital Center

SPECIALTIES and CERTIFICATIONS

Board Certified Internal Medicine

CURRICULAR INTERESTS

Hospital Medicine

HOW I THRIVE

The way I thrive is through the success of my team of doctors. Every day, they remind me of the reason why I embraced healing as a vocation. Their resilience, selflessness and kindness, motivate me to bring my A game every day. Having the chance to disconnect and recharge are essential to stay grounded and becoming your best self. Meditation, family time with my kids, reading, fitness and travel are my favorite ways to remain centered.

Rachel Vile, MD​

Capital Critical Care, LLC Medical Group​
Medical Director of Critical Care​
Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring​ ​

MEDICAL EDUCATION

University of Kansas School of Medicine.

RESIDENCY

Washington Hospital Center

FELLOWSHIP

Critical Care Medicine, George Washington University

SPECIALTIES and CERTIFICATIONS

Board Certified Internal Medicine
Board Certified Critical Care ​

CURRICULAR INTERESTS

Serving the underserved and at-risk population by volunteering

HOW I THRIVE

I thrive by keeping a positive attitude and enjoying the fun in life. Walking the dogs with my husband, playing games with my kids, and always staying up to date with my friends are my priorities. And getting lost in a good book now and then always helps.​
Dr. Vile is a double-certified internist and intensivist with decades of experience and is a member of the Ethics Committee and the Credentialing Committee at Holy Cross Hospital.

Shanshan Gustafson, MD, MS

Drexel University College of Medicine

Why you chose to apply to KPMAS?

Kaiser Permanente’s medical care model provides a fruitful environment for developing as a physician. I am thrilled to be a part of the KPMAS residency family.

What makes you passionate about practicing medicine

Practicing medicine provides the opportunity to positively impact the lives of patients and their families. ​ Practicing passionately means delivering on that opportunity.

Fun fact about you

My husband and I forage mushrooms each spring. This year, we got lucky with a large haul of morels!

How I thrive

I love live music, making dumplings, propagating succulents, and losing at Mario Kart!
Learn more about me

Marc John D. Barredo, C-TAGME

Program Manager, GME Residency

Marc John Barredo is the program manager for the Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States Internal Medicine Residency Program. He has been an integral part of the accreditation process and manages the multiple priorities to ensure the program’s success. After achieving accreditation and recruitment of the inaugural class in 2020, he pursued operational and consulting roles within Kaiser Permanente.

Before coming to Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States, Marc worked at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and the George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates in a similar role. Marc is married to a graphic designer who makes his pictures look stunning all the time, and he likes to spend time with his family outside of work.

HOW I THRIVE

I completed the Rock-and-Roll Half Marathon in 2024 so I think I like running. I love volleyball more though, so I play 3-4 times a week in recreation centers and leagues. I also like National Parks and I dream to visit all 63 of them some day.

Kelliann Dell​

Associate Director of Medical Education

Kelliann Dell is the Associate Director of Medical Education KPMAS Residency Programs. Kelliann earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Maryland University College. She worked for the Johns Hopkins University Internal Medicine Residency program for nine years — first as a Program Administrator and later as a Program Manager — before joining the Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States Internal Medicine Residency Program.

HOW I THRIVE

By spending time with my family. Together we enjoy skiing, kayaking, biking, and occasionally a competitive bowling game. We enjoy spending quiet vacations at the beach and at our home away from home in Florida. We also live within walking distance of her husband’s family farm, so there is never a shortage of fresh fruits and vegetable.

What our residents have to say

My favorite aspect of the KPMAS IM residency program is the level of individualization available to us. The administrators and attendings keep our specific interests in mind and will go to great lengths to accommodate our educational and career goals. This includes creating new, tailored rotations for us (Advanced Ambulatory Care for me!), helping to coordinate away rotations, and being flexible about scheduling options. This makes for a very tailored educational experience that I enjoy!

Miranda Hunter, MD, Former Resident, Class of 2024

Being part of the inagural graduating class and assuming the role of the first internal chief resident in an exhilarating opportunity. With a sincere passion for teaching and mentoring, this year presents me with the chance to make an impact on the education and professional growth of residents. Witnessing the remarkable journey of this residency program from its infancy has been an unforgettable, once in a life-time experience. Having the chance to stay and take on this leadership role offers me the opportunity to develop and strengthen various skills for my future medical career. Sushmita Malik, MD, 2023-2024 Chief Resident