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Rheumatology – Current Fellows

PGY-5

Pooja Reddy, MD
Residency: Univ of Calif, San Francisco-Fresno
Med School: Univ of Missouri-Kansas City School of Med.
Languages: English, Hindi, Telugu

Lewena Maher, MD
Residency: Lahey Hospital, Burlington, MA
Med School: Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
Languages: English, Irish Gaelic, French

Monia Chopra, MD
Residency: Steward Carney Hospital, Boston, MA
Med School: S. Nijalingappa Medical College, Bagalkot, India
Languages: English, Hindi, Punjabi, Kannada

PGY-4

Vinit Gilvaz, MD
Residency and chief residency: Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA.
Med School: Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kerala, India.
Languages: English, Malayalam.

Zi Ying Li, MD
Residency: UCSF Fresno
Med School: Ross University School of Medicine
Languages: English, Cantonese, Mandarin

Chris Sonntag, MD
Residency: UAMS Northwest – Fayetteville, AR
Med School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish

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About Us

The Department of Medicine at Alpert Medical School is comprised of eleven distinct Divisions. These Divisions, working in conjunction with the community doctors who comprise our Primary Care offerings, provide patients with an outstanding level of care both within the Brown affiliated hospitals and throughout several community-based clinical locations. In addition to patient services, several of our Divisions offer exceptional programs for Residents and Fellows within their designated areas of expertise.

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  • How To Reach Us

    Office of the Physician-in-Chief
    Louis B. Rice, MD
    593 Eddy Street
    Providence, RI 02903