Hospitalists

TriHealth’s team of more than 30 board-certified and board-eligible hospitalists provide efficient, high-quality care – around the clock – to patients at Bethesda North and Good Samaritan hospitals. A hospitalist is a physician who follows each patient's treatment and progress from the time they are admitted to the hospital until they are released. Hospitalists also:

• Keep in frequent contact with the patient's primary care physician
• Follow up on and order new tests
• Adjust treatment plans as needed to ensure each patient receives the best care possible
• Work with each specialist, nurse, and clinical hospital staff member to integrate patient care
• Streamline communication to promote quality outcomes for the patient

What Does a Hospitalist Do?

• See the patient in the Emergency Department
• Admit the patient to a hospital room or the critical care unit
• Coordinate care with each patient's primary care physician
• Follow up on tests or order new tests
• Begin or adjust a patient's treatment regimen
• Respond to emergencies within the hospital
• Answer any questions the patient may have
• Help determine follow-up care after release

Medical Director

• Dennis Kolb MD

Bethesda North Hospitalists

• Janee Bey MD
• Derek Cooley MD
• Eugene Grinfeld MD
• John C. Hutson MD

• Masoud Jalilvand MD
• Brett Moore MD
• Sathya Nagesparan MD
• Robyn O'Brien MD

• Bryan Pachmayer MD
• Jason Parker MD
• Maithili Patil MD
• Jonathan Cain Royalty MD

• Michael Rudemiller MD
• Karuna Sharma MD
• Bryan Strader MD
• Tariq Sultan MD

• George Vinales MD
• Dr. Stuart Zakem MD

Good Samaritan Hospitalists

• Stephen Beerman MD 
• Marco Callirgos MD
• Lauren Duerk MD
• Erhan Erdeger MD
• Susan Gonzales MD
• Kathy Hand, CNP
• Jason Hatfield MD
• Arshad Javed MD
• Juan Carlos Mejia MD
• Anjum Najeed MD
• Sunil Rao MD
• Kenrick Richardson MD
• Alvin Robertson MD
• Michelle Sotos MD
• Geeta Srivastava MD
• Houston Vovan MD
• Zhaohui Wang MD

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