Montgomery Douglas, MD
Chair & Program Director
 
Dr. Douglas graduated from Cornell University Medical College in 1986. He completed his family practice training at the University of Rochester, NY in 1989. Dr. Douglas is board certified in family medicine; and holds a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatrics. He joined the faculty in 1989. He is also active in obstetrics. He is the 1997-98 New York State Family Practice Educator of the Year. Each year from 1997 to 2002 Castle Connolly listed him as one of America's Top Doctors.
 
Harriet Enubuzor, MD
Associate Program Director
 
Dr. Enubuzor graduated from University of Rochester Medical School in 1990. She completed her family practice training at Catholic Medical Centers (CMC) and was chief resident in 1993. Dr. Enubuzor is board certified in family practice. She practiced at a busy affiliate of CMC, Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health Center for 5 � years where she was Assistant Director. Dr. Enubuzor is responsible for resident involvement in Community Oriented Primary Care and enjoys teaching both residents and students. Her research interest is obesity in children with emphasis on prevention. She completed a fellowship in teaching primary care medicine in urban undeserved communities (administered by University of California, San Diego). She is also active in obstetrics.

Frederick Lambert, MD, MSMPH
Medical Director, John S. Hong Family Practice Center
 
Dr. Lambert graduated from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons with an MD and MPH in 199. He completed his family medicine residency at SUNY Stonybrook in 1998. He worked as a staff physician and community preceptor at the Montefiore Medical Group until 2005, when he joined the SVCMC faculty. From 2001-2003 he did a part-time faculty development fellowship at the University of Massachusetts. He is board certified in Family Medicine. He is also active in obstetrics.
 
Mallik Kalepu, MD, MPH
Supervising Attending
 
Dr. Kalepu, a 1996 graduate of the CMC Residency Program in Family Practice, completed his medical training in India at Andhra Medical College. Following graduation, he did postgraduate training in Pediatrics and prior to beginning his residency, he practiced in England, Jamaica (West Indies), the Bahamas and Florida. Dr. Kalepu obtained his MPH Degree in International Health in 1993 from the University of South Florida in Tampa. Presently Dr. Kalepu is responsible for teaching residents, participation in curriculum planning and design, and the Home Visit Program. He also has a special interest in Pediatrics. He is board certified in family practice.
 

Mergie Desir, MD, MPH
Dr. Desir graduated from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 1999. She completed her residency at the University of Rochester, NY, in 2002. In 2004, she received her MPH in Health Behavior and Health Education from University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey � School of Public Health, and graduated from a Primary Care Health Services Research Fellowship at UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Department of Family Medicine. Dr. Desir is Coordinator of Community Medicine training. She is also active in obstetrics.

Rajpal Chopra, MD
Director, Inpatient Service
 
Dr. Chopra graduated from Topiwala National Medical School in India. He completed his internal medicine residency and was chief resident at the North General Hospital of Mt. Sinai Medical Center in 1989. He completed his endocrine fellowship at Mt. Sinai in 1991 and joined the CMC faculty. He is board certified in internal medicine and endocrinology; and holds a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatrics. His research interests are diabetes, lipids, and metabolism. Dr. Chopra's primary responsibility is teaching internal medicine within the family practice program.

Madeline Nack, LCSW
Behavioral Scientist

Ms. Nack received her Masters� degree in Clinical Social Work from SUNY Stonybrook. She did Post-Graduate Education in Marriage and Family Therapy and went on to become an approved supervisor for the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. She has worked with Family Medicine residents from Stonybrook at Southside and Brookhaven Hospitals, and most recently was Director of Post-Graduate Institute in Systemic Family Therapy. She maintains a private practice psychotherapy in Huntington.

Catherine Bratton Vourkas, CSW, ACSW, BCD
Behavioral Scientist

Ms. Vourkas received her master�s in social work at Columbia University in 1978. She has completed a clinical externship in family therapy at the Ackerman Institute in New York City. Ms. Vourkas is board-certified in clinical social work. She coordinates the psychosocial curriculum for the department. Her foremost research interests are family dynamic approaches to gerontology, and the influence of culture on family healthcare delivery.