Hospitalists are Board Certified Internal Medicine Physicians who specialize in caring for patients admitted to the hospital. They are available 24 hours a dayto see patients requiring admission from the Emergency Department, the patient's home or another facility. Hospitalists do not have a practice outside of the hospital, and therefore are always available to see hospitalized patients and their family members.
Our program was established in 2004 and we are proud of our staff and their accomplishments.
From left to right back row:
Patty Lotz-Program Administrator, Behfar Dianati, MD, Christa Springston, MD,
Ann Hagedorn, MD-Medical Director, Joshua Niebruegge, MD, Danish Jabbar, MD
From left to right front row:
Kim Mank, ACNP, Leopoldo (Tex) Pardo, MD, Adrian Barcus, MD,
Anshu Sood, MD, Emily Bertelsman, RN, and Dori Duckworth, ACNP
Dr. Christopher Kang and Dr. Satyen Patel as not pictured
MEDICAL EDUCATION:
B.A.: Biology, University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri-1998
B.A.: Chemistry, University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri-1999
Medical Degree: University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri-1999
Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri-2002
Dr. Hagedorn is Board Certified in Internal Medicine
Leopoldo S. Pardo, III, M.D.
Member of Society of Hospital Medicine
MEDICAL EDUCATION:
B.S.: Biology, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines-1984
Medical Degree: University of Santo Thomas College of Medicine, Manila, Philippines-1988
MEDICAL EDUCATION:
Medical Degree, SCB Medical College, Cuttack, Orissa, India 1993-1999
Residency: Resident in Anesthesiology, Pt. B.D.S. Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India 200-2003
Residency: Resident in Internal Medicine, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha Nebraska 2005-2008
Dr. Sood is Board Certified in Internal Medicine
Behfar Dianati, MD.
Member of Society of Hospital Medicine
MEDICAL EDUCATION:
Medical Degree: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 1987-1994
Residency: Universite de Bordeaux II, France DIS 1997-2003
Residency: Saint Mary’s Health Center, St. Louis, Missouri 2004-2007
Dr. Dianati is Board Certified in Internal Medicine
Christa R. Springston, MD
Member of Society of Hospital medicine
MEDICAL EDUCATION:
B.S.: Biology, Texas Christian University-2001
Medical Degree: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Medical School, San Antonio, Texas-2006
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency, Christiana Health System, Christiana Care Hospital, Wilmington Hospital, Wilmington, Delaware- 2006-2008
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency (Chief Residency) St. Mary’s Health Center St. Louis, Missouri -2008-2010
Dr. Springston is board Certified in Internal Medicine
Adrian L. Barcus, MD
Member of Society of Hospital medicine
MEDICAL EDUCATION:
B.A.: Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois- 1999
Medical Degree: University of Illinois College of Medicine, Urbana-Champagne, Illinois -2003
Internship: Wright Patterson Air Force Base-Wright State University Internal Medicine, Wright Patterson Medical Center, Dayton Ohio- 2003-2004
Residency: Wright Patterson Air Force Base-Wright State University Internal Medicine, Wright Patterson Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio- 2004-2006
Dr. Barcus is board certified in Internal Medicine
Joshuna A. Niebruegge, MD
Member of Society of Hospital medicine
MEDICAL EDUCATION:
B.S.: Finance, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin-20001
Medical School Prerequsites: Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois-2003
Medical Degree: University of Illinois, Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois-2008
Residency: St. Louis University School of Medicine-St. Louis, Missouri-2011
Dr. Niebruegge is board certified in Internal Medicine
Danish A. Jabbar, MD
Member of Society of Hospital medicine
MEDICAL EDUCATION:
M.B.B.S.: University of Karachi, Medical & Dental College, Pakistan-1997
Residency: St. Lukes Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri 2006-2009
Dr. Jabbar is board certified in Internal Medicine
Support Staff
Kim Mank, MSN, RN, ACNP-BC
Member of Society of Hospital Medicine
RN-Belleville Area College-1983
BSN-McKendree University-2005
MSN-St. Louis University-2008
ACNP - St. Louis University-2008
Dori Duckworth, RN, MSN, ACNP-BC
Member of Society of Hospital Medicine
ADN-Deaconess College of Nursing-St. Louis, Missour i- 1993
BSN-McKendree University-2008
MSN-St. Louis University School of Nursing - 2010
ACNP - St. Louis University - 2010
Emily Bertelsman, RN
Private Duty Nurse
RN - Southwestern Illinois College
Nursing Program - 2005
Patty Lotz - Program Administrator
Society of Hospital Medicine Southern Illinois Chapter Leader
B.S. Health Management
Masters Healthcare Administration
St. Louis University - St. Louis, Missouri 2011
Hospitalists are board-certified internal medicine physicians who specialize in caring for patients admitted to the hospital.
They are available 24 hours to see patients requiring admission from the Emergency Department, the patient's home or another facility.
Hospitalists do not have a practice outside of the hospital, and therefore are always available to see hospitalized patients and their family members.
