Program Leadership
SABA A. HASAN, MD, FACP
Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Dr. Hasan graduated from Sind Medical College, Pakistan in the top 5% in her class. She completed her internal medicine residency training at Capital Health followed by a Chief Resident year. Soon after, she was appointed director of the Medical and Subspecialty Clinics. She has a keen interest in Palliative and End of Life Care.
Dr. Hasan enjoys nurturing the residents to their full potential as they get ready to become the internists of tomorrow. She has brought many changes into the program to enhance resident teaching and create an environment of scholarship.
DANIEL F. GOLDSMITH, MD
Associate Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Dr. Goldsmith graduated from the Cornell University Medical College and trained in internal medicine at Boston University. After his training, he joined the Johns Hopkins Community Physicians, a community-based internal medicine practice, where he served as a firm leader for the resident practice for three years prior to joining Capital Health in 2001. He enjoys teaching and working next to the residents. He is the chair of the Institutional Review Board at Capital Health and a member of the CME Committee at Capital Health. He is the Medical Grand Rounds coordinator and has an academic appointment as clinical instructor in Medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Medical School.
In his spare time, in addition to being a husband, father and a doctor, he enjoys music, playing his guitar and cooking.
NADIA PIETRZYKOWSKA, MD
Chief Resident And Jr. Faculty For 2011-2012
Dr. Pietrzykowska was raised in a multicultural family with Polish and Moroccan roots. She attended French schools and later graduated from Warsaw Medical School in Poland where she was specially recognized for her academic and scientific achievements. After medical school, she accepted a post-doctoral position at the University of Massachusetts focusing her efforts on studying the molecular biology of addiction.
She completed a residency in internal medicine at Capital Health in 2011. During that time, she was recognized for her consistently outstanding performance on the Medicine In-Training examination three years in a row, and was voted Best Resident by Faculty in her PGY-2 year.
To nurture her research interests, she has been conducting an ongoing study on the genetics of alcoholism at Capital Health in collaboration with Rutgers University (where she was appointed as visiting faculty). This project has since resulted in multiple national and international presentations, and she was awarded a prize for her exemplary resident research presentation at Capital Health’s 2011 Resident Research Day.
After her Chief Resident year, she will start a dual fellowship in bariatric medicine and clinical nutrition.
Dr. Pietrzykowska describes herself as a pacifist and lover of nature, a passion that she shares with her family. Presently in her spare time, she is actively pursuing a private aircraft pilot license, training for her next marathon, and playing the guitar.
DELARAM YEKTA MOAZAMI, MD
Director, Medical Clinics at Capital Health
Dr. Moazami is a board certified cardiologist from Tehran University of Medical Science. At the time of graduation, she was the recipient of the Outstanding Performance Award by her medical school. She trained in internal medicine at Capital Health and graduated in June 2008. She received an award for Best Research on "Guideline adherence for treatment of Systolic Heart Failure in Capital Health."
She is interested in teaching preventive care and evidence-based practice. She also enjoys guideline discussion during teaching rounds.
MARIA PALOMATA, MD
Faculty, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Dr. Palomata (formerly Dr. Concepcion-Palomata) graduated from University of Santo Tomas-Faculty of Medicine and Surgery in Manila, Philippines. She completed her internal medicine residency at Capital Health in 2003. She was awarded "Resident of the Year" on her PGY 1 and PGY 2 years during her training. After her graduation, she worked as a primary care physician for people with developmental disabilities at New Lisbon Developmental Center, New Jersey. She then re-joined Capital Health in April 2009 as a faculty member.
She enjoys working with the residents. She has found her niche as a faculty member, ready to help the residents bring out the best in them.
KATE VYPRITSKAYA, MD
Core Faculty, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Dr. Kate Vypritskaya graduated from Kubany Medical academy in Russia with a Golden Diploma. She further received training as a cardiology fellow in a local central emergency hospital in her city. In 2000, after conducting a study of arrythmology, she received her doctorate. In 2006, Dr. Vypritskaya started her residency at Capital Health, which she found to be very different from its Russian counterpart: a lot more challenging but incredibly rich and interesting.
She enjoys taking care of patients, studying and making new friends in the program. As a second-year medical resident, she was elected "Best Medical Resident" by her peers. Dr. Vypritskaya spends her after hours with her two teenagers, which is in no way less challenging than the residency itself. Following the successful completion of her residency training, she completed a Chief Residency/Jr. Faculty Year at Capital Health Regional Medical Center. She was chief resident for year 2009-2010 and joined Capital Health Faculty in 2010. She serves as a member of the Credentials and Resuscitation Committees at Capital Health.
KHURRAM ZUBAIR, MD, FACP
Internist in Private Practice and Key Clinical Faculty of Internal Medicine Residency Program at Capital Health
Dr. Zubair graduated from Liaquat Medical College in Pakistan. He completed his residency training at Capital Health. At the time of graduation, he was recognized by the program as "Resident of the Year." Since 1997, he has been in private practice and has been intimately involved with resident training at Capital Health. He has received the "Best Clinical Attending" award eight times in the past 11 years.
He is a member of the Resident Evaluation and Credential Committee. He is actively involved with resident scholarly activities and has served as a judge for several years for Residents Research Day at Capital Health.
SYED A. ASGHAR, MD, FACCP
Pulmonologist/Critical Care/Intensivist/Subspecialty Coordinator and Key Clinical Faculty of the Internal Medicine Residency Program
Dr. Asghar graduated from Rawalpindi Medical College, Pakistan in 1985. He trained in internal medicine at Trenton Affiliated Hospitals. He became Chief Medical Resident at St. Francis Medical Center in Trenton, NJ. He completed fellowship training in pulmonary and critical care medicine at the State University of New York- Health Science Center at Brooklyn, New York.
He has an active pulmonary and critical care practice, along with teaching and training the internal medicine residents as an intensivist at Capital Health. He was awarded the "Best Medical Resident" by the attending staff at Trenton Affiliated Hospitals, NJ in 1992 and "Best Teaching Attending" by the internal medicine residents at Capital Health in 2001.
Additionally, he has received recognition as a faculty teacher for the Family Practice Residency Program of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ.
In 2010, he received the Faculty Recognition Award for his outstanding teaching skills and contributions made to the Capital Health Internal Medicine Residency Program, which was presented by the program director.
SARAH I. SORDO, MD
Internist in private practice and Clinical Faculty of Internal Medicine Residency Program at Capital Health
Dr. Sordo graduated with a Gold Diploma from The Higher Institute of Medical Science of Havana, Cuba. She completed her internal medicine training at Capital Health and worked as a 4th year Chief Resident. She is the recipient of multiple awards from attending physicians and nursing during her training at Capital Health, recognizing her as a "Superior Medical Resident." Additionally, her research presentation was recognized by the program and received an award. She also received an award for her "High Academic Attainment and Qualities that Characterize the Fine Physician."
She runs an internal medicine practice and is actively involved with resident education and training.
ANASSE SOUIDI MD, MHSA
Hospitalist and Faculty of Internal Medicine Residency Program at Capital Health
Dr. Souidi is a graduate of Capital Health's Internal Medicine Residency Program. He received his medical degree from AB Medical School in Niamey, Niger and his Masters in Health Services Administration at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock.
He received an award for best research in his class as well as "Best Resident" in his 1st, 2nd, and 3rd residency year. He graduated as "Major" in his medical school (outstanding performance).
He enjoys teaching, research, and rounding on his patients in an inpatient and outpatient setting.
Dr. Souidi worked as the program's Chief Resident and Junior Faculty for the academic year 2008-2009. He currently runs an independent hospitalist service at Capital Health Regional Medical Center.
NANCY CHYLAK, MS
Administrative Director, Graduate Medical Education
Nancy Chylak is a graduate of Penn State University with a Bachelor of Science and Marywood University with a Master of Science. She has worked at Capital Health in various capacities for more than 20 years in both the Inpatient and Ambulatory Divisions with a focus on program development. She was previously the director of Physician Practices at Capital Health and was instrumental in opening Capital Health in Hamilton, a New Jersey state-licensed outpatient diagnostic center. Capital Health developed the Department of Graduate Medical Education in January 2007 with Chylak as the administrative director to oversee and coordinate Graduate Medical Education programs and to grow and expand the program.
Chylak is finding it very rewarding to work with the residents, faculty and program staff to support the program changes and focus on the systems-based practice competency, integrating our internal medicine residents into Capital Health's healthcare system.
SUZANNE KING
Program Assistant, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Prior to her employment at Capital Health in December 1990, Suzanne King was a customer service representative at Spiegel's Corporation for five years. Seeking further challenges, she left that position to work for the Bucks County Municipal Court System in Morrisville, PA. In 1990, she was hired at Capital Health as a secretary for the Department of Medicine, which worked side-by-side with the residency program. Early on, an opportunity presented itself to transfer to the position of program assistant for the Internal Medicine Residency Program and she willingly took on this new challenge.
Over the years, King has experienced and witnessed many changes in the culture of the residency but much remains the same - and that is the eagerness of applicants anxious to pursue their career in medicine and the devotedness of those residents fortunate enough to join the Capital Health team. Continually, she enjoys meeting, working and interacting with the medical residents who represent a wide variety of nationalities and backgrounds. She especially enjoys the unexpected phone calls from graduated residents as they continue their careers both near and far. King attended Bucks County Community College while working full time and raising her family and received her associates degree in 2000.
After hours and on weekends, King enjoys spending quality time with her family - which includes four children and eight grandchildren, as well as her close friends.
BRENDA REEK
Secretary, Department of Medicine
She came to Capital Health in 2008 after 24 years of retail experience and nine years of office experience, five of those as an executive assistant.
She truly enjoys learning about the medical world and helping the residents when they ask for assistance. She works with the CME office to ensure the resident's MRC's and CPC's follow CME guidelines and also with the Graduate Medical Education Department.
In her spare time, she enjoys music, dancing, spending time with friends and babysitting her grandsons, Cody and Colten. She is an elder of her church, and has been the Junior Choir director, Sunday school teacher, youth group advisor, minister's assistant and senior choir member.