Hospitalists - Cary Hospital

WakeMed Faculty Physicians Internal Medicine - Hospitalist Program provides care to patients who come to the Emergency Department and either do not have a primary care physician, or the primary care physician has referred them to the hospitalists for inpatient care. 

	Tres Pittman, MD (Director) BS, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill MD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Residency: University of California, San Francisco Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine
	John Mezzullo, DO (Associate Director)
	Saifullah K. Afridi, MD FSc: Edwards College; Peshawar, Pakistan Post Graduate Training: Aga Khan University; Karachi, Pakistan Residency: Internal Medicine, McLaren Hospital; Michigan State University, Michigan Fellowship: Geriatrics, University of Tennessee; Chattanooga, Tennessee Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine
	Jim Cappola, MD BS: Duke University MD: University of Rochester; Rochester, New York Residency: University of Rochester; Rochester, New York Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine
	Serena D. Ezzeddine, MD BS: University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida MD: University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida Residency:  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine
	Sascha Frey, MD BS, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL MD, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL Residency: Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine; American Board of Pediatrics
	Mark Gruchacz, MD Undergraduate: Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts MD: Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Residency: Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine
	Ankesh Jayaswal, MD MBBS: Rajendra Medical College and Hospital; Ranchi, India MD: Rajendra Medical College and Hospital; Ranchi, India Residency: Montefiore Medical Center; Bronx, NY - Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center; Bronx, NY - Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh Board Certification: Board of Internal Medicine Languages Spoken: Hindi
	Joel Kammeyer, MD BS: Miami University, Oxford, OH MPH: Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA MD: The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH Residency: MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine
	Kristine Scruggs, MD BS: Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina MD: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina Residency: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine *Board Eligible
	Marcie Smith, MD BS: North Carolina State University MD: East Carolina University Residency: Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics *Board Eligible
	Sailaja Yerrabapu, MD MD: Kurnool Medical College; Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India Residency: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill / Moses Cone Hospital, Greensboro, North Carolina Board Certification: North Carolina Board of Internal Medicine