Jai Juganya Tirupur Ponnusamy, MD
Medical School: Stanley Medical College, India
Interests: Geriatrics, Rheumatology
Internal Medicine Residency
Internal Medicine Residency Program
Graduating class of 2025
The MetroWest Medical Center is an academically affiliated community teaching hospital with a thriving postgraduate training program. Each year, we recruit eight residents into our categorical program. We select residents eager to develop the skills and confidence necessary to excel in a career in medicine. We are especially interested in trainees who wish to pursue careers in Primary Care and Hospital Medicine, but recent graduates have also matched in prestigious Fellowships in Cardiology, Critical Care/Pulmonary Medicine, Gastroenterology, Infectious Disease, Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology, and Hematology/Oncology.
About MetroWest Medical Center
MetroWest Medical Center has had a community-teaching program for six decades, one of the smallest programs in New England. Our program is based in Framingham, Massachusetts, home of the world-renowned Framingham Heart Study Referral center for 25 neighboring MetroWest communities. On an annual basis, MetroWest Medical Center has:
- More than 70,000 emergency department visits
- Over 15,000 surgical procedures
- Over 15,000 ambulatory care visits
- Over 2,500 deliveries
- Metro West Medical Center has a comprehensive cardiac service, one of the only community hospitals that does angioplasty.
Program Welcome & Director’s Letter
Thank you for your interest in the Internal Medicine Residency Program at the MetroWest Medical Center (Framingham, Massachusetts). For five decades, we have had a small categorical residency program that has trained many talented physicians who have gone on to successful clinical careers in primary care, subspecialty fellowships, and hospital medicine. We also have several former residents who have gone on to successful academic careers at major teaching hospitals. Many of our talented faculty began their careers at MWMC and chose to stay to contribute to the thriving educational environment. The city of Framingham has a storied history in landmark medical studies, including the Framingham heart study that just completed its 70th year. Framingham is a wonderful place to live and learn, a town that President Bill Clinton said “looks like America”, rich in both tradition and incredible diversity. We are proud that the diversity of our training program matches the diversity of our wonderful town. We are surrounded by some of the finest medical schools and teaching hospitals in the world, providing many learning and teaching opportunities for our residents.
If you are accepted into our program, you will have 36 months of solid training, wonderful experiences in both inpatient and outpatient settings, didactics and conferences 5 days a week, thoughtful evaluations and feedback, careful mentorship, and opportunities for scholarship and research. You will pass the ABIM Certifying exam, and you will get strong support for your next position, whether that is a fellowship in cardiology, a job in primary care or hospital medicine, or a J-1 waiver position.
You will develop both the skills and attitudes for lifelong learning and make lifelong friends. You will always remember “patients first” and that medicine is a serious business, but you will feel like a member of a small family and experience both joy and laughter throughout your 3 years in Framingham. I look forward to meeting you during the interview process.
Sincerely,
.jpg?sfvrsn=9759712a_2) Jason Konter, MD Interim Chair of the Department of Medicine at MWMC |  Thomas L. Treadwell, MD, FACP, FIDSA Program Director at the MWMC Internal Medicine Program |  Eric Hyolim Chun, MD, FACP Associate Program Director of MWMC Internal Medicine Residency Program |
The MetroWest Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency strives to recruit, train, mentor and nurture a diverse group of residents who will thrive and serve our hospital and community. Our primary goal is to educate residents. Our Faculty is committed to fostering a learning environment that emphasizes:
- Patients first
- Safety and quality of care
- Physician well being
- Curiosity
- Commitment to teaching each other and our students
- Lifelong learning
- Role modeling and curricula that support future careers in Primary Care, Hospital Medicine, subspecialty medicine, and research
At MetroWest Medical Center, we are committed to providing high quality, comprehensive care, at a location close to home and keep our mission and values at the forefront of our work every single day. Program Accreditations and
Affiliations
- Categorical program (8) 1812140C0
- Full accreditation by ACGME
- Affiliation with Tufts University Medical Center and Boston Medical Center
- 100% pass rate on ABIM certifying examination
Program Details
- This is a three-year ACGME certified internal medicine residency with standardized inpatient time, ICU exposure and ample ambulatory clinic experience
- Our program is structured as 3+1 blocks [3 weeks of inpatient service either Wards /ICU/Elective/Night Float followed by 1 week of Ambulatory]
- ICU rotation with variable call days
- Medical wards rotation with call days every fourth day
- Night float system
- Emergency room rotation
- Research and elective opportunities at MetroWest Medical Center
- Away elective opportunities
- Support for local and national meeting attendance
- Physician wellbeing activities: Wellness Wednesdays, Outdoor activities, Coffee with the chiefs
- Didactics
- Weekly Morning Report on Tuesdays
- Cardiology Morning Report on Fridays
- Daily Noon Conferences
- Grand Rounds on Tuesdays
- Ambulatory block didactics with Oyster Rounds and Johns Hopkins Ambulatory teaching curriculum
- Journal Club sessions
- Board Review sessions
- M&M conference
The 269-bed regional health care system includes:
- Framingham Union Hospital, Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick and the MetroWest Wellness Center, an outpatient diagnostic imaging and rehabilitation center
- A busy Emergency Department with 70,000 visits a year
- Ambulatory clinics: Medicine, Infectious disease, Endocrinology, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Rheumatology, Pediatrics, Podiatry, Vascular Surgery, Women’s health clinic
- Excellent facility includes state of the art cardiac catheterization laboratory, radiation oncology center.
- Outstanding location 30 minutes by car or train from Boston with numerous opportunities for recreation and culture
- Outstanding Intensive Care Unit with a 12-bed availability. Our hospital was one of six hospitals in Massachusetts to receive the Beacon Award for Excellence in the ICU.
How to Apply
- We accept all applications through ERAS only. Your application should include:
- Application Form [generated on ERAS]
- Curriculum Vitae [CV] [generated on ERAS]
- Three letters of recommendation, including Medical School Dean’s Letter
- Medical School Performance Evaluation [MSPE]
- USMLE Transcript
- Personal Statement
- Photograph
- We prefer scores >230 and above on first attempt in Step 2
- We prefer Graduation from Medical School within 5 years
- We offer J1 Visas only
- We prefer US clinical experience for international medical graduates
ERAS Signaling Update
The Metrowest Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency Program will be participating in this year’s ERAS geographic and program signaling process. We encourage applicants with a strong interest in our program to apply and signal accordingly.
Our review process remains holistic, with ERAS signals and geographic preferences serving as one factor among many that help us recognize applicants who are enthusiastic about joining Metrowest Medical Center.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, applicants who provide a gold or silver signal to our program will be prioritized for interview consideration. Please note, however, that signaling increases the likelihood of being selected but does not guarantee an interview.
Benefits & Salary
- Salaries
- PGY1 69,726
- PGY2 72,722
- PGY3 75,718
*adjusted annually
- Health care
- Residents are given medical, dental and eye insurance options. Each medical resident will be responsible for a portion of the cost of these insurance plans.
- 2 White coats per year
- Meals and education stipend
- Free on-campus parking
- Vacation: 4 weeks or 20 working days
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you offer observerships, externships, or volunteer programs?
No.
Do you have a minimum score requirement?
No. We prefer Step 2 scores of 230 or higher on the first attempt.
Do you have a cut-off for the year of graduation?
We prefer applicants who have graduated from medical school within the past 5 years.
What is your application deadline?
Please refer to the ERAS calendar for deadlines.
What visas do you sponsor?
The program sponsors J-1 visas. We also accept U.S. Permanent Residents/Green Card holders.
Do I need to have my ECFMG certificate when I apply?
You must have your ECFMG certificate before our rank order list submission deadline, typically in mid-February.
Does MWMC accept paper, email, or ERAS applications?
We only accept applications through ERAS.
Does MWMC participate in the Couples Match?
Yes. We are a couples- and family-friendly program.
What other residencies are offered at MWMC?
We currently offer a residency in Podiatry and transitional year residency in addition to Internal Medicine.
Do you offer moonlighting opportunities?
Yes, in accordance with ACGME and ECFMG regulations.
When do you conduct interviews?
Interviews are scheduled on Tuesdays and Thursdays from mid-October through January.
How many positions are available?
Please refer to our updated NRMP listing.
Does MWMC accept international medical graduates (IMGs)?
Yes. We welcome IMGs and sponsor J-1 visas.
Contact Us
Program Coordinators:
Rhonda Carlson
[email protected]
508-383-1572
Anne Hill
[email protected]
508-383-1555
Chief Residents
 |  Marjorie Brandao,MD |
PGY-3
 Moon Soo Kim, MD |  Sokratis Nikolaos Zisis, MD |  Thomas Claudio Guillermo Tsai, MD |
 Jeffrey Ha, MD |  Aditya Bharara, MD |  Donghoon Shin, MD |
 Santiago Rodriguez Vega, MD |  Seung Wook Lee, MD |  Pedro Arthur Macedo de Freitas, MD |
PGY-2
 Joao Pedro Thimotheo Batista, MD |  Ji Yoon Kate Lee, MD |  Henry Esteban Caballero Calvache, MD |
 Seoin Kim, MD |  Juan Ernesto Villarreal del Moral, MD |  Chih-Hsien Wu, MD |
 Taniela Marli Bes, MD |  Andres Eduardo Franceschi Coll, MD |
PGY-1
 Jongwoo Kim, MD |  Lucca Gesteira, MD |  Maysa Tamara Silveira Vilbert Pereira, MD |
 Ornina Atieh, MD |  Sooyeon Kho, MD |  Ritika, Sharma MD |
 Rutvi Balkrishna Patel, MD |  Woojae Choi, MD |
2024-2025
- Endocrinology - University of Alabama, Birmingham, Boston Medical Center
- Nephrology - University of Alabama, Birmingham
- Pulmonary/Critical Care - Baylor Medical Center, Houston Texas, New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
- Cardiology - St. Vincent Medical Center
- Geriatrics – Beth Israel Deaconess hospital
- Rheumatology - Tufts Medical Center, Boston Medical Center
- Gastroenterology - University of Missouri Medical Center
- Hematology/Oncology - Brown University
2023-2024
- Cardiology – Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
- Rheumatology – Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, New Hampshire, Massachusetts
- Cardiology-Geriatrics – Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
- Primary care – Ecuador
- Hematology/Oncology – UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate Campus, Boston, Massachusetts
- Infectious Disease – University of California, Harbor UCLA medical center, Los Angeles, California
- Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine – Emory University, Emory school of medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
- Cardiology – AdventHealth, Orlando, Florida
2022-2023
- Geriatric Medicine - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Infectious Diseases – Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Endocrinology - National Institutes of Health. Bethesda, Maryland
- Endocrinology – Boston University Medical Center, Boston Massachusetts
- Advanced Heart Failure fellowship- University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama
- Cardiology- Lahey’s Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts
- Endocrinology – Boston University Medical Center, Boston Massachusetts
- Primary care – Signature Healthcare Easton, Easton, Massachusetts
- Primary care – East Boston Neighborhood Health Center, Boston, Massachusetts
2021-2022
- Hematology and Oncology - National Institutes of Health. Bethesda, Maryland
- Hematology and Oncology - Moffitt Cancer Center, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
- Rheumatology - University of Massachusetts , Worcester, Massachusetts
- Endocrinology - University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
- Nephrology - Massachusetts General Brigham, Boston, Massachusetts
- Primary care - UMass Primary Care, Worcester, Massachusetts
- Primary care - Cape Cod Hospital. Hyannis, MA
- T32 Post-doctoral Research Fellowship - Framingham Heart Study, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
2020-2021
- Hematology and Oncology - Dartmouth University, Hanover, New Hampshire
- Pulmonology - Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island; Critical Care Medicine- Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts
- Endocrinology - University of Massachusetts, Worcester, Massachusetts
- Pulmonary and critical care - University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
- Hospitalist Medicine - St Luke’s Hospital. New Bedford, Massachusetts
- Cardiology - Advanced Heart Failure Program, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama.
- Cardiology - Advent Health, Orlando, Florida
- Nephrology- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Primary care - Golden Valley Health Center, Modesto, California
2019-2020
- Infectious diseases - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Infectious diseases - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Primary care - East Boston Neighborhood Care Center, Boston, Massachusetts
- Primary care - East Boston Neighborhood Care Center, Boston, Massachusetts
- Primary care - The Everett Clinic, Seattle, Washington
- Hospitalist Medicine - Missouri Delta Medical Center: Sikeston, MO
- Hospitalist Medicine - Sturdy Memorial Hospital, Attleboro, Massachusetts
- Hematology and Oncology - Brookdale University Hospital, New York City, New York
2018- 2019
- Gastroenterology - Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
- Hospitalist Medicine - St Luke’s Hospital. New Bedford, Massachusetts
- Critical Care Medicine- Advent Health, Orlando, Florida
- Genetics - University of California, San Francisco, California
- Pulmonary and Critical Care medicine - Bridgeport Hospital, Yale University, Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Rheumatology - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Cardiology - St. Vincent’s Hospital, Worcester, Massachusetts
- Infectious Disease - University of Colorado Denver, Colorado
- Hematology and Oncology - Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, New York
- Primary care - The Everett Clinic, Seattle, Washington
- Primary care - UMass Memorial Primary care, Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Notable Alumni
We are grateful to the many distinguished alumni of our program who continue to contribute to our program by mentoring residents seeking competitive fellowships, for providing research opportunities, for helping with difficult fellowship placements, and for returning to their Alma mater to give lectures.
Paloma Cariello MD MPH
- Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases at the University of Utah School of Medicine Associate Dean for the Office of Academic Culture and Community
Juyong Lee, MD, MS, PhD
- Professor of Medicine, Chief Structural Cardiology University of Connecticut
Kittichai Promrat, MD
- Division Director, Associate Professor Director of Gastroenterology, VA Medical Center, Brown University School of Medicine
Nikolaos A. Trikalinos, MD
- Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Oncology) Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Hoyoung M. Maeng, M.D.
- Vaccine Branch Clinical Director, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda MD
Pankaj Arora, MD
- Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) University of Alabama Birmingham
Jungwon Yoon, MD, MPH
- Assistant Professor of Medicine (Infectious Disease) UMass School of Medicine
Rodrigo DO Lago, MD, FACC
- Program Director Cardiology Fellowship Advent Health Orlando
Jorge Castillo MD
- Clinical Director, Bing Center for Waldenström Macroglobulinemia Institute. Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Sonali Narain, MD, MPH
- Associate Professor, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell (Rheumatology)
Maria D. Mendoza De la Garza, M.D.
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science. Associate Program Director. Geriatric Medicine Fellowship (Minnesota)
Jessica Bistafa Liu, MD
- Assistant Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics) Emory
Shreya Madhavaram, MD
- Clinical Assistant Professor (rheumatology), LSUHSC School of Medicine
Young-Soo Song, MD, PhD
- Clinical Assistant Professor Medicine Tufts, Lahey Clinic (Nephrology)
Jason Jungsik Song, MD, PhD
- Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Yonsei University Medical College, Severance Hospital
Jakapat Vanichanan MD
- Instructor, Department of Medicine (infectious disease) Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
Jose E. Rubio M., M.D., FACP.
- Assistant Professor. Division of Immunology and Rheumatology University of Alabama at Birmingham, Bham, AL
Jirat Chenbhanich, M.D.
- Assistant professor, Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Case Western Reserve University
Orapitchaya Sriwannopas, M.D.
- Division Chief, Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
| MWMC alumni at Charles River Medical Associates | ||
|---|---|---|
| Vinay Kumar, MD | Patricio Cabral, MD | Yonghyun Lee, MD |
| Ricardo Ribeiro, MD | Shun-How Lee, MD | Anita Nartey, MD |
| Eduardo Henrique Ribeiro, MD | Matthias Nurnberger, MD | Idriss El Koussaimi, MD |
| Mustafa Khaled, MD | Dainius Juknelis, MD | Rodrigo Rocha, MD |
| Saqib Qureshi, MD | Gunardi Irawan, MD | Hassna Atlassi, MD |
Faculty members of the Department of Medicine have achieved a strong reputation throughout New England for their clinical skills, with a commitment to graduate medical education, and for clinical research. Nearly all of the full time faculty members have academic teaching appointments at medical schools in Boston or Worcester.
Clinical Specialties
The teaching faculty includes both community-based positions and hospital-based clinicians, including specialists in cardiology, gastroenterology, pulmonary medicine, hematology, oncology, endocrinology, infectious diseases, nephrology and hepatology. We also have board certified physicians in psychiatry, geriatric medicine, critical care medicine, and neurology. Faculty members serve as important mentors not only in the clinical arena, but also in sponsoring clinical research activities, a requirement for all categorical residents at MetroWest Medical Center.
 | George Dickstein, MD, FASGE, AGAF Director of Academic Affairs at MWMC Academic Dean and Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine Residency: Internal Medicine - Tufts Medical Center Fellowship: Gastroenterology - Tufts Medical Center Clinical Interests: Interventional Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal Bleeding of Obscure Origin, Ablation of Barrett's Esophagus, Care of Viral and Cholestatic Liver Disease |
 | Thomas L. Treadwell MD, FACP, FIDSA Program Director of the MWMC Internal Medicine Program Director of the Infectious Disease Clinic at MWMC Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs and Clinical Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine Medical School: Dartmouth School of Medicine Residency: Internal Medicine - University of California Chief Residency: Internal Medicine - University of California Fellowship: Infectious Disease - Boston City Hospital Clinical Interests: HIV medicine, Tick-borne disease, Addiction medicine, Opioid use disorder |
 | David Rishikof, MD Program Director of the MWMC Transitional Year Residency Program Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine Medical School: University of Toronto Residency: University of Toronto Fellowship: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine - Boston University Clinical Interests: Pulmonary Hypertension, Venous Thromboembolism |
 | Eric Hyolim Chun, MD, FACP Associate Program Director of MWMC Internal Medicine Residency Program Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine and Associate Clerkship Director at Boston University School of Medicine Medical School: Seoul National University College of Medicine Residency: Internal Medicine - MetroWest Medical Center Clinical Interests: Hospitalist Medicine, Academic Medicine |
.jpg?sfvrsn=ca707179_3) | Jason Konter, MD Chair of Graduate Medical Education and Designated Institution Official of MWMC Residency Program Assistant Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine Medical School: Medical College of Georgia Residency: Internal Medicine - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Fellowship: Pulmonary and Critical Care - Boston University Clinical Interests: Diagnosis and management of dyspnea, Interstitial Lung Disease, COPD, Pulmonary Vascular Disease |
Chief Residents 2025-2026
 | Jai Juganya Tirupur Ponnusamy, MD Medical School: Stanley Medical College, India Interests: Geriatrics, Rheumatology |
 | Marjorie Azevedo Jales Brandao, MD Medical School: Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC), Brazil Interests: Endocrinology |
Core Faculty
Cardiology
 | George Philip Kinzfogl III, MD Chief of Cardiology of the Heart Center of MetroWest Assistant Clinical Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine Medical School: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Residency: Internal Medicine – Massachusetts General Hospital Fellowship: Cardiology – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Clinical Interests: Clinical Cardiology, Multimodal Cardiac Imaging, Valvular Heart Disease |
Hospitalist Medicine
 | Sreedhar Kurma, MD, MBA, MHA, MPH Hospitalist Medical Director Medical School: Osmania Medical College, India Residency: Montefiore (North) Medical Center Clinical Interests: Palliative care, Pain management, Substance use disorders |
Infectious Diseases
 | Felipe Barbosa, MD, MHSC Chief of the Infectious Diseases Department at MWMC Medical School: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Master's Degree: Master of Health Science - Infectious diseases and Tropical Medicine Residency: Internal Medicine - MetroWest Medical Center Fellowship: Infectious diseases - Boston University Clinical Interests: Antibiotic stewardship, General Infectious Diseases |
Pulmonology
 | Aba Somers, MD Instructor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine Medical School: University of the Witwatersrand Residency: Albert Einstein Healthcare Network Fellowship: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine - Boston University Clinical Interests: Interstitial lung disease, Sarcoidosis, Lung Cancer |
Primary Care Medicine
 | Tammy C. Harris, MD, MPH Clinical Assistant Professor of medicine at Tufts University Medical School: Yale University Master's Degree: Master of Public Health - Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health Internship: Obstetrics and Gynecology - Beth Israel Medical Center Residency: Family Medicine - University of Massachusetts Clinical Interests: Women’s health, Obesity Medicine, Dermatology, Gender Medicine |
 | Vinay Kumar, MD Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor Boston University Medical School: King George Medical College Residency: MetroWest Medical Center Clinical Interests: Mental Illness, Neuropsychiatric Disease Diagnosis and Management, Substance Use Disorders, Geriatrics |
 | Lawrence Epstein, MD Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine Residency: Internal Medicine - Bronx Municipal Hospital Center Clinical Interests: Nephrology, Electrolyte imbalances, Point of Care testing, Academic Medicine |
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