Faculty
Mount Carmel’s Internal Medicine Residency Program is led by a dedicated group of clinicians that encompasses full-time internal medicine faculty and subspecialists. All members are board certified.
Matthew Chakan, MD, FACP
Associate Program Director
- Dr. Chakan received his Bachelor of Science in Bioengineering from the University of Pittsburgh and his Doctor of Medicine from Boston University. He also completed his Internal Medicine residency at Boston University.
- Dr. Chakan is Board-certified in Internal Medicine.
- After working as an outpatient Primary Care Provider for Allegheny Health Network in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Dr. Chakan returned to his passion of medical education.
- Dr. Chakan was an Assistant Professor of Medicine and core faculty member of the Eastern Virginia Medical School Internal Medicine Residency Program in Norfolk, Virginia. He chaired several resident education and development committees and received numerous teaching awards.
- Dr. Chakan is interested in teaching and practicing Evidence-Based Medicine, caring for the underserved, and developing physicians-in-training using Evidence-Based Medical Education and Adult Learning models.
- Outside of work, Dr. Chakan enjoys traveling, exploring new restaurants, kayaking, and skiing.
Sumit Sharma, MD
Assistant Program Director
- Dr. Sharma trained in Public Health and Epidemiology at the University of South Carolina and completed his residency from Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Health and Sciences.
- Dr. Sharma is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
- Dr. Sharma believes in partnering with his patients to help them achieve their optimal goals of health and wellbeing in a holistic and integrative way.
- In his free time, Dr. Sharma enjoys farming, gardening, running, reading, hiking and the great outdoors!
Samuel Wagner, DO
Assistant Program Director
- Dr. Wagner earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Kent State University. He received his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine in Athens, Ohio with induction into Sigma Sigma Phi.
- Dr. Wagner completed Internal Medicine residency training and Chief Resident year at Mount Carmel Health System in 2023, where he was recognized as Resident Teacher of the Year and received the Beth Furbee Memorial Award for Compassionate Outpatient Care. Subsequently board certified by the ABIM.
- Dr. Wagner has interests in medical education at all levels, Infectious Disease, Holistic & High-value primary care, History of medicine.
- Outside of medicine, Dr. Wagner enjoys trivia, especially staying up to date with science and technological developments, playing tennis and watching professional events (last trip September 2023 to the US Open), and reading on various topics often in the sci-fi genre.
Brenda Ramirez, MD
Assistant Program Director
- Dr. Ramirez obtained her Medical degree from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 2018.
- Dr. Ramirez completed her Internal Medicine training at UCLA and is board certified in Internal Medicine.
- Dr. Ramirez worked as a hospitalist at UCLA prior to joining Mount Carmel.
- Dr. Ramirez’s medical interests include medical education and optimizing transitions of care.
- Outside of medicine, Dr. Ramirez’s hobbies include baking, reading and playing volleyball.
Karen Miller
Program Administrator
- Karen is the Program Administrator for the Internal Medicine Residency Program. She loves working with the residents and helping them navigate their way through residency.
- Karen is a Columbus native, and graduated from The Ohio State University. She enjoys spending time with her husband Scott and son Shawn, attending concerts, baseball games, and traveling.