Zobair M. Younossi, MD, MPH, FACP, FACG, AGAF, is chair of the Department of Medicine at Inova Fairfax Hospital and vice president for research at Inova Health System. He also serves as executive director of the Center for Liver Diseases at Inova Fairfax Hospital, professor of medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University–Inova Campus, and affiliate professor of biomedical sciences at George Mason University. Dr. Younossi received his medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in New York (AOA 1989). He completed his residency and fellowship in gastroenterology and hepatology at Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation in La Jolla, CA. He earned his master of public health in health services administration from San Diego State University (Hanlon Award 1995 and Outstanding Graduate Award 1995). After completing his post-graduate training, he was a staff and senior researcher at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio (1995-2000). Dr. Younossi specializes in hepatology and gastroenterology and has authored over 220 articles and book chapters in his field.  He has also presented over 250 abstracts at international meetings and over 220 faculty lectures. Dr. Younossi's experience in scientific publishing includes being former associate editor for Evidence Based Gastroenterology, and Liver International, as well as editorial board member and journal reviewer for Hepatology.  He also worked with many other journals in the areas of hepatology, gastroenterology, internal medicine, and with prominent publications such as The American Journal of Medicine and Journal of American Medical Association.

Madeline Erario, MD, FACP, is vice-chair of the Department of Medicine at Inova Fairfax Hospital and serves as the director of Graduate and Continuing Medical Education for Inova Health System. In addition to her administrative roles, Dr. Erario was recently appointed medical director of the Inova Executive Health Center. Dr. Erario is board certified in internal medicine and received her postdoctoral training at Georgetown University School of Medicine, where she served as chief resident in the Department of Medicine in 1997 and 1998. Since then, Dr. Erario's role on the medical staff of Inova Fairfax Hospital has allowed her to pursue her interest in medical education and she has received faculty appointments as an assistant professor of medicine at  Georgetown, George Washington and Virginia Commonwealth universities. In addition, Dr. Erario completed professional development work through the Stanford Faculty Development Program for Clinical Teaching and the Yale Primary Care Program for Medical Education and Research. In 2002, Dr. Erario was awarded the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area Human Rights Award for her work with political refugees. Most recently, she was selected by Inova to participate in the Advisory Board Fellowship for Health Care Leaders.

Craig Cheifetz, MD, is assistant dean for Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine–Inova Campus and the director of undergraduate medical education for Inova Health System. In addition to his academic roles, Dr. Cheifetz is also medical director of Inova VIP 360°, a concierge medicine program, and Inova Corporate 360°, an executive health program designed to meet the needs of strategic companies and their key executives. He also serves as co-chief of the Internal Medicine Section, Department of Medicine, Inova Fairfax Hospital. In fall 2010, Dr. Cheifetz was selected as the chair-elect for AAMC’s Group on Regional Medical Campuses, which represents the interests of regionally located medical schools in the United States and Canada. Dr. Cheifetz received his internal medicine training at Georgetown School of Medicine. He has been an integral part of Inova Fairfax Hospital and Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children and its medical staff since completing his chief residency seven years ago. Dr. Cheifetz holds faculty appointments at Georgetown and Howard universities with the rank of assistant clinical professor of medicine, and appointments at George Washington and Virginia Commonwealth universities with the rank of assistant professor of medicine. His primary interest is as a clinical educator, having completed both the Stanford Faculty Development Facilitators program for Clinical Teaching and the Harvard-Macy Program for Leaders in Medical Education. He was instrumental in the formation of the successful faculty development program within the Department of Medicine at Inova Fairfax Hospital, having trained more than 122 clinicians in the area of clinical teaching. Dr. Cheifetz lectures nationally in the area of clinical teaching skills. He has received numerous awards and was recently presented the Top Young Internist Award by the American College of Physicians for the Commonwealth of Virginia.

David Duncan, MD, attended the Medical College of Georgia and completed internal medicine training at Georgetown University Medical Center in 1995. Dr. Duncan was the chief medical resident at Inova Fairfax Hospital in 1995-96. Dr. Duncan was the first internal medicine hospitalist at Inova Fairfax Hospital and was the associate program director for Georgetown University's internal medicine residency from 1997-2003. He holds faculty appointments at Georgetown, George Washington and Virginia Commonwealth universities with the rank of assistant professor of medicine. He has been the medical director of the Hospitalist Division until July 2006 and is now the full-time physician advisor for case management and utilization review. Dr. Duncan is also the chairman of the peer review committee for internal medicine at Inova Fairfax Hospital. Over the past few years, he has developed interests in healthcare policy and access to insurance.

Rishi Garg, MD, attended medical school at the Medical College of Virginia and he finished his Internal Medicine training from Georgetown University in 2004. He has been working as a hospitalist at Inova Fairfax Hospital for the past three years and is currently serving as the medical director of the Hospitalist Division. Dr. Garg holds faculty appointments at George Washington and Virginia Commonwealth universities with the rank of assistant professor of medicine. Aside from his clinical duties, Dr. Garg is a part-time physician advisor for case management/utilization review and is on various hospital committees including the Physician Satisfaction Team, Insulin Task Force and Case Management Committee.

Jason S. Vourlekis, MD, FACP, FCCP, graduated from Northwestern University School of Medicine in 1991. He completed his medical residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in 1994. Following a two-year stint as instructor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, he entered training as a pulmonary/critical care fellow at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Following completion of his fellowship, he remained on faculty at the University of Colorado and at National Jewish Medical and Research Center for three years as a member of the Clinical Interstitial Lung Disease Program. In 2002, Dr. Vourlekis joined the National Cancer Institute as a program director where he oversaw clinical trials related to lung cancer screening and prevention. He joined the Department of Medicine at Inova Fairfax Hospital in 2005 as a medical intensivist and is currently serving as the medical director of the Medical Critical Care Service. He is a member of the teaching faculty at George Washington and Virginia Commonwealth universities with the rank of clinical assistant professor. His clinical and research interests include acute lung injury/ARDS and sepsis.