Department of Medicine Faculty Team

Although Dr. Gaudiano was appointed program director in 2021, she has been actively engaged with the Internal Medicine Residency Program since its inception since 2013. She has been a core teaching faculty member and engaged in academic committees, recruitment and mentorship.

Dr. Gaudiano graduated from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in 2008. She completed a combined residency in internal medicine and pediatrics at Case Medical Center/University Hospitals of Cleveland in 2013 followed by chief residency. Dr. Gaudiano is board certified in both internal medicine and pediatrics and fellow of the American College of Physicians. She is hospitalist and has won multiple teaching awards for time on the general medicine inpatient service. Dr. Gaudiano currently holds a faculty appointment at the UVA school of medicine and she previously served as the associated clerkship director for the UVA School of Medicine Inova Campus as well as the VCU School of Medicine Regional campus that preceded it. Dr. Gaudiano’s academic interests include clinical reasoning, effective feedback as well as hospital throughput. Dr. Gaudiano is a native of Northern Virginia. When she is not at the hospital she enjoys watching baseball and spending time with her family – a husband, three children and multiple pets.

Dr. Kate Gibson was appointed Associate Program Director in 2021, with a dedicated focus on Quality Improvement and Patient Safety. While she is a recent addition as an APD, Dr. Gibson has been actively engaged with the residency program since joining Inova Fairfax Hospital in 2013.

Dr. Gibson completed medical school training at New York University School of Medicine in 2009, and then went on to do her Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. After completing her residency in 2012, Dr. Gibson became the first Chief Resident of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, a position involving both the University of Maryland Medical Center and the Baltimore VA. She joined Inova in 2013 as teaching faculty and has been involved with the residency program since that time, including as a faculty mentor for the internal medicine resident quality improvement/patient safety projects and the Morbidity and Mortality conference. Dr. Gibson is board certified in internal medicine and has a yellow belt in Lean methodology. She works as a hospitalist as well as a teaching attending, and has a faculty appointment at the UVA School of Medicine. In addition to her clinical duties, Dr. Gibson has served as the co-medical director of the Acute Pulmonary Unit and in 2020, Dr. Gibson became the Director of Quality for the Department of Medicine. Dr. Gibson’s interests include promoting a just culture, psychological safety, focusing on system improvements, and overall patient safety.

Dr. Gibson is originally from Syracuse, NY, and lived in the northeast before moving to the DC/Northern Virginia area. She enjoys spending time with her family and being outdoors.

Dr. Chris is a primary care physician board certified in internal medicine. He has more than 20 years of clinical experience and was in private practice in Washington, DC, prior to joining Inova Medical Group. He has also served as clinical faculty at Georgetown University, Duke University, and Emory University.

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Dr. Garcia completed his residency training at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He has experience in both internal medicine and addiction medicine. He is deeply committed to resident education and providing the highest quality of patient care. Dr. Garcia has directed and supervised physician residents and medical students from Georgetown University, George Washington University and Virginia Commonwealth University. 

Dr. Wai received his medical degree from the University of California, San Diego Medical School in 2006. He completed his residency in internal medicine at George Washington University where he was honored as both intern (2007) and resident (2009) of the year. He joined the department in 2009, was appointed to associate clerkship director in 2010, and clerkship director in 2015. Dr. Wai received the “Golden Apple Award” in the 2013-14 academic year as the top clinical educator across all clerkships from the VCU School of Medicine-Inova Campus. Dr. Wai holds faculty appointments with Georgetown University, George Washington University and University of Virginia schools of medicine.

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Dr. Eberly was born in Dallas, TX, and grew up in Northern Virginia. She attended George Mason University for her undergraduate studies where she majored in biology with a minor in international affairs. After college, she spent a year conducting neuroscience research and working as a medical assistant at a gastroenterology office. She attended medical school at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine in Richmond, VA. She then completed her residency at Inova Fairfax Hospital, her first choice for the match! During residency she was involved in research projects with a focus on cirrhosis and NAFLD under mentorship from leading experts in Gastroenterology at Inova. In the future, she plans to pursue a fellowship in Gastroenterology. In her free time she enjoys brunching in DC, traveling with her family and hiking at Great Falls Park with her dogs Mabel and Ellie.

Dr Mendez is a native of Northern Virginia and was born at Inova Alexandria Hospital. He completed his undergraduate degree in Latin American Studies at Yale University. After graduation, he worked as a dialysis technician for a year at Washington Hospital Center. He attended Ponce Health Sciences University in Puerto Rico for medical school, and moved back home to Virginia for his residency at Inova Fairfax Hospital. Dr Mendez plans to pursue a hematology/oncology fellowship after his chief year. In his free time he likes to cook, travel, scuba dive, play tennis and spend time with his family.