Hospital Medicine

Welcome to the homepage for the Division of Hospital Medicine, the largest Division within the Department of Internal Medicine and the engine that drives our institution’s clinical and education programs. The fuel for this engine the exceptional work of our team members who specializes in the comprehensive care of hospitalized patients from the moment the decision is made that a patient needs to be admitted through discharge and beyond. With nearly 100 physicians and advanced practice providers, we meet the needs of our patients 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year at VCU Medical Center in downtown Richmond, at VCU Tappahannock Hospital in Tappahannock Virginia, and through VCU Health System’s new Hospital at Home program. In addition, Division members educate the largest amount of medical students  and internal medicine residents in Virginia while also precepting advanced practice learners and mentoring pre-health students. Many division members are leaders in areas including student education, resident training, continuing education, quality improvement, health system operations, informatics, and scholarship. We are a vibrant community of practitioners committed to providing high-quality, compassionate care, training the next generation of healthcare practitioners, and enhancing the care of our population.

Learn more about Hospitalist Teaching Opportunities

About the Chair

About the Chair

About the Chair

Alan Dow, MD, MSHA is the Ruth and Seymour Perlin Tenured Professor of Medicine and Health Administration at Virginia Commonwealth University. He directs the Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care through which over 2000 learners and 100 faculty participate in interprofessional programs annually.  He is also President and CEO of UHS-PEP, his institution’s continuing education enterprise, which produces and credits thousands of hours of programs each year. Beginning in 2021, he serves as the interim division chief for hospital medicine, reprising a role he held as the founding director of the academic hospitalist service from 2004 to 2008. In all of these roles, he seeks to translate needs defined by practice and the community into high-quality educational and clinical programs that advance health services and improve health. Alan attended medical school at Washington University and completed residency in internal medicine and a health administration degree at VCU.

                                                                                   

Learn more about Dr. Alan Dow

Advanced Practice Providers

  • Julia Amantea, ANCP
  • Amber Balzer, AGACNP-BC - Clinical Director of Quality and Safety, Hospital Medicine
  • Jennifer Beckman, PA
  • Krystle Brunson, FNP
  • Nicole Carter, FNP - Lead
  • Brian Cromer, PA
  • Pamela Derby, FNP
  • Tim Ford, AGACNP
  • Heather Goldston, AGACNP
  • Alysson Gordon, ACNP
  • Megan Gosnell, NP
  • Sarah Hamaker, PA
  • Leandra Hemmings, AGACNP
  • Kim Ketchersid, PA
  • Rinequa O'Bannon, ACNPC-AG
  • Becca Slocum, NP
  • Rebecca Snell, FNP
  • Shannon Southard, NP
  • Laura Tormey, ACNP
  • Alison Wilkins, FNP

Through approximately 24 physicians and 14 advanced practice providers working each day, the Division of Hospital Medicine provides 24-hour clinical care at VCU Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia, VCU Tappahannock Hospital in Tappahannock, Virginia, and the new Hospital at Home Program. Learn more about the different clinical services below.

The research conducted at the Division of Hospital Medicine at the Virginia Commonwealth University is diverse. The diversity of research interests of our hospitalists is reflected in research studies that are currently underway within the Division of Hospital Medicine.

Division of Hospital Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
Box 980102
Richmond, VA 23298


Division Contacts

Medicine

Alan W. Dow, MD, MSHA
Interim - Division Chair
Box 980102
Email: alan.dow@vcuhealth.org

Jessica Keiser, MD
Division Associate Chair for Clinical Operations
Box 980102
Email: jessica.keiser@vcuhealth.org

Kimberly Pedram, MD
Division Associate Chair for Medical Education
Box 980102
Email: kimberly.pedram@vcuhealth.org

Administration

Amanda Marth
Division Administrator
Email: amanda.marth@vcuhealth.org
Phone:  (804) 628-3624