Faculty
In addition to benefiting from the extensive knowledge, skills, and experience of our full-time Med-Peds faculty, residents enjoy opportunities to learn from and work with distinguished faculty members from our Department of Internal Medicine and our Department of Pediatrics.
Dr. Bingemann grew up in New Jersey. He graduated with honors from Rutgers University in 1995 and UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School in 1999. He completed his residency training in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City in 2003. He has worked in Rockland County, NY and at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
He is a Senior Instructor in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry. He is board-certified in both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. He is especially interested in musculoskeletal conditions.
He moved to the Rochester area in 2006 and enjoys recreational sports, cooking, baking and spending time with his wife and three children.
Dr. Caiola received his medical degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He then completed his residency at Baystate Medical Center in Massachusetts and a fellowship in Internal Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio.
Dr. Caiola is a Professor of Clinical Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry. He is board-certified in both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics and is a member of American College of Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Society of General Internal Medicine.
Dr. Caiola works to optimize the health of his patients by forming interactive partnerships for good health. He has a special interest in resident education and mentorship. Outside of work, Dr. Caiola enjoys spending time with his wife and four children.
Dr. Fortuna received his medical degree from Dartmouth Medical School and his Masters in Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health. He completed residency training in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, MGH, and Boston Children’s Hospital and subsequently completed a general medicine fellowship.
Dr. Fortuna is a Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics. He is the Medical Director for the UR Primary Care Network and the Assistant Program Director for Ambulatory training for the residency program. He also serves of the Board for the Association of Med-Peds Physicians.
Outside of work, he enjoys sailing, outdoor activities, and spending time with his family, including his two daughters.
Dr. Kelly received medical degree from The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in Providence, RI, and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics with distinction in community health and advocacy at the University of Rochester Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY. She worked in Philadelphia for 8 years practicing primary care at the City of Philadelphia health clinics before returning to Rochester to work at Culver Medical Group. She is Assistant Professor in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Rochester. She is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, and is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Physicians.
Her professional interests include health equity, trauma informed care, early childhood literacy, breastfeeding, and addiction medicine. Outside of work, she enjoys running, triathlons and exploring the outdoors with her 3 girls.
Dr. Nead received her medical degree from the University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry. She then completed her residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, and a fellowship in General Academic Pediatrics at the University of Rochester. She worked in Connecticut for three years, before returning to Rochester to work at Culver Medical Group. She is a Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Rochester. She is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, and Lifestyle Medicine. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Physicians and a member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.
Dr. Nead enjoys caring for multiple generations of family members. Her professional interests include Lifestyle Medicine, nutrition education and preventive health care. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her family, running, biking and hiking in the upstate New York region.
Dr. Miller earned her medical degree with distinction from Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, NY. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine-Pediatrics with distinction in research at the University of Rochester. She also completed Cardiovascular Disease fellowship training at the University of Rochester and served as Chief Fellow. She has been a member of the University of Rochester faculty since 2018 and sees patients in her outpatient office as well as inpatients at Strong Memorial and Highland Hospitals. She is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Cardiovascular Disease, and Echocardiography.
She currently serves as the Program Director for the Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program. Prior to this role, she was an Associate Program Director for the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship. Dr. Miller's interests include health equity, curriculum development, hypertension, and women in medicine. Outside of work, she loves swimming with her kids, reading, running, yoga, and the Rochester restaurant scene.
Dr. Ray earned her medical degree from the University of Miami in Florida and her master’s in public health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health where she focused on human rights and humanitarian assistance. She completed her residency training in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) where she is now an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and Pediatrics.
She is the Associate Program Director of the Med-Peds program at URMC and a primary care provider at the Culver Medical Group, the Med-Peds continuity clinic. She has also worked closely with the homeless population in Rochester, NY as well as victims of torture in the state of New York.
Her professional interests include health equity, education, curriculum development and mentorship. Outside of work she loves to hike, rock climb, do yoga, dance and read.
Dr. Salib earned her undergraduate degree with great distinction from McGill University and her medical degree from the University of Vermont where she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. She completed the combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residency Program at the University of Rochester with a distinction in research. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics. She is a Med-Peds Hospitalist and cares for hospitalized adults at Highland Hospital and hospitalized children at Rochester General Hospital.
She is the Associate Director for the Internal Medicine Clerkship for third year medical students and Highland Hospital's Department of Medicine DEI Champion. In these roles, she works on educational initiatives, faculty development and health equity projects that focus on DEI. She is excited to join the Med-Peds Residency Program as an Associate Program Director.
Outside the hospital, Dr. Salib enjoys gardening, hiking, swimming, listening to audiobooks and corralling her three young boys and puppy.
Dr. Starr earned her medical degree from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed her Pediatrics residency and chief residency at Stonybrook University, and her Adolescent Medicine fellowship at The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC). She is board certified in Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine and is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at URMC. She is the medical director of the Child and Adolescent Eating Disorder Program at Golisano Children’s Hospital, and is one is one of the Associate Program Directors for the Pediatrics and Med-Peds Residency Programs at URMC.
Dr. Starr’s clinical and academic work focuses on eating disorder awareness, prevention, and early intervention. She is enthusiastic about work-life integration, career mentorship and mentoring. Outside of work, she loves spending time with her family.