John Weiss, MD
Program Director
Dr. John Weiss is the Program Director of Internal Medicine residency program. A native of Ohio, Dr. Weiss completed his undergraduate study in biological science from Wright State University. He completed his residency training in internal medicine at the Indiana University Medical Center after receiving his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati-College of Medicine.
Dr. Weiss has been in practice of general internal medicine for 10 years. He is a dedicated medical educator. He has held several medical education leadership positions and played a key role in improving the quality of resident training in each program he has served. He has received various student and resident teaching awards for his commitment to medical education. Prior to joining Mount Carmel Health System-Medical Education as the Program Director of Internal Medicine in June 2007, Dr. Weiss served in the Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, Indiana as the Associate Director of Internal Medicine residency program, Director of Ambulatory Education, and Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at Indiana University-Muncie Campus for the past five years. Previously, Dr. Weiss was a faculty member at the Indiana University Medical Center- Department of Internal Medicine.
Dr. Weiss is an ABIM board certified physician in general internal Medicine. His academic interest is in medical education. In his spare time, Dr. Weiss enjoys reading, fishing, golfing, and spending time with his wife Melisa and their six-year old daughter Olivia.
Program Director
Dr. John Weiss is the Program Director of Internal Medicine residency program. A native of Ohio, Dr. Weiss completed his undergraduate study in biological science from Wright State University. He completed his residency training in internal medicine at the Indiana University Medical Center after receiving his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati-College of Medicine.
Dr. Weiss has been in practice of general internal medicine for 10 years. He is a dedicated medical educator. He has held several medical education leadership positions and played a key role in improving the quality of resident training in each program he has served. He has received various student and resident teaching awards for his commitment to medical education. Prior to joining Mount Carmel Health System-Medical Education as the Program Director of Internal Medicine in June 2007, Dr. Weiss served in the Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, Indiana as the Associate Director of Internal Medicine residency program, Director of Ambulatory Education, and Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at Indiana University-Muncie Campus for the past five years. Previously, Dr. Weiss was a faculty member at the Indiana University Medical Center- Department of Internal Medicine.
Dr. Weiss is an ABIM board certified physician in general internal Medicine. His academic interest is in medical education. In his spare time, Dr. Weiss enjoys reading, fishing, golfing, and spending time with his wife Melisa and their six-year old daughter Olivia.
G. Partrick Ecklar, MD, FACP
Senior Faculty
Dr. Ecklar has been involved in Internal Medicine resident training for the past 27 years. As a native of Ohio, Dr. Ecklar completed his residency training in general internal medicine in the Mount Carmel Health System-Internal Medicine Residency Program after receiving his medical degree from The Ohio State University College of Medicine. He is board certified in internal medicine and has been in private practice for over 27 years.
Dr. Ecklar served as the Program Director of Internal Medicine from 1994 to early 2007 and is an active member of the teaching staff involved in primary care internal medicine teaching. Furthermore, he is very active in providing supervision to The Ohio State University 3rd and 4th year medical students while they go through their clerkships at MCHS. He currently serves as the Assistant Dean for Medical Education at Mount Carmel Health System for The Ohio State University College of Medicine. In his spare time, Dr. Ecklar enjoys traveling, camping, cooking, and watching movies.
Senior Faculty
Dr. Ecklar has been involved in Internal Medicine resident training for the past 27 years. As a native of Ohio, Dr. Ecklar completed his residency training in general internal medicine in the Mount Carmel Health System-Internal Medicine Residency Program after receiving his medical degree from The Ohio State University College of Medicine. He is board certified in internal medicine and has been in private practice for over 27 years.
Dr. Ecklar served as the Program Director of Internal Medicine from 1994 to early 2007 and is an active member of the teaching staff involved in primary care internal medicine teaching. Furthermore, he is very active in providing supervision to The Ohio State University 3rd and 4th year medical students while they go through their clerkships at MCHS. He currently serves as the Assistant Dean for Medical Education at Mount Carmel Health System for The Ohio State University College of Medicine. In his spare time, Dr. Ecklar enjoys traveling, camping, cooking, and watching movies.
Mark Herbert, MD, FACP
Associate Program Director
Dr. Herbert is a graduate of Mount Carmel's Internal Medicine Residency Program and is board certified and recertified in internal medicine and infectious diseases. He has been Associate Program Director of Internal Medicine since 1990, regularly attending morning report and staffing the inpatient general medicine service. He is instrumental in assisting residents with presentations to the medical staff and abstracts for local and national scientific meetings. In addition, Dr. Herbert plans the annual Physician Wellness Symposium and is Chair of the Peer Support Committee. When he takes off the white coat, he has made time to sing with the Columbus Symphony Chorus for 14 years, play on a GCTA championship tennis team, and coach a girls' fastpitch softball team to two diocesan championships.
Associate Program Director
Dr. Herbert is a graduate of Mount Carmel's Internal Medicine Residency Program and is board certified and recertified in internal medicine and infectious diseases. He has been Associate Program Director of Internal Medicine since 1990, regularly attending morning report and staffing the inpatient general medicine service. He is instrumental in assisting residents with presentations to the medical staff and abstracts for local and national scientific meetings. In addition, Dr. Herbert plans the annual Physician Wellness Symposium and is Chair of the Peer Support Committee. When he takes off the white coat, he has made time to sing with the Columbus Symphony Chorus for 14 years, play on a GCTA championship tennis team, and coach a girls' fastpitch softball team to two diocesan championships.
David McMahon, MD, FACP
Director, Mount Carmel Outpatient Clinic
Dr. McMahon is a board certified and recertified internist and Director of the Mount Carmel Outpatient Clinic. He organizes a weekly noon conference on topics important to ambulatory medicine and teaches outpatient procedural skills such as dermal biopsies and stress testing to residents. In addition to his outpatient clinic duties, Dr. McMahon is an active participant in our inpatient general medicine teaching service. His experience as a practicing internist for 24 years makes him a valuable member of our general medicine faculty. He enjoys lecturing on, re-enacting, and writing about Civil War and 19th Century medicine.
Director, Mount Carmel Outpatient Clinic
Dr. McMahon is a board certified and recertified internist and Director of the Mount Carmel Outpatient Clinic. He organizes a weekly noon conference on topics important to ambulatory medicine and teaches outpatient procedural skills such as dermal biopsies and stress testing to residents. In addition to his outpatient clinic duties, Dr. McMahon is an active participant in our inpatient general medicine teaching service. His experience as a practicing internist for 24 years makes him a valuable member of our general medicine faculty. He enjoys lecturing on, re-enacting, and writing about Civil War and 19th Century medicine.
Vik Tamaskar, MD
Dr. Tamaskar is a graduate and former Chief Resident of the Internal Medicine Residency Program. He is a board certified internist who performs teaching rounds on the inpatient Mount Carmel East rotation and supervises the Mount Carmel East outpatient clinic. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, he sees private patients at MetroWest Internal Medicine. He is also the Medical Director of the Anticoagulation Clinics at Mount Carmel East and MetroWest. His hobbies include photography, landscaping, and painting.
Dr. Tamaskar is a graduate and former Chief Resident of the Internal Medicine Residency Program. He is a board certified internist who performs teaching rounds on the inpatient Mount Carmel East rotation and supervises the Mount Carmel East outpatient clinic. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, he sees private patients at MetroWest Internal Medicine. He is also the Medical Director of the Anticoagulation Clinics at Mount Carmel East and MetroWest. His hobbies include photography, landscaping, and painting.
A. Sophia Beynen, MD
Dr. Beynen is a graduate of Mount Carmel's Internal Medicine Residency Program and is board certified in internal medicine. She is active in the outpatient resident continuity clinic as well as the inpatient clinic service. Dr. Beynen administers and evaluates the monthly subspecialty test and schedules elective ambulatory rotations. She sees private patients four half-days a week at MetroWest Internal Medicine, where she teaches medical students on the ambulatory rotations. Among her many hobbies, Dr. Beynen enjoys scrapbooking, photography, and playing with her dogs, activities that she feels keep her life balanced and make her a better physician.
Dr. Beynen is a graduate of Mount Carmel's Internal Medicine Residency Program and is board certified in internal medicine. She is active in the outpatient resident continuity clinic as well as the inpatient clinic service. Dr. Beynen administers and evaluates the monthly subspecialty test and schedules elective ambulatory rotations. She sees private patients four half-days a week at MetroWest Internal Medicine, where she teaches medical students on the ambulatory rotations. Among her many hobbies, Dr. Beynen enjoys scrapbooking, photography, and playing with her dogs, activities that she feels keep her life balanced and make her a better physician.
Roy St. John, MD, FCCP
Medical Director of MICU
Dr. St. John is a board certified pulmonologist and intensivist and serves as Medical Director of the MICU. Dr. St. John makes daily teaching rounds in the MICU with students and house staff and is active in clinical research. He has been selected as the Department of Medicine's Teacher of the Year three times and was honored as the Subspecialty Teacher of the Year by the Department of Family Practice. Dr. St. John is currently in solo practice as a pulmonary and critical care specialist with Columbus Pulmonary & Critical Care, LLC. Outside of the hospital, Dr. St. John is a loving and dedicated husband and father of three children. An avid golfer, he also enjoys reading, singing, music, and running.
Medical Director of MICU
Dr. St. John is a board certified pulmonologist and intensivist and serves as Medical Director of the MICU. Dr. St. John makes daily teaching rounds in the MICU with students and house staff and is active in clinical research. He has been selected as the Department of Medicine's Teacher of the Year three times and was honored as the Subspecialty Teacher of the Year by the Department of Family Practice. Dr. St. John is currently in solo practice as a pulmonary and critical care specialist with Columbus Pulmonary & Critical Care, LLC. Outside of the hospital, Dr. St. John is a loving and dedicated husband and father of three children. An avid golfer, he also enjoys reading, singing, music, and running.
Jeffrey Thurston, DO
Dr. Thurston is a graduate and former Chief Resident of the Internal Medicine Residency Program and is board certified in internal medicine. He has been an internal medicine faculty member since 2002 and heads the General Medicine Hospitalist rotation. In addition, he chairs the Academic Review Committee and is a member of Mount Carmel's Institutional Review Board. Dr. Thurston enjoys assisting residents and students with research and academic endeavors. Outside of the hospital, Dr. Thurston's time is spent with his family, traveling, and on his Harley-Davidson.
Dr. Thurston is a graduate and former Chief Resident of the Internal Medicine Residency Program and is board certified in internal medicine. He has been an internal medicine faculty member since 2002 and heads the General Medicine Hospitalist rotation. In addition, he chairs the Academic Review Committee and is a member of Mount Carmel's Institutional Review Board. Dr. Thurston enjoys assisting residents and students with research and academic endeavors. Outside of the hospital, Dr. Thurston's time is spent with his family, traveling, and on his Harley-Davidson.
Mark Easterday, MD
Dr. Easterday is a recent graduate and former Chief Resident of Mount Carmel's Internal Medicine Residency Program and is board certified in internal medicine and family practice. He is currently in practice as a founding partner of the private hospitalist group, Buckeye Inpatient Care, Inc. Dr. Easterday precepts outpatient clinics weekly and serves as attending physician for inpatient clinic services. His special interests include sports medicine, office procedures, and practice management. Dr. Easterday was previously a major in the United States Air Force and worked as a family physician at Cannon Air Force Base for four years. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his wife, traveling, landscaping, and reading.
Dr. Easterday is a recent graduate and former Chief Resident of Mount Carmel's Internal Medicine Residency Program and is board certified in internal medicine and family practice. He is currently in practice as a founding partner of the private hospitalist group, Buckeye Inpatient Care, Inc. Dr. Easterday precepts outpatient clinics weekly and serves as attending physician for inpatient clinic services. His special interests include sports medicine, office procedures, and practice management. Dr. Easterday was previously a major in the United States Air Force and worked as a family physician at Cannon Air Force Base for four years. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his wife, traveling, landscaping, and reading.
Nisha Patel, MD
Nisha Patel is a recent graduate and former Chief Resident of Mount Carmel's Internal Medicine Residency Program and is board certified in internal medicine. Dr. Patel is currently in practice as a founding partner of the private hospitalist group, Buckeye Inpatient Care, Inc. She is an internal medicine faculty member and an attending on the inpatient medicine service. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, going to the theater, and dining out.
Nisha Patel is a recent graduate and former Chief Resident of Mount Carmel's Internal Medicine Residency Program and is board certified in internal medicine. Dr. Patel is currently in practice as a founding partner of the private hospitalist group, Buckeye Inpatient Care, Inc. She is an internal medicine faculty member and an attending on the inpatient medicine service. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, going to the theater, and dining out.
Ruth Mullowney-Agra, MD
Dr. Mullowney-Agra is a graduate and former Chief Academic Resident of Mount Carmel's Internal Medicine Residency Program. She recently completed a fellowship in infectious diseases at The Ohio State University and is board certified in internal medicine and infectious diseases. Dr. Mullowney-Agra is very active in the inpatient general medicine teaching service at Mount Carmel West and Mount Carmel East. In her spare time, she enjoys the company of her nephrologist husband and their 2 young children.
Dr. Mullowney-Agra is a graduate and former Chief Academic Resident of Mount Carmel's Internal Medicine Residency Program. She recently completed a fellowship in infectious diseases at The Ohio State University and is board certified in internal medicine and infectious diseases. Dr. Mullowney-Agra is very active in the inpatient general medicine teaching service at Mount Carmel West and Mount Carmel East. In her spare time, she enjoys the company of her nephrologist husband and their 2 young children.