United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Washington DC VA Medical Center

Hospitalist Section

The Hospitalist Section consists of a group of physicians who specialize in inpatient medicine for hospitalized veterans at the DC VA Medical Center. Besides a focus on providing thorough, efficient and patient-centered clinical care, our group is also active in medical education, clinical research, and patient safety and quality improvement initiatives.

Meet our hospitalists:

Katherine C. Chretien, MD, FACPKatherine C. Chretien, MD, FACP

Chief, Hospitalist Section; Medicine Clerkship Director, Washington DC VA Medical Center.
Associate Professor of Medicine, George Washington University
Katherine.Chretien@va.gov

Jennifer Kerns, MDJennifer Kerns, MD

Hospitalist; Director, Inpatient Medicine Consult Service, Washington DC VA Medical Center.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, George Washington University.
Jennifer.Kerns@va.gov

Matthew G. Tuck, MDMatthew G. Tuck, MD

Hospitalist, Washington DC VA Medical Center.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, George Washington University, Uniformed Services University.
Matthew.Tuck@va.gov

Dragica Mrkoci, MD, FACPDragica Mrkoci, MD, FACP

Hospitalist; Acting Internship Director, Washington DC VA Medical.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, George Washington University, Uniformed Services University.
Dragica.Mrkoci@va.gov

Rebecca Swenson, MDRebecca Swenson, MD

Hospitalist; Assistant Medicine Clerkship Director, Washington DC VA Medical Center.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, George Washington University.
Rebecca.Swenson@va.gov

Cherinne Arundel, MDCherinne Arundel, MD

Hospitalist; Medical Director of the Patient Flow Center, Washington DC VA Medical Center.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, George Washington University, Georgetown University.
Cherinne.Arundel@va.gov

Samantha McIntosh, MDSamantha McIntosh, MD

Hospitalist; Site Director for Medicine Residents, Washington, DC VA Medical Center.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, George Washington University.
Samantha.Mcintosh@va.gov