The Hospitalist has appointed two new members to its editorial team: Arunab Mehta, MD, MEd, FHM, will assume the recently created role of associate editor, and Patricia Tran, MD, MS, will succeed Anika Kumar, MD, FHM, as pediatrics editor, at SHM Converge on April 23, 2025, in Las Vegas.
Dr. Mehta
“We are delighted to welcome Drs. Mehta and Tran to their new editor roles,” said Weijen Chang, MD, SFHM, physician editor of The Hospitalist. “Their extensive backgrounds in hospital medicine, coupled with their unique perspectives and volunteer pathways within SHM, make them ideal candidates to amplify the diverse voices within our hospital medicine community. I would also like to extend my sincere gratitude to Dr. Kumar for her years of dedicated service as pediatrics editor.”
Dr. Mehta is a hospitalist, medical director, and assistant professor of medicine at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. He has served in leadership roles in SHM’s Northern Ohio/Lake Erie Chapter and was a member of SHM’s Education Committee. More recently, Dr. Mehta served a two-year term on the editorial advisory board of The Hospitalist and has contributed regularly to its Coding Corner column. As associate editor, he will support the editorial strategy of the news magazine, working closely with fellow editors, SHM staff, and the editorial advisory board.
“With my strong background in program evaluation and improvement, as well as my leadership experience as a medical director, I have gained a deep understanding of the issues that can arise in hospital operations. Yet, more importantly, I have seen how powerful it can be to identify and disseminate solutions that work,” Dr. Mehta said. “By highlighting successful strategies from various organizations and sharing them through The Hospitalist, I aim to contribute to a broader conversation that helps hospitalists solve common problems and improve care delivery nationwide.”
Dr. Tran is an assistant professor of clinical pediatrics at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Peoria, Ill., and a pediatric hospitalist at the Children’s Hospital of Illinois. She is also a deputy editor of digital media for the Journal of Hospital Medicine. As pediatrics editor, she will lead strategy for pediatric hospital medicine-focused content, bringing this expertise to the editorial team and ensuring pediatric hospitalists’ voices are represented.
Dr. Tran
“I am grateful to step into the role of pediatrics editor for The Hospitalist as it will allow me to contribute to shaping the content and direction of pediatric hospital medicine while also supporting SHM’s mission,” Dr. Tran said. “The opportunity to collaborate with a multidisciplinary editorial team and engage with SHM’s diverse audience excites me, and I am eager to help translate complex clinical topics into accessible and impactful content, building on the newsmagazine’s already strong foundation.”
New board members
The Hospitalist’s editorial board is comprised of SHM members who volunteer their time and experience in hospital medicine to ensure the magazine remains relevant to readers.
Welcome, new board members:
- Jennifer Caputo-Seidler, MD
- Kevin Donohue, DO, FHM
- Arnold W. Facklam, NP, FHM
- Neha Garg, MD
- Prerak Juthani, MD
- Mehraneh Khalighi, MD
- Chris Migliore, MD, FHM
- Ethan Molitch-Hou, MD, MHP, SFHM
- Jensa Morris, MD
- Leah Reid, MD
- Pahresah Roomiany, MD
- Goutham Talari, MD, SFHM
Thank you to our outgoing members for their time and dedication to the magazine:
- Nikolai Bayro Jablonski, PY-3
- Rob Craven, MD, FACP, CHCQM-PHYADV, SFHM
- Patrick Desamours, PA-C, MBA, CHC, SFHM
- Venkat P. Gundareddy, MBBS, MPH, SFHM
- Andrea R. Hadley, MD, FAAP
- Semie Kang, DO, FHM
- Nkemdilim Mgbojikwe, MD
- Jennifer K. Readlynn, MD, FHM
- Christopher J. Russo, MD, FAAP
- Kate Wimberly, MD
- Yuting Ye, MD