Editorial Leadership

We're passionate about research-first publishing

RJIM's editors combine clinical expertise, methodological rigor, and a commitment to transparent open-access clinical research.

Editorial Board

Editors with disciplinary depth and journal stewardship

Brian Elliott, MD

Managing Editor

Brian Elliott graduated from the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Internal Medicine Residency Program, and is completing his fellowship at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. His research focuses on Point-of-Care Ultrasonography and curriculum development, previously earning a national award from the American College of Physicians. He is also the author of White Coat Ways: A History of Medical Traditions and Their Battle with Progress.

Abhimanyu Chandel, MD

Editor and Director of Publishing

Abhimanyu Chandel is a Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine physician and researcher based in Washington, DC. He completed Internal Medicine and Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine training at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and holds a master’s degree in applied statistics from Pennsylvania State University. He is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Georgetown University School of Medicine and serves as the internal medicine clerkship site director at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. His clinical research focuses primarily on the acute respiratory distress syndrome, interstitial lung disease, and pulmonary hypertension.

Kathryn Burtson, MD

Editor

Dr. Kathryn Burtson is the Internal Medicine Residency Program Director at Wright State University. A dedicated medical educator, Dr. Burtson is an Associate Professor at both the Uniformed Services University and Wright State University. She is also pursuing a master’s degree in health Professions Education at the Uniformed Services University, focusing her research on academic coaching, feedback strategies, and curriculum development. Dr. Burtson received her medical degree from the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and completed her residency in Internal Medicine at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Internal Medicine Residency Program.

Michael McMahon, MD

Editor

Michael McMahon, MD is a military pulmonary and critical care physician, serves as the Program Director of the Critical Care Medicine Fellowship at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University. Dr. McMahon completed his medical degree at Weill Cornell Medical College before pursuing his Internal Medicine Residency and Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship at Walter Reed. His research interests focus on deployment-related lung disease and venous thromboembolism. As a member of the Board of Directors, Dr. McMahon is excited to help the Researchers’ Journal of Internal Medicine reach its vision of creating a more accessible and equitable publication process.

Associate Editors

Specialty leads focused on rigor and speed

These associate editors steward submissions across their subspecialties, pairing subject-matter expertise with responsive reviews and transparent decisions.

Michelle Kiger, MD PhD

Associate Professor

University of Colorado School of Medicine

Adam Green, MD MBA

Associate Professor

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University

Rainey Johnson, MD MHPE

Assistant Professor

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Kimberly Fabyan, MD

Assistant Professor

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Yonatan Dollin, DO

Associate Editor

University of California, San Diego

Aaron Holley, MD, FACP, FCCP

Professor of Medicine

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences | MedStar Washington Hospital Center

Michael Loncharich, MD RhMSUS FACP FACR

Assistant Professor

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Christopher Chiu, MD, FACP, FAAP

Associate Professor

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Jamie L. Geringer DO, MHPE, FACP

Adjunct Assistant Professor | Assistant Professor

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Assistant Editors

Operational volunteers for reviews and production

Coordinating reviewer assignments, proofing, and authsor communications to keep every manuscript moving.

Shivani Modi, MDAlbert Einstein Healthcare Network

Malay Rathod, MDMonmouth Medical Center

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