Nancy Adamopoulos, MD received her undergraduate degree from Johns Hopkins University. She received a Masters degree in Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine from University of Maryland School of Medicine, and received her Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree at Eastern Virginia Medical School. She completed residency training at Christiana Care (formerly Medical Center of Delaware). Dr. Adamopoulos is board certified in Internal Medicine and joined CMG in 2004. She is currently a member of the Society of Hospital Medicine and the American College of Physicians. Dr. Adamopoulos is on the staff at Christiana Hospital, Wilmington Hospital and St. Francis Hospital.

David Amato, DO completed his undergraduate training at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and his medical training at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie, Pennsylvania. He completed a traditional rotating osteopathic internship at Crozer-Keystone Health System, and his residency training at Christiana Care Health System. He is board certified in Internal Medicine. Dr. Amato joined CMG in 2002. He is an active member of SHM, ACP-ASIM and is on staff at Christiana Care Health System, including, Christiana and Wilmington Hospitals as well as St. Francis Hospital.  He is also on staff with Bayhealth Medical Center at Kent General Hospital and Milford Memorial Hospital.

Kunal Bhagat, MD, Chief Medical Officer earned his Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry, at the University of Pennsylvania. He then went on to earn his Medical Degree back home at the University of Kansas. He completed his residency training at the Medical Center of Delaware (now Christiana Care Health Systems). He then joined a primary care practice in the Wilmington/Newark area for several years, before joining CMG in 2003. Dr. Bhagat is board certified in Internal Medicine. He participates in the training of residents in Christiana Care’s Internal Medicine Residency Program, and includes aspects of primary care while attending to the care of his hospitalized patients. Dr. Bhagat is on staff at Christiana, Wilmington, and St. Francis Hospitals. He is a member of SHM, AMA, and ACP/ABIM.

Joanne Brice, MD, SFHM, President and Managing Physician completed a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology at the University of California, Davis, then went on to receive her medical degree at the University of California, Davis School of Medicine, where her interest was medical care to the underserved. She completed residency training in Internal Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Brice is a board certified Internist who joined Christiana Medical Group in 2001, and currently serves as its Managing Physician. She is a member of the Society of Hospital Medicine, American College of Physicians, and Alpha Omega Alpha. She is an active member of the Medical-Dental staff at Christiana Hospital, Wilmington Hospital and St. Francis Hospital. She divides her time between service on multiple hospital committees and her first love, which is seeing in-patients at these facilities.

Deepthi Bommadevara, MD 
Deepthi Bommadevara, MD received her medical degree from KIMS, NTR University in India in 2005 before coming to the United States to earn a Masters in Public Health at WVU in Morgantown, WV. Dr. Bommadevara then went on to complete her residency training at Abington Memorial Hospital in Pennsylvania in 2011. Dr. Bommadevara joined Christiana Medical Group in July 2011 as a Hospitalist. She is board eligible in Internal Medicine, and is on staff at Christiana, Wilmington, and St. Francis Hospitals. Dr. Bommadevara is a member of SHM and ACP, and in her free time enjoys sports and art.

Amy Gemmill, FNP-BC received her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Rutgers University and her MSN in Nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner from Wilmington University. Amy was inducted into the Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society while at Wilmington University, and is a member of The American College of Nurse Practitioners and the Society of Hospital Medicine. Amy is Board Certified by the ANCC with experience in Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, and Hospitalist medicine.  She joined CMG in March 2011, and is on staff at Christiana, Wilmington, and St. Francis Hospitals. In her spare time, Amy enjoys traveling.

William Pezzotti RN, MSN, ACNP-BC bio and photo coming soon

Brijendra Kumar, MD, FHM, Chief Quality Officer was born and raised in New Jersey. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Johns Hopkins University in 1994. He earned his medical degree at Robert Wood Johnson University in 1998, at which time he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society. Dr. Kumar completed his Internal Medicine residency in 2001 at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. He is a member of the American College of Physicians, American Society of Internal Medicine and the Society of Hospital Medicine. He practices as a member of the medical staff at the Christiana and Wilmington divisions of the Christiana Care Health Systems, St. Francis Hospital, and Select Specialty Hospital.

Qing Liu, MD received her undergraduate degree from Shanghai Medical University. She received her Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree at Shanghai Medical School. She did a one-year transitional internship at Frankford Hospital and completed three-year Internal Medicine residency training at Christiana Care Health System. Dr. Liu is board certified in Internal Medicine, and joined CMG in 2005. She is currently a member of the Society of Hospital Medicine and the American College of Physicians. She is on the staff at Christiana Hospital, Wilmington Hospital and St. Francis Hospital.

Michael Longo, MD is board certified in Internal Medicine and is a Delaware native. He earned a B.S. in Biochemistry at Duquesne University, and went on to earn a medical degree from Jefferson Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. He completed both a residency in Internal Medicine and a Fellowship in Geriatric Medicine at Temple University in Philadelphia. He holds memberships in the American College of Physicians and the Society of Hospital Medicine. He is honored to have been chosen as “Physician Ambassador” by the nursing staff of Christiana Care Hospital on several occasions. He holds special interests in the care of the elderly, in improving physician-patient and physician-nurse relations, and in the education and training of new physicians. He is privileged to practice Internal Medicine at all of the institutions of Christiana Care Hospital and St. Francis Hospital. He has been a hospitalist with CMG since 2001.

Stefan Neagu, MD graduated from Universitatea de Medicina Si Farmacie Carol Davila in Romania in 2002. Dr. Neagu started an Internal Medicine residency at the Emergency Clinical Hospital “Floreasca” in Romania in 2007 before moving to the United States to complete his residency at Albert Einstein Medical Center in 2011. Dr. Neagu joined Christiana Medical Group in August 2011 as a Hospitalist. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, and is on staff at Christiana, Wilmington, and St. Francis Hospitals. Dr. Neagu is a member of SHM and ACP. In his free time, Dr. Neagu loves to travel and enjoys skiing and reading.

Kenneth Nukuna, MD graduated from the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria in 1991. He completed a medical internship in Base Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria in 1992. He later did his medical residency in Internal Medicine at St. Vincent Charity Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. He has been working with the Christiana Medical Group since 2004, when he moved to Delaware. He is board certified in Internal Medicine. Dr. Nukuna sees patients at Christiana Hospital, Wilmington Hospital and St. Francis Hospital.

Priya Patel, MD earned her medical degree from M.S. University, Baroda Medical College in India before moving to the United States to complete her residency in Internal Medicine at Temple University/Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital in 2009.  Dr. Patel joined CMG in July 2009 as a Hospitalist. She is board certified in Internal Medicine, and is on staff at Christiana, Wilmington, and St. Francis Hospitals. Dr. Patel is a member of SHM and ACP. In her free time, Dr. Patel loves to travel and enjoys music.

James Piacentine, DO received his undergraduate education at the College of the Holy Cross. He attended medical school at the University of New England-COM and completed his residency at Christiana Care Health System. He is board certified in Internal Medicine. Prior to joining CMG in 2006, he practiced medicine at Mill Creek Medical Associates in Wilmington, Delaware. He is a member of ACP, SHM, and is on staff of Christiana, Wilmington, and St. Francis Hospitals.

Declan Quigley, MD graduated from the University College of Dublin Medical School in 1991, and completed 3 years training in Ireland, before moving to the United States in 1994 to complete his residency at the Medical Center of Delaware in 1997. After spending 2 years in practice in North Carolina, he returned to Delaware, where he joined CMG in 1999. He is a member of SHM, ACP, and is registered with the Irish Medical Council. His is on staff at Christiana Care Health System and St. Francis Hospital.

Dawn Dalton is a Licensed Practical Nurse. She received her education from DE Skills Center in 2005 and has worked in the hospital setting since then. In March 2009, Dawn joined Christiana Medical Group. As a discharge nurse, she serves as a liaison between CMG patients, family members, hospital case managers, social workers, and home care agencies in the assessment, care options, available resources, and coordination of the patient’s discharge care needs and transition planning.