Internal Medicine Faculty and Staff

• Program Director, Department of Internal Medicine
• Chair, Department of Internal Medicine
• Assistant Professor of Medicine, UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Renuka Bhan, M.D.

• Clinical Assistant Professor, UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Dr. Bhan received her M.D. degree from Odessa State Medical University, Ukraine. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Dr. Bhan is board certified in Internal Medicine. Her special interests include medical education, general internal medicine, and geriatrics. She also has an interest in endocrinology and health care quality improvement.

Martin J. Butler, M.D.

• Associate Program Director
• Assistant Professor of Medicine, UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Dr. Butler received his M.D. degree from the University of North Carolina, School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Dr. Butler is the Associate Program Director for the program and has overseen the Grand Rounds for several years. Dr. Butler is a dedicated internist who enjoys seeing patients and teaching residents and students.

Maya Peltsverger, M.D.

• Endocrinology, Internal Medicine - National Institute for Health, Washington DC
• Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Dr. Peltsverger received her M.D. degree from Chelyabinsk State Medical Academy in Russia. She is a graduate the National Institute for Health in Washington D.C. for Endocrinology. Dr. Peltsverger completed her Internal Medicine residency at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Dr. Peltsverger is the primary physician in the Zimmer Endocrinology Clinic seeing patients with Internal Medicine residents. Dr. Peltsverger sees endocrinology patients at the University Physicians office in Wilmington, NC as well. Dr. Peltsverger is a consult physician at New Hanover Regional Medical Center.

Edward Taylor, M.D.

• Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine.

Dr. Taylor received his MD from Hahnemann University, PA .  Dr. Taylor completed his Internal Medicine residency at Bryn Mawr Hospital in Pennsylvania.

Mark Williams, M.D.

• Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine
• Geriatrician

Dr. Williams received his MD degree and Internal Medicine Residency from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Particularly interested in promoting the health and independence of elderly people, he has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed articles on various aspects of geriatric medicine including pioneering approaches to geriatric assessment, team models of care, uses of advanced communications technology, and the approach to the elderly patient. He has an active clinical practice spending significant time in outpatient, inpatient, and assisted-living, and nursing home settings. He also serves as a consultant to numerous scientific journals, private foundations, and the federal government. In 1995, Harmony Books, published his book, The American Geriatrics Society's Complete Guide to Aging & Health. This book, sometimes called "The Dr. Spock for Older People" is addressed to the general public and aims to empower individuals by allowing them to be better informed and to take a more active role in their own health decisions. McFarland Publishing published his new book – Geriatric Physical Diagnosis: A Guide to Observation and Assessment – in October 2007. He is recognized through peer evaluations in American Health and other surveys as one of the best doctors in America.

Ruth H. Smith

• Program Administrator, Residency in Internal Medicine, NHRMC
• SEAHEC Department of Medicine

Ruth Smith has been with the Department of Medicine and served as the residency's Program Administrator since 2003. As the PA, she has responsibilities which directly support the Program Director and the Department Chair in administering the residency program in Internal Medicine. Her role is essential in maintaining ACGME accreditation for the residency program. Ms. Smith's talents in residency administration have led to her being chosen to Chair the APDIM PA Program Planning Committee and sit on the APDIM Program Administrators Advocacy Committee on a national level. Ms. Smith has also led educational presentations and acted as moderator of plenary sessions at the national meetings of the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine (APDIM).

Linda Lewis

• Administrative Assistant II
• SEAHEC Department of Medicine

Ms. Lewis joined the Internal Medicine Department in 2007. She supports the residency and faculty. Ms. Lewis is the Student Coordinator for the Department of Internal Medicine.