Beebe adds four hospitalists to its team
Beebe Healthcare announced four new hospitalists have joined its medical staff. Hospitalists work in units across the hospital and play critical roles in the delivery of streamlined, efficient, safe, quality-centric care for those who are admitted. They diagnose and treat a wide range of medical conditions and work in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team of specialty care providers.
Vittoria Boni, MD, serves as a hospitalist and a primary care physician at Beebe. As a primary care physician, she offers comprehensive care for patients of all ages with a wide range of clinical care needs, from women’s healthcare services and pediatric care to dermatology, preventive care exams, mental health, suboxone therapy and LGBTQ health, such as gender-affirming care. Boni also focuses on healthy lifestyles and weight management. She is a graduate of the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University in Philadelphia. Upon completion of her medical degree, she relocated to Lancaster, Pa., to pursue family medicine residency training at Lancaster General Hospital. While there, Boni devoted her time to a number of clinical research projects including the Downtown Family Medicine Pediatric Asthma Project, which aims to improve asthma control within the pediatric population, and the Walter Aument Hypertension Project, which strives to improve blood pressure control within the adult population through distribution and use of at-home blood pressure cuffs.
Boni also worked as a clinical research associate and laboratory research associate while pursuing her medical degree. She is fluent in English and Italian, and speaks some Spanish.
Harikrishna Halaharvi, DO, earned his doctorate in osteopathic medicine at Des Moines University. He went on to complete an internal medicine residency at the University of Minnesota, where he also earned a bachelor of science degree in neuroscience. While pursuing his postgraduate training, Halaharvi served as a mentored student researcher at Des Moines, and later, a global health intern for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Through this work, he was able to present and publish research findings to support advancements in clinical care across a range of medical specialties.
Jawad Khan, MD, earned his medical degree and completed residency training at the Icahn School of Medicine Mount Sinai Queens, N.Y. He also holds bachelor of medicine and bachelor of surgery degrees from Khyber Medical College in Pakistan. Khan completed three clinical externships, two at Aultman Hospital in Canton, Ohio, and one at Elkhart General Hospital in Elkhart, Ind. He speaks English, Pashto, Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi.
While residing in Pakistan, Khan worked as a medical officer at Tehsil Headquarters Hospital. There, he provided care in the inpatient hospital setting, offering comprehensive diagnosis, treatment and referral services. Earlier in his career, he served in the same role at Kulsum International Hospital, also in Pakistan. Throughout his career, Khan has conducted and published research focused on efficiency and safety in healthcare environments.
Sharat Sonati, MD, is a graduate of Gandhi Medical College in India. His medical education was fully funded through a scholarship, as he ranked in the top 500 applicants based on performance in a medical entrance exam. While pursuing his medical degree, Sonati served as a house surgeon and patient care provider at Gandhi Hospital. He went on to complete his residency training at the Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York City, where he focused on intensive care, cardiology, inpatient rehabilitation, and general inpatient care management. While there, in addition to his clinical responsibilities, Sonati devoted time to teaching junior residents and medical students. He speaks Hindi and Telugu in addition to English.
