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Dr. Alyaa Irhayyim is an Anatomic and Clinical Pathologist with a subspecialty training in Hematopathology. She joined the Medical University of South Carolina as an Assistant Professor in 2024. She earned her medical degree from the University of Baghdad/College of Medicine in Iraq. She completed a residency training in Anatomic/Clinical Pathology and a fellowship training in Hematopathology at the University of Florida, Gainesville. Her clinical interest areas include diagnosis of lymphoma, leukemia and myeloid neoplasms. She has a special interest in teaching and actively participated in research projects in Pathology. She is board-certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology.

Dr. Jessica Cook grew up in New York and attended undergrad at Hobart & William Smith colleges in Geneva, New York where she majored in biochemistry. She then obtained her MD at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse and afterward completed her residency training in family medicine at Trident/MUSC Family Medicine Residency Program where she served as chief resident from 2016 to 2017.

Dr. Marc Heincelman is originally from Rockville, Maryland. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pittsburgh in rehabilitation sciences/athletic training. He then moved to Chicago where he received his medical degree from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. Following medical school, he completed an internal medicine/pediatrics combined residency at the Medical University of South Carolina in 2014. In 2014 to 2015, he served as internal medicine chief resident. Currently, he is an academic hospitalist and director of the Division of Hospital Medicine. He also serves as the co-vice chair for quality improvement for the Department of Medicine and assistant dean for career advising in the College of Medicine. His education interests include clinical reasoning. His research interests include interhospital transfers.

Dr. Bakalova-Georgieva is an Internal Medicine Hospitalist at MUSC Health. Her clinical interests include a variety of chronic medical conditions encountered in the hospital setting in decompensated state. As she reflects on her 25 years of experience as a physician, what stands out is that she continues to enjoy the challenge of treating the patient as a whole. Internal medicine allows her to use her training and experience to treat every body system and put together the puzzle needed to create a successful treatment plan. Her profession also allows her to get to know her patients well in a short amount of time to ensure a seamless transition of care and ensure they will be successful in the outpatient setting post-discharge. She can take into account patients' social situations and work with the patient to create a plan to best fit their needs. She attended the Medical University of Sofia in Sofia, Bulgaria and completed her Internal Medicine residency program at St. John's Episcopal Hospital in New York. In her free time, she enjoys exploring the Charleston outdoors, gardening, and spending time with her husband and two kids.