Contributing Expert

Eliana Bonifacino, MD, MS 

Associate Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, and Academic Hospitalist, MedStar Washington Hospital Center

Dr. Bonifacino, MD, MS is an academic hospitalist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and Associate Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine. She completed her medical school, residency, and chief residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and subsequently earned a Masters’ degree in Medical Education through the Academic Clinician Educator Scholar (ACES) fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh. Her primary area of academic interest is educational strategies to enhance clinical reasoning across the spectrum of medical education, both through curriculum development, implementation, and assessment, as well as through medical education research.

Contributing Expert

Eliana Bonifacino, MD, MS 


Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) 


Dr. Bonifacino is an academic clinician educator in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). She completed her medical school, residency, and chief residency at UPMC and subsequently earned a master’s degree in Medical Education through the Academic Clinician Educator Scholar (ACES) fellowship. Her academic focus has been on educational strategies to enhance clinical reasoning. She also currently serves as a chair of the Education Committee of the national Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine.