Melissa Rusli

Melissa Rusli MD, FACP is board-certified in Internal Medicine and completed medical school at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, NY. She completed her Internal Medicine Residency within the Primary Care Track at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY and served as the Ambulatory Chief Resident from 2018-2019. Following residency, she stayed as an Ambulatory Preceptor and Primary Care Clerkship Associate Director at Weill Cornell Medicine. In 2021, Dr. Rusli relocated to Lakeland Regional Health and became the inaugural Program Director of the Transitional Year Residency Program and Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program. She is a strong advocate for mentorship and career development amongst medical students and residents, and has mentored over 25 reapplying Transitional Year residents match into desired specialties in the last 3 years.