Meet the Director and Team

Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School

Residency: Carolinas Medical Center

 

Dr. Battisti joined Mercy Health in 2023, initially joining the busy Fairfield internal medicine practice before transitioning into the residency clinic. He has been involved in graduate medical education since 2016, when he became a core faculty member with Mount Carmel, and then becoming associate program director at Central Michigan University in 2020. Dr. Battisti has had leadership roles in quality improvement, simulation, curriculum design, patient safety and more. Dr. Battisti has maintained a traditional internal medicine career, leading teaching teams and working independently in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. As a medical educator, Dr. Battisti was honored with the Faculty Teacher of the Year Award (2019-2020) with Mount Carmel and Outstanding Clinical Teaching Award (2021-2022) with Central Michigan University.

Medical School: Rangaraya Medical College

Residency: Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center

 

Dr. Pydimarri serves as the ambulatory associate program director and director of the Mercy Health – Fairfield Internal Medicine Residency Clinic. He previously worked as an ambulatory physician/faculty at Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia since his residency graduation in 2015, where he was a preceptor and managed his own patient panel. Being a PCP, his mantra is simple: "Prevention over cure." His special interests include chronic disease management, value-based care, billing and coding, abstracts, teaching, resident wellness and patient satisfaction. In his spare time, he enjoys cooking, traveling, biking and swimming. He lives with his wife and daughter.

Medical School: Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences – College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency: Grandview Medical Center

 

Dr. Terlep serves as the inpatient associate program director and inpatient director of the Mercy Health Fairfield Internal Medicine Hospital Teams. He has been working at Mercy Health – Fairfield Hospital as a member of the hospitalist team since 2022 and has a special interest in procedures and critical care hospital medicine. Additionally, Dr. Terlep has an interest in medical ethics as he served on his hospital's ethics committee from 2019 to 2022. He lives with his wife and loves to watch the Chicago Cubs on his off days.