Lisa M. Bellini MD

Lisa M. Bellini is a Senior Vice Dean for Academic Affairs at the Perelman School of Medicine and Professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Bellini obtained her medical degree from the University of Alabama in 1990. She came to Penn to pursue her Internal Medicine residency training followed by a year as a Chief Medical Resident. She subsequently completed a Pulmonary Fellowship and joined the faculty in 1996.

On a national level, Dr. Bellini is an active member of the Alliance of Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM) where she served as inaugural Chair of the Board. Previously, she held the positions of Treasurer and President of the Association for Program Directors in Internal Medicine. Currently, she chairs the AAIM Innovations Committee. She also chairs the Committee on Faculty Identity for the AAMC and is a member of their national GME task force. Additionally, she has served on several key committees for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, using much of her research and administrative experience to influence national policy regarding graduate medical education. She was also a member of the Institute of Medicine's committee on Conflict of Interest, which has had a major impact on professional conduct within the academic community.

Dr. Bellini has won numerous teaching awards including the Penn Pearls Teaching Award, the Maurice Attie and Donna McCurdy Teaching Awards, the Robert Dunning Dripps Award for Excellence in Graduate Medical Education, and the University-wide Lindback award for excellence in teaching.

Her research focuses on medical education, including the health and well-being of residents and faculty as well as the effects of fatigue and sleep deprivation on patient outcomes and the learning environment.