Message from Division Leaders

Our Hospital Medicine faculty physicians are involved in all aspects of the
academic teaching hospital mission, including providing high-quality
clinical services, teaching a broad range of learners, and engaging in
leadership and systems improvement.

Division of Hospital Medicine pursues excellence in academic Hospital Medicine by:

  • Delivering compassionate, responsive, integrated care to medical inpatients 24 hours a day
  • Teaching the science, art, and joy of medicine to students, residents, and colleagues
  • Promoting knowledge through research and educational efforts
  • Cultivating a collegial and sustainable practice environment
  • Collaborating with members of the hospital and university community to improve the quality, safety and value of inpatient care

Special areas of focus:

  • Medicine Consult Service: available to other hospital services 24/7; includes co-management agreement with several orthopedic services
  • POCUS and Procedure Service: available daily for patients on any service
  • Education Committee: designs and implements a lecture series for hospitalists
  • Quality Committee: solves service structure and workflow issues; works closely with residency leadership to optimize teaching strategies
  • Clinical Informatics: leaders include several hospitalists who play an important role across the department and hospital
  • University of Vermont Hospital Medicine CME Conference occurs annually since 2012. It is led by faculty from the Division of Hospital Medicine and other divisions in the Department of Medicine and draws participants from across the country.

Caroline Lyon MD, MPH                                                  
Associate Professor of Medicine                                  
Division Chief, Hospital Medicine   

Zechariah Gardner, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Division Chief, Hospital Medicine