His areas of clinical expertise include internal medicine. Dr. Michtalik earned his M.D. from Albany Medical College of Union University. He completed his residency at the University of Miami School of Medicine and performed a fellowship in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins.His research interests include patient safety issues, especially as related to patient census and transitions of care from acute to primary care, and quality improvement and systems management.Dr. Michtalik was recognized in 2013 as one of the top hospitalists by ACP Hospitalist journal.