Meet Our Physicians
Dr. Scott Bilbro
Dr. Susan Crittenden
Dr. Jim Jacobs
Dr. Sujatha Raman
Dr. Harmeet Singh
Dr. Sylvia Shoffner
Dr. Derek Schroder
Dr. Martin van Cleeff
Rebecca Boettcher, A.N.P.
Dr. Scott Bilbro
Residency
University of Maryland 1993-1996
Medical School
Bowman Grey School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, 1993
Undergraduate Education
B.A. Chemistry University of North Carolina 1989
National Merit Scholar
Phi Eta Sigma (Freshman Honor Society)
Dean's List
Professional Associations
Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine 1996
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners 1994
American College of Physicians
Medical Practice
Prior to joining Cary Medical Group in 1997, Dr. Bilbro was appointed as Instructor of Medicine at Johns-Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD.
Dr. Susan Crittenden
Residency
North Shore University Hospital-Cornell Manhasset, NY and
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY 1981-1984
Medical School
University of North Carolina School of Medicine Chapel Hill, NC 1977-1981
Alpha Omega Alpha
Undergraduate Education
B.A. Biology, Meredith College Raleigh, NC 1973-1977
Graduated Magna Cum Laude
National Merit Scholar
Professional Associations
Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine 1984
American Medical Association
North Carolina Medical Society
Wake County Medical Society
American Society of Internal Medicine-American College of Physicians
Medical Practice
Prior to joining Cary Medical Group in 1996, Dr. Crittenden was in private practice in Raleigh for 11 years with Cary Internal Medicine.
Dr. Jim Jacobs
Residency
Acting Chief Resident Internal Medicine UNC Chapel Hill Spring 1995
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill 1992-1995
"Golden Boots" Award for Jr. Resident with Superior Clinical Judgment 1994
David Ontjes Intern of the year 1992-93
Representative to Chairman's Advisory Board
Nominee for Resident Teaching Award 1993
Medical School
The Ohio State University College of Medicine 1988-92
Undergraduate Education
B.A. Chemistry and Biology Major, Bible minor, Cedarville University, Cedarville, OH 1984-88
President, Student Government Association
Chief, Cedarville University Emergency Medical Service
Professional Associations
Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine 1995
Recertified, American Board of Internal Medicine 2005-2015
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners
American College of Physicians
North Carolina Medical Society
Wake County Medical Society
North/South Carolina Quality Management and Peer Review Committee Cigna/Healthsouce 5/98-2/03
Cigna Credentialling Committee 5/98-2/07
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine 1997-present
Medical Practice
Prior to joining Cary Medical Group in 2001, Dr. Jacobs worked six years in our group's sister office, Raleigh Medical Group.
Dr. Sujatha Raman
Chief Residency
St. Mary's Medical Center, San Francisco, CA 2003-2004
Residency
Moses Cone Hospital, affiliated with Univeristy of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 2000-2003
Undergraduate and Medical School
Sri Ramachandra Medical University Completed 1999
Gold Medalist-General Internal Medicine
Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute
Best Intern Award
Professional Associations
Board Certified Internal Medicine-American Board of Internal Medicine 2005
American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine
American Medical Association
North Carolina Medical Society
Wake County Medical Society
Background/Medical Practice
Dr Raman is a native North Carolinian. Upon graduating from Sanderson High School here in Raleigh , she was offered a unique opportunity of a combined undergraduate-medical program in India at Sri Ramachandra Medical College, a Harvard affiliate. While there, she earned gold medals in internal medicine, pediatrics and ob-gyn.
After completing a 3 month externship at Duke University Medical Center, she pursued a Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro, NC. Dr Raman then did a teaching year at St Marys Medical Center in San Francisco,California.
Dr Raman is happy to call Cary home again, where she now resides with her husband and twin boys. She has been with our group since 2005.
Dr. Sylvia Shoffner
Residency
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1995-1998
Medical School
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1991-1995
Honors 1992-93, 1994-95
Merit Award 1992-93
Student Health Action Clinic 1991-93
STEP (Students Teaching Early Prevention) on AIDS 1992-93
Undergraduate Education
North Carolina State University, BS Zoology, Summa Cum Laude, 1987-1991
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society 1990
Dean's List each academic year
Gamma Beta Phi Honorary/Service Society 1988-91
Alpha Epsilon Delta Premedical Honor Society 1989-91
Gamma Sigma Delta Outstanding Freshman Award 1988
Governor Moorehead School for the Blind weekly volunteer 1989-91
Alpha Epsilon Delta active member 1988-91
Spanish Tutor for NCSU students 1987-89
Professional Associations
American Board of Internal Medicine 1999
American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine
American Medical Association
Medical Practice
Prior to joining Cary Medical Group in 2001, Dr. Shoffner worked at Nashville Memorial Hospital/Skyline Medical Center as a hospital based physician practicing inpatient, outpatient and consultative Internal Medicine.
Dr. Derek Schroder
Residency
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Seattle, WA
Medical School
University of Arizona
Undergraduate Education
B.A. University of Arizona
Biochemistry, with High Distinction
Professional Associations
Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1994
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1992
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychosocial and Community Health, University of Washington School of Nursing 1996-1999
Chief, Department of Internal Medicine, Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility 2002-2003
American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine
Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society
Research/Publications
Virginia Mason Medical Center, Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Chart review to establish criteria for a clinical diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. 1993
"Criteria for a Clinical Diagnosis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis," Annual Meeting, American College of Chest Physicians, New York, NY, 1995
Arizona Health Sciences Center, Section of Orthopedic Surgery Biomechanical analysis of the insertional and weight-bearing stability of non-cemented threaded acetabular cups used in total hip arthroplasty. 1987-88
"Biomechanical Analysis of Non-Cemented Threaded Acetabular Cups,"
Western Section, American Federation for Clinical Research, Carmel, CA, 1988
DQ Schroder, RW Lee and RG Volz, "Biomechanical Analysis of Non-Cemented Threaded Acetabular Cups," Clinical Research, Vol. 36, No. 1, 1988
N.I.H. Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship, 1987, 1988
Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research, 1986
"Cross-Cultural Medicine: A Personal Perspective", Edmonds Community College, Edmonds, WA, 2000
Medical Practice
Prior to joining Cary Medical Group in 2003, Dr. Schroder worked three years with the U.S. Public Health Service, Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Chinle, AZ and six years with the Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA.
Dr. Martin van Cleeff
Residency
Medical Univeristy of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 1992-1995
Medical School
Wake Forest University, Bowman Grey School of Medicine 1992
Graduate School
Master of Science: Human Nutrition, Columbia University, New York, NY 1989
Graduated 1st in class
Undergraduate Education
B.A. Biochemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC 1985
Professional Associations
Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine 1995
Recertified, American Board of Internal Medicine 2005
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners
American College of Physicians- American Society of Internal Medicine 1992-present
American Medical Association 1988-present
Dr. Harmeet Singh
Chief Medical Resident
St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton, NJ 1992-1993
Residency
St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton, NJ 1989-1992
Outstanding Resident Award-Sister Hyacynthia Program, NY 1992
Recognized best 3rd year resident by Attending staff, 1993
Recognized best 2nd year resident by Attending staff, 1992
Recognized best Intern by Attending staff, 1991
Medical School
M.B.B.S. Punjabi University, Patiala, India 1976-1981
Top 2% of university in Academics every year 1974-1981
Undergraduate Education
Pre-Medical Studies, Punjab University, Chandigarh, India 1974-1976
Professional Associations
Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine 95th percentile 1993
Recertified, American Board of Internal Medicine 2003-2013
Medical Practice
Prior to joining Cary Medical Group in 2007, Dr. Singh worked at Primary Care of Cary from 2002-2007. From 2000-2002 as part of Rex Healthcare. Dr. Singh worked as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the year 2000 and from 1996-1999 as Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine at East Carolina University in Greenville. She was a Medical Officer at Primus Primary Care Center in Burke, VA 1993-1996 and prior to this a Medical Officer at Ripon Hospital in Simla, India from 1983-1987.
Dr. Singh is married to PJ Singh, a local oncologist. They have two children.
Rebecca Boettcher, A.N.P.
