Faculty - Internal Medicine Residency - Phoenixville Hospital

Dr. Jan is a graduate of the University of Kashmir and Drexel University’s Categorical Medicine Residency with prior training in United Kingdom.  After completing residency, he started as an Academic Faculty at Drexel University College of Medicine and was the Clinical Associate Professor and Associate Program Director of the program before he joined Phoenixville Hospital. He is engaged full time as a faculty member specializing in inpatient teaching. 

Dr. Joelle Lauchner has a been working for Tower Health since the start of her residency at Reading Hospital in 2015.  She served as the chief resident and went on to start a new practice with a colleague in Douglassville. Dr. Lauchner is passionate about preventative care, pain management, addiction medicine, obesity management, and informatics.  She is actively involved in volunteer work in the community and has served on several non-profit boards.  Dr. Lauchner is married with two children and enjoys spending time with her family hiking, kayaking and traveling. 

Dr. Sotomayor is a board-certified internal medicine physician, hospitalist, associate program director, and core faculty member of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Phoenixville Hospital. She also serves as an assistant professor at Drexel University College of Medicine, where she is involved in the education and mentorship of residents and medical students.

Originally from Lima, Peru, Dr. Sotomayor earned her medical degree from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona before completing her internal medicine residency at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. She is fluent in both English and Spanish and is committed to improving communication, trust, and access to care for diverse patient populations. Dr. Sotomayor’s clinical approach is grounded in compassionate, evidence-based, and patient-centered care, with an emphasis on quality and cost-conscious practice.

In addition to her clinical responsibilities, she serves as an abstract reviewer for Tower Health and contributes to resident education through the program’s academic and social media initiatives. A committed academic physician, Dr. Sotomayor is dedicated to the education and professional development of residents and medical students. She values the diverse perspectives trainees bring to academic medicine and strives to foster a supportive and inclusive learning environment that promotes curiosity, professionalism, and lifelong learning. Above all, Dr. Sotomayor is an advocate for resident education and well-being, and is committed to fostering a culture of respect, collaboration, and psychological safety, where trainees feel supported and empowered to grow into compassionate, skilled physicians.

Dr. Amit Gangoli is a Board Certified Infectious Disease Specialist and founder of Eastern Pennsylvania Infectious Diseases Associates, LLC. He has been in private practice in Chester and Montgomery Counties since 2012. Dr. Gangoli did his fellowship training at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and has extensive experience in complex infectious disease problems including HIV, transplant infections, bone and joint infections, and emerging pathogens. As an Infectious Disease Specialist, Dr. Gangoli diagnoses and treats infections caused by bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi.  He treats a wide range of conditions such as the flu and Lyme Disease to more serious infections such as Hepatitis, HIV, AIDS, MRSA, tuberculosis, and meningitis. He is Chairman of multiple hospital infection control committees and helped plan emergency preparedness for emerging infections like swine flu and bird flu as well as potential bio-terrorism threats.   He was a leading voice and expert during the COVID-19 pandemic and participated in many Town Hall meetings with local leaders. In addition, Dr. Gangoli continues to give talks in the community to other health care providers to raise awareness of current issues such as MRSA, Lyme Disease, and infection control and regularly teaches medical residents while rounding during the week.  Dr. Gangoli and his team of highly trained nurse practitioners work in conjunction with primary care physicians and other specialists at Phoenixville Hospital and Pottstown Hospital to provide caring and expert care for their valued patients and members of the community.

Dr. Hovick is a board-certified Nephrologist with comprehensive training in the diagnosis and treatment of kidney disease.  He earned his Medical Degree at the Medical College of Pennsylvania and successfully completed a residency at the Mercy Catholic Medical Center of Darby and a fellowship in nephrology at the Lankenau Medical Center.