About our residents
The Ohio State Department of Dermatology is committed to training the next generation of exceptional clinical dermatologists. Our residency program engages students through a robust clinical and didactic curriculum.
Applicant Meet & Greet (Powerpoint)
Dermatology Residents
PGY-4

Kirsten Johnson, MD, PhD
Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Paul Macklis, MD
Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Michela Paradiso, MD
Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Josee Smith, MD
Medical School: Wayne State School of Medicine
PGY-3

Gabrielle Brokamp, MD
Medical School: The Ohio State University

Manisha Ravi, MD
Medical School: The Ohio State University

Kelsey Nusbaum, MD
Medical School: University of Cincinnati

Dan Sosh, MD
Medical School: The Ohio State University
PGY-2

Bianka Bubic, MD
Medical School: Creighton University

Ashley Gray, MD
Medical School: Ohio State University

Nabiha Islam, MD
Medical School: Ohio State University

Jessica Nash, MD
Medical School: Ohio State University
Past Residents
2024
- Kalyn Hoffman
- Rachel Kirven
- Vamsi Varra
2023
- Michael Lause
- Andrew Krispinsky
- Cory Pettit
- Dan Flood
2022
- Sara Huff
- Dylan Lee
- Kyle Rismiller
2020
- Abraham Korman
MD University of Cincinnati College of Medicine - Stephanie Saed Trovato
MD Northeast Ohio Medical University - Philip Milam
MD East Tennessee State University, Quillen College of Medicine
2019
- Kevin Donnelly, MD
MD Ohio State University College of Medicine - Justin Hastings, MD
MD University of Toledo College of Medicine - Maeve Maher, MD, MPH
MD MPH Ohio State University College of Medicine - Nima Milani-Nejad, MD, PhD
MD PhD Ohio State University College of Medicine - Polina Rzepka, MD
MD: The Ohio State University, Columbus - Sabrina Smith, MD
MD: The Ohio State University, Columbus
2018
- Dathan Hamann, MD
MD University of Arizona College of Medicine - Gina Spohn, MD
- Catherine Ulman, MD
MD Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
2017
- John Trinidad, MD
MPH Harvard University
MD University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine - Kelly Tyler, MD
MD Tulane University School of Medicine
2016
- Stephanie Fabbro, MD
MD NEOMED - Elizabeth Kiracofe, MD
MD Case Western Reserve University - Farhana Hasan, MD, MPH
MD Dow Medical College, University of Karachi
MPH Johns Hopkins University
2015
- Derek Chan, MD, PhD
MD/PhD Boston University - Grace Liao Lee, MD
MD Wright State University
DPT University of Southern California - Llana Pootrakul, MD, PhD
PhD University of Southern California, SD
MD University at Buffalo State Univ of New York
2014
- Katya Harfmann, MD
BS Ohio State
MD Ohio State - Ben Kaffenberger, MD
BS University of Akron
MD Ohio State
2013
- Shane Clark, MD BA Miami University, Oxford, OH
MD Ohio State - Stephanie Jacks, MD
BA Vanderbilt
MD George Washington
School of Medicine, Wash DC
2012
- Seth Bendo, MD
BA Duke University
BS University of Akron
MD Ohio State - Sarah Hostetler, MD
BA Wheaton College
MD Ohio State - Andrea LaTorre, MD
BS Notre Dame
MD IUPUI
2011
- Matthew Molenda, M.D.
BS Ohio State University
MD NEOUCOM - Georgann Poulos, M.D.
BS Duquesne Univ Sch of Pharmacy
MD NEOUCOM
2010
- Kamruz Darabi, MD, PhD
BS Univerisity of Giessen, Germany
MD Rheinisch-Westfalische Technische Hochschule
PHD University of Ulm
Dermatopathology Fellowship
Ohio State University
Private Practice, Columbus, Ohio - Novie Sroa, MD
BS Ohio State
MD Ohio State
Moh's Fellowship, Buffalo, NY
Moh's Surgeon, VA Chalmers P. Wylie Outpatient Clinic, Columbus, Ohio
2009
- Patterson Custer, MD
BS Emory Univ
MD Ohio State
Private Practice: Sylva NC - Kathryn Boyse Gant, MD
BS Duke Univ
MD Ohio State
Academic Medicine: University of Maryland
2008
- Mohammad Diab, MD
BS Damascus Univ
MS Temple Univ
MD NEOUCOM
Private Practice: Cincinnati, OH
Part-time OSU Dermatology Faculty - Monique Kademian, MD
BS Ohio Weslyn Univ
MD Ohio State
Private Practice: Columbus, OH
2007
- Kelly Gallina, MD
BS Kent State Univ
MD NEOUCOM
Private Practice:
Chillicothe, Ohio - Michael Chen, MD
BS UC Berkeley
MD Ohio State
Private Practice: Columbus, Ohio
2006
- Michael McKelvey, MD
BS Miami Univ
MD Ohio State
Private Practice
Columbus, OH - Samantha McNail, MD
BS Univ MO-Columbia
MD Univ MO-Columbia
Private Practice Farmington, MO
2005
- David Soleymani, MD
BS Indiana Univ
MD Indiana Univ
Academic Medicine
Northwestern