Meet Our Residents

Recruiting and developing “leaders” and “scholars” builds a foundation of success in our residency programs. Our residents provide a leadership impact ranging from their excellence in patient care to their participation in areas of organized medicine. Many of our residents go on to complete fellowships and gravitate toward academic careers and leadership positions.

Chief Residents, PGY-3

Carolina Brea, MD

Undergraduate: Florida International University
Medical School: The Ohio State University

Whitney Briggs, DO

Undergraduate: United States Air Force Academy
Medical School: Liberty University

Melinda Kizziah, DO

Undergraduate: University of Mount Union
Medical School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

Ryan O’Neill, MD

Undergraduate: The Ohio State University
Medical School: The Ohio State University

PGY-3

Darnell Gordon, MD

Undergraduate: Oakwood University
Medical School: Loma Linda University

Eric Hauser, MD

Undergraduate: University of Illinois
Medical School: Northwestern University

Elizabeth Hellmann, MD

Undergraduate: The Ohio State University
Medical School: University of Cincinnati

John Hoang, MD, MPH

Undergraduate: University of California, Los Angeles
Graduate School: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles

Zachary Johannesson, MD

Undergraduate: University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Medical School: Harvard University

Samantha Lawson, MD

Undergraduate: University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Medical School: University of Washington

Michelle Lee, MD

Undergraduate: University of California, Berkeley
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University

Conor Narovec, MD

Undergraduate: Oberlin College
Medical School: Harvard University

Marianna Oppenheimer-Velez, MD

Undergraduate: University of Puerto Rico
Medical School: University of Puerto Rico

Molly O’Shea, MD

Undergraduate: The Ohio State University
Medical School: University of Cincinnati

Kimberly Sycks, MD

Undergraduate: The Ohio State University
Medical School: The Ohio State University

Nicholas Thomson, MD

Undergraduate: Boise State University
Medical School: University of Washington

Marie Walters, MD, PhD

Undergraduate: Emory University
Medical School: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

PGY-2

Christian Bergman, MD

Undergraduate: University of Pittsburgh
Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine

Shane Blaney, MD

Undergraduate: University of Cincinnati
Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine

Michael Chado, MD

Undergraduate: United States Air Force Academy
Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Saron Checkole, DO

Undergraduate: Saint Cloud State University
Medical School: Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine

Alexander Close, MD

Undergraduate: Purdue University
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine

Austin Cottam, MD

Undergraduate: Brigham Young University
Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

Reuben Falola, MD

Undergraduate: Xavier University of Louisiana
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Thomas Farnbacher, MD

Undergraduate: Miami University
Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine

Ellie Ganz, MD

Undergraduate: Wright State University
Medical School: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

Ruben Geeraert, MD

Undergraduate: Butler University
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine

Ladan Haery, MD

Undergraduate: Benedictine University
Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Belinda Li, MD

Undergraduate: Boston University
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine

Ryan O'Gara, MD

Undergraduate: The Ohio State University
Medical School: Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine

Trent Parry, MD

Undergraduate: University of Utah
Medical School: University of Utah School of Medicine

Robert Rainer, MD

Undergraduate: University of Florida
Medical School: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Georgina Sorrentino, MD

Undergraduate: University of Michigan
Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine

Emir Udovcic, MD

Undergraduate: University of Louisville
Medical School:University of Louisville School of Medicine

PGY-1

Adrienne Beck, MD

Undergraduate: The University of Chicago
Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine

MaKayla Beecham, MD

Undergraduate: University of Kentucky
Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Sophia Bolaños, MD

Undergraduate: Augustana College
Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine - Peoria

Blair Creedle Reynolds, MD

Undergraduate: Austin College
Medical School: The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Nicholaus Cummins, MD

Undergraduate: University of Dayton
Medical School: University of Tennesse Health Science Center College of Medicine

Marianela Feliu, MD

Undergraduate: Mt Holyoke College
Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Sara Hurley, MD

Undergraduate: Fordham University
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Gabrielle Hymel, MD

Undergraduate: University of Toledo
Medical School: The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences

Edleda James, MD

Undergraduate: Hope College
Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine

Amogh Krishnagiri, DO

Undergraduate: University of Texas at Austin
Medical School: UNTHSC Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Andrew Love, MD

Undergraduate: North Carolina State University
Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

James Nardini, MD

Undergraduate: University of Kentucky
Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

Lindsey Nguyen, MD

Undergraduate: St. Louis College of Pharmacy
Medical School: The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

Kevin Rivera, MD

Undergraduate: University of North Texas
Medical School: Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine at TCU

Scott Stuckey, MD

Undergraduate: The Ohio State University
Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine

Shering Torres, MD

Undergraduate: La Sierra University
Medical School: University of California, Davis, School of Medicine

Corey Williams, MD

Undergraduate: The Ohio State University
Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Alumni

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