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Michael Biersmith, MD Recent Graduate
MD: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Residency: Washington University
Michael.Biersmith@osumc.edu
Mike Biersmith was born and raised in southern California. He completed his undergraduate degree in Science-Business at the University of Notre Dame. He received his medical degree at Eastern Virginia Medical School. From there, he completed his Internal Medicine training at Washington University in St. Louis and stayed on faculty as a Hospitalist until moving to The Ohio State University for Cardiology fellowship. He has interests in valvular heart disease, acute coronary syndrome, cardiogenic shock, and will be pursuing an academic career in interventional/structural cardiology. He will be starting his interventional cardiology fellowship at Vanderbilt University in July 2021. During his time off, he enjoys fishing, backpacking, and playing beach volleyball with his co-fellows while showcasing his stunning array of tank tops.
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Laurie Bossory, MD Recent Graduate
MD: Oakland University
Residency: The Ohio State University
Laurie.Bossory@osumc.edu
Laurie Bossory grew up in a small down in Michigan before working her way around the midwest for undergrad, medical school and residency training. She received her undergraduate degree in Biology from Northwestern University, completed medical school at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine in Michigan and came to Ohio State University for Internal Medicine Residency. She stayed at OSU for her Cardiology fellowship and is excited that she will add an additional year at OSU for her interventional training starting in July 2021.
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Courtney Campbell, MD, PhD Recent Graduate
MD: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Residency: The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center
Courtney.Campbell@osumc.edu
Courtney Campbell grew up in Dallas, Texas. She studied History of Science at Harvard University, completing bachelor’s and master’s degrees. She earned her MD and PhD in Pharmacology from Vanderbilt University. As part of the OSU Physician Scientist Training Program, she completed her internal medicine residency at The Ohio State University and transitioned to cardiology fellowship. In her dedicated post-doctoral research, she is focused on drug re-purposing projects - including NMDA receptor blockade in human heart failure in Dr. Paul Janssen's lab. She leads projects and mentors trainees in clinical-translational research at the intersection of cardiology and heme/onc. She is supported by the OSU Center for Clinical and Translational Science TL-1 grant. She plans to pursue a fellowship in cardio-oncology and amyloidosis.
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Zachary Garrett, MD Recent Graduate
MD: West Virginia University
Residency: The Ohio State University, Chief Resident
Zachary.Garrett@osumc.edu
Zach Garrett grew up in the rolling hills of West Virginia. He attended medical school at West Virginia University before completing residency at The Ohio State University where he was also chief resident. He plans to pursue a career in non-invasive cardiology. He spends his time out of the hospital with his wife and their two young boys.
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William "Bo" Marshall, MD Recent Graduate
MD: The Ohio State University
Residency: The Ohio State University, Chief Resident
William.Marshall@osumc.edu
Bo grew up in and worked as a paramedic in North East Ohio before and during college at the University of Akron. He came to OSU for medical school and hasn’t left! He did residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics and is planning to pursue an advanced fellowship in Adult Congenital Heart Disease. He lives in Clintonville (about 10 minutes North of OSU) with his wife Lauren (also a Cardiology fellow) and daughter Lucy. He enjoys riding on the many bicycle paths in Columbus on a regular basis.
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Jeremy Slivnick, MD Recent Graduate
MD: University of Illinois
Residency: University of Michigan, Chief Resident
Jeremy.Slivnick@osumc.edu
Jeremy Slivnick was born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago. He received his medical degree from the University of Illinois Chicago and completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Michigan before moving to the Buckeye State for his cardiology fellowship. He plans to pursue a career in non-invasive cardiology and advanced imaging. He has interests in the application of cardiovascular magnetic resonance and cardiovascular computed tomography in the care of patients with heart failure and cardiomyopathy. After graduation, he will be pursuing a fellowship in advanced imaging at The University of Chicago. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, Jack and Molly. He also enjoys biking, trail running, and cooking.
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Saurav Uppal, MD Recent Graduate
MD: University of Toledo
Residency: Case Western, Chief Resident
Saurav.Uppal@osumc.edu
Saurav Uppal completed his undergraduate degrees in Chemistry and Biology at The University of Toledo and stayed on to finish his medical degree in Toledo. From there, he went on to complete his residency training at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University. He stayed on an additional year to be the chief resident at Case. What attracted him to OSU Cardiology for fellowship was the well-roundedness of the program with rigorous clinical training, exceptional collegiality, broad research opportunities and the advantages of a metropolis city like Columbus. He will be staying on do his interventional training at The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center to continue on his path of becoming an academic interventional cardiologist.
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Grant Wallace, MD Recent Graduate
MD: University of Nebraska
Residency: The Ohio State University
Grant.Wallace@osumc.edu
Grant Wallace was born and raised on a farm in northeast Nebraska. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Go Big Red! He attended the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha before moving to Columbus to pursue combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics residency training at The Ohio State University and Nationwide Children's Hospital. He and his wife enjoyed Columbus so much that he remained at Ohio State for cardiology fellowship. He will pursue additional training in cardiac electrophysiology upon completion of his general cardiology fellowship. Outside of the hospital he enjoys golfing, homebrewing, and spending time with his wife and dogs.
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Alex Aldrich, MD Third Year Fellow
Alex Aldrich completed his undergraduate degree in biology as well as his medical degree at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC. From there he completed his residency in Internal Medicine at The George Washington University Hospital in Washington, DC where he continued on as a chief medical resident. He plans to pursue a career in interventional cardiology
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Ben Buck, MD Third Year Fellow
Ben Buck grew up in North Carolina and attended medical school at the University of North Carolina prior to moving to completing his Internal Medicine residency at THE Ohio State University. He plans to pursue a career in electrophysiology. Outside of the hospital, he enjoys running and spending time with his wife and their daughter, two dogs and cat.
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Lauren Hassen, MD Third Year Fellow
Lauren completed her undergraduate degree at Case Western Reserve University, and then returned to her hometown to earn an MPH in Epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. She moved to Columbus to attend The Ohio State University College of Medicine, and stayed to complete dual residency training in Internal Medicine & Pediatrics, as well as a Chief Residency in Internal Medicine. Her current interest is in women's cardiovascular health, particularly cardioobstetrics. She is married to co-fellow Bo, and their young daughter Lucy keeps them busy. In her spare time, she loves to enjoy Columbus restaurants and experiment with new recipes at home.
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Yaquta Kaka, MD Third Year Fellow
Yaquta was born in Mumbai, India and completed high school in Southeastern Ohio. She graduated medical school as part of an accelerated medical program in Northeast Ohio called Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED). She went away for Internal Medicine Residency to Emory University until returning back to Ohio for Cardiology Fellowship. She currently has interests in advanced heart failure, transplant and cardiogenic shock. In her time off she enjoys hiking, travelling and reading.
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Alex Meyer, MD Third Year Fellow
Alex Meyer is originally from Cincinnati, Ohio but coming to OSU from Chicago, Illinois where he did internal medicine residency at Northwestern University. When deciding where to go for fellowship he wanted a program that was well rounded clinically, had strong research output, and had fellows that seemed like down to earth, happy people who enjoyed a good work-life balance. He is happy to report that Ohio State really delivers in every one of these categories.
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Kelly Paschke, DO Third Year Fellow
Kelly Paschke is originally from the Columbus area. She completed her undergraduate degree at Miami University and her medical school training at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed her residency training and Chief Resident year at the Cleveland Clinic. She plans to pursue a career in interventional cardiology. Outside of the hospital she enjoys hiking, biking, and playing with her dog. Her favorite aspects of the fellowship are her co-fellows, the excellent mentorship she has received, and the robust opportunities to care for critically ill, complex cardiac patients.
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Azariyas Challa, MD Second Year Fellow
Azariyas was born in Debrezeit, Ethiopia. He obtained his medical degree from Gondar College of Medicine and Health Sciences in Gondar, Ethiopia. He then came to the US to attend a graduate school at Florida State University where he completed his PhD in biomedical sciences. He worked as a postdoc at the department of cardiovascular medicine, Yale University for a year and half before joining the internal medicine residency program at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center under the international Scholars track. After completing residency and until he joined OSU for a cardiology fellowship, he had been working as a hospitalist at UPMC - McKeesport hospital. His clinical interest is to specialize in heart failure, while his research interests include molecular mechanisms of cardiac remodelling, fibrosis, and reverse-remodelling, molecular imaging, and novel pharmacotherapies for heart failure. He enjoys spending time with family and friends, cooking, and reading.
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Akash Goyal, MD Second Year Fellow
Akash grew up in Dayton, Ohio and completed his undergraduate degree in economics at the University of Pittsburgh. He stayed at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine where he earned his medical degree before moving to Duke University for his Internal Medicine training. There, he solidified his interest in cardiology working in a busy CICU and engaging in non-invasive imaging and clinical trial research. He is exploring careers in multimodal imaging, valvular heart disease, and general cardiology. More than anything, he loves the down-to-earth nature and humility of the cardiology fellows and faculty at Ohio State. Outside of the hospital, he can be found spending time with family, playing tennis, and traveling.
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Devin Haddad, MD Second Year Fellow
Devin grew up in western Massachusetts before moving south to attend Davidson College. Devin holds Davidson dear to his myocardium as it is where he met his wife, Susan, as well as the great Stephen Curry. Following graduation from Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Devin joined Susan at OSU for residency in Internal Medicine where Devin would later serve as chief resident. He is exploring both general and interventional cardiology and is excited to experience the stellar and collegial training that the OSU cardiology fellowship is known for. Outside of medicine, Devin enjoys watching football, barbecuing, yard work, and most of all spending time with Susan and their darling daughter, Olivia.
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Alissa Kauffman, MD Second Year Fellow
Alissa spent her early life moving around Kansas and Montana. She completed undergraduate training in Kinesiology at Kansas State University, then did medical school and residency at the University of Iowa. She is most interested in critical care cardiology. In her spare time she reads books of nearly all genres and tries to run enough to balance the inappropriate number of baked goods she produces, but never quite succeeds.
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Ellen Liu, MD Second Year Fellow
Ellen grew up in California and completed her undergraduate degree at San Diego State. She moved to New York for medical school and came to Columbus for her internal medicine residency at Ohio State, where she stayed an extra year as a Chief Resident. She is excited about fellowship and is interested in heart failure. During her free time, she enjoys trying new restaurants, home improvement projects, NYT crosswords, and watching reality TV shows.
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Alex Miller, MD Second Year Fellow
Alex was born and raised in Columbus, OH and completed her undergraduate and medical degree at The Ohio State University. She subsequently went on to complete her internal medicine training at the University of Michigan after which she stayed for an additional year as chief medical resident before returning to The Ohio State University for Cardiology Fellowship. Her interests in cardiology focus mostly on heart failure and imaging modalities for the evaluation of cardiac function. She is currently considering a future academic career in heart failure or cardiac imaging and also has a strong interest in medical education. Outside of the hospital, Alex is an avid buckeye football fan and enjoys spending time with her husband and golden retriever puppy.
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Justin Pieper, MD Second Year Fellow
Justin is from St. Louis, MO. After attending Washington University in St. Louis he got his M.D from Albany Medical College. He completed his Internal Medicine training at the University of Michigan. He is interested in pursuing a career in Electrophysiology. Outside of work he enjoys cooking, hiking, and playing basketball (or pretty much any sport).
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Gillian Belnavis, MBBS First Year Fellow
Gillian was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica. She completed her residency in internal medicine and pediatrics at the University of Miami Health System where she also served as chief resident. Gillian is excited about her move to the midwest and is already thoroughly enjoying the strong clinical experience along with incredible mentorship and the wonderful group of individuals that make up this cardiology team. Her future interests include interventional cardiology and cardiology critical care. Outside the hospital she enjoys visiting new places, working out and watching sports - especially tennis and soccer and is curious to see what all “hype” around college football is about!
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Alli Bigeh, DO First Year Fellow
Alli grew up in Oregon and completed her undergraduate degree at the University of San Diego. She moved to Missouri for medical school at A.T. Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine before completing both her residency training and Chief Resident year at the University of Arizona College of Medicine ⎼⎼ Phoenix. Her current interests include preventive cardiology and women’s cardiovascular health. Outside of work she enjoys running, traveling, and spending time with her two rescue dogs.
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Jordan Gavin, MD First Year Fellow
Jordan Gavin grew up in Michigan. He received his undergraduate degree in Biochemistry at the University of Michigan and medical degree at Wayne State University in Detroit. He completed his training in Internal Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago, where he subsequently worked as a hospitalist for one year. He has particular interests in advanced heart failure and quality improvement.
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Andrew Hornick, MD First Year Fellow
Andrew is originally from Iowa City, Iowa, and attended medical school at the University of Iowa before heading to Case Western University Hospitals in Cleveland for Internal Medicine residency and a year as a chief resident. Andrew is currently undecided on his specific career plan but is exploring both general and interventional cardiology. Outside the hospital, Andrew enjoys getting to know Columbus with co-fellows, playing the cello, and any outdoor activity, especially biking, hiking, and skiing.
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Chad Hyer, MD First Year Fellow
Chad was born and raised in Columbus, graduating from The Ohio State University before attending medical school at Wright State University in Dayton, OH. He returned to complete Internal Medicine residency at Ohio State and is proud to continue serving the Columbus community during fellowship. His current academic interests include cardiac critical care and cardiogenic shock management. Outside of the hospital, he enjoys exploring the rapidly growing Columbus food scene and trying out new beers.
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Vince Trovato, MD First Year Fellow
Vince completed medical school and internal medicine residency at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. He also completed his Clinician Educator fellowship at Ohio State prior to starting cardiology fellowship. He enjoys spending time with his wife, as well as watching Italian soccer, Cleveland sports, and Ohio State football.
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Alex Wallner, MD First Year Fellow
Alex grew up in Seattle, WA and completed undergraduate training at the University of Washington. He moved to Philadelphia for medical school at Temple University and then to Columbus where he completed residency at OSU along with a hospitalist year before starting cardiology fellowship. Alex has varied interests in cardiology including cardiac informatics and population health. During his free time he enjoy spending time with his wife (a pediatric cardiology fellow), hiking or trail running with his dogs and racing in local triathlon races.
