MD: University of Mississippi
Resideny: Wake Forest
General Cardiology Fellowship: University of Mississippi
Eric.McClendon@osumc.edu

DO: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: OhioHealth Doctors Hospital
General Cardiology Fellowship: OhioHealth Doctors Hospital

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).