About our fellows
The Ohio State Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition is committed to training the next generation of professionals in gastrointestinal care. We offer several fellowship programs that help students strengthen their knowledge of subdisciplines such as endoscopy, inflammatory bowel disease and transplant hepatology.
Advanced Endoscopy fellows
Vanisha Patel, MD
Gastroenterology fellows
Third year fellows
Abby Braun, MD
Medical school: Indiana University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Colorado
Judy Daboul, MD
Medical school: University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences
Residency: Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Tassiana Maloof, MD
Medical school: Ohio State University College of Medicine
Residency: Northwestern University
Suraj Pai, MD
Medical school: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Residency: University of Michigan
Gavisha Waidyaratne, MD
Medical school: University of Michigan
Residency: Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Akul Yajnik, MD
Medical school: University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences
Residency: UPMC
Second year fellows
Morgan Ferrell, MD
Residency: UPMC
Joanna Jiang, MD
Medical school: Perelman University at The University of Pennsylvania
Residency: Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Bryn Koehler, MD
Medical school: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Residency: Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Matthew Leupold, MD
Medical school: Ohio State University College of Medicine
Residency: Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Joshua Morny, MD
Medical school: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology School
Residency: University of Wisconsin
Da Yeon Ryoo, MD
Medical school: Ohio State University College of Medicine
Residency: Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
First year fellows
Varun Aitharaju, MD
Medical school: Northeast Ohio Medical University
Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation Program
Michael Cymbal, DO
Medical school: Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation Program
Sonali Srivastava, MD
Medical school: Medical College of Wisconsin
Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
R. Casey Turner, MD
Medical school: Ohio State University College of Medicine
Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Shruthi Sethuraman, MD
Medical school: Ohio State University School of Medicine
Residency: UPMC
Stavros Stefanopoulos, MD
Medical school: University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences
Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation Program
IBD fellow
Judy Daboul, MD
Transplant Hepatology fellow
Suraj Pai, MD
Medical school: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Residency: University of Michigan
Gavisha Waidyaratne, MD
Medical school: University of Michigan
Residency: Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Cyclical Vomiting Syndrome fellow
Amulya Anumolu, MD
Medical school: Amrita School of Medicine
Residency: Cape Fear Valley Medical Center
Medical Pancreatology fellow
Medora Rodrigues, MD
Medical school: Kasturba Medical College Manipal
Residency: Loma Linda University Health
Gastroenterology fellow alumni
- Steve Serrao, MD
- Delvise Fogwe, MD
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine - Rachel Hannum, MD
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine - Naima Hashi, MD
Ohio State University College of Medicine - Garren Montgomery, MD
University of Virginia School of Medicine - Vanisha Patel, MD
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine - Adam Spandorfer, MD
Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
- Fadi Hawa, MD
- Chineze Akusoba, MD
- Allie Bery, MD
- Brandon Chu, MD
- Tricia Hengehold, MD
- Fred Karaisz, MD
- Albert Manudhane, MD
- Erin Bouquet, MD: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (Columbus, OH)
- Alyssa Drosdak, MD: Licking Memorial Health System (Newark, OH)
- Arsheya Patel, MD: Gastro Health (Towson, MD)
- Antoinette Pusateri, MD: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (Columbus, OH)
- Abirami Thiyagarajan, MD: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (Columbus, OH)
- Maryam Alimirah, MD: University Hospitals St. John Medical Center (Westlake, OH)
- Kenny Allen, DO: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (Columbus, OH)
- Wei “Ray” Lu, MD: Gastroenterology of Greater Orlando (Orlando, FL)
- Chelsey McShane, MD: Community Health Network (Indianapolis, IN)
- Elain Shao, MD: Swedish Health Services (Seattle, WA)
- Samuel Akinyeye, MD: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (Columbus, OH)
- Matthew Bender, MD: University of California San Diego (San Diego, CA)
- Andrew Kruger, DO: Monmouth Gastroenterology (Oakhurst, NJ)
- Ashley Nickerson, DO: Geisinger Medical Center (Danville, PA)
- Kishan Patel, MD: Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group (Woodbridge, VA)