Meet our residents

Throughout our history, education of internists has been a major focus of our faculty. We are very proud of our educational programs, especially our residency program. Our program is geared toward exposing our residents to realistic outpatient and inpatient rotations that facilitate career planning.

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Chief Residents

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Oana Vester, MD

Chief resident

Medical school: Ohio State Universitye

 
 

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Scott Gayfield, MD

Chief resident

Medical school: University of Toledo.

 

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Jason Kabir, MD

Chief resident

Medical school: Indiana University

 

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Nicole Chang, MD

Chief resident

Medical school: UNC-Chapel Hill

 

 

Regular Categorical Track Residents

PGY-3

Lucas Akes 

Lucas Akes, MD

Medical School: University of New Mexico

Temitayo Akosile 

Temitayo Akosile, MD

Medical School: Wright State University

 

Vayda Barker 

Vayda Barker, MD

Medical School: University of South Florida

 

Chandan Bassetty 

Chandan Basetty, MD

Medical School: University of Alabama

 

Garrett Brittain 

Garrett Brittain, MD

Medical School: Wright State University

 

Amanda Fahoury 

Amanda Fahoury, MD

Medical School: University of Toledo

 

Anna Farrell 

Anna Farrell, MD

Medical School: Ohio State University

 

Timothy Frommeyer 

Timothy Frommeyer, MD

Medical School: Wright State University

 

Amol Gandhi 

Amol Gandhi, MD

Medical School: Ohio State University

 

George Gerges 

George Gerges, MD

Medical School: Ohio State University

 

Stephen Haller 

Stephen Haller, MD

Medical School: University of Nebraska 

 

Farhan Ilyas 

Farhan Ilyas, MD

Medical School: Ohio State University

 

Andrew Kelley 

Andrew Kelley, MD

Medical School: University of Toledo

 

Jacob Klein 

Jacob Klein, MD

Medical School: University of Nebraska

 

Uzoamaka Obodo 

Uzoamaka Obodo, DO

Medical School: Lincoln Memorial University

 

Zeynep Ozgur 

Zeynep Ozgur, MD

Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University

 

Kashvi Patel 

Kashvi Patel, MD

Medical School: University of Toledo 

 

Jessica Ross Pickard 

Jessica Ross (Pickard), DO

Medical School: Ohio University

 

Sagar Prabhu 

Sagar Prabhu, MD

Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University

 

Madison Richey

Madison Richey, MD

Medical School: University of Missouri

 

Jessica Schilling 

Jessica Schilling, MD

Medical School: University of Kentucky 

 

Mitali Shah 

Mitali Shah, MD

Medical School: Drexel University 

 

Noah Waldman 

Noah Waldman, MD

Medical School: Ohio State University

 

Joshua Wiesner 

Joshua Wiesner, MD

Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin

 

PGY-2

Yousaf Abughofah 

Yousaf Abughofah, MD

Medical School: Indiana University

 

Tanvi Bafna 

Tanvi Bafna, MD, MPH

Medical School: University of Miami

 

John Bennett 

John Bennett, MD, PhD

Medical School: University of Rochester

 

Madison Bierman 

Madison Bierman, MD

Medical School: University of Nebraska

 

Charles Botti 

Charles Botti, MD

Medical School: Wright State University

 

Maximillian Brockwell 

Maximillian Brockwell, MD

Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University

 

Benjamin Davies 

Benjamin Davies, MD

Medical School: Ohio State University

 

Alejandro De la Cova 

Alejandro de la Cova, MD

Medical School: Ohio State University

 

Meera Deva 

Meera Deva, MD

Medical School: University of North Carolina

 

Sara Dickinson 

Sara Dickinson, DO

Medical School: Ohio University

 

Natalie Doe 

Natalie Doe, MD, MA

Medical School: Ohio State University

 

Dharmindra Dulal 

Dharmindra Dulal, MD

Medical School: University of Toledo

 

Daniel Gao 

Daniel Gao, MD

Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University

 

Max Gilliland 

Max Gilliland, MD, MA

Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University

 

Sahana Holla 

Sahana Holla, MD

Medical School: Ohio State University

 

Ahmed Hussein 

Ahmed Hussein, MD

Medical School: Ohio State University

 

Jonathan Irvin 

Jonathan Irvin, MD

Medical School: University of Toledo

 

Elizabeth Karanja 

Elizabeth Karanja, MD

Medical School: University of Missouri-Columbia

 

Tricia Keller 

Tricia Keller, MD

Medical School: Ohio State University

 

John Majewski 

John Majewski, MD

Medical School: University of Pittsburgh

 

Aminatta Mitchell 

Aminatta Mitchell, DO, MS

Medical School: Des Moines University

 

Mark Ortenzio 

Mark Ortenzio, MD, MS

Medical School: Wright State University

 

Keshav Poudel 

Keshav Poudel, MD

Medical School: Mayo Clinic- Florida

 

Jack Redick 

Jack Redick, MD

Medical School: Ohio State University

 

Michael Rice 

Michael Rice, MD

Medical School: University of Toledo

 

Keegan Riggs 

Keegan Riggs, MD

Medical School: Indiana University

 

Julia Slogar 

Julia Slogar, MD

Medical School: University of Toledo

 

Matthew Yoder 

Matthew Yoder, MD

Medical School: Ohio State University

 

PGY-1

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Silvi Bajrami, MD

Medical School: University of Toledo, College of Medicine and Life Sciences

 
 

 

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Mughees Choudhry, MD

Medical School: University of Kansas, School of Medicine

 
 

 

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Rebekah Dike, DO

Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Auburn Campus

 
 

 

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Hajirah Farah, MD

Medical School: Wayne State University, School of Medicine

 
 

 

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David Garib, MD

Medical School: Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine

 
 

 

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Juan Gordillo, MD

Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink, School of Medicine

 
 

 

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Ilse Hernandez Aguirre, MD

Medical School: Ohio State University, College of Medicine

 
 

 

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Nicole Hess, MD

Medical School: Ohio State University, College of Medicine

 
 

 

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Christian Johnson, MD

Medical School: Meharry Medical College

 
 

 

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Ethan Kalina, MD

Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University

 
 

 

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Louie Kamel-Abusalha, MD

Medical School: University of Toledo, College of Medicine and Life Sciences

 
 

 

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Saichidroopi Korada, MD

Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University

 
 

 

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Ila Lahooti, DO

Medical School: Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine

 
 

 

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Andy Liao, MD

Medical School: Drexel University, College of Medicine

 
 

 

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Wenze Lu, MD

Medical School: University of Illinois, College of Medicine

 
 

 

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Dmitry Malyshka, MD

Medical School: Ohio State University, College of Medicine

 
 

 

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Alejandro Montero, MD

Medical School: Ohio State University, College of Medicine

 
 

 

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Kenny Nguyen, MD

Medical School: Robert Larner, M.D., College of Medicine at the University of Vermont

 
 

 

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Aneesha Patel, MD

Medical School: Ohio University Heritage, College of Osteopathic Medicine

 
 

 

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Andrew Poulos, MD

Medical School: University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine

 
 

 

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Grace Ralston, DO

Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Carolinas Campus

 
 

 

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Ingrid Rocha, MD

Medical School: Wayne State University, School of Medicine

 
 

 

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Mohamed Said, MD

Medical School: Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D., School of Medicine

 
 

 

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Travis Stevens, MD

Medical School: Wright State University Boonshoft, School of Medicine

 
 

 

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Tracy Swan, MD

Medical School: University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine

 
 

 

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Clifford Ukarajit, MD

Medical School: University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine

 
 

 

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Michael Waleski, MD

Medical School: Ohio State University, College of Medicine

 
 

 

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Ryan Zhu, MD

Medical School: University of Oklahoma, College of Medicine

 
 

 

Primary Care Track Residents

PGY-3

Emily Duncan 

Emily Duncan, MD

Medical School: Saint Louis University

 

Oumou Fofana 

Oumou Fofana, MD

Medical School: Wright State University

 

Madeline Garb 

Madeline Garb, MD

Medical School: Case Western Reserve University

 

Joseph Kim 

Joseph Kim, MD

Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern 

 

 

PGY-2

Katherine Art 

Katherine Art, MD

Medical School: Wright State University

 

Anirudh Hirve 

Anirudh Hirve, MD

Medical School: University of Vermont

 

Alexandra Raber 

Alexandra Raber, MD

Medical School: Wright State University

 

Tiffany Yu 

Tiffany Yu, MD

Medical School: University of Toledo

 

PGY-1

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William Pellegrino, MD

Medical School: Ohio State University, College of Medicine 

 

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Nicole Varda, MD

Medical School: University of Arizona, College of Medicine - Phoenix 

 

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Jacqueline Zanders, MD

Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine 

 

Physician Scientist Training Program Residents

PGY-2

David Broadbent 

David Broadbent, DO, PhD

Medical School: Michigan State University

 

Adrian Gomez-Nguyen

Adrian Gomez-Nguyen, MD, PhD

Medical School: Case Western Reserve Univ.  

 

Song Yao 

Song Yao, MD, PhD

Medical School: University at Buffalo

 

PGY-1

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Sarah Burns, MD

Medical School: Indiana University, School of Medicine

 

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Cody Justice, MD

Medical School: University of Illinois, College of Medicine

 

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Brian Wadugu, MD

Medical School: Carle Illinois, College of Medicine

 

Preliminary Year in Internal Medicine Residents

Dermatology

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Julia McGee, MD

Medical School: Tulane University 

 

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Thomas (Zach) Rohan, MD

Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University

 

Neurology

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Emily Albrecht, MD

Medical School: Case Western Reserve University

 

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Eli Blaney, MD

Medical School: Creighton University

 

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Alexander Fischer, MD

Medical School: Wright State University

 

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Mika Futz, MD

Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University

 

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Navid Shoaee, MD

Medical School: University of Illinois- Peoria

 

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Maximilian Wehner, MD

Medical School: Wayne State University

 

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Clay Willis, MD

Medical School: Marshall University

 

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Wesley Wolf

Medical School: University of Cincinnati

 

Ophthalmology

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Alessandra Derick, DO

Medical School: Ohio University

 

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Jeffrey Harting, MD

Medical School: Loyola University

 

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Marcella Hegarty 

Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University

 

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Jonathan Zhou, MD

Medical School: Ohio State University

 

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Jessica Lee, MD

Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University

 

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David Wu, MD

Medical School: U Illinois

 

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

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Charlotte Lennox, MD

Medical School: University of Toledo

 

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Samuel Philleo, MD

Medical School: Indiana University

 

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Levi Weitzel, MD

Medical School: Ohio State University

 

International Scholars Track Residents

PGY-2

Joseph Bejiani 

Joseph Bejjani, MD

Medical School: American University of Beirut Medical Center

 

Moemen Eltobgy 

Moemen Eltobgy, M.B.B.Ch.

Medical School: Cairo University

 

PGY-2

Rebecca Hassoun 

Rebecca Hassoun, MD

Medical School: Université Saint‐Joseph  

 

Nurcin Liman 

Nurcin Liman, MD

Medical School: Università degli Studi di Milano  

 

PGY-1

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Ahmed Abdelbaki, MBBS

Medical School: Cairo University Faculty of Medicine  

 

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Linjie Luo, MD

Medical School: Wuhan University, School of Medicine

 

Medicine-Geriatrics Residents

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Tara Wilson, MD

Medical School: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine