Our Palliative Medicine Fellows
Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellows
Phillip Hamilton, MD
MD: Ohio State University College of Medicine
Residency: UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside
Sarah Heisey, MD
MD: Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Residency: Prisma Health/University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville (Greenville) Program
Eunhee Lee, MD
MD: Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Daniel Tzou, MD
MD: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Residency: Lawndale Christian Health Center
Medical Oncology and Palliative Medicine Fellow
Laura Wright, MD
MD: Indiana University School of Medicine
Residency: Ohio State University College of Medicine
Olga Lytvynova, MD
MD: Northeast Ohio Medical University
Past Fellows
Kylie Shockley 7/1/25-6/30/26
Laura Josephson 7/1/25-6/30/26
Jasmine Prince 7/1/25-6/30/26
Taylor Sanders 7/1/25-6/30/26
Katrina Hsieh 7/1/24-7/31/26
Ryan Anderson, MD: 7/1/24-6/30/25
Shari Duarte, MD: 7/1/24-6/30/25
Nida Khan, MD: 7/1/23-6/30/25
Alexandra Manolis, MD: 7/1/24-6/30/25
Lauren Rose, MD: 9/9/24-9/8/25
David Adkins, MD
MD: University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Residency program: University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Internal Medicine
Emily Kelly, MD
MD: Rush Medical College of Rush University
Residency program: Maine Medical Center, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
Meryl Sudhakar, MD
MD: Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine
Residency program: Ohio State University, Emergency Medicine
Gabriel Yu, MD
MD: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Residency program: Washington University in St. Louis, Emergency Medicine
Drew Barnes MD: 7/01/2022 – 6/30/2023, ChristianaCare, Philadelphia, PA
Shannon Michel Wynn: MD: 7/01/2022 – 6/30/2023, Connecticut Children's Hospital and Nuvance Health Danbury Hospital, Hartford, CT
Michael Villarreal: MD: 7/01/2022 – 6/30/2023, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Vascular Surgery Fellowship, Pittsburgh, PA
Alexandra Wichmann: MD: 7/01/2022 – 6/30/2023, The Ohio State University Medical Center for Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship, Columbus, OH
James Brehany: 7/01/2021 – 6/30/2022, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Nickolas Fouladpour: 7/01/2021 – 6/30/2022, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Natasha Lee: 7/01/2021 – 6/30/2022, ChristianaCare, Newark, DE
Jason Rodemoyer: 7/01/2021 – 6/30/2022, Allegheny Health Network, Jefferson Hills, PA
Taylor Jersak: 7/01/20 – 6/30/2021, University of Kansas / Children’s Mercy Hospital, Lawrence, KS
Daniel Krakauer: 7/01/20 – 6/30/2021, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Sarah Schaefer: 7/01/20 – 6/30/2021, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Sinthana Ramsey: 7/01/20 – 6/30/2021, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
Adam Ketner: 7/01/19 – 6/30/2020, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Ishani Sandesara: 7/01/19 – 6/30/2020, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Kristine Schmiesing: 7/01/19 – 6/30/2020, OhioHealth, Columbus, Ohio
Shana Wierchowski: 7/01/19 – 6/30/2020, Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire
Jonathan Burton: 7/01/18 – 6/30/2019, OhioHealth, Columbus, Ohio
Sarah Ehrman: 7/01/18 – 6/30/2019, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Cameron McLean Ellis: 7/01/18 – 6/30/2019, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Claudia Chou: 7/01/18 – 6/30/2019, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Julia Agne: 7/1/2017 – 6/30/2018, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Bethany Brisbin: 7/1/2017 – 6/30/2018, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Kevin Li: 7/1/2017 – 6/30/2018, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Kristen Moyer: 7/1/2017 – 6/30/2018
Jennica Johns, MD: 7/1/2016 – 7/16/2017, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Brittany Waterman, MD: 7/1/2016 – 6/30/2017, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Amanda Lorenz, MD: 7/1/2015 - 8/12/2016, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Erin Scott, MD: 7/1/2015 - 6/30/2016, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
James Mears, MD: 7/1/2015- 6/30/2016, West Virginia University, Charleston, WV
Asma Azimi, MD: 7/1/2014 – 7/24/2015, Mount Carmel Health System, Columbus, OH
Sheri Knepel, MD: 7/1/2014 – 6/30/2015, The Denver Hospice, Denver, Colorado
Charles Miller, MD: 7/1/2014 – 6/30/2015, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
Pina Patel, MD: 7/1/2014 – 8/27/2015, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
Katie Stowers, DO: 7/1/2013 – 6/30/2014, OHSU Hospital, Portland, Oregon
Kelly Wu, MD: 7/1/2013 – 6/30/2014, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Julio Galindo-Sanchez, MD: 7/1/2012 – 6/30/2013, Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
Maged Ghattas, MD: 7/1/2012 – 6/30/2013, Complete Care Pain, Freehold, NJ
Candyce Greene, MD: 7/1/2012 – 6/30/2013, Emergency Medicine Associates, Germantown, MD
Sheryl Kurze, MD: 7/1/2011 – 6/30/2012, University Health Center, Ann Arbor, MI
Jasmin Jensen, MD: 7/1/2010 – 6/30/2011, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
Robert Johnson, MD: 7/1/2010 – 6/30/2011, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
Grace Ukairo, MBBS: 7/1/2010 – 6/30/2011, Mount Carmel Hospital, Columbus, OH
Amberly Burger, MD: 7/1/2009 – 6/30/2010, Beacon Health System, Elkhart, IN
Abdul Q. Shahid, MD: 7/1/2009 – 6/30/2010, Medical Center at Elizabeth Place, Dayton, OH
Srividya Viswanathan, MD: 7/1/2008 – 6/30/2009 - OhioHealth Cancer Physicians, Mansfield, OH
Syeda Zaidi, MD: 7/1/2007 – 7/31/2008, UPMC Stroke Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
Jennifer Hirsh, MD: 7/1/2006 - 6/30/2007, Zusman Community Hospice, Columbus, OH
Ahmed Jakda, MD: 7/1/2006 - 6/30/2007, Marion General Hospital, Marion, OH