Join us for an evening of achievement and wisdom as we celebrate our 2022 graduating residents and fellows!

2022 Graduation Banquet
7 to 10:30 p.m. | Friday, June 17
The Grand Event Center
820 Goodale Blvd. | Columbus, OH 43212
Registration: $100/person

Our 2022 Resident Graduates

Nora Ibrahim, MD

Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Undergrad: University of Illinois
MD: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Residency: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
After Graduation: Pursuing a fellowship in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at a private practice in Chicago

Rohan Khandalavala, MD

Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska
Undergrad: Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
MD: University of Nebraska College of Medicine
Residency: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
After Graduation: Joining the Division of General Otolaryngology at Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe

Akash Naik, MD

Hometown: South Carolina
Undergrad: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
MD: Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
Residency: The Ohio State Unversity Wexner Medical Center
After Graduation: Pursuing a fellowship in Head and Neck Microvascular Reconstruction at Indiana University in Indianapolis

Lucy Shi, MD

Hometown: New York, New York
Undergrad: University of Pennsylvania
MD: Emory University School of Medicine
Residency: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
After Graduation: Pursuing a fellowship in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle

Our 2022 Fellowship Graduates

Abdulrahman Althubaiti, MD

Medical School: King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Residency: McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada
Fellowship: Pediatric Otolaryngology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
After Graduation: Named assistant professor at the University of Jeddah College of Medicine, with a full pediatric otolaryngology practice at University Hospital, and a part time private practice

Christopher Brooks, MD

Medical School: The Ohio State University
Residency: University of Minnesota
Fellowship: Allergy & Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
After Graduation: Named assistant professor in the Division of Allergy & Immunology at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Catherine Haring, MD

Medical School: George Washington University, Washington, DC
Residency: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Fellowship: Head & Neck Oncology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
After Graduation: Named assistant professor in the Division of Head & Neck Oncology at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Kelsey Lecerf, MD

Medical School: The Ohio State University
Residency: Nationwide Children's Hospital
Fellowship: Allergy & Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
After Graduation: Named assistant professor of Pediatrics at Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Liuba Soldatova, MD

Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship: Laryngology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
After Graduation: Joining Florida Gulf Coast Ear Nose and Throat in Naples

Brian Swendseid, MD

Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship: Head & Neck Oncology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
After Graduation: Named assistant professor of Surgery at the Cooper Medical School of Rowan University

ENT Resident and Fellow Graduation