Our Otolaryngology Residents
Meet our residents
The Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery has a long tradition of training leaders in otolaryngology. Our residents have been recipients of multiple national and regional awards over the past five years. Ohio State’s Otolaryngology Residency Program graduates have achieved prominence and success in community practice and at major academic institutions throughout the United States.
PGY-5
Taylor Freeman, MD
Undergraduate: Washington and Jefferson College
Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Ryan Judd, MD
Undergraduate: The Ohio State University
Medical School: The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Logan McColl, MD, MBA
Undergraduate: University of Washington
Graduate: University of Virginia Darden School of Business
Medical School: University of Virginia
Priyanka Reddy, MD
Undergraduate: University of Miami Coral Gables
Medical School: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Lisa Zhang, MD
Undergraduate: University of California
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
PGY-4
Rebecca Arch, MD
Undergraduate: Northwestern University
Graduate: Northwestern University
Medical School: Northwestern University
Jack Birkenbeuel, MD
Undergraduate: University of California, Irvine
Graduate: University of California, Irvine
Medical School: University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
Neil Mehta, MD
Undergraduate: University of California, San Diego
Medical School: Wayne State University
Shambavi Rao, MD
Undergraduate: Emory University
Medical School: Wake Forest School of Medicine
Sarah Sussman, MD
Undergraduate: The University of Georgia
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
PGY-3
Joshua Brown, MD
Undergraduate: Hillsdale College
Medical School: Indiana University
Ericka Erickson, MD, MBA
Undergraduate: The Ohio State University
Graduate: Northern Kentucky University
Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Michele Fiorella, MD
Undergraduate: Temple University
Graduate: Temple University
Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University
Lauren Michelle, MD, MBA
Undergraduate: Benedictine College
Graduate: University of California, Irvine
Medical School: University of California, Irvine
Emily Yan, MD
Undergraduate: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Medical School: Washington University in St. Louis
PGY-2
Jeffrey Bellinger, MD
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine
Aaron Craft, MD
Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Evan Edwards, MD
Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Cameron Fattahi, MD
Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School
Graham Pingree, MD
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
PGY-1
Koral Blunt, MD
Hometown: LaGrange, OH
Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine
Nicole Ewer, MD
Hometown: Pleasant Grove, UT
Medical School: University of Utah School of Medicine
Carly Fassler, MD
Medical School: Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina Univ
Nimesh Nagururu, MD
Hometown: Valrico, FL
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Troy Wesson, MD
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
Past Residents
2024
Daniel Hall, MD
Undergraduate: Brigham Young University
Medical School: University of Utah
Zach Huttinger, MD, PhD
Undergraduate: The Ohio State University
PhD: University of Michigan
Medical School: University of Michigan
Ryan Ivancic, MD
Undergraduate: The Ohio State University
Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Peter Lancione, MD
Undergraduate: The Ohio State University
Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Yufan Lin, MD
Undergraduate: Dartmouth College
Medical School: Albany Medical College
2023
Ashley Heilingoetter, MD
Masanari Kato, MD
Michael Li, MD
Rishabh Sethia, MD
2022
Nora Ibrahim, MD
Rohan Khandalavala, MD
Akash Naik, MD
Lucy Shi, MD
2021
Chen Lin, MD
Eric Mason, MD
Dustin Silverman, MD
Kevin Zhan, MD
2020
Jaron Densky, MD
Alexander Rock, MD
Jeffrey Straub, MD
Tom Zhou, MD
2019
Corey Cheresnick, MD
Jigar Sitapara, MD
Maria Koenigs, MD
Scott Kramer, MD
Christian Francom, MD
Nolan Seim, MD
Scott Smith, MD
Yin Yiu, MD
Benjamin Bush, MD
Azeem Kaka, MD
Kyle McMullen, MD
Daniel Strigenz, MD
2016
Candace Hrelec, MD
Stephen Nogan, MD
Hafiz Patwa, MD
Sanjeet Rangarajan, MD, M.Eng
2015
Troy Howard, MD
Winslo Idicula, MD
Leslie Kim, MD
Benjamin Tweel, MD
Brian Boyce, MD
Lauren Cunningham, MD
Anna Marcinow, MD
2013
Sarah Bowe, MD
Michael Cipolla, MD
Stanley McClurg, MD
Patrick Walz, MD
2012
Tendy Chiang, MD
Matthew Garrett, MD
Michael Hubbell, MD
David Melon, MD
Agnes Hurtuk, MD
Laura Matrka, MD
Lawrence Robinson, Jr., MD
Andrew Tompkins, MD
2010
Jonathan Grischkan, MD
Ryan Hendricker, MD
Cherie Ryoo, MD
2009
Eugene Chio, MD
Alfred Fleming, Jr., MD
Kris Jatana, MD
Sumit Bapna, MD
Brad W. deSilva, MD
Jeff Rastatter, MD
2007
Brad Otto, MD
Omar Husein, MD
Nancy Butler, MD
2006
Minka L. Schofield, MD
Stephen P. Smith, Jr., MD
R. Mark Wiet, MD
Charles A. Elmaraghy, MD
Thomas H. Hammond, MD
Scott G. Shipley, MD
2004
J. Christopher Davis, MD
Chad McCormick, MD
Leopold Yin, MD
2003
Dawn Griesen, MD
Todd Hobgood, MD
Shounan Yao, MD