About Our Residents

The Ohio State University’s Department of Radiology offers a dynamic learning environment for its residents. Each residency program emphasizes advanced knowledge through research, an integral part of the mission of the College of Medicine. Residents in the Department of Radiology are provided with the fundamental tools needed to create a well-rounded educational experience in radiology.

Diagnostic Radiology Residents

PGY-5

Samual Allen 

Samuel Allen, MD 

Hometown: Winston Salem, NC

Medical school: Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

 

Akhila Ankem 

Akhila Ankem, MD 

Hometown: Louisville, KY

Medical school: University of Louisville School of Medicine

 

Matthew Crain 

Matthew Crain, MD 

Hometown: State College, PA

Medical school: West Virginia University School of Medicine

 

Shannon Franson 

Shannon Franson, MD 

Hometown: Dayton, OH

Medical school: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

 

Krista Fried 

Krista Fried, DO 

Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA

Medical school: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

 

Bereket Haile 

Bereket Haile, MD 

Hometown: Cincinnati, OH

Medical school: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

 

Adam Holmes 

Adam Holmes, MD 

Hometown: Centerville, OH

Medical school: University of Michigan Medical School

 

Andrew Jessen 

Andrew Jessen, MD 

Hometown: Dayton, OH

Medical school: University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences

 

Elaine Kolberlein 

Elaine Koberlein, DO 

Hometown: North Canton, OH

Medical school: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

 

Rahul Mal 

Rahul Mal, MD 

senior Chief resident

Hometown: Dublin, OH

Medical school: Northeast Ohio Medical University

 

Carol Vitellas 

Carol Vitellas, MD 

senior Chief resident

Hometown: New Albany, OH

Medical school: Ohio State University College of Medicine

 

PGY-4

Sanghoon Ahn 

Sanghoon Ahn, MD

Hometown: Dubin, OH

Medical school: St. Louis University School of Medicine

 

Taofik Al Hassan 

Taofik Al Hassan, MD  

Hometown: Ghana

Medical school: University of Louisville School of Medicine

 

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Todd Aquino-Michaels, MD  

Hometown: Honolulu, HI

Medical school: Case Western Reserve University

 

Colin Berkheimer 

Colin Berkheimer, DO  

Junior Chief resident

Hometown: Duncansville, PA 

Medical school: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

 

Bijal Desai 

Bijal Desai, MD  

Hometown: Clifton, NJ

Medical school: Case Western Reserve University

 

Jake Francisco 

Jake Francisco, MD  

Junior Chief resident

Hometown: Greenville, NC

Medical school: University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Medicine

 

Christopher Johns 

Christopher Johns, MD  

Hometown: Litchfield, IL 

Medical school: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

 

Frances Lawson 

Frances Lawson, MD  

Hometown: Biloxi, MS

Medical school: University of Mississippi School of Medicine

 

Melissa Magyer 

Melissa Magyer, MD

Hometown: Steubenville, OH

Medical school: Ohio State University College of Medicine

 

Martin Schwarze 

Martin Schwarze, MD

Hometown: Saint Louis, MO

Medical school: Saint Louis University School of Medicine

 

Hamid Syed 

Hamid Syed, DO

Hometown: Easton, PA 

Medical school: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

 

Amy Walker 

Amy Walker, MD  

Hometown: Toledo, OH

Medical school: Ohio State University College of Medicine

 

PGY-3

Michael Bodell 

Michael Bodell, MD  

Hometown: Columbus, OH

Medical school: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

 

Udit Chitterjee 

Udit Chatterjee, DO   

Hometown: Dallas, TX

Medical school: Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine

 

Matthew Collins 

Matthew Collins, MD   

Hometown: Dayton, OH 

Medical school: University of Louisville School of Medicine

 

Lindsay Everett 

Lindsay Kriss, MD  

Hometown: Paris, KY

Medical school: University of Louisville School of Medicine

 

Jenessa Lemon 

Jenessa Lemon, DO   

Hometown: Hyde Park, UT

Medical school: Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine

 

Parker Martin 

Parker Martin, MD   

Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI

Medical school: University of Michigan Medical School 

 

Yannis Minetos 

Yannis Minetos, MD   

Hometown: Houston, TX

Medical school: Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine 

 

Kim Naja 

Kim Naja, MD   

Hometown: Beirut, Lebanon

Medical school: American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine 

 

Conor O'Boyle 

Conor O’Boyle, MD   

Hometown: Greenville, SC

Medical school: University of South Carolina School of Medicine 

 

Karl Rybka 

Karl Rybka, MD   

Hometown: Akron, OH

Medical school: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine  

 

PGY-2

Trevena Anton 

Trevena Anton, MD

Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio

Medical school:Northeast Ohio Medical University

 

Nojan Bajestani 

Nojan Bajestani, MD

Hometown: Columbus, Ohio

Medical school: Ohio State University College of Medicine

 

Kathryn Costello 

Kathryn Costello, DO

Hometown: Edmond, Oklahoma

Medical school: University of North Texas Health Science Center at Forth Worth

 

Bryce Flickinger 

Bryce Flickinger, MD

Hometown: Monclova, Ohio

Medical school: University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences

 

Alexandra Koberlein 

Alexandra Koberlein, MD

Hometown: Greenville, South Carolina

Medical school: University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville

 

Nicholas Kress 

Nicholas Kress, MD

Hometown: Dayton, Ohio

Medical school: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

 

Joonsue Lee 

Joonsue Lee, MD

Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio

Medical school: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

 

Vighnesh Ramesh 

Vighnesh Ramesh, MD

Hometown: Bethesda, Maryland

Medical school: Ohio State University College of Medicine

 

Ryan Reser 

Ryan Reser, MD

Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio

Medical school: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

 

David Ryskamp 

David Ryskamp, MD

Hometown: Caledonia, Michigan

Medical school: Ohio State University College of Medicine

 

Zachary Smotzer 

Zachary Smotzer, MD

Hometown: Columbus, Ohio

Medical school: Ohio State University College of Medicine

 

Diagnostic Radiology - Imaging Medical Physics Resident

PGY-3

Kattiachart Chartkunchand 

Kiattichart Chartkunchand, PhD

Graduate school: University of Nevada, Reno  

 

PGY-2

Xinchen Deng 

Xinchen Deng, PhD

Graduate school: University of British Columbia

   

Interventional Radiology - Integrated Residents

PGY-6

Olivia Antonescu, MD 

Olivia Antonescu, MD

Senior Chief resident

Hometown: North Olmsted, OH

Medical school: Northeast Ohio Medical University

 

Omar Mohamed, MD 

Omar Ayman, MD 

Hometown: Columbus, OH

Medical school: Northeast Ohio Medical University

 

PGY-5

Irgena Hafizi 

Irgena Hafizi, DO 

Hometown: Sterling Heights, Michigan

Medical school: Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

 

Brandon Rodgers 

Brandon Rogers, MD 

Junior Chief resident

Hometown: Westerville, OH

Medical school: Ohio State University College of Medicine

  

PGY-4

Hunter Gazda 

Hunter Gazda, DO 

Hometown: Bellbrook, Ohio

Medical school: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine 

 
 

Marshal King 

Marshal King, MD 

Hometown: Marysville, OH

Medical school: Ohio University, College Of Osteopathic Medicine 

 

PGY-3

Samir Jambhekar 

Samir Jambhekar, MD  

Hometown: Chester, PAo

Medical school: Drexel University College of Medicine 

 
 

Nathan Menard 

Nathan Menard, MD 

Hometown: Palo Alto, CA

Medical school: Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California 

 

PGY-2

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Mark Loper, MD

Hometown: Avon Lake, Ohio 

Medical school: Ohio State University College of Medicine  

 

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Hieu Vo,DO

Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina 

Medical school: William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine   

 

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Katrina Wierzbicki, DO

Hometown: Powell, Ohio

Medical school: Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine 

 

Interventional Radiology - Independent Residents

PGY-7

Muhammet Batuhan Gokhan 

Muhammet Batuhan Gökhan, MD  

Hometown: Kocasinan, Turkey

Medical School: Hacettepe University Medical School  

 
Mohammad Rida 

Mohammad Rida, MD  

Hometown: Beirut, Lebanon

Medical School: Saint Joseph University of Beirut   

 

Trainee

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Christian Figueredo, MD

Hometown: Norfolk, Virginia  

Medical school: Drexel University College of Medicine  

 

Graduate Fellowship Placement