Interventional Cardiology Fellows

Jarrod Betz, MD

MD: University of Cincinnati
Residency: University of Colorado
General Cardiology Fellowship: The Ohio State University
Jarrod.Betz@osumc.edu

Sitaramesh Emani, MD

MD: The Ohio State University
Residency: Washington University
General Cardiology Fellowship: The Ohio State University
Sitaramesh.Emani@osumc.edu

Eric McClendon, MD

McClendon_460x460 MD: University of Mississippi
Resideny: Wake Forest
General Cardiology Fellowship: University of Mississippi
Eric.McClendon@osumc.edu

Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Fellows

Peter Unkovic, DO

DO: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: OhioHealth Doctors Hospital
General Cardiology Fellowship: OhioHealth Doctors Hospital

Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows

Michael Biersmith, MD

MD: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Residency: Washington University
Michael.Biersmith@osumc.edu

Jarrod Betz, MD

MD: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Residency program: University of Colorado
Jarrod.Betz@osumc.edu

Laurie Bossory, MD

MD: Oakland University
Residency: The Ohio State University
Laurie.Bossory@osumc.edu

Courtney Campbell, MD

MD: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Residency: The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center
Courtney.Campbell@osumc.edu

Serena Day, MD

MD: Drexel University College of Medicine
Residency program: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Serena.Day@osumc.edu

CVM Serena Day

Katherine Dodd, DO

DO: University of New England College of Medicine
Residency program: University of Rochester Medical Center, Chief Resident
Katherine.Dodd@osumc.edu

CVM Katherine Dodd

Beth Foreman, DO

DO: Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University
Residency: Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, Chief Resident
Beth.Foreman@osumc.edu

CVM Beth Foreman

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Zachary Garrett, MD

MD: West Virginia University
Residency: The Ohio State University, Chief Resident
Zachary.Garrett@osumc.edu

Samuel Hayes, MD

MD: The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
Residency program: University of Utah, Chief Resident
Samuel.Hayes@osumc.edu

Jason Hopper, MD

MD: University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Residency: Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Chief Resident
Jason.Hopper@osumc.edu

CVM Jason Hopper

Kristopher Kline, DO

DO: Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: University of Florida, Chief Resident
Kristopher.Kline@osumc.edu

CVM Kristopher Kline

Amanda Lyon, MD

MD: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Residency program: University of Michigan
Amanda.Lyon@osumc.edu

CVM Amanda Lyon

Bryan Lee, MD

MD: Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine
Residency program: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Bryan.Lee@osumc.edu

CVM Bryan Lee

James Mann, MD

MD: Howard University College of Medicine
Residency: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
James.Mann@osumc.edu

CVM James Mann

William "Bo" Marshall, MD

MD: The Ohio State University
Residency: The Ohio State University, Chief Resident
William.Marshall@osumc.edu

Salvatore Savona, MD

MD: University of Florida College of Medicine
Residency: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Chief Resident
Salvatore.Savona@osumc.edu

CVM Salvatore Savona

Jeremy Slivnick, MD

MD: University of Illinois
Residency: University of Michigan, Chief Resident
Jeremy.Slivnick@osumc.edu

Saurav Uppal, MD

MD: University of Toledo
Residency: Case Western, Chief Resident
Saurav.Uppal@osumc.edu

Anezi Uzendu, MD

MD: University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Residency: University of Alabama Birmingham
Anezi.Uzendu@osumc.edu

CVM Uzendu

Grant Wallace, MD

MD: University of Nebraska
Residency: The Ohio State University
Grant.Wallace@osumc.edu

Adult Congenital Heart Disease Fellows

Lauren Lastinger, MD

MD: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Residency: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
General Cardiology Fellowship: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Lauren.Lastinger@osumc.edu

Marc Lee, MD

MD: West Virginia
Residency: University of Tennessee
General Cardiology Fellowship: University of Tennessee
Marc.Lee@osumc.edu

Cardiovascular Diagnostics Fellows

Mitkumar Patel, MD

MD: Medical University of Lublin
Residency: St. Elizabeth/Tufts
General Cardiology Fellowship: University of Massachusetts Bayside
Mitkumar.Patel@osumc.edu

Electrophysiology Fellows

Rafael Cavalcanti, MD

MD: Tufts School of Medicine
Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation
General Cardiology Fellowship: University of Kentucky
Rafael.Cavalcanti@osumc.edu

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Diego Fernando Alcivar Franco, MD

MD: Universidad Catolica de Santiago de Guayaquil
Residency: University of Kentucky
General Cardiology Fellowship: Summa Akron City Hospital
DiegoFernando.AlcivarFranco@osumc.edu

Jemina Osei MD

MD: The Ohio State University
Residency: University of South Florida
General Cardiology Fellowship: Howard University
Jemina.Osei@osumc.edu

Omar Kahaly, MD

MD: University of Toledo
Residency: The Ohio State University
General Cardiology Fellowship: The Ohio State University
Omar.Kahaly@osumc.edu

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Fellows

Irina Azaryan, MD Second year fellow

MD: Yerevan State Medical University
Residency: Mt. Carmel Health

Paul Belany, DO Second year fellow

DO: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: The Christ Hospital

Hussein Adly, MD First year fellow

MD: University of Toledo College of Medicine
Residency: East Carolina University/Vidant Medical Center

Jennifer Wittwer, MD First year fellow

MD: Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine Egypt
Residency: Rochester General Hospital

Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Fellows

Fasika Aberra, MD Third year fellow

Medical Degree: University of Michigan

Residency Program: Vanderbilt University

Jennifer Behzadi, MD Third year fellow

Medical Degree: Indiana University
Residency Program: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Stephanie Pointer, MD Third year fellow

Medical Degree: Morehouse School of Medicine
Residency Program: Vanderbilt University

Viyan Udawatta, MD Third year fellow

Medical Degree: University of Chicago
Residency Program: UPMC Montefiore/Presbyterian

Ahmad Anaizi, MD Second year fellow

Medical Degree: University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
Residency Program: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Veronica Jarido, MD Second year fellow

Medical Degree: University of Pittsburgh
Residency Program: Duke University Hospital

Anjuli Luthra, MD Second year fellow

Medical Degree: Wake Forest School of Medicine
Residency Program: Wake Forest Medical Center

Laura Nemer, MD Second year fellow

Medical Degree: University of Cincinnati
Residency Program: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Megan Chan, MD First year fellow

Medical Degree: Saint Louis University

Residency Program: Case Western Reserve University

Hanisha Manickavasagan, MD First year fellow

Medical Degree: Pennsylvania State University

Residency Program: Drexel University

Mitchell Ramsey, MD First year fellow

Medical Degree: The Ohio State University

Residency Program: The Ohio State University

Lindsay Sobotka, DO First year fellow

Medical Degree: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency Program: The Ohio State University

Emmanuel Ugbarugba, MD First year fellow

Medical Degree: University of Benin School of Medicine

Residency Program: Cook County Internal Medicine

Infectious Diseases Fellows

Ashley Buffomante, MD Second year fellow

Dr. Buffomante was born in Buffalo, NY. She graduated from The Ohio State University College of Medicine with her MD degree in 2013. She continued in Internal Medicine Residency at OSU and was the Chief Resident in 2016. She is an AOA member and enjoys cycling, reading, and travel.

Griffen Taylor George, MBBS Second year fellow

Dr. George was born in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. He graduated from the University of Queensland School of Medicine in Australia in 2014. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Miami/JFK Medical Center Palm Beach Regional GME Consortium in Atlantis, Florida. He enjoys travel, hiking, hockey, trivia and baseball.

Philip Goldstein, MD Second year fellow

Dr. Goldstein was born in Baltimore, MD. He graduated from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Faculty of Health Sciences in Israel in 2014 with his MD degree. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency at The Jewish Hospital of Cincinnati in 2016.

Sydney Agnello, DO First year fellow

Sydney completed her undergrad in Biology at The Ohio State University. Sydney went to medical school at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. From there, she went on to complete her residency in Internal Medicine at DMC Huron Valley- Sinai Hospital.

Galyna Clous, MD First year fellow

Clous Galyna was born in the Ukraine and attended medical school at Vinnitsa National Pirogov Memorial Medical University. She then went on to complete an Internal Medicine residency with them as well. Upon moving to the United States, she completed an Internal Medicine residency at Baton Rouge General Hospital.

Michael Haden, MD First year fellow

Haden Michael completed his undergraduate degree in Biology at Kansas State University. He then went to the University of Kansas, School of Medicine to obtain his medical education. From there he completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of South Carolina/ Greenville Health System. His wife is also a fellow here in the Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine program.

Nephrology Fellows

Tariq Baig, MD First Year Fellow

MD: Punjab Medical College Faisalabad, Pakistan
Residency program: College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan Internal Medicine

Mohankumar Doraiswamy, MD First Year Fellow

MD: Madras Medical College, India
Residency program: Monmouth Medical Center, New Jersey

Brandon Dunmyre, MD First Year Fellow

MD: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, Pennsylvania
Residency program: Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio

Karen Flores, MD First Year Fellow

MD: The University of Philippines
Residency program: Philippine General Hospital

Joseph Tasch, DO Second year fellow

DO: A.T. Still University of Health Sciences – Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency Program: Camden Clark Medical Center, Parkersburg, WV

Rasha Alawieh, MD Second year fellow

MD: American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon
Residency Program: American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

Sherif Metwally, MD Second year fellow

MD: Wayne State University, MI
Residency Program: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH

Tyler Gutkoski, MD Second year fellow

MD: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
Residency Program: Case Western MetroHealth, Cleveland, OH

Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellows

Cameron "McLean" Ellis, MD

Undergraduate: University of Virginia
MD: School University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Residency program: Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

Claudia Chou, MD

Undergraduate: The Ohio State University
MD:School Ohio State University College of Medicine
Residency program: Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education Neurology

Jonathan Burton, DO

Undergraduate: Saint Louis University
MD: School Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
Residency program: Mount Carmel West Internal Medicine

Sarah Ehrman, MD

Undergraduate: Miami University, Oxford
MD: School University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Residency program: University of Cincinnati Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

Interventional Pulmonology Fellow

Prarthna Chandar, MD 2018-2019 Fellow

MD: Government Kilpauk Medical College
Residency program: Maimonides Medical Center (India)

Clinical interests: Pulmonary, critical care, Interventional Pulmonology
Research interests: Endobronchial valves, medical thoracoscopy
Hometown: Chennai, India

Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellows

Megan Conroy, MD Third year fellow

MD: The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Residency program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Clinical interests: Critical care, sepsis, general pulmonary medicine
Research interests: Medical education, quality improvement, critical care
Hometown: Gaithersburg, Maryland

Elie Homsy, MD Third year fellow

MD: The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Residency program: The Ohio State University/Nationwide Children's Hospital (Med-Peds)

Clinical interests: Ultrasound, critical care, pulmonary hypertension
Research interests: Pulmonary hypertension
Hometown: Beirut, Lebanon

Jennica Johns, MD Third year fellow

MD: The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Residency program: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Fellowship Program: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (Hospice and Palliative Medicine)

Kevin Patterson, MD Third year fellow

MD: Michigan State College of Human Medicine
Residency program: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Clinical interests: COPD, critical care
Research interests: Medical education, clinical outcomes
Hometown: Rochester Hills, Michigan

Arindam (AJ) Singha, MD Third year fellow

MD: State University of New York Upstate
Residency program: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Ryan Story, MD Third year fellow

MD: The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Residency program: Vanderbilt University

Clinical interests: Critical care
Research interests: Point of care ultrasound, critical care
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA

Blake Chopin, MD Second year fellow

MD: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Residency Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Internal Medicine

Clinical Interests: Interstitial Lung Disease
Research Interests: Interstitial Lung Disease and Quality Improvement
Hometown: Kansas City, MO

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Kevin Ho, MD Second year fellow

MD: Wayne State University
Residency Program: Michigan

Clinical Interests: Pleural Disease
Research Interests: Pleural Disease
Hometown: Rochester Hills, Michigan

Nihal Patel, MD Second year fellow

MD: The Ohio State University
Residency Program: University of Maryland

Clinical Interests: Sepsis, ARDS
Research Interests: Healthcare economics, critical care outcomes and occupational health
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Rachel Quaney, MD Second year fellow

MD: University of Kansas School of Medicine
Residency Program: University of South Carolina Greenville

Clinical Interests: Critical care and sepsis
Research Interests: Critical care outcomes, medical education, quality improvement
Hometown: Wichita, KS

Brittany Rosales, MD Second year fellow

MD: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Residency Program: Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Clinical Interests: Critical care medicine
Hometown: La Porte, Texas

George Venious, MD Second year fellow

MD: Indiana University School of Medicine
Residency Program: Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Clinical Interests: General pulmonology and critical care
Hometown: New Hudson, MI

Kelsey Black, MD First year fellow

MD: Wright State University
Residency Program: Case Western Reserve University

Clinical Interests: General pulmonology, pulmonary rehabilitation
Hometown: Avon Lake, Ohio

Mena Botros, MD First year fellow

MD: The University of Toledo College of Medicine
Residency Program: Internal Medicine-Pediatrics at The Ohio State University and Nationwide Children's Hospital

Clinical Interests: Cystic Fibrosis, Transition of Care, Lung transplantation, Critical Care
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio

Sarah Cohen, MD First year fellow

MD: University of Pittsburgh
Residency Program: Duke University

Clinical Interests: Pulmonary Diseases that affect patients across the lifespan
Hometown: Roanoke, VA

Greg Eisinger, MD First year fellow

MD: Loyola University Chicago
Residency Program: The Ohio State University- combined emergency and internal medicine program

Clinical Interests: resuscitation, shock, ARDS
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois

Avneet Singh, MD First year fellow

MD: University of Toledo College of Medicine
Residency Program: University of Vermont Medical Center

Clinical Interests: Critical Care and Hematology; Curriculum development in the clinical years
Hometown: Lancaster, Ohio

Kyle Stinehart, MD First year fellow

MD: West Virginia University School of Medicine
Residency Program: The Ohio State University

Clinical Interests: Critical Care medicine, resuscitation and rapid response, pulmonary medicine
Hometown: Pemberville, Ohio

Rheumatology Fellows

Bryan Coniglio, MD Second year fellow

MD: Wayne State University
Residency program: Henry Ford Hospital/Wayne State

John Fleming, DO Second year fellow

DO: Michigan State University/Osteopathic
Residency program: Western Michigan University/Homer Stryker

Veronica Mruk, MD Second year fellow

MD: Jagiellonian University Poland
Residency program: East Carolina University

Yue Ding, MD First year fellow

MD: University of Iowa

Residency Program: Medical College of Wisconsin

Jacob Seymour, DO First year fellow

MD: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency Program: Riverside Methodist Hospital

Lydia Cortes-Betancourt, MD First year fellow

MD: University of Puerto Rico

Residency Program: VA Caribbean Healthcare System

Department of Internal Medicine Fellows

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Our Current Fellows

Interventional Cardiology Fellows

Jarrod Betz, MD

Sitaramesh Emani, MD

Eric McClendon, MD

Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Fellows

Peter Unkovic, DO

Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows

Michael Biersmith, MD

Jarrod Betz, MD

Laurie Bossory, MD

Courtney Campbell, MD

Serena Day, MD

Katherine Dodd, DO

Beth Foreman, DO

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Zachary Garrett, MD

Samuel Hayes, MD

Jason Hopper, MD

Kristopher Kline, DO

Amanda Lyon, MD

Bryan Lee, MD

James Mann, MD

William "Bo" Marshall, MD

Salvatore Savona, MD

Jeremy Slivnick, MD

Saurav Uppal, MD

Anezi Uzendu, MD

Grant Wallace, MD

Adult Congenital Heart Disease Fellows

Lauren Lastinger, MD

Marc Lee, MD

Cardiovascular Diagnostics Fellows

Mitkumar Patel, MD

Electrophysiology Fellows

Rafael Cavalcanti, MD

Diego Fernando Alcivar Franco, MD

Jemina Osei MD

Omar Kahaly, MD

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Fellows

Irina Azaryan, MD Second year fellow

Paul Belany, DO Second year fellow

Hussein Adly, MD First year fellow

Jennifer Wittwer, MD First year fellow

Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Fellows

Fasika Aberra, MD Third year fellow

Jennifer Behzadi, MD Third year fellow

Stephanie Pointer, MD Third year fellow

Viyan Udawatta, MD Third year fellow

Ahmad Anaizi, MD Second year fellow

Veronica Jarido, MD Second year fellow

Anjuli Luthra, MD Second year fellow

Laura Nemer, MD Second year fellow

Megan Chan, MD First year fellow

Hanisha Manickavasagan, MD First year fellow

Mitchell Ramsey, MD First year fellow

Lindsay Sobotka, DO First year fellow

Emmanuel Ugbarugba, MD First year fellow

Infectious Diseases Fellows

Ashley Buffomante, MD Second year fellow

Griffen Taylor George, MBBS Second year fellow

Philip Goldstein, MD Second year fellow

Sydney Agnello, DO First year fellow

Galyna Clous, MD First year fellow

Michael Haden, MD First year fellow

Nephrology Fellows

Tariq Baig, MD First Year Fellow

Mohankumar Doraiswamy, MD First Year Fellow

Brandon Dunmyre, MD First Year Fellow

Karen Flores, MD First Year Fellow

Joseph Tasch, DO Second year fellow

Rasha Alawieh, MD Second year fellow

Sherif Metwally, MD Second year fellow

Tyler Gutkoski, MD Second year fellow

Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellows

Cameron "McLean" Ellis, MD

Claudia Chou, MD

Jonathan Burton, DO