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Program Leadership and Faculty

Program Director

Angel Mena, MDAngel Mena, MD

Program Director

Medical School: Universidad Iberoamericana

Residency: Internal Medicine at Good Samaritan Hospital

Assistant Program Directors

Yashaswini Rangan, MDYashaswini Rangan, MD

Associate Program Director

Medical School: Gandhi Medical Center, India

Residency: Internal Medicine, Bassett Medical Center

Fellowship : Nephrology, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

Sami Bdeir, MDSami Bdeir, MD

Medical School: University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine

Residency: American University of Beirut Medical Center and Good Samaritan Hospital

Andi Murphy, MD

Associate Program Director
Teaching Hospitalists

Sukhminder Arneja, MDSukhminder Arneja, MD

Sami Bdeir, MDSami Bdeir, MD

Medical School: University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine

Residency: American University of Beirut Medical Center and Good Samaritan Hospital

Stephen Beerman, MStephen Beerman, MD

Marco Callirgos, MDMarco Callirgos, MD

Medical School: Univ Nacional Mayor De San Marcos

Internship: Metropolitan Hospital Center

Residency: Good Samaritan Hospital

Juan Mejia, MDJuan Mejia, MD

Angel-Mena-MD-internal-medAngel Mena, MD

Program Director

Medical School: Universidad Iberoamericana

Residency: Internal Medicine at Good Samaritan Hospital

Kristoffer Orocio, DOKristoffer Orocio, DO

Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton, Bradenton, FL

Internship: Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, (Formerly UMDNJ-SOM), Stratford, NJ

Residency: Broward Health Medical Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Yashaswini Rangan, MDYashaswini Rangan, MD

Associate Program Director

Medical School: Gandhi Medical Center, India

Residency: Internal Medicine, Bassett Medical Center

Fellowship: Nephrology, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

Faculty Medical Center Clinic Faculty

James Donovan, MDJames Donovan, MD

Medical School: Medical College of Ohio

Residency: Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Cincinnati, OH - Good Samaritan Hospital

Paula LaFranconi, MD, FACPPaula LaFranconi, MD, FACP

Medical School: University of Mainz School of Medicine, Mainz, Germany

Residency: Good Samaritan Hospital

Andi Murphy, MDAndi Murphy, MD

Associate Program Director

Jill Schuermann, MDJill Schuermann, MD

Subspecialty Clinical Instructors
Cardiology

Kamal Shemisa, MDKamal Shemisa, MD

Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University

Critical Care

Christopher Hayner, MDChristopher Hayner, MD

Education: Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine

Fellowship: Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine

Shahla Mallick, MDShahla Mallick, MD

Medical School: Dow Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan

Residency: Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, OH

Fellowship: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

Gastroenterology
Hematology & Oncology

Brian Singeltary, DOBrian Singeltary, DO

Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency: Good Samaritan Hospital

Fellowship: Medical Oncology and Hematology, University of Cincinnati

Infectious Disease

Anar Patel, MD MSAnar Patel, MD MS

Medical School: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

Internship: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Residency: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Fellowship: Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Nephrology

Amit Rajput, MD, MBAAmit Rajput, MD, MBA

Education: Masters of Business Administration, Union Graduate College, Schenectady, NY

Medical School: Albany Medical College, Albany, NY

Residency: NYU Winthrop Hospital, New York, NY

Fellowship: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Neurology

Jason Heil, MDJason Heil, MD

Palliative Care
Pulmonology

Shahla Mallick, MDShahla Mallick, MD

Medical School: Dow Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan

Residency: Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, OH

Fellowship: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

David Wiltse MDDavid Wiltse MD

Medical School: Yale University, New Haven, CT

Residency: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

Fellowship: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

Rheumatology

Emily Bowers, MDEmily Bowers, MD

Other Affiliated Teaching Faculty

Marc Alexander, MDMarc Alexander, MD

Medical School: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

Residency: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Research & Quality Improvement

Yury Gonzales MDYury Gonzales MD, FACP

Director of Research and Quality Improvement

Medical School: Universidad Nacional Mayorde San Marcos

Residency: Internal Medicine at Case Western Reserve University

Research Coordinator

Fatima Hussein, MPHFatima Hussein, MPH

Patient Safety

Michelle Louis MD, FACPMichelle Louis MD, FACP

Program Coordinator

Cara GatchCara Gatch