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Contact: Joann Hayes
Clinical Faculty Relations Manager, College of Medicine, Office of the Dean
330.325.6330
COMclinicalfaculty@neomed.edu
Congratulations to
our recently promoted faculty
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023
Nichole Ammon, M.S.Ed., LPCC-S
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
NEOMED
Sabrina Ben-Zion, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics
Akron Children’s Hospital
Ghazaleh Bigdeli, M.D.
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Hospital Youngstown
Michael T. Bigham, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics
Akron Children’s Hospital
Sumru Bilge-Johnson, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry
Akron Children’s Hospital
Todd S. Bolotin, M.D.
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Mercy Health St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital
Brian C. Castellani, Ph.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Durham University, United Kingdom
Daniel H. Celik, M.D.
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Summa Health System Akron Campus
Bohdan Wolodymyr Chopko, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Anatomy/Neurobiology
OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital
Mary K. Costello, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Akron Children’s Hospital
Carrie E. Costin, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Akron Children’s Hospital
Amit Diwakar, M.D.
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Akron General
Richard James Dom Dera, M.D.
Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine
Summa Health System
Erin M. Donley, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Akron Children’s Hospital
Kristin Drogell, M.D.
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Akron General
Constantine G. Economus, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics/Gynecology
Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Hospital Boardman
Osama N. El Assal, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Akron Children’s Hospital
Arnold Feltoon, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
UH Portage Medical Center
L. Austin Fredrickson, M.D
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Salem Regional Medical Center
Douglas R. Gallo, M.D.
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Summa Health System Akron Campus
Stacey Gardner-Buckshaw, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine
NEOMED
Holly A. Gerzina, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
NEOMED
Amanda Gogol-Tagliaferro, D.O.
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Akron Children’s Hospital
Nancy Hanna, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery
Akron Children’s Hospital
Douglas W. Harley, D.O.
Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Akron General
John Alex Heintzelman, M.D.
Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine
Mercy Health St Elizabeth Boardman Hospital
Mark Iler, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Summa Health System
Ahmed Itrat, M.D.
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Akron General
Natalie P. Jedacek, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Akron Children’s Hospital
Matthew Paul Keisling, D.O.
Associate Professor of Pathology
Akron Children’s Hospital
Sarah Kline Krammes, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Akron Children’s Hospital
Shawna Koprucki, M.D.
Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine
Mercy Medical Center
Kirsten Ann Kusumi, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Akron Children’s Hospital
Erica Lee Laipply, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Summa Health System Akron Campus
Kevin D. Markowski, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Summa Health System
Mark D. McDowell, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Summa Health System Akron Campus
Heather A. McEwen, MLIS, MS
Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine
NEOMED
Thomas J. Mendise, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Obstetrics/Gynecology
Summa Health System Akron Campus
Munshi Moyenuddin, M.D., Ph.D.
Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine
Summa Health System, Barberton Campus
Mary K. Murray, M.D.
Professor of Surgery
Cleveland Clinic Akron General
Otfried N.W. Niedermaier, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine
Summa Health System Akron Campus
Niraj Niraula, M.D.
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Summa Health System Akron Campus
Joseph F. Pietrolungo, D.O.
Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine
Summa Health System Akron Campus
Amy Raubenolt, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Akron General
Sarah Zieber Rush, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Akron Children’s Hospital
Munir P. Shah, M.D.
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Mercy Health St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital
Nilesh Shah, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine
Summa Health System St Thomas Campus
Katherine Cecilia Sheridan, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Akron General
Eric C. Singer, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Akron Children’s Hospital
Gregory M. Smith, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Summa Health System Barberton Campus
Pratima Sood, M.D.
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Louis Stokes Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Alison P. Southern, M.D.
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Summa Health System Akron Campus
Dmitri Souza, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Surgery
Western Reserve Hospital
Dmitri Souza, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Internal Medicine
Western Reserve Hospital
Lokesh Venkateshaiah, M.D.
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Akron General
Ilka Warshawsky, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology
Akron Children’s Hospital
Thomas Paul Wolski Jr, D.O.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Akron Children’s Hospital
Erin Nicole Wright, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Akron Children’s Hospital