Resident Profiles
Recent Alumni
Chief Residents
Marsalis Brown, MD
Hometown: Seven Hills, OH
Undergrad: Oakwood University
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Cleveland sports, listening to podcasts, collecting records
Lucas Haase, MD
Hometown: Apple Valley, MN
Undergrad: St. Olaf College
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
Personal Interests: Hiking, fishing, skiing, exploring national parks, cooking with my fiancé
Jason Ina, MD
Hometown: Cleveland, OH
Undergrad: Miami University
Medical School: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Working out, skiing, wood working, Cleveland sports
Walter Klyce, MD
Hometown: Memphis, TN
Undergrad: Harvard College
Medical School: Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Personal Interests: Backpacking, board games, dogs, Frisbee, live music, movies
Zach Miller, DO
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Undergrad: University of Cincinnati
Medical School: Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: woodworking, cooking, golf, pickle ball, travel
Christopher McMellen, MD
Hometown: Ashtabula, OH
Undergrad: Miami University (OH)
Medical School: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Boating, fishing, running, golf
Grant Nelson, MD
Hometown: Darien, CT
Undergrad: Washington University in St. Louis
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Baseball, cooking, dogs
PGY-4 Residents
Collin Blackburn, MD
Hometown: Danville, PA
Undergrad: Harvard University
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Photography, hiking
Terry Bujnak, DO
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Undergrad: University of Missouri- Columbia
Medical School: Des Moines University
Personal Interest: local breweries, Cleveland Browns football, St. Louis Blues hockey, lifting heavy weights, golf.
Christopher Cheng, MD
Hometown: New Fairfield, CT
Undergrad: University of Connecticut
Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Running, cycling…a swim away from trying for an Ironman
Alexander Hallwachs, MD
Hometown: Chagrin Falls, OH
Undergrad: Washington University in St. Louis
Medical School: George Washington University
Personal Interests: Soccer, football, cooking, working out
Tyler Moon, MD
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Undergrad: University of Wisconsin–Madison
Medical School: Washington University School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Golf, cooking, basketball
Kali Stevens, MD
Hometown: New London, NH
Undergrad: Colby College
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Hiking, snowboarding, audiobooks/podcasts
Ajit Vakharia, MD
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Undergrad: Georgia Tech
Medical School: Morehouse School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Atlanta Sports (Braves, Falcons, Hawks, United), tennis, traveling, photography
PGY-3 Residents
Ryan Furdock, MD
Hometown: West Bloomfield, MI
Undergrad: Michigan State University
Medical School: Washington University School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Hiking, mountain biking, Michigan State basketball
Matthew Goldschmidt, DO
Hometown: Duluth, MN
Undergrad: University of Saint Thomas. St Paul, MN.
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine-Bradenton Campus. Bradenton, FL.
Personal Interests: spending time with my wife Kassie and dogs Blu and Gouda. We like cooking together, exploring Cleveland's food scene, and spending time with family and friends back home in Minnesota
Anthony Imbrogno, DO
Hometown: Wilcox, PA
Undergrad: University of Pittsburgh
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Medicine.
Personal Interests: Spending time with family, sports, traveling and hiking.
Bhargavi Maheshwer, MD
Hometown: Cleveland, OH
Undergrad: University of Michigan
Medical School: University of Cincinnati
Personal Interests: Baking with Sunita, NBA, traveling to new places
Sunita Mengers, MD
Hometown: Germantown, MD
Undergrad: University of Maryland Baltimore County
Medical School: Georgetown University
Personal Interests: Baking with Bhargavi, Soccer, exploring nature, Disney movies
Andrew Paliobeis, MD
Hometown: Mentor, OH
Undergrad: Kent State University
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University
Personal Interests: Weight lifting, sports, snowboarding, cooking
Jacob Speybroeck, MD
Hometown: Southbend, IN
Undergrad: Indiana University
Medical School: Indiana University
Personal Interests: The great outdoors, craft beer, hiking, searching for the best corned beef in Cleveland
John Strony, MD
Hometown: Clinton, NJ
Undergrad: Ohio State University
Medical School: Temple University
Personal Interests: the Philadelphia Eagles, spending time with my wife and dog, German beer
PGY-2 Residents
Lucas Blumenschein, DO
Hometown: Marysville, OH
Undergrad: The Ohio State University
Medical School: Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Personal Interests: Weightlifting, guitar, football, boxing, video games, spending time with my dog
Abigail Braden, DO
Hometown: Norwalk, OH
Undergrad: Wheeling Jesuit University
Medical School: Ohio University
Personal Interests: Baking, hiking with my dog, crocheting
Luc Fortier, MD
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Undergrad: UC Berkeley
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Snowboarding, traveling, craft beer, LA sports, pickleball, competitive bodyboarding
Mark Kodsy, MD
Hometown: Westlake, Ohio
Undergrad: The University of Akron
Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University
Personal Interests: fitness, soccer, football, Formula 1 racing, cars, travel
Ramsey Sabbagh, MD
Hometown: Cleveland
Undergrad: Duke University
Medical School: University of Cincinnati
Personal Interests: Rock climbing, trail running, piano, traveling, reading
Maggie Sinkler, MD
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Undergrad: Wake Forest University
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Personal Interests: Volleyball, Georgia bulldogs, walking my dog
Alexander Vesselle, MD
Hometown: Mercer Island, WA
Undergrad: Whitman College
Medical School: Washington State University
Personal Interests: Soccer, home improvement projects, woodworking, snowboarding
Zach Whiting, MD
Hometown: Cleveland Heights, OH
Undergrad: University of Virginia
Med school: George Washington University
Personal Interests: Soccer, basketball, Cleveland Browns football, cast iron cooking, fried chicken sandwiches
PGY-1 Residents
Jeremy Adelstein, MD
Hometown: Solon, OH
Undergrad: Ohio State University
Medical School: Ohio State University
Personal Interests: Live music, Cleveland Browns football, backpacking
Davison Beenfeldt, MD
Hometown: Reno, NV
Undergrad: University of Nevada, Reno
Medical School: University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Reno, running, weight lifting, Browns football, hot sauce collecting
Robert Burkhart, MD
Hometown: Lancaster, OH
Undergrad: The Ohio State University
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University
Personal Interests: Ohio State football, craft beer, walking my dog
Kallie Chen, MD
Hometown: Sheboygan, WI
Undergrad: Johns Hopkins University
Medical School: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Personal Interests: Wisconsin sports, anything active (exercising, spinning, hiking, volleyball), traveling, trying new food
Ian Christman, MD
Hometown: Rochester, NY
Undergrad: University of Pittsburgh
Medical School: University at Buffalo
Personal Interests: stressing over Bills games, hockey, running, skiing, barbecue
Idy Ding, MD
Hometown: Broomall, PA
Undergrad: Johns Hopkins University
Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Personal Interests: painting my nails with Morgan, baking/cooking, trying out new restaurants, travel
Lambert Li, MD
Hometown: Bloomington/Normal, IL
Undergrad: Brown University
Medical School: Brown University
Interests: Formula 1, cooking, home improvement
Morgan Rice, MD
Hometown: Brookfield, OH
Undergrad: Miami University
Medical School: University of Cincinnati
Personal Interests: Snowboarding, furniture refinishing, weightlifting, painting my nails with Idy
Allen Fellow (2023-2024)
Andrew Moyal, MD
Hometown: Pepper Pike, OH
Undergrad: CWRU
Medical School: CWRU
Personal Interests: Lifting, Coffee, Golf