Emergency Medicine Residency

Residents

We value interpersonal relationships as much as we value education. These collaborative relationships are strengthened through both professional experiences and getting to know our residents outside the workplace.

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Current Residents

Class of 2020

Luke Apisa, MD

Hometown: Gambrills, MD; Dayton, OH
Undergraduate: Southern Methodist University
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University SOM

Abraham Feshazion, MD, MPH, PharmD

Hometown: New Haven, CT
Undergraduate: University of Connecticut
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Julieta Lacey, MD

Hometown: Hermosillo, Sonora (Mexico) and Dearborn, MI
Undergraduate: University of Michigan
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine

Ross McDermott, MD

Hometown: Bowling Green, OH
Undergraduate: Miami University (OH)
Medical School: Ohio State University

Nicholas Parmar, MD, MS

Hometown: Queensbury, NY
Undergraduate: Colgate Univetsity
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University

Janel Paukovits, MD

Hometown: Northampton, PA
Undergraduate: La Salle University
Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine

Chris Peluso, DO, FAWM

Hometown: Fort Smith, Arkansas
Undergraduate: University of Arkansas
Medical School: Des Moines University COM
Hobbies and Interests: Cooking/baking, running/lifting, bourbon tasting, traveling, hiking

Nikolas Sekoulopoulos, MD

Hometown: Amherst, OH
Undergraduate: University of Akron
Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University

Daniel Summers, MD MPH

Hometown: Nashville, IL
Undergraduate: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Medical School: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

Andrew Veverka, MD

Hometown: Randolph, OH
Undergraduate: The University of Akron
Medical School: The University of Toledo

Class of 2021

Zean Chen, MD

Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate: Boston College
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh SOM

Jordan Hitchens, DO

Hometown: Gaithersburg, MD
Undergraduate: University of California, Davis
Medical School: Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine

Stephanie Hutchinson, DO

Hometown: Sacramento, CA
Undergraduate: UC Santa Barbara
Medical School: A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona

Yasmin Moftakhar, MD

Hometown: West Chester, OH
Undergraduate: Kent State University
Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University

Zachary Rasmussen, MD

Hometown: Independence, IA
Undergraduate: University of Iowa
Medical School: University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

Zeinab Shafie-Khorassani, DO

Hometown: Dearborn, MI
Undergraduate: Wayne State University
Medical School: Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Leyya Suleman-Civis, MD

Hometown: Plano, TX
Undergraduate: University of Texas at Dallas
Medical School: UT Southwestern

Blain Tesfaye, MD

Hometown: Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Undergraduate: The College of Wooster
Medical School: Rush Medical College

Laura Throckmorton, MD

Hometown: Miamisburg, OH
Undergraduate: University of Kentucky
Medical School: University of Cincinnati

Alexander Votruba, MD

Nickname: Alex
Hometown: Gates Mills, OH
Undergraduate: University of Colorado at Boulder
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University

Class of 2022

Jenny Caprez, DO

Hometown: Chesterland, OH
Undergraduate: Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: Lincoln Memorial University - DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine

Emily Craft, DO

Hometown: Roanoke, VA
Undergraduate: Virginia Tech
Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Virginia Campus

Cameron Crandall, MD

Hometown: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Undergraduate: University of Idaho
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University

Matt Mullins, MD

Hometown: Youngstown, OH
Undergraduate: Youngstown State University
Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University

Haley Durdella, DO

Hometown: Mayfield, OH
Undergraduate: Notre Dame College
Medical School: Ohio University - Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine

Deniz Eren, MD

Hometown: Lorain, OH
Undergraduate: The Ohio State University
Medical School: University of Toledo School of Medicine

Anna Harned, MD

Hometown: Indianapolis, IN
Undergraduate: Indiana University
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine

Ray Jabola, DO

Hometown: Aurora, CO
Undergraduate: University of Colorado
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Leonard Keller, MD

Hometown: Edgewood, KY
Undergraduate: University of Dayton
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University

Josiah Smith, MD

Hometown: Hartville, OH
Undergraduate: Malone University
Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University