Announcing New Physicians, Promotions, and Departures at UH Rainbow

New UH Rainbow Faculty | 2023

Ahmed Zeid, MD
Pediatric Nephrology
Start date: October 1, 2023

Anna Neyman, MD
Pediatric Endocrinology
Start date: September 1, 2023

Julia Kleinhenz, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Start date: September 1, 2023

Courtney Batt, MD
General Academic Pediatrics
Start date: August 1, 2023

Marion Were, MD
General Academic Pediatrics
Start date: August 1, 2023

Olushola Fapo, MD
General Academic Pediatrics
Start date: August 1, 2023

Amy Middleman, MD
General Academic Pediatrics
Start date: August 1, 2023

Erin Crawford, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Start date: August 1, 2023

Daniel Pasternack, DO
Pediatric Cardiology 
Start date: August 1, 2023

Tori Endres, MD
Pediatric Pulmonology 
Start date: August 1, 2023

Harinder Singh, MD
Chief, Pediatric Cardiology 
Start date: July 15, 2023

Arpit Agarwal, MD
Chief Medical Information Officer
Pediatric Cardiology
Start date: July 1, 2023

Monica Gray, MD
Pediatric Critical Care
Start date: July1, 2023

Thomas Graf, MD
Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Start date: July 1, 2023

Prem Mehandru, MD
Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Start date: July 1, 2023

Samudragupta Bora, PhD
General Academic Pediatrics
Start date: January 3, 2023

New UH Rainbow Faculty | 2022

Maria Botros, DDS
Pediatric Dentistry
Start date: December 1, 2022

Brittany Ponziani, MD
Neonatology
Start date: December 1, 2022

Claire Semerjian, PsyD
Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics
Start date: October 8, 2022

Emily Langan, MD
Pediatric Neurology & Epilepsy
Start date: October 1, 2022

Shari Gitlin, MD
Pediatric Hospice & Palliative Care
Start date: September 1, 2022

Ashley Ramos, PhD
Pediatric Allergy/Immunology
Start date: September 1, 2022

Jennifer McKinnon, DNP
General Sandusky Pediatricians 
Start date: June 9, 2022

Brittney Moscato, MD
General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine – Midtown
Start date: August 15, 2022

Kelly Kirtland, DDS
Chief, Pediatric Dentistry
Start date: August 1, 2022

Eric Yoscovich, DDS
Pediatric Dentistry, Rainbow Ahuja Center - Midtown
State date: August 1, 2022

John (Jack) Weaver, MD, MSTR
Pediatric Urology
Start date: August 1, 2022

Kevin Kilgallon, MD
Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care
Start date: August 1, 2022

Ksenia Tonyushkina, MD
Pediatric Endocrinology
Start date: August 1, 2022

Aravind Thavamani, MD
Pediatric Gastroentology
Start date: August 1, 2022

Michael Mount, MD
Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care
Start date: July 15, 2022

Leah Carter, MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Start date: July 9, 2022

John Wang, MD
Pediatric Ophthalmology
Start date: July 1, 2022

Roberto Borgia, MD
Pediatric Rheumatology
Start date: April 1, 2022

Julie Javorek Highley, MD
UH Rainbow Kids in the Sun
Start date: April 1, 2022

Christine Stahle, MD
UH Rainbow Portage Pediatrics 
Start date: March 1, 2022

Amy Manzo, MD
Pediatric Critical Care
Start date: March 1, 2022

Faculty Promotions | Academic

Professor
Jamie Wood, MD, Pediatric Endocrinology
Martin Bocks, MD, Pediatric Cardiology
Ross Myers, MD, Pediatric Pulmonology

Associate Professor
Erica Roesch, MD, Pediatric Pulmonology
Ramy Sabe, MD, Pediatric Gastroenterology
Sahera Dirajlal-Fargo, DO, Pediatric Infectious Disease
Sarah Plummer, MD, Pediatric Cardiology
Sarah Ronis, MD, MPH, General Academics Pediatrics
Thomas Raffay, MD, Neonatology
Jonathan Moses, MD, Pediatric Gastroenterology 

Assistant Professor
Timothy Mead, PhD, Pediatric Cardiology 

Clinical Assistant Professor
Brian Zack, MD, Pediatricenter of Greater Cleveland 

Faculty Promotions | Clinical

Max Wiznitzer, MD
Interim Chief, Pediatric 
Neurology & Epilepsy July 1, 2022

Noam Stern, MD
Chief, Pediatric Palliative Care
June 21, 2022

Faculty Departures | 2023

Deborah Rukin Gold, MD 
Pediatric Neurology
August 1, 2023

Lynn Woo, MD 
Chief, Pediatric Urology
July 17, 2023

Matthew Gropler, MD 
Pediatric Otolaryngology
July 14, 2023

Melanie Gropler, MD 
Pediatric Cardiology
July 14, 2023

Sahera Diraglal-Fargo, MD 
Pediatric Infectious Disease
July 9, 2023

Arlene Dent, MD 
Pediatric Infectious Disease
July 5, 2023

Megan Evers, MD 
Pediatric Emergency Medicine 
June 30, 2023

Jonathan Moses, MD 
Pediatric Gastroenterology
June 16, 2023

Jessica Hannick, MD 
Pediatric Urology
June 16, 2023

Catherine Scherer, DO
Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics
June 9, 2023

Cynthia Gherman, MD (retiring)
University Premier Pediatricians
May 31, 2023

Lynn Romero, MD (retired)
Elyria Pediatrics
February 1, 2023

Catherine Lipman, MD
Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics
January 31, 2023