Meet the Team

Bariatric (surgical)

Leena Khaitan, MD, MPH, FACS
Director, Nutritional Health & Bariatric Surgery Center
UH Digestive Health Institute
Surgery Locations: UH Geauga Medical Center & UH Cleveland Medical Center

Mujjahid Abbas, MD, FACS
Bariatric Surgeon
Surgery Locations: UH Parma Medical Center & UH Cleveland Medical Center

Daanish Kazi, DO
Bariatric Surgeon
Surgery Location: UH Parma Medical Center

Stephen Masnyj, MD
Bariatric Surgeon
Surgery Location: UH Richmond Medical Center

LaTonya Fore, CNP, CSOWM
Bariatric Nurse Practitioner

Katherine O’Boyle, CNP
Bariatric Nurse Practitioner

Megan Purcell, CNP
Bariatric Nurse Practitioner

Comprehensive Weight Loss/Medication-Assisted Weight Loss

LaTonya Fore, CNP, CSOWM
Bariatric Nurse Practitioner

Katherine O’Boyle, CNP
Bariatric Nurse Practitioner

Megan Purcell, CNP
Bariatric Nurse Practitioner

Nurse Coordinators

Jeanne Simpson

Anna Hazinakis

Barb Johnson

Kathy Mottola

Dietitians

Nari Malone

Dina Corrao

Wendy Kirby

Katie Hummer

Brenda Walsh