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Chief Residents

Marsalis Brown, MD

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

Anne Dumaine, MD

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ramsey Sabbagh, MD

Hometown: Cleveland
Undergrad: Duke University
Medical School: University of Cincinnati
Personal Interests: Rock climbing, trail running, piano, traveling, reading

Maggie Sinkler

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lambert Li, MD

Hometown: Bloomington/Normal, IL
Undergrad: Brown University
Medical School: Brown University
Interests: Formula 1, cooking, home improvement

Morgan Rice, MD

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

Andrew Moyal, MD

Hometown: Pepper Pike, OH
Undergrad: CWRU
Medical School: CWRU
Personal Interests: Lifting, Coffee, Golf