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Key Faculty

Virginia C. Wood, M.D.
Program Director

    An active faculty member in Dayton since 1981, Dr. Wood received her Doctor of Medicine from Jefferson Medical College of the Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. She served her internal medicine residency at Miami Valley Hospital and completed fellowship training in critical care medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Wood is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine with special qualifications in critical care medicine. Dr. Wood has received several awards for teaching excellence from both residents and medical students. She was appointed associate director for the residency program in 1990 and became program director in 1997.

Glen D. Solomon, M.D.
Professor & Chair
Department of Internal Medicine

Boonshoft School of Medicine
General Internal Medicine

    Medical School: Rush Medical College, Illinois
    Residency: Wright-Patterson Medical Center

Howard Part, M.D.
Associate Professor & Dean
Boonshoft School of Medicine
General Internal Medicine

    Medical School: Ohio State University
    Residency: Ohio State University

Christiana Adesanya, M.D.
Associate Professor
General Internal Medicine

    Medical School: Northwestern University
    Residency: Albert Einstein School of Medicine

Ajay Agarwal, M.B.B.S.
Assistant Professor
Cardiology

    Medical School: King George's Medical College, Lucknow, India
    Residency: King George's Medical College, Lucknow, India
    Fellowship: Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Science, Lucknow, India
    Fellowship: Mt. Sinai Medical Center, SUNY - Downstate Medical Center - Interventional Cardiology

Salma Akram, M.B.B.S.
Assistant Professor

Gastroenterology

    Medical School: Rawalpindi Medical College, Pakistan
    Residency: Harbor Hospital Center, Maryland
    Fellowship: GI, Mayo Clinic, Minnesota

Syed Ahsan Ali, M.B.B.S.
Assistant Professor
and Division Chief
Gastroenterology

    Medical School: King Edward Medical College, Pakistan
    Residency: Wright State University
    Fellowship: GI, Wright State University

Mamle Anim, M.B.Chb.
Assistant Professor
Assistant Residency Program Director
General Internal Medicine

    Medical School: University of Zambia, Lusaka
    Residency: Wright State University

Donna Arand, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor
Neurology

    Ph.D.: University of Cincinnati, Experimental Psychology

Catherine D. Bacheller, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Infectious Diseases

    Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine, California
    Residency: Wright State University
    Fellowship: Indiana University School of Medicine

Chowdry Bashir, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Chief, Medical Service
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
General Internal Medicine

    Medical School: Punjab Medical College, Pakistan
    Residency: Jewish Hospital of Cincinnati

Michael Baumann, M.D.
Professor & Division Chief
Program Director, Hematology-Oncology
Hematology-Oncology Fellowship

    Medical School: Ohio State University
    Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals
    Fellowship: Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals

Ronald Beaulieu, M.D.
Director, Medical Education
Chief, Primary Care
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
General Internal Medicine

    Medical School: University of Massachusetts
    Residency: St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester

Gregory Beck, M.D.
Associate Clinical Professor
Program Director
Gastroenterology Fellowship

Jack Bernstein, M.D.
Professor & Program Director
Infectious Disease Fellowship

    Medical School: Georgetown University
    Residency: Henry Ford Hospital
    Fellowship: University of Rochester

Michael Bonnet, Ph.D.
Professor
Neurology

    Ph.D.: University of Florida, Gainesville

Dean Bricker, M.D.
Associate Residency Program Director
Good Samaritan Hospital

    Medical School: Pennsylvania State University
    Residency: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

Jordan Brooks, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Neurology

    Medical School: Hahnemann Medical School, Philadelphia
    Residency: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland
    Fellowship: University of Alabama, Birmingham

Christopher Brown, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine

    Medical School: University of Kentucky
    Residency: Wright State University

Steven Burdette, M.D.
Associate Professor
Infectious Diseases

    Medical School: Wright State University Boonshoft SOM
    Residency: Wright State University Boonshoft SOM
    Fellowship: Wright State University Boonshoft SOM

Michael Casciello, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Cardiology

    Medical School: Uniformed Services University Of Health Sciences
    Residency: Wright-Patterson Medical Center
    Fellowship: Wilford Hall Medical Center

Brian Burke, M.D.
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine

    Medical School: University of Virginia
    Residency: Ohio State University

Steven Cohen, M.D.
Associate Professor
Chief of Staff, Veterans Affairs Medical Center

General Internal Medicine

    Medical School: University of Cincinnati
    Residency: Brooke Army Medical Center

Roberto Colon, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Associate Program Director
Wright-Patterson USAF Medical Center

General Internal Medicine

    Medical School: Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
    Residency: Kettering Medical Center

Cheryl Cox, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Chief, Gastroenterology
Wright-Patterson USAF Medical Center

    Medical School: West Virginia University
    Residency: U. Medical School West Virginia
    Fellowship: U. of Virginia, Charlottesville

Katherine Cribbs, M.D.
Associate Professor
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

    Residency: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

Gerald E. Crites, M.D.
Associate Professor
General Internal Medicine

    Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine
    Residency: University of Cincinnati

John Czachor, M.D.
Professor and Division Chief
Infectious Diseases

    Medical School: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
    Residency: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
    Fellowship: University of Massachusetts

David Ellison, M.D.
Assistant Professor

    Medical School: Wright State University
    Residency: Wright State University

Howard Gross, M.D.
Clinical Professor
Hematology/Oncology

    Medical School: University of Cincinnati, Medical College
    Residency: Christ Hospital, Cincinnati
    Fellowship: University of Cincinnati

Gregory Haack, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor
General Internal Medicine

    Medical School : University of Cincinnati
    Residency: Wright State University

Shailaja Hari, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Neurology

    Medical School: Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad, India
    Residency: Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit
    Fellowship: Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit

Eric Halsey, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Infectious Diseases

    Medical School: University of Kansas
    Residency: Wilford Hall Medical Center
    Fellowship: Wilford Hall Medical Center

Thomas Herchline, M.D.
General Internal Medicine
Professor
Infectious Diseases

    Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
    Residency: Wright State University
    Fellowship: Ohio State University

John Hughes, M.D.
General Internal Medicine

Isaac Humphrey, M.D.
General Internal Medicine

    Medical School: Loyola University
    Residency: Wright State University

Bradley Jacobs, M.D.
Associate Professor
Neurology
Chief, Neurology

    Medical School: Ohio State University
    Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Fellowship: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

Sudha Jaganathan, M.D.
General Internal Medicine

    Medical School: Sri Ramachandra
    Residency: Wright State University

Timothy Janz, M.D.
Associate Professor
Emergency Medicine
Critical Care Medicine

    Medical School: Ohio State University
    Residency: Akron City Hospital
    Fellowship: University of Health Sciences, The Chicago Medical School

Arun Jayakumar, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Nephrology

    Medical School: Case Western Reserve University
    Residency: Wilford Hall Medical Center
    Fellowship: Wilford Hall Medical Center

Stacie Johnson, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Endocrinology

    Medical School: University of South Dakota School of Medicine
    Residency: Wilford Hall Medical Center
    Fellowship: Wilford Hall Medical Center

Thomas Johnson, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Allery, Asthma, Immunology

    Medical School: University of Kentucky
    Residency: Wright State University
    Fellowship: Wilford Hall Medical Center

Michael Kaplon, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Hematology/Oncology

    Medical School: Vanderbilt University, Nashville
    Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin
    Fellowship: Oncology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, North Carolina
    Fellowship: Hematology, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston

Karen Kirkham, M.D.
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine

    Medical School: Wright State University
    Residency: Wright State University Michael Reese, Chicago

Thomas Koroscil, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chief
Endocrinology

    Medical School: Uniformed Services, University of the Health Sciences
    Residency: Keesler Medical Center
    Fellowship: Wilford Hall Medical Center

Geetika Kumar, M.B.B.S.
Assistant Professor

Program Director
Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship

    Medical School: MGM Medical College, India
    Residency: David Grant Medical Centerilford Hall Medical Center
    Fellowship: Wright State University

Bradley Lloyd, D.O.
Assistant Professor

Infectious Diseases

    Medical School: Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
    Residency: Wright-Patterson Medical Center
    Fellowship: Wilford Hall Medical Center

John Lynch, M.D.
Assistant Professor

    Medical School: University of Kentucky
    Residency: Wilford Hall Medical Center
    Fellowship: Cardiology, Wilford Hall Medical Center

Ronald Markert, Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Chair for Educational Research

    Undergraduate School: Mansfield University
    Ph.D.: Michigan State University (educational psychology)

Michael Markus, M.D.
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine

    Medical School: Wright State University
    Residency: Wright State University

Robert Mathew, M.D.
General Internal Medicine

    Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine

Anthony Ochoa, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Cardiology

    Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
    Residency: Wright-Patterson Medical Center
    Fellowship: William Beaumont Hospital

Gary Onady, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

    Medical School: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
    Residency: Cleveland Metro General Hospital
    Ph.D.: CUNY Graduate School and University Center

Amita Oza, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor
General Internal Medicine

    Medical School: U. of Bombay, India
    Residency: Miami Valley Hospital

Miguel Parilo, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor
General Internal Medicine

    Medical School: Wright State University
    Residency: Wright State University
    Fellow: American College of Physicians

Chirag Patel, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Acute Care/Hospice & Palliative Care

    Medical School: American University of the Caribbean
    Residency: Wright State University

Hari Polenakovik, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Infectious Diseases

    Medical School: University of Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
    Residency: Wright State University
    Fellowship: Infectious Diseases, Wright State University

MarcRaslich, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Residency Program Director
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

    Medical School: University of Wisconsin
    Residency: University of Rochester

Sven Raymond, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine

    Medical School: Case Western Reserve University
    Residency: Wright State University

Michael Rice, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Gastroenterology

    Medical School: Wayne State University
    Residency: University of Virginia
    Fellowship: University of Virginia

W. Scott Richardson, M.D.
Professor
Division Chief
General Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine Clerkship Director

    Medical School: Georgetown University
    Residency: University of Rochester
    Fellowship: University of Rochester

Wissam Sabbagh, M.D.
Infectious Diseases

      Medical School: U. of Damascus
      Residency: Wright State University
      Fellowship: Wright State University

Mohammad Saklayen, M.B.B.S..
Professor and Division Chief, Nephrology

    Medical School: Dhaka University, Bangladesh
    Residency: Cabrini Medical Center, New York Medical College
    Fellowship: University of Cincinnati

Richard Saxen, M.D.
Assistant Professor

General Internal Medicine

    Medical School: Medical College of Ohio
    Residency: Stanford University Hospital

Jeffrey Schnader, M.D., CM
Associate Professor and Division Chief
Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine

    Medical School: Medical College of Ohio
    Residency: State University of New York (Stonybrook)
    Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University

Barbara Schuster, M.D.
Professor
General Internal Medicine

    Medical School: University of Rochester
    Residency: University of Rochester

Kanan Sharma, M.D.
General Internal Medicine

    Medical School: Burdwan Medical College
    Residency: Wright State University

Timothy Sorg, M.D.
Associate Professor
Associate Residency Program Director
Good Samaritan Hospital
Infectious Diseases

    Medical School: Ohio State University
    Residency: Michigan State University Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies
    Fellowship: State University of New York, Upstate Medical Center

Sangeeta Srivastava, M.B.B.S.
Assistant Professor
Pulmonary/Critical Care

    Medical School: King George’s Medical College, India
    Residency: Bridgeport Hospital, Connecticut
    Fellowship: Bridgeport Hospital, Connecticut

Naveen Thota, M.D.
General Internal Medicine

    Medical School: Gandhi Medical College
    Residency: Wright State University

William Venanzi, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Chief, Rheumatology
Wright-Patterson USAF Medical Center

    Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
    Residency: Wilford Hall Medical Center
    Fellowship: Wilford Hall Medical Center

Roger Wood, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Hematology/Oncology

    Medical School: Uniformed Services University of  Health Sciences
    Residency: Wilford Hall Medical Center
    Fellowship: Wilford Hall Medical Center

Richard Wyderski, M.D.
Associate Clinical Professor
Associate Residency Program Director
Miami Valley Hospital

General Internal Medicine

    Medical School: University of Cincinnati
    Residency: University of Cincinnati
    Fellowship: University of Cincinnati

Jayson Yap, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Associate Residency Program Director
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Nephrology

    Medical School: University of the Philippines
    Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Fellowship: Stanford University

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