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THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO
COLLEGE OF
MEDICINE AND
LIFE SCIENCES
SPRING 2020LET TER FROM May 2020
THE DEAN
Dear Graduates,
On this occasion of the Forty-ninth Commencement of The University of
Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, I am proud to honor you for your
exceptional effort and achievements. In all of these experiences, I’ve come to
appreciate and be proud of your talents and dedication. I also want to express my
appreciation for your family, friends and others who supported you throughout
your education at The University of Toledo. I would like to take this opportunity
to recognize the faculty and staff who, consistent with the mission of the
University and the college, worked tirelessly with you to improve the health of our
communities and region and have worked with you to help develop your talents
and knowledge in research and clinical care.
I join with the Board of Trustees, President and the faculty and alumni of this
great college and University in welcoming you into the alumni from The University
of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences. You will always be linked to
this college and institution and we to you. I call upon each of you graduating
today to remain involved in the growth and progress of our college. Including
today’s graduating class of 244 students, over 9,000 alumni of The University
of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences have moved forward from
their graduation day to meet the needs of society through their life’s work as
physicians, scientists, physician assistants, and professionals in global health,
human donation sciences, and other health care disciplines.
To the Class of 2020, I wish you the very best as you go out to conquer society’s
challenges and become a part of the rich tradition that has set the pace for the
future of The The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences.
Sincerely,
Christopher J. Cooper, M.D.
Executive Vice President for Clinical Affairs
Dean of the College of Medicine and Life Sciences
Vice Provost for Educational Health Affairs
Professor, Department of MedicineHIS TORY OF THE UNIVERSIT Y
OF TOLEDO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
AND LIFE SCIENCES
The Medical College of Ohio at Toledo (MCO) was established In June 2005, MCO was renamed the Medical University of
by action of the Ohio General Assembly on Dec. 18, 1964. Ohio (MUO) to reflect the institution’s growth. The following
Originally called the Toledo State College of Medicine until year, Ohio state legislators passed a historic bill that merged
it was re-named in 1967, the new medical school was the MUO with The University of Toledo, creating The University
culmination of several feasibility studies commissioned at the of Toledo College of Medicine. The merger was hailed as the
local, state and national levels to address a growing physician most significant event in higher education in Ohio in more
workforce shortage. than 50 years. Dr. Lloyd A. Jacobs, appointed as the sixth
president of MCO in Nov. 2003, was selected to lead the
When the first class of 32 medical students began studies
merged universities, becoming the 16th president
on Sept. 11, 1969, MCO was the fourth medical school in
of The University of Toledo on July 1, 2006.
Ohio and the 100th in the nation. The campus was located
on the corner of South Detroit and Arlington Avenues, along In spring 2015, the College of Medicine and Life Sciences
with the former Maumee Valley Hospital, the current site of announced a partnership with Toledo-based health system
the Area Office on Aging. The first class of medical students ProMedica. The partnership established a 50-year affiliation
graduated on June 2, 1972. between the college and the health system that enriches the
quality of medical education and expands clinical training
The MCO master plan, developed by Minoru Yamasaki and
capacity in Toledo. In July 2016, the first class of students
Associates, the architect who designed the twin towers of
and residents began training under the academic affiliation,
the World Trade Center, called for college development on
utilizing new learning space and filling clinical learning
346 acres of land between Arlington and Glendale Avenues
opportunities at ProMedica Toledo Hospital. By fostering
acquired from the Ohio Department of Mental Hygiene
new partnerships for academic excellence and expanded
and Corrections. Designed by Yamasaki, construction of
opportunities for clinical training and residency placement,
the first building on the new campus, the Health Science
UToledo is on a long-term mission to recruit top-performing
Building, began in late 1970 and was completed in 1973. In
students, educate them to be the best doctors, advanced
1995, the building was named after Paul Block, Jr., one of
practitioners and research scientists, and retain them in
MCO’s founding fathers, who was the first chairman of the
northwest Ohio as they build their careers.
institution’s Board of Trustees.
Including today’s graduating class, The University of Toledo
In 1997, the Ohio Board of Regents approve a historic
College of Medicine and Life Sciences has conferred
cooperative registration agreement allowing the exchange
approximately 5,742 doctor of medicine degrees, 490
of graduate students between MCO, The University of Toledo
doctor of philosophy in biomedical sciences degrees, 2,143
and Bowling Green State University. This crucial agreement
master’s degrees in biomedical sciences, public health,
laid the groundwork for an eventual merger between MCO
occupational health, physician assistant studies, nursing, and
and UToledo.
health professions. 309 graduate certificates in pathology,
contemporary gerontological practice, global public health,
and health and medical education have been awarded.
Today, The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life
Sciences has nearly 400 full- and part-time faculty members,
approximately 1,000 community-based faculty members and
nearly 300 ProMedica practitioners.
COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2020 3COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND
LIFE SCIENCES HONORARY
DEGREE RECIPIENTS
Degrees were conferred at College of Medicine
Commencement except as otherwise noted.
1972 1977 1985
John Rusten Hogness, M.D. D. Carleton Gajudsek, M.D. Maclyn McCarty, M.D.
Robert Bruce Merrifield, Ph.D. Sir Robert Macintosh, D.M. Edmund D. Pellegrino, M.D.
Robert M. Zollinger, M.D. Lawrence E. Young, M.D. Jonathan Evans Rhoads, M.D.
1973 1978 1986
Robert A. Good, M.D., Ph.D. John P. Hubbard, M.D. George Libman Engel, M.D.
Irvine H. Page, M.D. Walter H. Seegers, Ph.D. Ruth L. Kirschstein, M.D.
1974 Eugene A. Stead, Jr., M.D. James V. Warren, M.D.
Britton Chance, Ph.D. 1979 1987
John A. D. Cooper, M.D. Paul B. Beeson, M.D. Delbert Latta
Rubin H. Flocks, M.D. Paul R. Gross, Ph.D. Lloyd H. Smith, M.D.
At the Dedication of the Frank F. A. Rawling, M.D. Robert G. Petersdorf, M.D.
Health Science Building 1980 T. Franklin Williams, M.D.
Robert M. Berne, M.D. Michael E. DeBakey, M.D. 1988
Charles Huggins, M.D. Henry L. Morse Bernard B. Brodie, Ph.D.
George Palade, M.D. Charles Rammelkamp, Jr., M.D. Ada Sue Hinshaw, Ph.D., RN
Elizabeth S. Russell, Ph.D. Walter F. Riker, Jr., M.D. Victor A. McKusick, M.D.
1975 1981 1989
Norman Kretchmer, M.D., Ph.D. Michael J. Damas Ann Landers
Keith R. Porter, Ph.D. Richard M. Krause Hans Neurath, Ph.D.
W. R. Willard, M.D. Bernard Lachner, M.B.A. Louis W. Sullivan, M.D.
At the Dedication of the James V. Neel, M.D., Ph.D. Danny Thomas
Raymon H. Mulford Library Building Thomas L. Stern, M.D. 1990
Frank B. Rogers, M.D. 1982 Robert C. Gallo, M.D.
Owsei Temkin, M.D Edward Vaughn Evarts, M.D. Lewis L. Judd, M.D.
1976 Loretta C. Ford, Ed.D., RN Antonia Coello Novello, M.D., M.P.H.
Alene B. Duerk James A. Rhodes Arnold S. Relman, M.D.
A. M. Harvey, M.D. 1983 1991
William A. Sodeman, Sr., M.D. Frank J. Dixon, M.D. Elwood V. Jensen, M.D.
At the Dedication of the Charlotte Friend, Ph.D. Harold A. McMaster
Health Education Building Frederick C. Robbins, M.D. George W. Thorn, M.D.
Robert W. Leader, D.V.M. 1984 Rosalyn S. Yalow, Ph.D.
Walsh McDermott, M.D. Harold F. Falls, M.D. 1992
Lewis Thomas, M.D. F. Story Musgrave, M.D. James P. Comer, M.D.
James B. Wyngaarden, M.D. Bernadine P. Healy, M.D.
David P. Rall, M.D., Ph.D.
Ora L. Strickland, Ph.D., RN
4 THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO | COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND LIFE SCIENCES1993 2001 At UToledo Fall Commencement
Edmond H. Fischer, Ph.D. John M. Howard, M.D. James C. Stanley, M.D.
John Glenn Bernard Lown, M.D. 2011
Edwin G. Krebs, M.D. Beverly L. Malone, Ph.D., RN Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A.
1994 David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D.
At the Health Science Campus
Mary McKinney Edmonds, Ph.D., PT 2002 Research Day
Willis C. Maddrey, M.D. Leah Curtin, M.A., M.S., RN Ferid Murad, M.D., Ph.D.
Lucien E. Morris, M.D. Jamie Farr
Wilbur H. Sawyer, M.D., Ph.D. Claude Lenfant, M.D. 2012
Jo Ivey Boufford, M.D.
1995 2003 Chancellor James M. Petro, J.D.
Stephen Abrahamson, Ph.D. U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur
William F. Ganong, M.D. Ara Parseghian 2013
George D. Lundberg, M.D. Robert W. Schrier, M.D. Thomas J. Nasca, M.D., MACP
Angela McBride, Ph.D., M.S.N., B.S.N. 2004 2014
1996 Daniel K. Inouye James L. Madara, M.D.
Ashel G. Bryan Claude H. Organ, Jr., M.D. U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, J.D.
J. Warren Perry, Ph.D. 2005 2015
Donald W. Seldin, M.D. Allan Block Yvette Roubideaux, M.D., M.P.H.
1997 John Robinson Block 2016
Geraldene Felton, Ed.D., RN, FAAN Patrick J. Mulrow, M.D. Ret. U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen.
Robert Furchgott, Ph.D. 2006 Susan Y. Desjardins, M.A.
William B. Kannel, M.D. Tim Porter-O’Grady, Ed.D, APRN, 2017
1998 FAAN Mehran Anvari, M.B.B.S., Ph.D.,
John M. Fredrickson, M.D. Raymond R. Sackler, Hon KBE, M.D. FRCSC, FACS
Jerome P. Kassirer, M.D. Walter B. Shelley, M.D., Ph.D., MACP
2018
George O. Ojemann, M.D. Kenneth I. Shine, M.D.
Josiah D. Rich, M.D., M.P.H.
Richard D. Ruppert, M.D. 2007
2019
1999 Darrell G. Kirch, M.D.
Scott Parazynski, M.D.
Dorothy Brooten, Ph.D., RN, FAAN 2008
George Isaac 2020
David C. Leach, M.D.
Holmes Morton, M.D. S. Amjad Hussain, M.D.
2009
2000 Bruce Edward Keogh, KBE, M.D.
Elsa L. Brown, Ph.D., RN
Richard F. Leighton, M.D. 2010
Robert G. Page, M.D. Herbert Pardes, M.D.
Kevin B. Weiss, M.D., M.P.H.
COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2020 5HIS TORY OF AC ADEMIC REGALIA
Commencement is a ceremony that is steeped in In the United States, the academic robe is most often black;
ecclesiastically based tradition that dates to medieval times. some institutions, however, sanction the use of specific
These roots are most evident in the traditional garments colors. The length of the robe, the width of the sleeves, and
worn by the faculty and students, which have evolved from the cut of the gown identify the degree level achieved by the
the robes, caps, and hoods worn by the monks who founded gown’s wearer. The bachelor’s degree gown is knee length,
Oxford University in the eleventh century and Cambridge has pointed sleeves, and is worn closed. The master’s degree
University in the twelfth century. gown is calf length, has oblong-cut sleeves slit at the wrist,
and is worn open or closed. The doctoral degree gown is
In the United States, the academic regalia were first
ankle length, has bell-shaped sleeves usually crossed with
adopted as ceremonial attire for college officials in 1754 at
bands of velvet, and is worn open or closed. In addition,
the institution now known as Columbia University. In 1885,
the doctoral degree gown usually has velvet panels down
students in many of the country’s colleges and universities
the front. The velvet panels often reflect the color of the
launched a movement to permit graduating candidates
academic discipline, e.g., green for recipients of the doctor
to wear robes and caps during commencement exercises.
of medicine degree and royal blue for the doctor of
Today, every detail of the academic regalia has significance,
philosophy degree.
including every color, style of hat, and cut of the sleeve of
the academic gown. These details were standardized at The hood is considered the most important and distinctive
a meeting in 1895 in New York City hosted by Columbia feature of academic regalia in the American system. The
University for university officials from across the country. length of the hood distinguishes the degree it represents
The group, named the Intercollegiate Commission, — the longer the hood drapes in the back, the higher the
established and adopted the country’s first code of color degree. The color of the velvet binding of the hood identifies
and design for the academic garb. Today’s academic regalia the specialized field of study. These colors include green for
reflect the modifications to the code accepted in 1960 medicine, royal blue for philosophy, golden yellow for science,
and adopted by nearly 95% of the nation’s postsecondary salmon for public health and occupational health, and golden
institutions. yellow for physician assistant studies. The colors in the
satin lining of the hood represent the institution granting
The Intercollegiate Commission standardized the black
the degree regardless of the discipline. Therefore, all hoods
Oxford or mortarboard style cap that is worn for all degrees.
awarded today at commencement are lined in blue and gold
Only the doctoral degree cap may be round and can be made
representing the academic colors of The The University
of velvet. Only doctoral degree holders or presidents of
of Toledo.
institutions may wear a gold tassel on the cap. The color
of the tassel generally represents the color of one’s The academic regalia adds dignity and style to graduation,
academic discipline. emphasizing tradition and the importance of past wisdom in
the process of learning.
The above information was adapted from materials provided by
Temple University, Defiance College, and American Universities and
Colleges, 13th Edition.
6 THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO | COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND LIFE SCIENCESBOARD Mary Ellen Pisanelli, Chair Daniel J. Guttman
OF TRUSTEES Alfred A. Baker, Vice Chair Birdel F. Jackson, III
Eleanore Awadalla, D.D.S. Patrick J. Kenney
Roy V. Armes Will Lucas
Christine E. Brennan Richard Walinski
Stephen P. Ciucci Kyle D. Bergen, Student Trustee
Jeffrey C. Cole Rebecca K. Dangler, Student Trustee
PRESIDENT Sharon L. Gaber, Ph.D.
President
PROVOST Karen S. Bjorkman, Ph.D.
Provost and Executive Vice President
for Academic Affairs
DEAN Christopher J. Cooper, M.D.
Executive Vice President for Clinical Affairs
Dean of the College of Medicine and Life Sciences
Vice Provost for Educational Health Affairs
COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2020 7H E A LT H S C I E N C E C A M P U S
A D M I N I S T R AT I O N
Health Science Campus Council of Deans
Amanda Bryant-Friedrich, Ph.D. Linda Lewandowski, Ph.D., RN, FAAN
Professor and Dean Professor and Dean
College of Graduate Studies College of Nursing
Vice Provost for Graduate Affairs Vice Provost for Health Affairs for Interprofessional
Christopher J. Cooper, M.D. and Community Partnerships
Executive Vice President for Clinical Affairs Gary Pollack, Ph.D.
Dean of the College of Medicine and Life Sciences Professor and Dean
Vice Provost for Educational Health Affairs College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Professor, Department of Medicine Barry Scheurmann, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Interim Dean
College of Health and Human Services
Health System Cabinet
Kristopher Brickman, M.D. Kimberly Jenkins, M.D.
Senior Associate Dean for Innovation Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion
Chief Physician Executive, Associate Professor
The University of Toledo Physicians Department of Anesthesiology
Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine Samer Khouri, M.D.
Christopher J. Cooper, M.D. Chief of Staff
Executive Vice President for Clinical Affairs The University of Toledo Medical Center
Dean of the College of Medicine and Life Sciences Professor, Department of Medicine
Vice Provost for Educational Health Affairs James Kleshinski, M.D.
Professor, Department of Medicine Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affiliation
Lance Dworkin, M.D. Professor, Department of Medicine
Professor and Chair Bryan Pyles, M.B.A.
Department of Medicine Senior Associate Dean for Administration and Finance
President
The University of Toledo Physicians Nikki Russell
Director of Administrative Operations
Michael Ellis, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer Stephanie Schoviak
The University of Toledo Medical Center Assistant General Counsel
Professor, Department of Medicine Christine Stesney-Ridenour, M.B.A., FACHE
Troy Holmes, CPA Chief Operating Officer
Chief Financial Officer The University of Toledo Medical Center
The University of Toledo Medical Center Richard Swaine, CPA
Charles Jake, J.D. Chief Executive Officer
Deputy General Counsel The University of Toledo Medical Center
8 THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO | COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND LIFE SCIENCESCollege of Medicine and Life Sciences Executive Committee
Imran Ali, M.D. Stephen Grider, D.O.
Professor and Chair Assistant Professor and Chair
Department of Neurology Department of Emergency Medicine
Kristopher Brickman, M.D. Charles Jake, J.D.
Senior Associate Dean for Innovation Deputy General Counsel
Chief Physician Executive Kimberly Jenkins, M.D.
The University of Toledo Physicians Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion
Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine Associate Professor
Mark Boswell, M.D., Ph.D. Department of Anesthesiology
Professor and Chair Bina Joe, Ph.D.
Department of Anesthesiology Professor and Chair
Changhu Chen, M.D. Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
Professor and Chair James Kleshinski, M.D.
Department of Radiation Oncology Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affiliation
Christopher J. Cooper, M.D. Professor, Department of Medicine
Executive Vice President for Clinical Affairs Jeremy Laukka, Ph.D.
Dean of the College of Medicine and Life Sciences Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education
Vice Provost for Educational Health Affairs Interim Chair, Department of Medical Education
Professor, Department of Medicine Associate Professor
Shonola Da-Silva, M.D. Department of Medical Education and Neurology
Professor and Chair Stephanie Mann, M.D.
Department of Pediatrics Associate Dean for Clinical
Joan Duggan, M.D. Undergraduate Medical Education
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs & Development Professor
Professor, Department of Medicine Department of Medical Education and
Lance Dworkin, M.D. Obstetrics & Gynecology
Professor and Chair Coral Matus, M.D.
Department of Medicine Associate Dean for Foundational Sciences
Nabil Ebraheim, M.D. Assistant Professor
Professor and Chair Department of Family Medicine
Department of Orthopedic Surgery Cheryl McCullumsmith, M.D., Ph.D.
Michael Ellis, M.D. Professor and Chair
Chief Medical Officer Department of Psychiatry
The University of Toledo Medical Center Interim Chair
Professor, Department of Medicine Department of Pathology
Haitham Elsamaloty, M.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Radiology
COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2020 9College of Medicine and Life Sciences Executive Committee
Robert McCullumsmith, M.D., Ph.D. Puneet Sindhwani, M.D.
Professor and Chair Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Neurosciences Department of Urology
Kevin Pan, M.D., Ph.D. Linda Speer, M.D.
Professor and Chair Professor and Chair
Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology Department of Family Medicine
Thomas Papadimos, M.D., M.P.H. Stanislaw Stepkowski, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Immersive and Simulation President
Based Learning College of Medicine Council
Professor Professor
Department of Anesthesiology Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Yvette Perry, Ph.D. James Van Hook, M.D.
Assistant Dean for Admissions and Strategic Enrollment Professor and Chair
Assistant Professor Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Department of Medical Education Kandace Williams, Ph.D.
Bryan Pyles, M.B.A. Associate Dean, College of Medicine and Life Sciences
Senior Associate Dean for Administration and Finance Graduate Programs
Nikki Russell Professor
Director of Administrative Operations Department of Cancer Biology
Jason Schroeder, M.D. Randall Worth, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Interim Chair Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Admissions
Department of Surgery Associate Professor
Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Lori Schuh, M.D.
Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education/Designated Jian-Ting Zhang, Ph.D.
Institutional Official Professor and Chair
Professor Department of Cancer Biology
Department of Neurology
10 THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO | COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND LIFE SCIENCESHONORARY DOC TOR OF SCIENCE
D R . S AY E D A M J A D H U S S A I N
Born and raised within the walled He is an award-winning photographer and an internationally
city of Peshawar, Pakistan, recognized explorer. In four expeditions, starting in 1987,
Dr. Sayed Amjad Hussain came he has explored all 2,000 miles of Indus River in Pakistan
to the United States in 1963 and also at its source in Tibet. The accounts of Team Indus
after graduating from Khyber Expeditions were entered in U.S. Congressional Records
Medical College in Peshawar. and were the subject of a PBS documentary in 2005. Their
After receiving training in general adventures were featured as a cover story in The Explorers
surgery at the Medical College Journal in 2000.
of Ohio (now The University of In May 2017, Dr. Hussain was part of an expedition to explore
Toledo College of Medicine and the ancient Silk Road in China.
Life Sciences) and cardiovascular
surgery at Wayne State University, Detroit, he returned He is also an award-winning writer who has published 19
to Pakistan in 1970 and served on the faculty of Khyber books on subjects as varied as history, culture, religion and
Medical College for three years. the linguistic and cultural legacy of Peshawar City. Half of his
published books are in Urdu language and two of his Urdu
Upon his return to the U.S., he joined the Department of books have received Abasin Literary Award of Pakistan.
Surgery at Medical College of Ohio as clinical faculty and His Urdu writings were the subject of master of philosophy
established a private practice of thoracic and cardiovascular (MPhil) theses at Qurtaba University and Hazara University
surgery in Toledo. He maintained an academic practice and in Pakistan.
published 50 papers in American and international medical
literature, most of them in refereed journals. He retired from For more than 30 years he has been an op-ed columnist for
clinical practice in 2004. the daily Toledo Blade and a number of other English and
Urdu publications in the U.S. and in Pakistan. In 2011, he was
Dr. Hussain was instrumental in bringing the study of given the Touchstone Award of the Press Club of Toledo.
humanities to medical students at The University of Toledo
College of Medicine and Life Sciences. He is a faculty advisor Currently, a vascular laboratory (at St. Charles Mercy
to the Medical Humanities Club and oversees an elective in Hospital, Toledo), a clinical skills center (at Khyber Medical
medical humanities for medical students. College, Peshawar), a distinguished lectureship in medical
humanities (at The University of Toledo), an endowed
He holds an emeritus professorship in cardiothoracic surgery professorship in cardiothoracic surgery (at The University
in the College of Medicine and Life Sciences and an emeritus of Toledo) and a visiting professorship between Khyber
professorship in humanities in the College of Arts and Medical College, Peshawar and The University of Toledo
Letters at The University of Toledo. He is the first person bear his name.
to have received a dual faculty appointment in science
and humanities.
Dr. Hussain has taught in Pakistan, India, Libya and China as
a visiting professor and as a scholar in residence.
COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2020 11DOC TOR OF PHILOSOPHY
IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE
Usman Ashraf
Molecular Medicine
Advisor: Sivarajan Kumarasamy, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: Understanding the candidate gene
Regulated endocrine-specific protein 18
(Resp18) role in Salt induced hypertension
Fatimah Kareem Khalaf
Molecular Medicine
Advisor: David Kennedy, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: Regulation of Renal Inflammation
in Chronic Kidney Disease
Kelsey Elizabeth Murphy
Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders
Advisor: Joshua Park, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: BBB bypassing polysaccharide mini-GAGR
activates the neuronal Nrf2- mediated antioxidant defense
system for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
Shermel Borwluedae Sherman
Molecular Medicine
Advisor: Jennifer W. Hill, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: The Role of Neuropeptide Spexin in
Modulation of Metabolism and Neurocognitive Processes
Gayatri Subramanian
Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Advisor: Saurabh Chattopadhyay, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: TDRD7, a novel viral restriction factor,
inhibits cellular AMP-dependent kinase to inhibit virus
replication.
12 THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO | COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND LIFE SCIENCESMASTER OF SCIENCE
IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
Hassan Abdalla Jennifer Caudill
Medical Sciences Medical Sciences
Ahmad Alimadadi Timothy Chrisman
Bioinformatics and Medical Sciences
Proteomics/Genomics
Jacob Belardo Bhakti Dixit
Medical Physics Medical Sciences
Mackenzie Branco Jamie Downey
Assistant in Pathology Assistant in Pathology
Travis Brege Catalin Dragomirescu
Medical Sciences Medical Sciences
COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2020 13MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
Ammar Eljack Eric Growel
Bioinformatics and Assistant in Pathology
Proteomics/Genomics
Mirlinda Elmazi Walter Gryczewski
Medical Sciences Medical Sciences
Mackenzie Elrod Zach Herron
Medical Sciences Medical Sciences
Tyler Fish Alexa Jaume
Medical Sciences Medical Sciences
Courtney Gorrell Kyle Knapp
Medical Sciences Medical Sciences
14 THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO | COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND LIFE SCIENCESMan-Cheung Lau Josh Pelia
Oral Biology Medical Sciences
Certificate: Pediatric Dentistry
Jean Llenos Bhuwan Rai
Medical Sciences Bioinformatics and
Proteomics/Genomics
Kristopher Aaron Lyons Michael Rullo
Medical Physics Oral Biology
Certificate: Pediatric Dentistry
Kathryn Merkel Benjamin Russell
Medical Sciences Medical Sciences
Scott Arthur Miruzzi Gayane Saakyan
Bioinformatics and Medical Sciences
Proteomics/Genomics
COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2020 15MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
Swara Sarvepalli Nicole Weis
Medical Sciences Medical Sciences
James M. Seekamp
Medical Physics
Brandon Sharkey
Medical Sciences
Dean Angelo Walters
Medical Sciences
Emily Warner
Medical Sciences
16 THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO | COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND LIFE SCIENCESDOC TOR OF MEDICINE AND
DOC TOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Joseph Lee Yuqi Zhang
Neuroscience Cancer Biology
Advisor: David R. Giovannucci, Ph.D. Advisor: Kathryn M. Eisenmann, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: Role of Dissertation Title: The Role of
Peripheral GABAA Receptors in mDia2 in Adherens Junctions in
the Postganglionic Regulation of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
Parotid Secretion
Residency: Internal Medicine
Residency: Radiation Oncology Methodist Hospital
Beaumont Health Houston, TX
Royal Oak, MI
DOC TOR OF MEDICINE AND
JURIS DOC TOR
Rudel A. Saunders
Residency: Internal Medicine
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH
DOC TOR OF MEDICINE AND
M A S T E R O F B U S I N E S S A D M I N I S T R AT I O N
Kunaal Ryan Bafna
Residency: Interventional Radiology
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH
Surgery-Preliminary
UPMC Mercy Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA
COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2020 17D O C T O R O F M E D I C I N E A N D G R A D U AT E C E R T I F I C AT E
I N B I O S TAT I S T I C S & E P I D E M I O L O G Y
Parth Patel
Residency: Internal Medicine
Henry Ford Allegiance Health
Jackson, MI
D O C T O R O F M E D I C I N E A N D G R A D U AT E
C E R T I F I C AT E I N PAT H O L O G Y
Veronika Kholodovych
Residency: Internal Medicine
OhioHealth-Riverside Methodist
Columbus, OH
18 THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO | COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND LIFE SCIENCESDOC TOR OF MEDICINE
Hassan J. Abbas Paige Marie Anderson
Residency: Surgery-Preliminary Residency: Obstetrics-Gynecology
The University of Toledo UPMC Medical Education
Toledo, OH Pittsburgh, PA
Ali Abou-Alaiwi Nelish Ardeshna
Residency: Emergency Medicine/ Residency: Internal Medicine
Royal Oak University of Michigan Hospitals
Beaumont Health Ann Arbor, MI
Royal Oak, MI
Kevin Adams Mahala Ashcherkin
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency: Obstetrics-Gynecology
Ohio State University Medical Center University of Arizona COM
Columbus, OH Phoenix, AZ
Catherine Alford Nikita Ashcherkin
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency: Internal Medicine
Ohio State University Medical Center Mayo Clinic School of Graduate
Columbus, OH Medical Education
Scottsdale, AZ
Shermeen Sufi Ali Ealla Atari
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency: Pediatrics
University of Texas Med Branch Childrens Hospital-NEOMED-OH
Galveston, TX Akron, OH
COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2020 19DOC TOR OF MEDICINE
Kyle Beuoy Linda Cai
Residency: Family Medicine Residency: Radiology-Diagnostic
UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Ohio State University Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA Columbus, OH
Transitional
Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center
Toledo, OH
David Botschner Nicholas Stephen Cairl
Residency: Anesthesiology Residency: General Surgery
University of Cincinnati Medical Center St. Joseph Mercy
Cincinnati, OH Ann Arbor, MI
Danielle Nicole Bozek Isabella Caldwell
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency: Psychiatry
The University of Toledo University of Florida
Toledo, OH COM-Shands Hospital
Gainesville, FL
Taylor Branstool Elizabeth Callier
Residency: Anest/Clinical Base Year Residency: Internal Medicine
Ohio State University Medical Center Morehouse School of Medicine
Columbus, OH Atlanta, GA
Neal Bucher Katherine Chen
Residency: Emergency Medicine Residency: Obstetrics-Gynecology
University of Alabama Medical Center The University of Toledo
Birmingham, AL Toledo, OH
20 THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO | COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND LIFE SCIENCESLauren Coombs Ahmed Daboul
Residency: Obstetrics-Gynecology Residency: Medicine-Pediatrics
Case Western/MetroHealth University Southern California
Medical Center Los Angeles, CA
Cleveland, OH
Emily Cooper Samantha Davis
Residency: Psychiatry Residency: Internal Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Foundation The University of Toledo
Cleveland, OH Toledo, OH
Phillip Craigmile Aashish Dewan
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency: Family Medicine
Emory University SOM Broward Health Medical Center
Atlanta, GA Fort Lauderdale, FL
Sara Allison Crowell Ramneek Dhillon
Residency: Pediatrics Residency: Anesthesiology
Nationwide Childrens Hospital UC Davis Medical Center
Columbus, OH Sacramento, CA
Emily Cummings Taylor Dimmerling
Residency: Internal Medicine
The University of Toledo
Toledo, OH
COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2020 21DOC TOR OF MEDICINE
Allison Dunn Matthew Flemer
Residency: Radiology-Diagnostic Residency: Internal Medicine
Ohio State University Medical Center Tulane University SOM
Columbus, OH New Orleans, LA
Transitional
OhioHealth-Riverside Methodist
Columbus, OH
John Robert Edminister Dylan Douglas Fortman
Residency: Dermatology Residency: Internal Medicine
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center UPMC Medical Education
Winston-Salem, NC Pittsburgh, PA
Transitional
Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center
Toledo, OH
Alex Ellenberger Elizabeth Gegorski
Residency: General Surgery Residency: Pediatrics
University of South Florida Akron Children’s Hospital-NEOMED
Morsani COM Akron, OH
Tampa, FL
Ali Eltatawy Bradley Gehring
Residency: Neurology Residency: Emergency Medicine
University of Cincinnati Medical Center Medical University of SC
Cincinnati, OH Charleston, SC
Stephanie Fabry Erika Ghazoul
Residency: Pediatrics Residency: General Surgery
Case Western/University Hospitals OhioHealth-Riverside Methodist
Cleveland Medical Center Columbus, OH
Cleveland, OH
22 THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO | COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND LIFE SCIENCESNathan Gilbert Woojin Han
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency: Internal Medicine
Akron General Medical Center/ HCA Healthcare/USF GME
NEOMED-OH Brandon, FL
Akron, OH
Jacob Goatley Jonathan Clement Henricks
Residency: Physical Medicine & Rehab Residency: Emergency Medicine/
The University of Toledo Internal Medicine
Toledo, OH Ohio State University Medical Center
Medicine-Preliminary Columbus, OH
The University of Toledo
Toledo, OH
Tanvi Goyal Mitchell Hooven
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency: Emergency Medicine
University of Michigan Hospitals Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Ann Arbor, MI Winston-Salem, NC
Sarah Grycza Michael Houghan
Residency: Pediatrics Residency: Medicine-Primary
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center University of Wisconsin Hospital
Lebanon, NH and Clinics
Madison, WI
Delaney Halpin Allison Hoynes
Residency: Obstetrics-Gynecology Residency: Family Medicine
The University of Toledo OhioHealth Grant Medical Center
Toledo, OH Columbus, OH
COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2020 23DOC TOR OF MEDICINE
Matthew Thomas Hutcherson Tyler Louis Johnston
Residency: Physical Medicine & Rehab Residency: Emergency Medicine
The University of Toledo Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center
Toledo, OH Toledo, OH
Transitional
Promedica Monroe Regional Hospital
Monroe, MI
Evan Ingram Richard Jordan
Residency: Pediatrics Residency: Anesthesiology
Nationwide Children’s Hospital Case Western/University Hospitals
Columbus, OH Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, OH
Saba Javadi Ravitej Katragadda
Residency: Pediatrics Residency: Anesthesiology
Zucker SOM-Northwell Cohen Children’s The University of Toledo
New Hyde Park, NY Toledo, OH
Joseph Aaron Jeffries Elyssa Kayser
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency: Internal Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin University of Michigan Hospitals
Affiliated Hospitals Ann Arbor, MI
Milwaukee, WI
Bryan Johnson Rory Kelly
Residency: General Surgery Residency: Radiology-Diagnostic
Mount Carmel Health System Case Western/University Hosptials
Grove City, OH Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, OH
Transitional
Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center
Toledo, OH
24 THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO | COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND LIFE SCIENCESConnor Kenney Katie Korneffel
Residency: General Surgery Residency: General Surgery
San Antonio Military Medical Center Mountain AHEC
San Antonio, TX Asheville, NC
Kent Kern Juliann Kosovec
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery Residency: General Surgery
SpeCenterum Health/ Duke University Medical Center
Michigan State University Durham, NC
Grand Rapids, MI
MaNada Khaing Alexsandra Kovacevich
Residency: Family Medicine Residency: Psychiatry
Carle Foundation Hospital Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Urbana, IL Cleveland, OH
Alexandra Kivnick Michael Kreft
Residency: Dermatology Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery
Loma Linda University Summa Health/NEOMED-OH
Loma Linda, CA Akron, OH
Medicine-Preliminary
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA
DJ Kleppel Andy Kwok
Residency: Anesthesiology Residency: Psychiatry
Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Rutgers-R W Johnson Medical School
Medical Education Piscataway, NJ
Rochester, MN
COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2020 25DOC TOR OF MEDICINE
Juli Lambert Alexandra Luby
Residency: Physical Medicine & Rehab Residency: Plastic Surgery
Loma Linda University University of Michigan Hospitals
Loma Linda, CA Ann Arbor, MI
Christopher Levy RaeLynne Renee MacBeth
Residency: General Surgery Residency: Radiology-Diagnostic
Prisma Health-Midlands/ Case Western/University Hospitals
Cleveland Medical Center
University of South Carolina
Cleveland, OH
SOM Columbia
Transitional
Columbia, SC
Hurley Medical Center
Flint, MI
Sean Patrick Lewis Samarchitha Magal
Residency: General Surgery Residency: Pediatrics
McLaren Macomb Hospital/ University of Kentucky Medical Center
McLaren Health Care Corporation Lexington, KY
Mount Clemens, MI
Ajay Lingireddy Tamara Maghathe
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency: General Surgery
Texas Tech University Affiliates The University of Toledo
El Paso, TX Toledo, OH
Lindsey Jean Loss Anisha Maheshwari
Residency: General Surgery Residency: Pediatrics
Oregon Health & Science University University of Pittsburgh
Portland, OR Medical Center Medical Education
Pittsburgh, PA
26 THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO | COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND LIFE SCIENCESShazil Mahmood Lucien McBeth
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency: Urology
Henry Ford Hospital Brooke Army Medical Center
Detroit, MI San Antonio, TX
Emily Maly Connor McNamee
Residency: Neurology Residency: Family Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Foundation The University of Toledo
Cleveland, OH Toledo, OH
Sarah Matto Adam Mierzwa
Residency: Psychiatry Residency: Neurology
Detroit Medical Center/ The University of Toledo
Wayne State University Toledo, OH
Detroit, MI
Matthew Mazur Rachel Miller
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery Residency: Emergency Medicine
Detroit Medical Center/ Ohio State University Medical Center
Wayne State University Columbus, OH
Detroit, MI
Travis Michael Mazur Scott Miller
Residency: Emergency Medicine Residency: Internal Medicine
The University of Toledo Ohio State University Medical Center
Toledo, OH Columbus, OH
COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2020 27DOC TOR OF MEDICINE
William Miller Nikhil Modak
Residency: Neurological Surgery Residency: Neurology
University of Illinois College of Medicine Case Western/University Hospitals
Peoria, IL Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, OH
Mohammed Miniato Ian Monroe
Residency: Transitional Residency: General Surgery
HCA Houston Healthcare Creighton University Hospitals
Houston, TX Omaha, NE
Kaitlin Minotti Daniel Robert Morgenstern
Residency: Pediatrics Residency: Anesthesiology
Akron Children’s Hospital-NEOMED Case Western/MetroHealth
Akron, OH Medical Center
Cleveland, OH
Colleen Mismas-Hooley Mollie Myers
Residency: Anesthesiology Residency: Family Medicine
University of Michigan Hospitals Eastern Maine Medical Center
Ann Arbor, MI Bangor, ME
Rahul Mital Christopher Nam
Residency: Pediatrics Residency: Anesthesiology
Loyola University Medical Center University of Miami/Jackson Health
Maywood, IL System
Miami, FL
28 THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO | COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND LIFE SCIENCESMadison Nashu Connor Parsell
Residency: Emergency Medicine Residency: Emergency Medicine
Yale-New Haven Hospital Case Western/University Hospitals
New Haven, CT Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, OH
Anastazia Novatchinski Jordan Perlman
Residency: Psychiatry Residency: Physical Medicine & Rehab
St. Mary Mercy Hospital The University of Toledo
Livonia, MI Toledo, OH
Medicine-Preliminary
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH
Ronald Nowak Brian Potocnik
Residency: Anesthesiology Residency: Anesthesiology
Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH Cleveland, OH
Assumpta Nwaneri-Isi Tamar Pounardjian
Residency: Emergency Medicine Residency: Medicine-Primary
Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center Rhode Island Hospital/
Toledo, OH Brown University
Providence, RI
Zaid Obagi Paxton James Prather
Residency: Dermatology Residency: Emergency Medicine
University of Arizona College of Medicine Wright State University Boonshoft
Tucson, AZ School of Medicine
Transitional Dayton, OH
Mountainview Sunrise Health GME
Consortium
Las Vegas, NV
COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2020 29DOC TOR OF MEDICINE
Emily Rady Daniel Rospert
Residency: General Surgery Residency: Internal Medicine
The University of Toledo University of Kentucky Medical Center
Toledo, OH Lexington, KY
Juhi Rattan Andrea Rowland
Residency: Pediatrics Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center St. Mary’s Medical Center
Lebanon, NH San Francisco, CA
Manuj Rattan Mark Rudolph
Residency: Family Medicine Residency: Internal Medicine
St. Mary Mercy Hospital University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Livonia, MI Cincinnati, OH
Madison Ratycz Kirsten Russell
Residency: Dermatology Residency: Obstetrics-Gynecology
University of Michigan Hospitals The University of Toledo
Ann Arbor, MI Toledo, OH
Transitional
Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center
Toledo, OH
Margaret Reilly Zayd Safadi
Residency: Vascular Surgery Residency: Emergency Medicine
Northwestern McGaw/NMH/VA Ascension St. John Hospital
Chicago, IL Detroit, MI
30 THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO | COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND LIFE SCIENCESTalha Saif Ryan Sefcik
Residency: Anesthesiology Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery
The University of Toledo Summa Health/NEOMED
Toledo, OH Akron, OH
Medicine-Preliminary
The University of Toledo
Toledo, OH
Linda Saju Ronit Shah
Residency: Psychiatry Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery
MIDocs/Western Michigan University Temple University Hospital
Stryker School of Medicine Philadelphia, PA
Kalamazoo, MI
Celina Sarkes Natalie Sirianni
Residency: Obstetrics-Gynecology Residency: Surgery-Preliminary
Summa Health/NEOMED The University of Toledo
Akron, OH Toledo, OH
Jacob Schultz Elizabeth Shea Smith
Residency: Family Medicine Residency: Internal Medicine
Mount Carmel Health System Baylor College of Medicine
Columbus, OH Houston, TX
Alexandra Nicole Schwann Jennifer Leigh Smith
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency: Radiology-Diagnostic
Yale-New Haven Hospital Duke University Medical Center
New Haven, CT Durham, NC
Medicine-Preliminary
Case Western/MetroHealth
Medical Center
Cleveland, OH
COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2020 31DOC TOR OF MEDICINE
Tyler Snyder Andrew Stratton
Residency: Psychiatry Residency: Emergency Medicine
The University of Toledo University of Texas Southwestern
Toledo, OH Medical School
Dallas, TX
Jalpa Soni Millie Sudhakar
Residency: Family Medicine Residency: Psychiatry
Wright State University Boonshoft Thomas Jefferson University
School of Medicine Philadelphia, PA
Dayton, OH
Kari Stausmire Keith Sweitzer
Residency: Family Medicine Residency: Plastic Surgery
Halifax Medical Center University of Rochester/
Daytona Beach, FL Strong Memorial
Rochester, NY
Andrew Josef Stiene Murtaza Syed
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery Residency: Physical Medicine & Rehab
Wright State University Boonshoft SUNY Upstate Medical University
School of Medicine Syracuse, NY
Dayton, OH Medicine-Preliminary/PM&R
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, NY
Doug Stockton Ian Thomas
Residency: Vascular Surgery Residency: Family Medicine
University of Arizona College of Medicine St. Lukes Hospital
Tucson, AZ Perrysburg, OH
32 THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO | COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND LIFE SCIENCESRobert T. Toelke Aaran Varatharajan
Residency: Pathology/NorthShore Residency: Anesthesiology
University of Chicago Medical Center Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL Chicago, IL
Ryan Joseph Tran Jacob Vaughn
Residency: Family Medicine Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery
Cleveland Clinic Foundation SUNY Upstate Medical University
Lakewood, OH Syracuse, NY
Jennifer Nicole Tripi Heather Ashley Voss-Hoynes
Residency: Anesthesiology Residency: Child Neurology
University of North Carolina Hospitals Northwestern McGaw/Lurie Children’s
Chapel Hill, NC Chicago, IL
Areej Usmani Samuel Wakser
Residency: Dermatology Residency: Internal Medicine
University of Alabama Medical Center St. Joseph Hospital SCL Health
Birmingham, AL Denver, CO
Medicine-Preliminary
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH
Palavi Vaidya Lauren Weaver
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency: General Surgery
University of Cincinnati Medical Center University of Minnesota Medical
Cincinnati, OH School
Minneapolis, MN
COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2020 33DOC TOR OF MEDICINE
Alexandra Wenig Helen Youqing Zhang
Residency: Pediatrics Residency: Obstetrics-Gynecology
Nationwide Children’s Hospital New York Medical College
Columbus, OH Westchester/Metropolitan
New York, NY
Nathan Williams John Michael Ziebro
Residency: General Surgery Residency: Emergency Medicine
OhioHealth Riverside Methodist The University of Toledo
Columbus, OH Toledo, OH
Alexander Wisniewski Sydney Zierden
Residency: Thoracic Surgery Residency: Pediatrics
University of Virginia Case Western/University Hospitals
Charlottesville, VA Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, OH
Jieshen Wu Evan Zink
Residency: Surgery General Residency: Anesthesiology
General Surgery - Preliminary The University of Toledo
OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Toledo, OH
Columbus, OH
Patrick Zak
Residency: Family Medicine
Case Western/MetroHealth
Medical Center
Cleveland, OH
34 THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO | COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND LIFE SCIENCESG R A D U AT E S T U D E N T A W A R D S
Doctor of Medicine/Doctor of Philosophy Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences
in Biomedical Science Program Human Donation Science
Outstanding Student Outstanding Student
Joseph Lee Alexis Bradford
Doctor of Philosophy Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences
in Biomedical Science Program Medical Sciences Basic Science Tracks
Outstanding Student Outstanding Student
Gayatri Subramanian Ahmad Alimadadi
Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences
Medical Physics Program Pathology Assistant Program
Outstanding Student Outstanding Student
James M. Seekamp Mackenzie Branco
Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences
Physician Assistant Studies Program
Outstanding Student
Zachary Murphy
MEDIC AL S T UDENT AWARDS
The Glidden L. Brooks Award Dean’s Award
The Glidden L. Brooks Award, named in honor of the The Dean’s Award is awarded to that graduating medical
first president of the former Medical College of Ohio, student who, in the eyes of fellow students, shows the
is presented annually to that graduating medical student greatest promise as a practitioner of medicine.
who is distinguishable by superiority in all phases of
the curriculum. Jonathan Clement Henricks
Nelish Ardeshna
DJ Kleppel
Madison Ratycz
Jennifer Leigh Smith
COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2020 35MEDIC AL S T UDENT AWARDS
Lucien E. Morris, M.D. Anesthesia Award American College of Physicians Ohio Chapter
Taylor Branstool Outstanding Medical Student of the Year
Alexandra Nicole Schwann
Diversity and Inclusion Award
Elizabeth Callier George D. Ludwig Prize in Medicine
Evan Ingram Elyssa Kayser
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Excellence Patrick J. Mulrow Prize in Medicine
in Emergency Medicine Award Nelish Ardeshna
Jonathan Clement Henricks
Earl H. Freimer, M.D., Award for Excellence
Jerri Nielsen FitzGerald Award in Microbiology and Immunology Award
John Michael Ziebro Hallie Dolin
Harry E. Mayhew, M.D. Department of Family Medicine Award Mark Rayport, M.D., Ph.D. Award in Neurological Surgery
Patrick Zak William Miller
Human Structure Development Award American Academy of Neurology Medical
Phillip Craigmile Student Prize for Excellence in Neurology
Emily Maly
Northwest Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Association
Medical Association Student Award Psychiatry Excellence Award
Millie Sudhakar Andy Kwok
Outstanding Neurology Student Award Physiology Award
Adam Mierzwa Jonathan Clement Henricks
Outstanding Student in Neurosciences Theordore P. and Evelyn H. Chengelis
Sydney Zierden Memorial Award in Psychiatry
Isabella Caldwell
Outstanding Student in Obstetrics and Gynecology Award
Katherine Chen Outstanding Students in Radiology
Allison Dunn
Outstanding Orthopaedic Student of the Year Jennifer Leigh Smith
Andrea Rowland
Pathology Award for Most Outstanding Student Dr. Sam Schaeffer Award
Areej Usmani Mahala Ashcherkin
Marian M. Rejent, M.D. Award in Pediatrics Marion C. Anderson Award for Excellence in Surgery
Sydney Zierden Connor Kenney
Edward J. Cafruny Award for Excellence in Pharmacology Edward F. Ockuly Student Award in Urology
DJ Kleppel Lucien McBeth
Toledo/Lucas County Academy of Family Physicians Award
Ryan Joseph Tran
36 THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO | COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND LIFE SCIENCESMEDIC AL S T UDENT AWARDS
The Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award
The Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Awards presented by The Arnold P. Gold Foundation are bestowed
on one graduating medical student and one faculty member who embody outstanding humanistic traits in
the delivery of care to patients and their families and in their interactions with students, faculty and staff.
The recipients are selected by the graduating class.
Nikita Ashcherkin Coral Matus, M.D.
COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2020 37MEDICAL HONOR SOCIETIES
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
The Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society was founded in Chicago in 1902 by medical students to formulate
higher ideals of scholastic achievement and to foster the scientific and philosophical features of the medical
profession. The Delta of Ohio chapter at The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences was
installed in 1974. Election to membership is extended to junior and senior medical students whose academic
excellence places them in the upper sixth of their class and who show promise of leadership in medicine.
Induction in the junior year is extended to the top 8% of the class.
Paige Marie Anderson Jonathan Clement Henricks Alexandra Nicole Schwann
Nelish Ardeshna Michael Houghan Ryan Sefcik
Mahala Ashcherkin Kent Kern Elizabeth Shea Smith
Phillip Craigmile DJ Kleppel Jennifer Leigh Smith
Sara Allison Crowell Lindsey Jean Loss Keith Sweitzer
John Robert Edminister Emily Maly Jennifer Tripi
Stephanie Fabry Matthew Mazur Areej Usmani
Dylan Fortman Connor Parsell Lauren Weaver
Tanvi Goyal Madison Ratycz Alexandra Wenig
Andrea Rowland
Gold Humanism Honor Society
The Gold Humanism Honor Society is a national honor society initiated in 2001 by The Arnold P. Gold Foundation
to recognize individuals who have demonstrated exemplary attitudes and behaviors characteristic of the most
humanistic physicians, including integrity, excellence, compassion, altruism, respect, empathy and service.
The University of Toledo chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society was founded in 2005. The members are
selected by peer nomination and endorsed by the College of Medicine and Life Sciences Senior Leadership Team.
Mahala Ashcherkin Michael Houghan Madison Nashu
Nikita Ashcherkin Allison Hoynes Tamar Pounardjian
Isabella Caldwell Richard Jordan Alexandra Nicole Schwann
Samantha Davis Elyssa Kayser Millie Sudhakar
Allison Dunn Juliann Kosovec Palavi Vaidya
John Robert Edminister Lindsey Jean Loss Sydney Zierden
Stephanie Fabry RaeLynne Renee MacBeth
Jonathan Clement Henricks Anisha Maheshwari
38 THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO | COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND LIFE SCIENCESTE ACHING AWARDS
Robert T. Tidrick Golden Apple Awards
The Robert T. Tidrick Golden Apple Awards for teaching excellence are named in honor of Dr. Tidrick, a surgeon
and outstanding educator on the faculty of the former Medical College of Ohio from 1969 until his death in
June 1983, at the age of 73. Faculty, both basic scientists and clinicians, are selected for the honor each year by
members of the graduating class of medical students.
Robert T. Tidrick Golden Apple Award for Teaching Excellence in Basic Sciences
Carlos Baptista, M.D., Ph.D. Andrew Beavis, Ph.D. Carol Bennett-Clarke, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus Professor Professor Emerita
Department of Medical Education Department of Physiology Department of Neurosciences
and Pharmacology
Robert T. Tidrick Golden Apple Award for Teaching Excellence in Clinical Sciences
Nezam Altorok, M.D. Coral Matus, M.D. Catherine Van Hook, M.D.
Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Associate Professor
Program Director Family Medicine Department of Obstetrics
Rheum Fellowship Associate Dean and Gynecology
Associate Director for Foundational Sciences
IM Residency
Associate Chief
Faculty Development
COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2020 39O AT H O F H I P P O C R AT E S
Upon this day of graduation,
as I seek admission to the medical profession:
I do solemnly affirm, as did the ancient Greeks, by all that I hold most sacred
that, according to my ability and judgment
I will keep this oath and its stipulations.
To hold my teachers in this art equal to my own parents and extend to them
the respect and gratitude which is their due.
I will by precept, lecture and every other mode of instruction,
impart a knowledge of the art to my sons and daughters and those of my
teachers, and to disciples bound by covenant and oath
according to the law of medicine.
I will follow that system of treatment which,
according to my ability and judgment,
I consider for the benefit of my patients and abstain from whatever is
deleterious and mischievous.
I will exercise my art, solely for the cure of my patients
and the prevention of disease and will give no drugs and perform no
operations for a criminal purpose nor far less suggest such thing.
With honor and dignity, I will practice my profession not permitting
consideration of religion, nationality, race or social standing
to intervene between duty and my patient.
Into whatsoever houses I enter, I will go for the benefit of the sick and will hold
myself aloof from every voluntary act
of wrongdoing or corruption.
Whatever I may see or hear in the lives of men
which ought not be spoken abroad, I will not divulge,
reckoning that such should be kept secret.
While I continue to keep this oath unviolated, may it be granted to me to enjoy
life and the practice of the art, respected by all men in all times.
But should I trespass and violate this oath, may the reverse be my lot.COM 44 0420
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