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THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND LIFE SCIENCES COMMENCEMENT SPRING 2022
Congratulations!
LET TER FROM May 20, 2022
THE DEAN
Dear Graduates,
On this occasion of the Fifty-First 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 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, 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 218 students, more than 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 healthcare disciplines.
To the Class of 2022, 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 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
THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO | COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2022 3HIS TORY OF THE UNIVERSIT Y
OF TOLEDO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
AND LIFE SCIENCES
The Medical College of Ohio at Toledo (MCO) was In June 2005, MCO was renamed the Medical University of
established by action of the Ohio General Assembly on Ohio (MUO) to reflect the institution’s growth. The following
Dec. 18, 1964. Originally called the Toledo State College year, Ohio state legislators passed a historic bill that merged
of Medicine until it was renamed in 1967, the new medical MUO with The University of Toledo, creating The University
school was the culmination of several feasibility studies of Toledo College of Medicine. The merger was hailed as the
commissioned at the local, state and national levels to most significant event in higher education in Ohio in more
address a growing physician workforce shortage. than 50 years. Dr. Lloyd A. Jacobs, appointed as the sixth
president of MCO in November 2003, was selected to lead
When the first class of 32 medical students began studies
the merged universities, becoming the sixteenth president
on Sept. 11, 1969, the 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 announced a
with the former Maumee Valley Hospital, the current site of partnership with Toledo-based health system ProMedica.
the Area Office on Aging. The first class of medical students The partnership established a 50-year affiliation between
graduated on June 2, 1972. the college and the health system that enriches the quality
of medical education and expands clinical training capacity
The MCO master plan, developed by Minoru Yamasaki and
in Toledo. In July 2016, the first class of students and
Associates, the architect who designed the twin towers of
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 and
new partnerships for academic excellence and expanded
Corrections. Designed by Yamasaki, construction of the first
opportunities for clinical training and residency placement,
building on the new campus, the Health Science Building,
UToledo is on a long-term mission to recruit top-performing
began in late 1970 and was completed in 1973. In 1995,
students, educate them to be the best doctors, advanced
the building was named after Paul Block Jr., one of MCO’s
practitioners and research scientists, and retain them in
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 5,573 doctor of medicine degrees, 483
of graduate students between the MCO, The University
doctor of philosophy in biomedical sciences degrees, 2,074
of Toledo and Bowling Green State University. This crucial
master’s degrees in biomedical sciences, public health,
agreement laid the groundwork for an eventual merger
occupational health, physician assistant studies, nursing, and
between MCO and UToledo.
health professions, 305 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.
THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO | COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2022 5COLLEGE 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., RN1993 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., FRCSC, FACS
2009
2000 2021
Bruce Edward Keogh, KBE, M.D.
Elsa L. Brown, Ph.D., RN Matthew J. Hepburn, M.D.
Richard F. Leighton, M.D. 2010
2022
Robert G. Page, M.D. Herbert Pardes, M.D.
Mona Hanna-Attisha, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP
Kevin B. Weiss, M.D., M.P.H.
THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO | COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2022 7HIS 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
reflect the modifications to the code accepted in 1960 for medicine, royal blue for philosophy, golden yellow for
and adopted by nearly 95% of the nation’s postsecondary science, salmon for public health and occupational health,
institutions. and golden yellow for physician assistant studies. The colors
in the satin lining of the hood represent the institution
The Intercollegiate Commission standardized the black
granting the degree regardless of the discipline. Therefore,
Oxford or mortarboard style cap that is worn for all degrees.
all hoods awarded today at commencement are lined in
Only the doctoral degree cap may be round and can be
blue and gold representing the academic colors of
made of velvet. Only doctoral degree holders or presidents
The University of Toledo.
of 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.BOARD Alfred A. Baker Patrick J. Kenney
OF TRUSTEES Chair Trustee
Stephen P. Ciucci Will Lucas
Vice Chair Trustee
Eleanore Awadalla, D.D.S. Michael R. Miller
Trustee Trustee
Roy V. Armes Mary Ellen Pisanelli
National Trustee Trustee
G. Brent Bishop Rupesh Boddapati
Trustee Student Trustee
Birdel F. Jackson, III Anjali Phadke
National Trustee Student Trustee
PRESIDENT Gregory Postel, M.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
THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO | COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2022 9H 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 Christopher J. Cooper, M.D.
Council of Deans Executive Vice President for Clinical Affairs
Dean of the College of Medicine and Life Sciences
Vice Provost for Educational Health Affairs
Monica Holiday-Goodman, Ph.D., R.Ph.
Professor and Interim Dean, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Linda Lewandowski, Ph.D., RN, FAAN
Professor and Dean, College of Nursing
Vice Provost for Health Affairs for Interprofessional and Community Partnerships
Mark Merrick, Ph.D.
Professor and Dean
College of Health and Human Services
Amy Thompson, Ph.D.
Professor and Acting Dean
College of Graduate Studies
Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Health System Cabinet Richard Swaine, M.B.A., CPA Michael Ellis, M.D.
Chief Executive Officer Chief Medical Officer
The University of Toledo The University of Toledo
Medical Center Medical Center
Professor, Department of Medicine
Kristopher Brickman, M.D.
Senior Associate Dean for John Huber, M.B.A.
Innovation and Simulation Interim Chief Administrative
Chief Physician Executive and Financial Officer
University of Toledo Physicians University of Toledo Physicians
Professor, Department of
Munier Nazzal, M.D.
Emergency Medicine
President, University of Toledo Physicians
Christopher J. Cooper, M.D. Professor, Department of Surgery
Executive Vice President for
Christine Stesney-Ridenour, M.B.A.
Clinical Affairs
Chief Operating Officer
Dean of the College of Medicine
The University of Toledo
and Life Sciences
Medical Center
Vice Provost for Educational
Health Affairs David Walczak, M.B.A.
Senior Business ManagerCollege of Medicine and Life Christopher J. Cooper, M.D. Nabil Ebraheim, M.D.
Sciences Executive Committee Executive Vice President Professor and Chair
for Clinical Affairs Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Dean of the College of Medicine
Haitham Elsamaloty, M.D.
and Life Sciences
Professor and Chair
Vice Provost for Educational
Department of Radiology
Health Affairs
David Giovannucci, Ph.D.
Imran Ali, M.D.
Professor and Chair
Professor and Chair
Department of Medical Education
Department of Neurology
Amira Gohara, M.D.
Kristopher Brickman, M.D.
Professor and Chair
Senior Associate Dean for Innovation
Department of Pathology
and Simulation
Chief Physician Executive Stephen Grider, D.O.
University of Toledo Physicians Associate Professor and Chair
Professor, Department of Department of Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Mersiha Hadziahmetovic, M.D.
Holly Bristoll Associate Professor and Chair
Chief Integration Officer of Academic Department of Radiation Oncology
Affiliation at ProMedica
John Huber, M.B.A.
Shonola Da-Silva, M.D. Interim Chief Administrative
Professor and Chair and Financial Officer
Department of Pediatrics University of Toledo Physicians
William Davis, D.D.S., M.S. Jason Huntley, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair President, College of Medicine Council
Department of Dentistry Professor
Department of Medical Microbiology
Lori DeShetler, Ph.D.
and Immunology
Assistant Dean for Assessment
and Accreditation Charles Jake
Assistant Professor Vice President and Deputy
Department of Medical Education General Counsel
Joan Duggan, M.D. Kimberly Jenkins, M.D.
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Associate Dean for Diversity
Affairs and Development and Inclusion
Professor Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology
Lance Dworkin, M.D. Bina Joe, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair Professor and Chair
Department of Medicine Department of Physiology
and Pharmacology
THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO | COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2022 11College of Medicine and Life Gregory Kasper, M.D. Joseph Sferra, M.D.
Sciences Executive Committee Vice President Medical Affairs – Professor and Chair
Metro Region Department of Surgery
ProMedica
Puneet Sindhwani, M.D.
James Kleshinski, M.D. Professor and Chair
Senior Associate Dean for Department of Urology
Clinical Affiliation
Robert Smith, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Professor and Chair
Department of Medicine
Department of Neurosciences
Jeremy Laukka, Ph.D.
Linda Speer, M.D.
Senior Associate Dean for
Professor and Chair
Undergraduate Medical Education
Department of Family Medicine
Associate Professor
Department of Medical Education Thyagarajan Subramanian, M.D.
and Neurology Senior Associate Dean for Research
Professor
Stephanie Mann, M.D.
Departments of Neurosciences
Associate Dean for Clinical
and Bioengineering
Undergraduate Medical Education
Professor Richard Swaine, M.B.A., CPA
Department of Medical Education Chief Executive Officer
and Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Toledo Medical Center
Coral Matus, M.D. James Van Hook, M.D.
Associate Dean for Foundational Sciences Professor and Chair
Associate Professor Department of Obstetrics
Department of Family Medicine and Gynecology
Cheryl McCullumsmith, M.D., Ph.D. David Walczak, M.B.A.
Professor and Chair Senior Business Manager
Department of Psychiatry
Kandace Williams, Ph.D.
Kevin Pan, M.D., Ph.D. Senior Associate Dean, College of
Professor and Chair Medicine and Life Sciences
Department of Medical Microbiology Graduate Programs
and Immunology Professor
Department of Cancer Biology
Yvette Perry, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Admissions Randall Worth, Ph.D.
and Strategic Enrollment Senior Associate Dean for Student
Associate Professor Affairs and Admissions
Department of Medical Education Professor
Department of Medical Microbiology
Nikki Russell
and Immunology
Director of Administrative Operations
Jian-Ting Zhang, Ph.D.
Jennifer Schaefer
Professor and Chair
Assistant Vice President
Department of Cell and Cancer Biology
for DevelopmentHONORARY DOC TOR OF SCIENCE
M O N A H A N N A - A T T I S H A , M . D . , M . P. H . , F A A P
Mona Hanna-Attisha, M.D., A frequent contributor to national media outlets, including
M.P.H., FAAP, is the founder the New York Times and Washington Post, Hanna-Attisha
and director of the Michigan has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, BBC and countless other
State University and Hurley outlets championing the cause of children in Flint and
Children’s Hospital Pediatric beyond. She is the founding donor of the Flint Child Health
Public Health Initiative, and Development Fund (flintkids.org).
an innovative and model
With concentrations in environmental health and health
public health program in
policy, Hanna-Attisha received her bachelor’s degree and
Flint, Michigan.
Master of Public Health degree from the University of
A pediatrician, scientist, Michigan. She completed her medical degree from Michigan
activist and author, State University College of Human Medicine and her
Dr. Hanna-Attisha has residency at Children’s Hospital of Michigan in Detroit,
testified four times before the United States Congress and where she was chief resident. She is currently a Charles
was awarded the Freedom of Expression Courage Award Stewart Mott Endowed Professor of Public Health and an
by PEN America. She was named one of Time magazine’s associate professor of pediatrics and human development
100 Most Influential People and recognized as one of at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine.
USA Today’s Women of the Century for her role in uncovering
Hanna-Attisha is the author of the widely acclaimed and
the Flint water crisis and leading recovery efforts there.
bestselling book “What the Eyes Don’t See: A Story of Crisis,
Most recently, she received the 2020 CDC Foundation’s
Resistance, and Hope in an American City.”
Fries Prize for Improving Health.
THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO | COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2022 13ORDER OF PRESIDING Christopher J. Cooper, M.D.
EXERCISES PROCESSIONAL “Pomp and Circumstance”
Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
The University of Toledo
Performed by: Glass City Brass
College of Medicine and
Life Sciences Commencement Thaddeus Archer — Trumpet
Bill Mathis — Trombone
May 20, 2022 | 2 p.m. Emily Dietz — French Horn
Rob Stierman — Tuba
Ric Wolkins — Trumpet
THE ACADEMIC PROCESSION Jason Huntley, M.D.
Grand Marshal
President, College of Medicine Council
College Faculty
Representatives of Colleges,
Universities, Learned Societies and
Professional Organizations Candidate
for the Honorary Degree of Doctor
of Science
Members of the Administration
Board of Trustees
WELCOME AND THE INTRODUCTION Christopher J. Cooper, M.D.
OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM
PRESENTATION OF COLORS The University of Toledo
Army ROTC Rocket Battalion
NATIONAL ANTHEM “Star-Spangled Banner”
Francis Scott Key
Performed by
Docapella and Vocal Remedy
Ariel Cohen Mili Patel
Cody Klinker Jamie Stewart
Chantal Murphy Hallie Dolin
Casey Ryan Naveena Luke
Laura Brant Paige Prologo-Richardson
Bradley Krapes
WELCOME AND RECOGNITION Gregory Postel, M.D.
OF DISTINGUISHED GUESTS
PRESENTATION OF Christopher J. Cooper, M.D.
MONA HANNA-ATTISHA, M.D., M.P.H.,
FAAP FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR
OF SCIENCE, HONORIS CAUSA DEGREECONFERRING THE HONORARY Gregory Postel, M.D.
DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF SCIENCE
AWARDING OF THE HONORARY Christopher J. Cooper, M.D.
DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF SCIENCE and Randall Worth, Ph.D.
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Mona Hanna-Attisha, M.D.
PRESENTATION OF THE Kandace Williams, Ph.D.
DEGREE CANDIDATES and Randall Worth, Ph.D.
CONFERRING THE DEGREES Gregory Postel, M.D.
AND GRADUATE CERTIFICATES
CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE Kandace Williams, Ph.D.
OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE
CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE Kandace Williams, Ph.D.
OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
GRADUATE STUDENT Darren Gordon, M.D., Ph.D.
COMMENCEMENT SPEECH
CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREES Randall Worth, Ph.D.
OF DOCTOR OF MEDICINE AND
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE
CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE Randall Worth, Ph.D.
OF DOCTOR OF MEDICINE
AND GRADUATE CERTIFICATE
IN PATHOLOGY
CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE Randall Worth, Ph.D.
OF DOCTOR OF MEDICINE
RECITATION OF THE PHYSICIAN’S OATH Aaron Berenson, M.D.
OATH OF OFFICE FOR Thomas C. Sodeman, M.D., M.S.S.,
SUPERCESSION CEREMONY FACP, CASP, Col FS, OHANG
MEDICAL STUDENT Hanan Qaqish, M.D.
COMMENCEMENT SPEECH
CLOSING REMARKS Christopher J. Cooper, M.D.
RECESSIONAL “Rondeau”
Jean-Joseph Mouret (1682-1738)
Performed by Glass City Brass
THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO | COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2022 15COLLEGE OF Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Science
MEDICINE AND Khaled Alganem
LIFE SCIENCES Neuroscience & Neurological Disorders
Advisor: Robert Smith, M.D., Ph.D.
Christopher J. Cooper, M.D. Dissertation Title: Network-Based Integration
Dean of Multi-Omics Datasets
Certificate – Bioinformatics & BiomarkersMaster of Science in Biomedical Sciences
Omar Abdul-Aziz Mahra Crone
Medical Sciences Medical Sciences
Shalmali Bhadkamkar Emily Crowe
Medical Sciences Molecular Medicine
Zachary Billings Dalia El Mays
Medical Sciences Medical Sciences
Justin Byrne Dana Furlong
Medical Physics Medical Sciences
Kaitlin Cole Amer Ghali
Medical Sciences Medical Sciences
THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO | COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2022 17Christian Harris Sara Kazmi Medical Sciences Medical Sciences Kathryn Helminiak Esha Kulkarni Bioinformatics & Proteomics-Genomic Medical Sciences Emily Holtyn Amber Leer Medical Sciences Oral Biology Varun Iyer Jawad Mahmoud Medical Sciences Medical Sciences Alex Joyce Sahiti Mannem Bioinformatics & Proteomics-Genomic Medical Sciences
Aidan Maxwell Elizabeth Shedroff
Medical Sciences Bioinformatics & Proteomics-Genomic
Kelly Morgan Zuhab Shoib
Medical Microbiology & Immunology Medical Sciences
Jordin Nowak Erik Southard
Medical Sciences Medical Sciences
Manisha Pathak Leah Stevenson
Medical Sciences Bioinformatics & Proteomics-Genomic
William Ryan Ann Thomas
Bioinformatics & Proteomics-Genomic Medical Sciences
THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO | COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2022 19Master of Science in Biomedical Science,
Assistant in Pathology
Sara Thomas Alexandria Paolo
Medical Sciences
Naveen Viswanath Erin White
Medical Sciences
Ramu Vuppala Noah Strickland
Oral Biology
Katlyn Wendel Claire Taylor
Medical Sciences
Nicole FlanigansDoctor of Medicine and Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences
Hallie Dolin
Ph.D. Biomedical Science-Medical Microbiology & Immunology
Advisor: Kevin Pan, M.D., Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: Retinoic acid as a regulator of native
inflammatory processes is a potential novel sepsis treatment
Residency: Pathology
Case Western Reserve University
University Hospitals
Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, OH
Darren Gordon
Ph.D. Biomedical Science-Molecular Medicine
Advisor: Terry Hinds, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: Bilirubin is a Metabolic Hormone that
improves Lipid Metabolism
Residency: General Surgery
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Iowa City, IA
Robin Su
Ph.D. Biomedical Science-Molecular Medicine
Advisors: Steven Haller, Ph.D. and David Kennedy, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: Microcystin-LR (MC-LR) Toxicity in the
Gut-Liver Signaling Axis
Residency: Ophthalmology
Case Western Reserve University
University Hospitals
Cleveland, OH
Medicine-Preliminary
Case Western Reserve University
University Hospitals
Cleveland Medical Center
THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO | COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2022 21Doctor of Medicine and Certificate in Pathology Fellowship
Olivia Sagan
Residency: Pathology
University of Rochester
Strong Memorial Hospital
Rochester, NY
Ryan Reagans
Residency: Pathology
Ohio State University Medical Center
Columbus, OH
Daisy Wu
Residency: Pathology
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PADoctor of Medicine
Kawther Abdallah Madison Anzelc
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency: Dermatology
Cleveland Clinic Foundation OhioHealth Riverside Methodist
Cleveland, OH Columbus, OH
Ahmad Abdelrahman Danielle App
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency: Emergency Medicine
The University of Toledo The University of Toledo
Toledo, OH Toledo, OH
Florentina Albastroiu Robert Ariss
Residency: General Surgery Residency: Internal Medicine
Mount Carmel Health System Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Grove City, OH Boston, MA
Halah Alfatlawi Kimble Arnold
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency: Transitional Year
The University of Toledo Inspira Health Network
Toledo, OH Sewell, NJ
Jessica Allman Mariam Asadullah
Residency: Emergency Medicine Residency: Family Medicine
University of Pittsburg Medical Center Beaumont Health
Medical Education Wayne, MI
Pittsburgh, PA
THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO | COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2022 23Vu Bach Alexander Belaia-Martiniouk Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery Residency: Emergency Medicine Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine New York Presbyterian Brooklyn at University of Nevada Las Vegas Methodist Hospital Las Vegas, NV Brooklyn, NY Yetunde Badmus David Benhuri Residency: Pediatrics Residency: Neurology Advocate Health Care Ochsner Clinic Foundation Oak Lawn, IL New Orleans, LA Rajit Banerjee Sarah Benson Residency: Physical Medicine Residency: General Surgery & Rehabilitation St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Hospital University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Ypsilanti, MI Pittsburgh, PA Transitional Year OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Columbus, OH Andrew Bayes Aaron Berenson Residency: Anesthesiology Residency: Family Medicine Case Western Reserve University Kettering Health Network MetroHealth Medical Center Beavercreek, OH Cleveland, OH Peyton Beachy Julia Berry Residency: Anesthesiology Residency: Obstetrics-Gynecology Clinical Base Year Beaumont Health Ohio State University Medical Center Royal Oak, MI Columbus, OH
Krupa Bhavsar Chad Burkholder
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency: Physical Medicine
University of Chicago Medical Center & Rehabilitation
Chicago, IL Ohio State University Medical Center
Columbus, OH
Medicine-Preliminary
OhioHealth Riverside Methodist
Columbus, OH
Emily Bliss Elisabeth Cahill
Residency: Anesthesiology Residency: Pediatrics
University of Kentucky Medical Center Case Western Reserve University
Lexington, KY University Hospitals
Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, OH
Connaught Blood Anna Callahan
Residency: Pediatrics Residency: Family Medicine
Kaiser Permanente Mercy Health Anderson Hospital
Los Angeles, CA Cincinnati, OH
Clariza Joyce Borile Ayla Cash
Residency: Medicine-Preliminary Residency: Internal Medicine
Alameda Health System- University of Texas Southwestern
Highland Hospital Medical School
Oakland, CA Dallas, TX
Aleena Brown Jaya Chandra
Residency: Family Medicine Residency: Internal Medicine
St. Josephs Regional Medical Center Mercy Health/St. Rita’s Medical Center
Mishawaka, IN Lima, OH
THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO | COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2022 25Bhagat Cheema Ariel Cohen
Residency: Psychiatry Residency: Obstetrics-Gynecology
Kern Medical Center West Virginia University
Bakersfield, CA School of Medicine
Morgantown, WV
Jenny Chen Jemila Council
Residency: Pediatrics Residency: Psychiatry
Duke University Medical Center Ohio State University Medical Center
Durham, NC Columbus, OH
Christopher Chiodo Ortiz Stephen Curtis
Residency: Physical Medicine Residency: Psychiatry
& Rehabilitation Brown University
New York University Grossman School Butler Hospital
of Medicine Providence, RI
New York, NY
Transitional Year
Lincoln Medical Center
Bronx, NY
Krista Chun Bridget Dames
Residency: Urology Residency: Emergency Medicine
University of California Davis Health Amita Resurrection Medical Center
Sacramento, CA Chicago, IL
Stephanie Clark John C. Daugherty
Residency: Internal Medicine
George Washington University
Washington, DCJulius Saud Paolo de Castro Mazzin Elsamaloty
Residency: Emergency Medicine Residency: Medicine-Preliminary
University of Cincinnati Medical Center The University of Toledo
Cincinnati, OH Toledo, OH
Advait Deshmukh Oluwasegun Emenogu
Residency: Urology Residency: Neurology
The University of Toledo University of Chicago Medical Center
Toledo, OH Chicago, IL
Medicine-Preliminary
University of South Florida Morsani
College of Medicine
Tampa, FL
Jonathan Doan Gabrielle Fernandez
Residency: Neurology Residency: Anesthesiology
Cleveland Clinic Foundation Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Cleveland, OH St. Louis, MO
Patrick Dusza Alexandra Ford
Residency: Pediatrics Residency: General Surgery
Nationwide Childrens Hospital Christiana Care
Columbus, OH Newark, DE
Fatema-Elzahraa Elmasry Willy Gan
Residency: Anesthesiology Residency: Neurology
Case Western Reserve University Florida Atlantic University
University Hospitals Schmidt College of Medicine
Cleveland Medical Center Boca Raton, FL
Cleveland, OH
THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO | COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2022 27Kaushik Ganesh Erika Goodman Residency: Pediatrics Residency: Pediatrics Case Western Reserve University McGaw Medical Center University Hospitals of Northwestern University Cleveland Medical Center Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Cleveland, OH Chicago, IL John Garvin Meera Gopinath Residency: Emergency Medicine Residency: Internal Medicine University of California Davis OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Medical Center Columbus, OH Sacramento, CA Elham Ghaderian Yasmin Gore Residency: Radiology-Diagnostic Residency: General Surgery Allegheny General Hospital Riverside University Health System Pittsburgh, PA Moreno Valley, CA Transitional Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center Toledo, OH Logan Glosser Connor Grotton Residency: General Surgery Residency: Internal Medicine Emory University School of Medicine Loyola University Medical Center Atlanta, GA Maywood, IL Vinaya Gogineni Bret Gustafson Residency: Family Medicine Residency: Emergency Medicine McGaw Medical Center of Beaumont Health Northwestern University Royal Oak, MI Chicago, IL
Michael Haddad Zachary Holtzapple
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency: Internal Medicine
St. Vincent Charity Medical Center The University of Toledo
Cleveland, OH Toledo, OH
Elizabeth Harlan Stephen Hong
Residency: Family Medicine Residency: Urology
University of Maryland Medical Center The University of Toledo
Baltimore, MD Toledo, OH
Andrew Harrelson Britney Hooper
Residency: Emergency Medicine
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
St. Louis, MO
Kristen Hayden Katarina Hughes
Residency: Emergency Medicine Residency: Psychiatry-Neurology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center UMass Chan Medical School
Boston, MA Worcester, MA
Emi Hitomi Nadia Irfan
Residency: Physical Medicine Residency: Neurology
& Rehabilitation Zucker School of Medicine-Northwell
Cleveland Clinic Foundation Staten Island University
Cleveland, OH Staten Island, NY
Medicine-Preliminary Medicine-Preliminary
OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Zucker School of Medicine-Northwell
Columbus, OH Staten Island University
Staten Island, NY
THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO | COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2022 29AbdiGhani Ismail Basheer Kayali
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency: Anesthesiology
Indiana University School of Medicine Lahey Clinic
Indianapolis, IN Burlington, MA
Antonio Jackson Danielle Kays
Residency: Emergency Medicine Residency: Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine The University of Toledo
Atlanta, GA Toledo, OH
Andrew Jessen Hannah Kennedy
Residency: Radiology-Diagnostic Residency: Obstetrics-Gynecology
Ohio State University Medical Center Ohio State University Medical Center
Columbus, OH Columbus, OH
Transitional Year
Promedica Monroe Regional Hospital
Monroe, MI
Ellen Jochum Fatima Khalid
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency: Transitional/Neurology
University of Cincinnati Medical Center Emory University School of Medicine
Cincinnati, OH Atlanta, GA
Andrew Katko Samar Khan
Residency: Emergency Medicine Residency: Radiation Oncology
Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center Loyola University Medical Center
Toledo, OH Maywood, IL
Medicine-Preliminary
Advocate Health Care
Park Ridge, ILJoanna Kilbane Myers Jun Beom Ku
Residency: Internal Medicine/ Residency: Physical Medicine
Women’s Health & Rehabilitation
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center New York Medical College Metropolitan
Pittsburg, PA Hospital Center
New York, NY
Medicine-Preliminary
The University of Toledo
Toledo, OH
Emily King Sarah LaCost
Residency: Obstetrics-Gynecology Residency: Pediatrics
University of Rochester Advocate Health Care
Strong Memorial Hospital Park Ridge, IL
Rochester, NY
Cody Klinker Jackie Li
Residency: Family Medicine Residency: General Surgery
OhioHealth Riverside Methodist OhioHealth Riverside Methodist
Columbus, OH Columbus, OH
Alex Kloster Kendra Lian
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency: Neurology
The University of Toledo University of Southern California
Toledo, OH Los Angeles, CA
Transitional Year
Kaweah Delta Health Care District
Visalia, CA
Hanna Knauss Patricia Liu
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency: Psychiatry
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center University of Nevada, Reno
Boston, MA School of Medicine
Reno, NV
THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO | COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2022 31Nathaniel Locke Iman Maiza
Residency: Pediatrics Residency: Pediatrics
Madigan Army Medical Center Eastern Virginia Medical School
Tacoma, WA Norfolk, VA
Naveena Luke Matthew McCracken
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency: Otolaryngology
Family Health Centers at Southern Illinois University
New York University Langone School of Medicine & Affiliate Hospitals
Brooklyn, NY Springfield, IL
Sean Mack Michael McHugh
Residency: Plastic Surgery (Integrated) Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery
Emory University School of Medicine The University of Toledo
Atlanta, GA Toledo, OH
Rashmi Madhavan Austin Meehl
Residency: Pediatrics Residency: Medicine-Preliminary
University of Maryland Medical Center The University of Toledo
Baltimore, MD Toledo, OH
Rayan Magsi Batool Mehdi
Residency: Neurology Residency: Pediatrics
The University of Toledo Southern Illinois University
Toledo, OH School of Medicine & Affiliate Hospitals
Springfield, ILAdam Meisler Nolan Mitchell
Residency: Anesthesiology Residency: Physical Medicine
The University of Toledo & Rehabilitation
Toledo, OH University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH
Felipe Mejia Miranda Steven Mitchell
Residency: Emergency Medicine Residency: Surgery
Yale-New Haven Hospital OhioHealth Riverside Methodist
New Haven, CT Columbus, OH
Julia Mendiola Susan Morand
Residency: Obstetrics-Gynecology Residency: Pediatrics
Western Pennsylvania Hospital St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA St. Louis, MO
David Miller Chantal Murphy
Residency: Radiology-Diagnostic Residency: Family Medicine
The University of Toledo Wright State University
Toledo, OH Boonshoft School of Medicine
Transitional Year Dayton, OH
Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center
Toledo, OH
Anthony Mitchell Chelsea Myles
Residency: Radiology-Diagnostic Residency: Psychiatry
Naval Medical Center The University of Toledo
Portsmouth, VA Toledo, OH
THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO | COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2022 33Nisha Nanavaty Mili Patel Residency: Pediatrics Residency: Pediatrics Case Western Reserve University University of Maryland Medical Center University Hospitals Baltimore, MD Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH Thi Nguyen Rayna Patel Residency: Internal Medicine Residency: Internal Medicine University of Arizona College of Medicine The University of Toledo Tucson, AZ Toledo, OH Brooke Ott David Paternite Residency: Emergency Medicine Residency: Emergency Medicine Case Western Reserve University Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center University Hospitals Winston-Salem, NC Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH Abigail Painter Jerred Pletcher Residency: Emergency Medicine Residency: Anesthesiology The University of Toledo Cleveland Clinic Foundation Toledo, OH Cleveland, OH Khushbu Patel Carly Polcyn Residency: Internal Medicine Residency: Emergency Medicine Case Western Reserve University Boston University Medical Center University Hospitals Boston, MA Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH
Rebecca Potts Avinash Rajasekaran
Residency: Physical Medicine Residency: Internal Medicine
& Rehabilitation Indiana University School of Medicine
University of Washington Indianapolis, IN
Affiliates Hospitals
Seattle, WA
Paige Prologo-Richardson Rohini Rana
Residency: Neurology Residency: Neurology
The University of Toledo University of Chicago Medical Center
Toledo, OH Chicago, IL
Medicine-Preliminary
University of Chicago Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Hanan Qaqish Sreeram Ravi
Residency: Neurology Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery
St. Louis University School of Medicine Penn State Hershey Medical Center
St. Louis, MO Hershey, PA
Supraja Rachuri Nithya Raya
Residency: Obstetrics-Gynecology Residency: Pediatrics
St. Joseph Mercy University of Florida College
Ann Arbor, MI of Medicine-Shands Hospital
Gainesville, FL
Tia Rahman Dean Ringel
Residency: Emergency Medicine Residency: Emergency Medicine
Case Western Reserve University Yale-New Haven Hospital
MetroHealth Medical Center New Haven, CT
Cleveland, OH
THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO | COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2022 35Elise Roman Eric Schupp
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency: General Surgery
Case Western Reserve University Parkview Health
University Hospitals Fort Wayne, IN
Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, OH
Anna Rothstein Emily Serbinowski
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency: Emergency Medicine
Case Western Reserve University Medical College of Georgia
University Hospitals Augusta, GA
Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, OH
Casey Ryan Hirsh Shah
Residency: Neurodevelopmental Residency: Psychiatry
Disabilities Ohio State University Medical Center
Baylor College Medical Columbus, OH
Houston, TX
Tarek Samman Shailen Shah
Residency: Internal Medicine
University of Florida
College of Medicine-Shands Hospital
Gainesville, FL
Karyn Schmidt Ryan Shields
Residency: Family Medicine Residency: Physical Medicine
Spectrum Health and Rehabilitation
Michigan State University Medical College of Wisconsin
Grand Rapids, MI Affiliated Hospitals
Milwaukee, WI
Medicine-Preliminary
Medical College of Wisconsin
Affiliated Hospitals
Milwaukee, WIMaya Shumyatcher Morgan Starkey
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency: Internal Medicine
University of Rochester Case Western Reserve University
Strong Memorial Hospital MetroHealth Medical Center
Rochester, NY Cleveland, OH
Sirtaj Singh Ryan Stenquist
Residency: Psychiatry Residency: Physical Medicine
The University of Toledo and Rehabilitation
Toledo, OH Ohio State University Medical Center
Columbus, OH
Transitional Year
Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center
Toledo, OH
Justin Smith Samuel Stetkevich
Residency: General Surgery Residency: Medicine-Preliminary
Summa Health Northeast Olive View-University of California,
Ohio Medical University Los Angeles Medical Center
Akron, OH Sylmar, CA
Bridget Smythe Jamie Stewart
Residency: Pediatrics Residency: Internal Medicine
University of Michigan Hospitals University of Kentucky Medical Center
Ann Arbor, MI Lexington, KY
Hannah Staats-Ciotola Hibba Sumra
Residency: Pediatrics Residency: General Surgery
Indiana University School of Medicine Advocate Health Care
Indianapolis, IN Park Ridge, IL
THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO | COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2022 37Jennifer Ten Eyck Josh Vander Maten
Residency: Surgery-Preliminary Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery
The University of Toledo University of Nebraska Medical Center
Toledo, OH Omaha, NE
Palguna Thalla Spiro Veria
Residency: Emergency Medicine Residency: Internal Medicine
Case Western Reserve University University of Michigan Hospitals
MetroHealth Medical Center Ann Arbor, MI
Cleveland, OH
Nicholas Thompson Owen Willis
Residency: Anesthesiology Residency: Family Medicine
University of California San Francisco Providence Health
San Francisco, CA Hood River, OR
Kevin To Claire Wilson
Residency: Psychiatry Residency: General Surgery
Ohio State University Medical Center Wellspan Health York Hospital
Columbus, OH York, PA
Nathan Tommas Alyssa Wolfinger
Residency: Transitional Year Residency: Obstetrics-Gynecology
San Antonio Military Medical Center Case Western Reserve University
San Antonio, TX MetroHealth Medical Center
Cleveland, OHAudra York Brandon Zakeri
Residency: General Surgery Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery
Lehigh Valley Hospital Wright State University
Allentown, PA Boonshoft School of Medicine
Dayton, OH
Rukia Yosuf
Residency: Surgery-Preliminary
Kaweaj Delta Health Care District
Visalia, CA
Alexander Young
Residency: General Surgery
The University of Toledo
Toledo, OH
Olivia Young
Residency: Pediatrics
Brown University
Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, RI
Charlotte Yuan
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery
University of California Irvine
Medical Center
Orange County, CA
THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO | COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2022 39O U T S TA N D I N G Doctor of Medicine/Doctor of Master of Science in Biomedical
G R A D U AT E Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences Sciences Transplantation and
Program Outstanding Student Donations Sciences Program
STUDENT Darren Gordon Outstanding Student
AWARDS Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical
Bailey Kurtz
Sciences Program Master of Science in Biomedical
Outstanding Student Science – Basic Science Tracks
Khaled Alganem Outstanding Student
William “Billy” Ryan
Master of Science in Biomedical
Sciences Medical Physics Program Master of Science in Biomedical
Outstanding Student Sciences Pathology Assistant
Hussain Aldawood Program Outstanding Student
Alexandria Paolo
Master of Science in Biomedical
Sciences in Physician Assistant Emergency Medical Services
Studies Program Outstanding Student
Outstanding Student Dwight Daniel
Christopher Wright
O U T S TA N D I N G Office of Student Affairs Award Outstanding Clerkship
SERVICE for Excellence in Career Advising – Coordinator Award
Faculty Claudia Davis, CMA
AWARDS Deepa Mukundan, M.D.
Outstanding Student Services
Department of Pediatrics
Staff Award
Stacie Nowak, M.Ed.MEDICAL The Glidden L. Brooks Award American College of Physicians
STUDENT The Glidden L. Brooks Award, named Ohio Chapter Outstanding Medical
in honor of the first president of the Student of the Year
AWARDS former Medical College of Ohio, is Hanna Knauss
presented annually to that graduating
George D. Ludwig Prize in Medicine
medical student who is distinguishable
Madison Anzelc
by superiority in all phases of
the curriculum. Patrick J. Mulrow Prize in Medicine
Madison Anzelc Anna Rothstein
Robert Ariss
Excellence in Infectious Diseases
Emily King
Award
Sean Mack Charlotte Yuan
Samuel Stetkevich
Excellence in Immunology Award
Dean’s Award Kimble Arnold
The Dean’s Award is awarded to that
Mark Rayport, M.D., Ph.D. Award
graduating medical student who, in
in Neurological Surgery
the eyes of fellow students, shows
Jonathan Doan
the greatest promise as a practitioner
of medicine. American Academy of Neurology
Aaron Berenson Medical Student Prize for Excellence
in Neurology
Office of Student Affairs Award
Paige Prologo-Richardson
for Excellence in Career Advising
Nithya Raya Outstanding Neurology
Student Award
Lucien E. Morris, M.D. Anesthesia
Fatima Khalid
Award
Peyton Beachy Outstanding Student in Obstetrics
and Gynecology Award
Society for Academic Emergency
Julia Berry
Medicine Excellence in Emergency
Medicine Award Philip T. Nelson Award for
Antonio Jackson Excellence in Ophthalmology
Robin Su
Jerri Nielsen FitzGerald Award
Cody Klinker Outstanding Orthopaedic
Student of the Year
Harry E. Mayhew, M.D. Department
Sreeram Ravi
of Family Medicine Award
Vinaya Gogineni Pathology Award for
Most Outstanding Student
Toledo/Lucas County Academy of
Oliva Sagan
Family Physicians Award
Aaron Berenson Marian M. Rejent, M.D. Award
in Pediatrics
Diversity and Inclusion Award
Hannah Staats-Ciotola
Darren Gordon
THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO | COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2022 41Eleanore Coghlin Award for Distinction in Research Awardees
Excellence in Rehabilitation Medicine Christopher Alexander Melani Kekulawala Jerred Pletcher
Chad Burkholder Robert Ariss Hanna Knauss Samuel Stetkevich
Jenny Chen Susan Morand Palguna Thalla
Psychiatry Excellence Award
Patricia Liu Vinaya Gogineni Olivia Noe
Theordore P. and Evelyn H. Chengelis The Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award
Memorial Award in Psychiatry The Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Awards presented by The Arnold P. Gold
Stephen Curtis Foundation are bestowed on one graduating medical student and one faculty
member who embody outstanding humanistic traits in the delivery of care to
2022 Excellence in Public Health
patients and their families and in their interactions with students, faculty,
Award
and staff. The recipients are selected by the graduating class.
Julia Berry
Outstanding Students in Radiology
Mazzin Elsamaloty
David Miller
Dr. Sam Schaeffer Award
Susan Morand
Marion C. Anderson Award
for Excellence in Surgery Graduating Faculty Member
Alexander Young Medical Student Lawrence Elmer, M.D., Ph.D.
Felipe Mejia Miranda
Toledo Surgical Society Medical
Center Student Recognition Award
Darren Gordon
Outstanding Resident Award
Eric Medrano, M.D.
Department of Emergency Medicine
Katherine Chen, M.D.
Department of Obstetrics
and GynecologyMEDICAL HONOR Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
SOCIETIES 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.
Madison Anzelc Emily King Rebecca Potts
Robert Ariss Hanna Knauss Anna Rothstein
Peyton Beachy Sean Mack Bridget Smythe
Aaron Berenson Matthew McCracken Hannah Staats-Ciotola
Julia Berry Michael McHugh Samuel Stetkevich
Stephen Curtis Julia Mendiola Robin Su
Patrick Dusza Anthony Mitchell Nicholas Thompson
Erika Goodman Susan Morand Nathan Tommas
Hannah Kennedy Brooke Ott Spiro Veria
Joanna Kilbane Myers Khushbu Patel Charlotte Yuan
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.
Sarah Benson Joanna Kilbane Myers Nealie Ngo
Jenny Chen Cody Klinker Carly Polcyn
Gabrielle Fernandez Nathaniel Locke Rebecca Potts
Yasmin Gore Sean Mack Paige Prologo-Richardson
Zachary Holtzapple Rashmi Madhavan Supraja Rachuri
Nadia Irfan Michael McHugh Nithya Raya
Ellen Jochum Felipe Mejia Miranda Samuel Stetkevich
Melani Kekulawala Anthony Mitchell Claire Wilson
Hannah Kennedy Susan Morand
THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLEDO | COMMENCEMENT | SPRING 2022 43TE 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
Adel Maklad, M.D., Ph.D. Patrick William Frank, D.C. Kathryn Eisenmann, Ph.D. Viviana P. Ferreira,
Department of Department of Department of D.V.M., Ph.D.
Medical Education Medical Education Cancer Biology Department of
Microbiology
and Immunology
Robert T. Tidrick Golden Apple Award for Teaching Excellence in Clinical Sciences
Amira F. Gohara, M.D. Stephanie Pannell, M.D. Haitham Elsamaloty, M.D.
Department of Pathology Department of Surgery Department of RadiologyO AT H O F Upon this day of graduation, as I seek admission
H I P P O C R AT E S 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.
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