Graduates

More than 200 physicians have advanced their leadership and well-being through the Physicians Leadership Academy. Click to expand and view the full class list for each graduation year.

  • Charlotte Agnone, MDOphthalmology | Agnone Morrison & Associates

    Uma Ananth, MD
    OB/GYN | Comprehensive Women's Care

    Bradley Bryan, MD
    General Surgery

    Michael Chan, MD
    Psychiatry

    Maria Courser, MD
    Internal Medicine/Pediatrics | MCMG TriVillage

    Jeffrey Hall, MD
    Otolaryngology | Ohio ENT & Allergy Physicians

    Joan King, MD
    Internal Medicine | COPC

    Karen King, MD
    OB/GYN | Northwest OB/GYN

    Madhuri Kurup, MD
    OB/GYN | Columbus OB/GYN

    Liz Lottes, MD
    Addiction Medicine/Hospice

    Jason Melillo, MD
    OB/GYN | Kingsdale Gynecological Associates

    Lance McCoy, MD
    Psychiatry | Molina Healthcare of Ohio

    David Schnitzer, MD
    Ophthalmology | Retina Vitreous Associates

    Angela Smith, MD
    Family Practice | MCMG Diley Ridge

    Anita Somani, MD
    OB/GYN | Comprehensive Women's Care

    Ansley Splinter, MD
    Pediatrics | Nationwide Children's Hospital

    John Ward, MD
    Gastroenterology | Ohio Gastroenterology Group

  • Mihir Bakhru, MD
    Gastroenterology | Ohio Gastroenterology Inc.

    Matthew Cook, MD
    Family Medicine | MCMG Grove City Broadway

    Stephanie Costa, MD
    OB/GYN | Kingsdale Gynecological Associates

    Jim Dorado, MD
    Internal Medicine/Pediatrics | Westerville Medical Associates

    James Gangar, MD
    Family Medicine

    Elizabeth Kiracofe, MD
    Dermatology

    Kavitha Kotha, MD
    Pulmonology | Nationwide Children’s Hospital

    Jaswant Madhavan, MD
    Colon/Rectal Surgery | Colon & Rectal Surgery, Inc.

    Bridget O’Brien, DO
    Breast Surgery

    Shilpa Padia, MD
    Breast Surgery | Mount Carmel Breast Surgery St. Ann’s

    Alpa Patel, MD
    Pediatrics | Nationwide Children’s Hospital

    Matt Skomorowski, MD
    Internal Medicine | Central Ohio Medicine

    Robert Stone, MD
    Internal Medicine | Central Ohio Medicine

    Rohan Thompson, MD
    Pediatrics | Nationwide Children’s Hospital

    Joseph Winchell, MD
    Family Medicine | MCMG Pickerington

  • Ellen Bailey, MD
    Colon/Rectal Surgery | Colon & Rectal Surgery, Inc.

    Nicole Book, MD
    OB/GYN | OhioHealth Urogynecology Physicians

    Ashley Chambers, MD
    Internal Medicine | Millhon Clinic

    Carol Greco, MD
    OB/GYN | Kingsdale Gynecological Associates

    Aurelia Jackson, MD
    Pediatrics | Urban Pediatrics

    Jacob Liu, MD
    Internal Medicine | COPC

    Brianne Plante, DO
    OB/GYN | Kingsdale Gynecological Associates

    Gina Moody, DO
    Pulmonary Medicine | Mount Carmel Central Ohio Pulmonary & Sleep

    Anuradha Mulpuri, MD
    Internal Medicine

    Leo Niemeier, MD
    Pathology | Corpath

    Sylvia Rozek, MD
    FM/Sports Medicine | Mount Carmel Sports Medicine Specialists Hilliard

    Dennis Ruppel, MD
    Internal Medicine | MCMG New Albany

    John Ryan, MD
    Internal Medicine | COPC

    Mara Sheehan, MD
    Hospitalist | Mount Carmel West

    M. Jenny Varughese, MD
    Hospitalist | Columbus Inpatient Care

    Melissa Winterhalter, MD
    Pediatrics | COPC

  • Kristen Beck, MD
    Pediatrics | Nationwide Children’s Ambulatory Pediatrics

    Aine Clements, MD
    Gynecology Oncology | OhioHealth Gynecologic Cancer Surgeons

    Susanna Johnson, MD
    Family Medicine | COPC McConnell Family Practice

    Laura Londra, MD
    Reproductive Medicine | Ohio Reproductive Medicine

    Mandy Phung, MD
    Internal Medicine | OhioHealth Primary Care

    Cherie Richey, MD
    Obstetrics | Columbus Women’s Care, Inc.

    William Schnackel, MD
    Internal Medicine | COPC Riverside Medical Group

    John Tyznik, MD
    Family Medicine | COPC Family Physicians of Gahanna

  • Anne Brinkman, MD
    Family Medicine | MCMG Lewis Center

    Christopher Brown, MD
    Internal Medicine | Adena Regional Medical Center

    Mark Byrge, DO
    Vascular Surgeon | MCMG Vascular Group

    Tracy Cook, MD
    Obstetrics | Avina Women’s Care

    Sangeeta Crouser, MD
    Obstetrics | Avina Women’s Care

    Arlene Fedorchak, MD
    Internal Medicine |COPC

    Patricia Garcia, DO
    Neurology | MCMG Neurology Providers East

    Marietta Hofmeister, MD
    Internal Medicine | COPC

    Johnstone Kim, MD
    Ophthalmology | Midwest Retina Associates

    Alyson Leeman, MD
    Obstetrics | Northwest OB/GYN

    Anne Littleton, MD
    Pediatrics | Olentangy Pediatrics

    Jayanta Mukherjee, MD
    Cardio Vascular | OhioHealth Heart & Vascular Physicians

    Dawn Prall, MD
    Emergency Medicine | Mount Carmel Health System Center for Innovative Learning

    Bonnie Pugh, MD
    Pediatrics | COPC Ohio Center for Pediatrics

    Jason Retzke, MD
    Obstetrics | OhioHealth Maternal-Fetal Medicine

    David Sypert, DO
    Internal Medicine | Riverside Community Medicine

    Gina Thompson, MD
    Pediatrics | Nationwide Children’s Hospital Northland Primary Care

    Roya Zarraby, MD
    Internal Medicine | COPC Internal Medical Group

  • Leah Adkins, MD
    Obstetrics | Premier Women’s Health

    Scott Carlson, MD
    Internal Medicine | MCMG Trivillage IM-PEDS Practice

    Christina Chan, DO
    Internal Medicine | MCMG Big Run Internal Medicine

    Lamont Clay, MD
    Emergency Medicine | Mid-Ohio Emergency Services

    Binay Eapen, MD
    Internal Medicine | Mount Carmel Health

    Laura Espy-Bell, MD
    Emergency Medicine | Mid-Ohio Emergency Services OhioHealth

    Thomas Hurm, DO
    Family Medicine | MCMG Westerville Family Health

    Andrew McDowell, MD
    Internal Medicine | OhioHealth Primary Care & Pediatric Physicians

    Kevin McAninch, DO
    Internal Medicine | COPC Hospitalists

    Nicholas Mizenko, DO
    Internal Medicine | OhioHealth Riverside Community Group

    Scott Morris, DO
    Family Medicine | COPC Worthington Family Medicine

    Ruth Mullowney, MD
    Infectious Disease | MCMG Infectious Diseases

    Apurwa Naik, MD
    Neonatology | Central Ohio Newborn Medicine

    Neil Richard, MD
    Internal Medicine | COPC Westerville Family Practice

    Sherise Rogers, MD, MPH
    Internal Medicine | OSUMC/The James

    Amanda Royse Fant, MD
    Internal Medicine | COPC

    Ann Sage, DO
    Family Medicine | OhioHealth Physicians Group Family Medicine

    Melinda Schumacher, MD
    Pathology | OSU Wexner Medical Center

    Brian Stroh, MD
    Psychiatry | Netcare Corporation

  • Dean Agra, MD
    Addiction Medicine | CompDrug

    Denise Blocker, MD
    Internal Medicine

    Angela Bucci, DO
    Endocrinology | COPC Endocrinology Specialists

    Kenneth Cayce, IV, MD
    Sports Medicine | OhioHealth Sports Medicine

    Brad Fuller, MD
    Pediatrics | COPC Associated Pediatrics

    Mae Gallagher, MD
    Family Medicine | COPC Cherry Westgate Family Practice

    Francine Giannetto, MD
    Internal Medicine | COPC Columbus Internal Medicine

    Laura Gravelin, MD
    Cardiovascular Disease | Mount Carmel Medical Group

    Jennifer Hendricks, DO
    Family Medicine | OhioHealth Primary Care New Albany Family Medicine

    Mark Herbert, MD
    Infectious Disease | Mount Carmel Medical Group

    Blessing Igboeli, MD
    Psychiatry | The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

    Jay Ingram, MD
    Family Medicine | OhioHealth Group

    Abbey Johnston, MD
    Pathology | OhioHealth Pathology

    Amina Joyner, MD
    Family Medicine | OhioHealth WorkHealth

    Paul Kovach, MD
    Nephrology | Columbus Nephrology, Inc.

    Christina Prabhu, MD
    Family Medicine | COPC Westerville Medical Associates

    Kendra Radcliff, MD
    Internal Medicine | MCMG Tri-Village

    Alex Reiner, MD
    Internal Medicine | MCMG Pickerington

    Kevin Sage, DO
    Anesthesia | West Broad Anesthesia, Inc.

    Jamie Stamps, DO
    Family Medicine | COPC Westerville Family Physicians

  • Onma Ameh, MD
    Hospitalist | Central Ohio Primary Care

    Preeti Betkerur, MD
    IM Geriatrics | MCMG Big Run

    Lucy Bucher, DO
    Obstetrics/Gynecology | OhioHealth Physician Group

    Carol Chung, MD
    Psychiatry | OhioHealth Practitioner Health and Wellness

    Douglas Closser, MD
    Pulmonary & Critical Care | OhioHealth

    Gregory Comfort, MD
    Cardiology | MCMG Heart & Vascular Specialists

    Doug DiOrio, MD
    Sports Medicine | OhioHealth Sports Medicine

    Eric Dolen, MD
    Radiology | Riverside Radiology & Interventional Associates

    Stephanie Flowers, MD
    FamilyMedicine | MCMG Stringtown

    Paul Grandinetti, MD
    Internal Medicine | COPC Suburban Internal Medicine

    William (BJ) Hicks, II, MD
    Vascular Neurology | OhioHealth Neurological Physicians

    Shannon Ho, MD
    Maternal/FetalMedicine | OhioHealthPhysicianGroup

    Jennifer Hunnicutt, MD
    Emergency Medicine | EmergencyServices,Inc.

    Ehab Hussein, DO
    Pulmonary and Critical Care | MCMG Pulmonary & Sleep Taylor Station

    Blessing Igboeli, MD
    Psychiatry | The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

    Christina Jepson, MD
    Family Medicine | COPC Westerville Family Physicians

    Tabitha Jones-McKnight DO,MPH
    Pediatrics | Ohio Dept. of Health

    Anupreet Kaur MD
    Family Medicine | Granville Pike Family Physicians

    Derek McClellan, MD
    Pediatrics | Step by Step Pediatrics

    Alexa Meara, MD
    Rheumatology | OSU Rheumatology

    Douglas Misquitta, MD
    Psychiatry | OSU Harding Hospital

    Mary-Lynn Niland, MD
    Pediatrics | Step by Step Pediatrics

    Danilo Polonia, MD
    Family Medicine | OhioHealth Physician Group

    Pallavy (Polly) Reddy, MD
    Endocrinology | Diabetes and Endocrinology Center of Ohio

    Philip Santa-Emma, MD
    PalliativeCare | Mount Carmel Hospice and Palliative Medicine

  • Lauren Bar-Lev, MD

    Pediatrics / COPC

    Michelle Birkenholz, DO

    OB/GYN / Columbus Metro OB/GYN

    Tiffany Corbean, MD

    Family Medicine / OhioHealth

    Joshua Da Silva, DO

    Emergency Medicine / MCMG

    Miriam El-Rif, MD

    Internal Medicine / COPC

    Michael Luy, MD

    Internal Medicine / MCMG


    Pina Patel, MD

    Hospice & Palliative Medicine / OhioHealth

    Domenico Pietropaolo, MD

    Pediatrics / COPC

    Mona Prasad, DO

    Maternal/Fetal Medicine, OB/GYN, Addiction Medicine / OhioHealth

    Haval Saadlla, MD

    Pulmonology/ MCMG

    Jennifer Sipos, MD

    Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism / OSU

    Kristen Terranova, DO
    OB/GYN / MCMG

    Peter Unkovic, DO

    Cardiology/MCMG

    Maria Waizmann, MD

    Family Medicine/ MCMG

    Jason Winterhalter, MD

    Family Medicine/ COPC
    Misha Yajnik, MD

    Pediatrics/ OhioHealth

  • Amit Arora, MD

    Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery | OhioHealth

    Lynsie Bane, MD

    Family Medicine | MCMG

    Julianne Brackin, DO

    Family Medicine | COPC

    Karenpreet Brar, MD

    Internal Medicine | MCMG

    Kristin Devor, DO

    Family Medicine | COPC

    Jason Evanchan, DO

    Cardiology/Non-Invasive Imaging | MCMG

    Mike Gallagher, MD

    Outpatient Internal Medicine | COPC

    Sean Gallagher, MD

    Pediatrics | COPC

    Sarita Gautam, DO

    Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine| MCMG

    Jody Gerome, DO

    OB/GYN | OhioHealth

    Leah Heinlen, MD

    Family Medicine | COPC

    Christiane Hunt, DO

    Ophthmology | The Retina Group

    Erika Kube, MD

    Emergency Medicine | OhioHealth

    K. William Kumler, MD

    Orthopaedic Surgery | OhioHealth

    Jared Moore, MD

    General Internal Medicine | OSU

    Melissa Nau, MD

    Family Medicine | OhioHealth

    Joseph O'Hanlon, DO

    General Surgery | OhioHealth

    Kathleen Provanzana, MD

    Family Medicine | OhioHealth

    P. Shayne Rheaume, MD

    OB/GYN | Eastwind Women's Health

    Olusegun Senbore, MD

    Anesthesia | Midwest Physician Anesthesia Services

    Shoaib Shakeel, DO

    Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine / MCMG

    Kelsey Sicker, MD

    Family Medicine / OhioHealth

    Vismai Sinha, MD

    Family Medicine & Sports Medicine / OhioHealth

    Julia Stokes, MD

    Family Medicine / MCMG

    Sara Sukalich, MD

    OB/GYN / OhioHealth

    John Vitullo, MD

    Family Medicine / COPC

  • David Arenstein, MD

    Family Medicine / MCMG

    Kimberly Austin, MD

    Family Medicine / OhioHealth Physician Group

    Jessica Barrett, DO

    Infectious Diseases / OhioHealth

    Karen Evans, MD

    Medical Spine / OhioHealth

    Candise Ferguson, MD

    Radiology Resident / OSU

    Sara Graham, DO

    Hospice and Palliative Medicine / OhioHealth Hospice and Palliative Medicine

    Charles Hartranft, MD

    Vascular Surgeon / MCMG

    Christopher Lang, MD

    Maternal-Fetal Medicine / MCMG

    Edward Oberle, MD

    Pediatric Rheumatology / NWCH

    Autumn O'Brien, MD

    Pediatrics / Olentangy Pediatrics

    Divya Parikh, MD

    Pediatrics / COPC

    Kanishka Patel, MD

    Family Medicine / MCMG

    Ryan Story, MD

    Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine / MCMG

    Anthony Swimm, MD

    Family Medicine / MCMG

    Magdalena Teodorescu, MD

    Family Medicine / COPC

    Rajitha Venkatesh, MD

    Pediatrics / Pediatric Gastroenterology / NWCH

    Elizabeth Yoder, DO

    Psychiatry / Licking Memorial Hospital

  • Fatima Siddiqui, MD

    Family Medicine / COPC

    Jennifer Sturgill, DO

    Internal Med/Hospitalist / COPC

    Nicholas Honda II, MD

    Family Medicine / COPC

    Ellen Kumler, MD

    Pediatrics / NWCH

    Roma Amin, MD

    Family Medicine / OhioHealth

    Carl Ortman, MD

    Internal Med/Wound Care / OhioHealth

    Rosalie Kuriakose, MD

    Family Medicine

    Joseph Jozic, MD

    Interventional Cardiology / MCMG

    Michael Velez, MD

    Interventional Cardiology / OhioHealth

    Lynne Eaton, MD

    OB/GYN

    Falguni Patel, MD

    Hospitalist / OhioHealth

    Shiva Rahmanian, MD

    Pulmonary/Critical Care / OhioHealth

    Audra Parker, MD

    Internal Medicine / COPC

    Purbi Sahai, MD

    Pediatrics /COPC

    Karmela Dalisay, MD

    Family Medicine / OhioHealth

    Donald DeShetler, MD

    Family Medicine / COPC

    Kara Callahan, MD

    Family Medicine / COPC

    Essa Essa, MD

    Interventional Cardiology / MCMG

    Megan Battin, DO

    Family Medicine / OhioHealth

    Vin Reddy, MD

    Radiology / OhioHealth

    Melissa Tornero-Bold, MD

    Anesthesiology/Pain Med / OSUWMC

    Virgil Secasanu, MD

    Pulmonary Medicine / MCMG