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James Van Hook, MD

Professor

Rita T. Sheely Endowed Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Medical Clerkship Director

Director- Departmental Student Mentoring

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Subspecialty:

Maternal Fetal Medicine

Critical Care Obstetrics and Gynecology

Addiction Medicine

Fellowship:

Bowman Gray School of Medicine (Critical Care OBGYN), Winston-Salem, NC

University of Washington Seattle (Maternal Fetal Medicine), Seattle, WA

American Board of Preventive Medicine (Addiction Medicine) – Experience Qualified

Residency:

University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX

Medical School:

Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport, LA

Sonyoung Seo-Patel, MD

Clinical Associate Professor

Residency Program Director

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Specialty:

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Residency:

Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Medical School:

St. Louis University Health Sciences Center, St. Louis, MO

Sleiman Smaili, MD

Associate Professor

Clinical Service Chief ÒùÆÞÉç Medical Center

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Specialty:

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Residency:

ÒùÆÞÉç College of Medicine, Toledo, OH

Medical School:

Medical University Sofia, Bulgaria

Catherine Van Hook, MD

Professor

Associate Dean for Foundational Sciences

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Specialty:

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Residency:

University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX

Medical School:

University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX

James Van Hook, MD

Professor

Rita T. Sheely Endowed Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Medical Clerkship Director

Director- Departmental Student Mentoring

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Subspecialty:

Maternal Fetal Medicine

Critical Care Obstetrics and Gynecology

Addiction Medicine

Fellowship:

Bowman Gray School of Medicine (Critical Care OBGYN), Winston-Salem, NC

University of Washington Seattle (Maternal Fetal Medicine), Seattle, WA

American Board of Preventive Medicine (Addiction Medicine) – Experience Qualified

Residency:

University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX

Medical School:

Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport, LA

Benjamin White, DO

Assistant Professor

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Specialty:

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Residency:

St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, OH

Medical School:

Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, Kansas City, MO

Madison Katich, MSPAS, PA-C

Assistant Professor

Director of Clinical Education, Physician Assistant Program

Advanced Practice Provider, UT OBGYN Clinical

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Arminee Apoian, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Physicians Obstetrics and Gynecology – Maumee

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Residency:

ÒùÆÞÉç College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Medical School:

University of Sint Eustatius School of Medicine, Barbados

Nancy Arquette, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Physicians Obstetrics and Gynecology – Sylvania

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Residency:

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Medical School:

Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH

Melissa Baer, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Physicians Obstetrics and Gynecology – Adrian

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Residency:

Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN

Medical School:

University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Danielle Barrow, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Physicians Obstetrics and Gynecology – Oregon

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Residency:

ÒùÆÞÉç College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Medical School:

ÒùÆÞÉç College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Kent Bishop, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Physicians Sunforest Obstetrics and Gynecology

Chief Medical Officer, ProMedica Health System

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Residency:

ÒùÆÞÉç College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Medical School:

ÒùÆÞÉç College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Victor Cherfan, DO

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Physicians Obstetrics and Gynecology – Tecumseh

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Residency:

Garden City Hospital, Garden City, MI

Medical School:

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA

Shannon Connole, DO

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Physicians Obstetrics and Gynecology – Maumee

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Residency:

ÒùÆÞÉç College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Medical School:

Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO

Madeleine Craig, MD, MBA

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Physicians Obstetrics and Gynecology – Levis Commons

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Residency:

ÒùÆÞÉç College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Medical School:

ÒùÆÞÉç College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Robert DeRosa, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Physicians Sunforest Obstetrics and Gynecology

Chair, ProMedica Toledo Health OBGYN

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Residency:

ÒùÆÞÉç College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Medical School:

ÒùÆÞÉç College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Rachel Haas, DO

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Physicians Obstetrics and Gynecology – Maumee

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Residency:

Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH

Medical School:

A.T. Still University – School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona, Mesa, AZ

David Harper, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Women’s Services

Medical Director, Toledo Hospital Labor & Delivery

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Residency:

ÒùÆÞÉç College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Medical School:

ÒùÆÞÉç College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Jeffrey Judis, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Physicians Sunforest Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Residency:

Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, OH

Medical School:

The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH

Chris Kanios, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Physicians Obstetrics and Gynecology – Maumee

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Residency:

St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ypsilanti, MI

Medical School:

ÒùÆÞÉç College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Corie Kovach, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Physicians Obstetrics and Gynecology – Fremont

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Residency:

East Carolina University School of Medicine/ Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville, NC

Medical School:

Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown, OH

Jessica Lafyatis, DO

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Women’s Services

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Residency:

Doctors Hospital, Columbus, OH

Medical School:

Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Athens, OH

Kathryn Rivera Litt, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Physicians Sunforest Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Residency:

ÒùÆÞÉç College of Medicine, Toledo, OH

Medical School:

Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN

Megan Lutz, MD, MPH

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Women’s Services

Interim Medical Director Lucas County Health Department

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Residency:

ÒùÆÞÉç College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Medical School:

ÒùÆÞÉç College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Renee Mason, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Physicians Obstetrics and Gynecology – Maumee

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Residency:

ÒùÆÞÉç College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Medical School:

ÒùÆÞÉç College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Dayna Mohammadione, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Physicians Obstetrics and Gynecology – Maumee

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Residency:

ÒùÆÞÉç College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Medical School:

University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY

Cynthia Okin, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Physicians Obstetrics and Gynecology – Maumee

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Residency:

Magee Women’s Hospital, Pittsburg, PA

Medical School:

ÒùÆÞÉç College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

David Podboy, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Physicians Obstetrics and Gynecology – Defiance

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Residency:

ÒùÆÞÉç College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Medical School:

ÒùÆÞÉç College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Sarah Puckett, DO

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Physicians Obstetrics and Gynecology – Sylvania

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Residency:

Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, OH

Medical School:

Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, MI

Joann Rolf-Andersen, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Physicians Sunforest Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Residency:

ÒùÆÞÉç College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Medical School:

ÒùÆÞÉç College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Anne Ruch, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Compassion Health Toledo

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Residency:

St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI

Medical School:

ÒùÆÞÉç College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Sonyoung Seo-Patel, MD

Clinical Associate Professor

ProMedica Physicians Obstetrics and Gynecology – Maumee

Residency Program Director

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Residency:

Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Medical School:

St. Louis University Health Sciences Center, St. Louis, MO

Robin Smale, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Physicians Obstetrics and Gynecology – Maumee

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Residency:

ÒùÆÞÉç College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Medical School:

ÒùÆÞÉç College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Steven Smolinski, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Physicians Obstetrics and Gynecology – Adrian

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Residency:

MetroHealth Medical Center & Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Medical School:

Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI

Jackie Vannuyen, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Physicians Obstetrics and Gynecology – Sylvania

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Residency:

Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY

Medical School:

ÒùÆÞÉç College of Medicine, Toledo, OH

Alexis Waggoner Noss, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Physicians Sunforest Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Residency:

Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, OH

Medical School:

Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH

Tanya Watson, DO

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Physicians Obstetrics and Gynecology – Fremont

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Residency:

O’Bleness Memorial Hospital, Athens, OH

Medical School:

West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, WV

Nikolina Docheva, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Maternal Fetal Medicine

ProMedica Maternal Fetal Medicine

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Fellowship:

The University of Chicago Medical Center/ Northshore Healthcare System, Chicago, IL

Residency:

ÒùÆÞÉç College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Medical School:

University of Nottingham, UK

Ira Hamilton, MD, MS

Clinical Assistant Professor

Maternal Fetal Medicine

ProMedica Maternal Fetal Medicine

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Fellowship:

UC Health/ University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

Residency:

UC Health/ University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

Medical School:

Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA

Nauman Khurshid, MD, MS

Clinical Associate Professor

Physician Director, Maternal Fetal Medicine

ProMedica Maternal Fetal Medicine

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Fellowship:

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health, Madison, WI

Residency:

ÒùÆÞÉç College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Medical School:

Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Pakistan

Aleia Crim, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Gynecological Oncology - Sylvania

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Fellowship:

Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK

Residency:

Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH

Medical School:

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

Kathleen Essel, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Graduate Faculty Membership in College of Graduate Studies

ProMedica Gynecological Oncology - Sylvania

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Fellowship:

University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK

Residency:

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX

Medical School:

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

Anjalika Gandhi, MD, MS

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Physicians Gynecology Oncology - Sylvania

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Fellowship:

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK

Residency:

University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL

Medical School:

Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

Adam Walter, MD, MS

Clinical Assistant Professor

Women’s Service Line Director Toledo Hospital

ProMedica Physicians Gynecology Oncology - Sylvania

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Fellowship:

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Stephenson Cancer Center, Oklahoma City, OK

Residency:

ÒùÆÞÉç College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Medical School:

Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN

Nadine Kassis, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Female Pelvic Medicine and Reproductive Surgery

ProMedica Physicians Pelvic Health

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Fellowship:

Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN

Residency:

Brown University, Providence, RI

Medical School:

ÒùÆÞÉç College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Lance Talmage, MD

Professor Emeritus

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Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Residency:

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Medical School:

University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI

Heather Wahl, MD

Clinical Associate Professor

Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery

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Nicholas Shamma, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

IVF Michigan & Ohio Fertility Centers

Dani Zoorob, MD, MHA, MBA

Clinical Professor

Female Pelvic Medicine and Reproductive Surgery

School of Medicine – Louisiana State University Health Shreveport

Shipra Singh, MBBS, MPH, PhD

Professor, Department of Population Health

Director, Interdisciplinary Health Research Center (IHRC)

Faculty, School for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education (IPE)

Joint appointment in OBGYN and Pediatrics

Faculty Bio

IHRC webpage

Mounika Polavarapu, MBBS, MPH, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Population Health

Joint appointment in OBGYN and Pediatrics

Faculty Bio