General Internal Medicine Faculty
Professors
Basil Akpunonu, M.D.
Faculty Appointments: Professor of Medicine, Chair, Department of Medicine
Degree: MD, Howard College of Medicine, Washington, DC
Residency: Internal Medicine at Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH
Board Certified: Internal Medicine
Douglas Federman M.D.
Faculty Appointment: Professor of Medicine, Interim Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine
Degree: MD, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH
Residency: Internal Medicine at Medical University of Ohio, Toledo, OH
Fellowship: General Internal Medicine at Medical University of Ohio, Toledo, OH
Board Certified: Internal Medicine
Rashmi Goyal, M.D.
Faculty Appointment: Professor of Medicine
Degree: MD, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH
Residency: Internal Medicine at Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH
Board Certified: Internal Medicine
Srini Hejeebu, D.O.
Faculty Appointment: Professor of Medicine
Degree: DO, Medicine Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO
Residency: Internal Medicine at University Medical Centers, Toledo, OH
Board Certified: Internal Medicine
Cletus Iwuagwu, M.D.
Faculty Appointment: Professor of Medicine
Degree: MD, Universidad Central Del Este, San Pedro, Dominican Republic
Residency: Internal Medicine at Mount Sinai College of Medicine New York, NY
Fellowship: Geriatric Medicine at University Hospitals of Cleveland and Case Western Reserve University,
Cleveland, OH
Board Certified: Internal Medicine / Geriatrics
Sadik Khuder, BDS, M.P.H., Ph.D.
Faculty Appointment: Professor
Degrees: MPH Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; PhD Biostatistics,
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; PhD BDS General Dentistry, University
of Baghdad
Details and Research Pubmed Search Email
James Kleshinski, M.D.
Faculty Appointments: Professor of Medicine, Vice Chair for Education Department of Medicine
Degree: MD, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH
Residencies: Internal Medicine at Medical College of Ohio and Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical
Center, Chicago, IL
Board Certified: Internal Medicine
Ruby Nucklos, M.D.
Faculty Appointment: Professor of Medicine
Degrees: MD, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH; RN, St. Anthony College of Nursing, Rockford,
IL
Residency: Internal Medicine at Mt. Carmel West Hospital, Columbus, OH
Board Certified: Internal Medicine
Associate Professors
Anu Garg, M.D.
Faculty Appointments: Associate Professor of Medicine, Program Director Geriatrics Fellowship Program
Degree: MD, Dayanana Medical College and Hospital, Ludihana, India
Residency: Internal Medicine at The University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH
Fellowship: Geriatric Medicine at Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL
Board Certified: Internal Medicine / Geriatric Medicine / Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Bryan Hinch, M.D.
Faculty Appointment: Associate Professor of Medicine
Degree: MD, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH,
Residencies: Internal Medicine at Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH; Pediatrics at Medical College
of Ohio, Toledo, OH
Board Certified: Internal Medicine / Pediatrics
Nicholas Horen, M.D.
Faculty Appointment: Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Clerkship Director, Associate Residency
Director, Director of Internal Medicine Resident Clinics, Medical Director of Comprehensive
Medical Practice
Degree: MD, The University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, OH
Residency: Internal Medicine at The University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH
Board Certified: Internal Medicine
Email
Sarah Jackson, D.O.
Faculty Appointment: Associate Professor of Medicine
Degree: DO, Ohio University of Osteopathic Medicine, Athens, OH
Residency: Internal Medicine at Kettering Medical Center, Dayton, OH
Board Certified: Internal Medicine
Ammar Kayyali, M.D.
Faculty Appointment: Associate Professor of Medicine
Degree: MD, Al Quds University Medical School, Jerusalem, Palestine
Residencies: Internal Medicine at University of Toledo Medical Center; Geriatric Medicine at William
Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI
Board Certified: Internal Medicine / Geriatric Medicine
Assistant Professors
Mani K. Askari, M.D., FACP, FACMQ, CPHQ, CHS
Faculty Appointment: Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clerkship Director
Degree: Tehran Shahed Medical University, Tehran, Iran
Residency: Internal Medicine at the University of Toledo Medical Center, Cardiology at the Tehran
Heart Center Hospital
Board Certified: Internal Medicine
Faiza Fakhar, M.D.
Faculty Appointment: Assistant Professor of Medicine
Degree: Ross University School of Medicine Saint Michael Barbados
Residency: Internal Medicine at The University of Toledo Medical Center
Board Eligible: Internal Medicine
Shuhao Qiu, M.D., Ph.D.
Faculty Appointment: Assistant Professor of Medicine
Degree: MD, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
Residency: Internal Medicine at The University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH
Board Certified: Internal Medicine
Email
Aya Salahaldeen, M.D.
Faculty Appointment: Assistant Professor of Medicine
Degree: Al-Quds University Faculty of Medicine Palestine
Residency: Internal Medicine at The University of Toledo Medical Center
Board Eligible: Internal Medicine
Hoda Shabpiray, M.D.
Faculty Appointment: Assistant Professor of Medicine
Degree: Tehran Shahed Medical University, Tehran, Iran
Residency: Internal Medicine at The University of Toledo Medical Center
Board Certified: Internal Medicine
Brian Tasma, M.D.
Faculty Appointment: Assistant Professor of Medicine
Degree: MD, The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo,
Residency: Internal Medicine at The University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH
Board Certified: Internal Medicine
Email
PharmD lecturers
Sarah Aldrich, PharmD, BCACP
Faculty Appointment: Ambulatory Care Pharmacist, Assistant Lecturer
Degree: PharmD, Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ada, OH
Residency: PGY1 and PGY2 at University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI
Board Certified: Ambulatory Care Pharmacist
Marilee Clemons, PharmD, BCACP
Faculty Appointment: Lead Ambulatory Care Pharmacist, Assistant Lecturer
Degree: PharmD, Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA
Residency: PGY1 and PGY2 at The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Board Certified: Ambulatory Care Pharmacist
Email
Mitchell Howard, PharmD, M.B.A., BCACP
Faculty Appointment: Ambulatory Care Pharmacist, Assistant Lecturer
Degree: PharmD, The University of Toledo College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Toledo, OH
Residency: PGY1 and PGY2 at The University of Toledo Community Pharmacy, Toledo, OH
Board Certified: Ambulatory Care Pharmacist
Aaron Lengel, PharmD, M.B.A., BCACP
Faculty Appointment: Ambulatory Care Pharmacist, Associate Lecturer
Degree: PharmD, The University of Toledo College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Toledo, OH
Residency: PGY1 at Flower Hospital Family Medicine, Toledo, OH
Board Certified: Ambulatory Care Pharmacist
PA-C Instructor
Akram Assaly, PA-C
Faculty Appointment: Instructor
Degree: PA, The University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, OH
Residency: Internal Medicine at University of Toledo Medical Center (FNA Medical College of
Ohio), Toledo, OH,
Board Certified: Internal Medicine
Ben Tobias, PA-C
Faculty Appointment: Instructor
Degree: PA, The University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, OH
Residency: Internal Medicine at University of Toledo Medical Center (FNA Medical College of
Ohio), Toledo, OH,
Board Certified: Internal Medicine
CNP
Tonya Hoyt, CNP
Faculty Appointment: Nurse Practitioner
Jeannine Hummell, CNP
Faculty Appointment: Instructor