Faculty

Faculty Leadership

James Van Hook, MD

Professor

Rita T. Sheely Endowed Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Medical Clerkship Director

Director- Departmental Student Mentoring

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

Specialty:

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Residency:

Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Medical School:

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

University of Toledo Academic Faculty

Sleiman Smaili, MD

Associate Professor

Clinical Service Chief University of Toledo Medical Center

Specialty:

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Residency:

University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, OH

Medical School:

Medical University Sofia, Bulgaria

Catherine Van Hook, MD

Professor

Associate Dean for Foundational Sciences

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

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

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

ProMedica Practitioner Track Teaching Faculty

General OBGYN

Arminee Apoian, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Physicians Obstetrics and Gynecology – Maumee

Residency:

University of Toledo 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

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

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

Residency:

University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Medical School:

University of Toledo 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

Residency:

University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Medical School:

University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Victor Cherfan, DO

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Physicians Obstetrics and Gynecology – Tecumseh

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

Residency:

University of Toledo 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

Residency:

University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Medical School:

University of Toledo 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

Residency:

University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Medical School:

University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Rachel Haas, DO

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Physicians Obstetrics and Gynecology – Maumee

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

Residency:

University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Medical School:

University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Jeffrey Judis, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Physicians Sunforest Obstetrics and Gynecology

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

Residency:

St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ypsilanti, MI

Medical School:

University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Corie Kovach, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Physicians Obstetrics and Gynecology – Fremont

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

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

Residency:

University of Toledo 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

Residency:

University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Medical School:

University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Renee Mason, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Physicians Obstetrics and Gynecology – Maumee

Residency:

University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Medical School:

University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Dayna Mohammadione, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Physicians Obstetrics and Gynecology – Maumee

Residency:

University of Toledo 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

Residency:

Magee Women’s Hospital, Pittsburg, PA

Medical School:

University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

David Podboy, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Physicians Obstetrics and Gynecology – Defiance

Residency:

University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Medical School:

University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Sarah Puckett, DO

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Physicians Obstetrics and Gynecology – Sylvania

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

Residency:

University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Medical School:

University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Anne Ruch, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Compassion Health Toledo

Residency:

St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI

Medical School:

University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Sonyoung Seo-Patel, MD

Clinical Associate Professor

ProMedica Physicians Obstetrics and Gynecology – Maumee

Residency Program Director

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

Residency:

University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Medical School:

University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Steven Smolinski, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Physicians Obstetrics and Gynecology – Adrian

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

Residency:

Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY

Medical School:

University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, OH

Alexis Waggoner Noss, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Physicians Sunforest Obstetrics and Gynecology

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

Residency:

O’Bleness Memorial Hospital, Athens, OH

Medical School:

West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, WV

Maternal Fetal Medicine

Nikolina Docheva, MD, MS

Clinical Assistant Professor

Maternal Fetal Medicine

ProMedica Maternal Fetal Medicine

Fellowship:

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

Residency:

University of Toledo 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

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

Fellowship:

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

Residency:

University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Medical School:

Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Pakistan

Gynecology/ Oncology

Aleia Crim, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

ProMedica Gynecological Oncology - Sylvania

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

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

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

Fellowship:

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

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

Residency:

University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Medical School:

Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN

Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery

Nadine Kassis, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Female Pelvic Medicine and Reproductive Surgery

ProMedica Physicians Pelvic Health

Fellowship:

Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN

Residency:

Brown University, Providence, RI

Medical School:

University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH

Emeritus Faculty

Lance Talmage, MD

Professor Emeritus

Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology

Residency:

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Medical School:

University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI

Community Teaching Faculty

Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery

Heather Wahl, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery

Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

Nicholas Shamma, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

IVF Michigan & Ohio Fertility Centers

Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery

Dani Zoorob, MD, MHA, MBA

Clinical Professor

Female Pelvic Medicine and Reproductive Surgery

School of Medicine – Louisiana State University Health Shreveport

Maternal Fetal Medicine

Pedro Roca, MD

General OBGYN

Hanan Bazzi, MD
Burton Brodsky, MD
Aine Clements, MD
Karen D’Angelo, MD
Alberto Delgado, MD
Marjorie DeMund, MD
Corey Fazio, MD
Stephen Gee, MD
Terry Gibbs, DO
Carl Krantz, MD
Danyelle O’Dell, MD
John Parker, MD
James Pulvino, MD
Jennifer Roncone, DO
Brian Sinischo, MD
Sarah Spencer, DO
Anita Tamirisa, MD

Research Faculty

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

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Faculty

Faculty Leadership

James Van Hook, MD

Sonyoung Seo-Patel, MD

University of Toledo Academic Faculty

Sleiman Smaili, MD

Catherine Van Hook, MD

James Van Hook, MD

Benjamin White, DO

Madison Katich, MSPAS, PA-C

ProMedica Practitioner Track Teaching Faculty

General OBGYN

Arminee Apoian, MD

Nancy Arquette, MD

Melissa Baer, MD

Danielle Barrow, MD

Kent Bishop, MD

Victor Cherfan, DO

Shannon Connole, DO

Madeleine Craig, MD, MBA

Robert DeRosa, MD

Rachel Haas, DO

David Harper, MD

Jeffrey Judis, MD

Chris Kanios, MD

Corie Kovach, MD

Jessica Lafyatis, DO

Kathryn Rivera Litt, MD

Megan Lutz, MD, MPH

Renee Mason, MD

Dayna Mohammadione, MD

Cynthia Okin, MD

David Podboy, MD

Sarah Puckett, DO

Joann Rolf-Andersen, MD

Anne Ruch, MD

Sonyoung Seo-Patel, MD

Robin Smale, MD

Steven Smolinski, MD

Jackie Vannuyen, MD

Alexis Waggoner Noss, MD

Tanya Watson, DO

Maternal Fetal Medicine

Nikolina Docheva, MD, MS

Ira Hamilton, MD, MS

Nauman Khurshid, MD, MS

Gynecology/ Oncology

Aleia Crim, MD

Kathleen Essel, MD

Anjalika Gandhi, MD, MS

Adam Walter, MD, MS

Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery

Nadine Kassis, MD

Emeritus Faculty

Lance Talmage, MD

Community Teaching Faculty

Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery

Heather Wahl, MD

Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

Nicholas Shamma, MD

Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery

Dani Zoorob, MD, MHA, MBA

Maternal Fetal Medicine

General OBGYN

Research Faculty

Shipra Singh, MBBS, MPH, PhD

Mounika Polavarapu, MBBS, MPH, PhD