Faculty
Faculty Leadership
James Van Hook, MD
Professor
Rita T. Sheely Endowed Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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

Lauren Regueyra, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Associate Program Director
Specialty:
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

Hind Moussa, MD, MSHI
Clinical Associate Professor
Associate Residency Program Director for Research
Departmental Clinical Research Director
Maternal Fatal Medicine Resident Rotation Faculty Director
Subspecialty:
Maternal Fetal Medicine
Fellowship:
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX
Residency:
The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
Medical School:
American University of Beirut

Benjamin White, DO
Assistant Professor
Medical Clerkship Director
Specialty:
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Residency:
St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, OH
Medical School:
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, Kansas City, 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
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
Medical Clerkship Director
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

Robert Drenchko, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor
ProMedica Physicians Sunforest Obstetrics and Gynecology
Residency:
University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH
Medical School:
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA

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

Lauren Regueyra, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
ProMedica Women’s Services
Associate Residency Program Director
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

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

Hind Moussa, MD, MSHI
Clinical Associate Professor
Associate Residency Program Director for Research
Departmental Clinical Research Director
Maternal Fatal Medicine Resident Rotation Faculty Director
Maternal Fetal Medicine
ProMedica Maternal Fetal Medicine
Fellowship:
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX
Residency:
The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
Medical School:
American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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

Mounika Polavarapu, MBBS, MPH, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Population Health
Joint appointment in OBGYN and Pediatrics
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