Ninety-five Cleveland Clinic faculty members have been recognized as outstanding preceptors for their role in educating year 3 medical students during their core clerkships. Recipients of this prestigious honor, which celebrates mentorship during the 2023 calendar year, were chosen based on criteria including quality and frequency of feedback provided to students and student evaluations of the residents.
Faculty work closely with students to maximize learning and foster inclusivity. By providing students with high quality, non-judgmental and timely feedback, faculty members help students improve their practical skills and grow more confident as caregivers.
Each honored faculty member was presented with a CCLCM educator pin as a token of recognition for their vital contributions toward educating future physicians.
The honorees are:
Justin Abbatemarco, MD, Mellen Center
John Alfes, MD, Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
Elizabeth Anderson, PA-C, Family Medicine
Salome Arobelidze, MD, Hospital Medicine
Moises Auron, MD, Hospital Medicine
Tim Beck, MD, Endocrine Surgery
William Bingaman, MD, Epilepsy
Nella Blyumin, MD, Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Eric Boose, MD, Family Medicine
Ashley Brant, DO, Obstetrics and Gynecology
David Brill, DO, Family Medicine
Jeffrey Brown, DO, Family Medicine
Robert Cain, MD, Family Medicine
Rena Chandra, MD, Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Paula Chaves Mari, MD, Primary Care
Kimberly Churbock, MD, Primary Care
Kendalle Cobb, MD, Family Medicine
William Damm, MD, Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
Jatin Dhimar, MD, Center for Emergency Medicine-West
Lisa Diard, MD, Primary Care
Mokhtar El Deeb, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Amanda Elbin, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Cecile Ferrando, MD, MPH, Subspecialty Care for Women's Health
Gretchen Fisher, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Catherine Fleisher, MD, Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
Dana Foradori, MD, Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Erika Fraundorf, MD, Emergency Medicine
Michael Freiberg, MD, Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
Cassandra Garraud, DO, Cardiovascular Medicine
Ava George, DO, Family Medicine
Michelle Goettemoeller, CNP, Family Medicine
John Hanicak, MD, Family Medicine
Ardeshir Hashmi, MD, Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
Sidonie Ibrikji, MD, Cerebrovascular
Adham Jammoul, MD, General Neurology
Stephanie Jennings, MD, Pediatric Hospital Medicine
John Jewell, MD, Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
Xian Wen Jin, MD, PhD, Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
Fred Jorgensen, MD, Family Medicine
Caroline Just, MD, General Neurology
Shubhangi Kesavan, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology
T. Colin Killeen, DO, Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
Luke Kim, MD, Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
Roy Kim, MD, Center for Pediatric Endocrinology
Swapna Kollikonda, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Kenneth Koncilja, MD, Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
Shakuntala Kothari, MD, Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
Travis Krew, MD, Psychiatry and Psychology
John Kukay, MD, Primary Care
Marielle Kulling, DO, Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Amy Kunchok, MD, PhD., Mellen Center
Kylie Lierman, DO, Primary Care
Tracy Lim, MD, Primary Care
Sanjay Linganna, MD, Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
Jeremy Lipman, MD, Colorectal Surgery
Mina Lobbous, MD, MSPH, Brain Tumor and Neuro-Oncology
Parevi Majmudar, DO, Center for Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine
Melanie Malec, MD, Family Medicine
Gabriel Mancini, DO, Family Medicine
Mary Margocs, DO, Family Medicine
Anna McLaughlin, MD, Hospital Medicine
Neil Mehta, MBBS, MS, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Maria Mohan, MD, Hospital Medicine
Stephanie Moss, MD, Hospital Medicine
Andrea Mucci, MD, Center for Pediatric Endocrinology
Aidan Neustadtl, MD, Hospital Medicine
Craig Nielsen, MD, Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
Matthew Pappas, MD, Hospital Medicine
Betsy Patterson, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Svetlana Pomeranets, MD, Primary Care
Brandon Prendes, M.D., Head Neck Surgery
Elizabeth Rainbolt, MD, Family Medicine
David Rosen, MD, Colorectal Surgery
Arjun Sarin, MD, Emergency Medicine
Colleen Schelzig, MD, Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Dean Schraufnagel, MD, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Devon Smith, MD, Family Medicine
Sandra Snyder, DO, Family Medicine
Lora Sowunmi, MD, Hospital Medicine
Andrea Sperduto, MD, Primary Care
Daniel Sullivan, MD, Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
Nimish Thakore, MD, Neuromuscular
Alejandro Torres-Trejo, MD, Brain Tumor and Neuro-Oncology
Pedro Torrico, MD, Neuromuscular
Willy Marcos Valencia, MD, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Nancy Van Keuls, MD, Primary Care
Vicente Velez, MD, FACP, FHM, Hospital Medicine
Heba Wassif, MD, MPH, Cardiovascular Medicine
Lilian White, MD, Family Medicine
Marc Williams, MD, Family Medicine
Robert Wilson, DO, Neuromuscular Center
Gisella Wong Nano, MD, Primary Care
Vincent Wu, MD, Breast Surgery
Chen Yan, MD (CCLCM ‘16), General Neurology
Ana Yepes-Rios, MD, Internal Medicine and Geriatrics