We Honor Our Outstanding Resident Preceptors

Sixty-one Cleveland Clinic residents have been recognized as outstanding preceptors for their role in educating year 3 Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University students during their core clerkships. Recipients of this prestigious honor, which celebrates mentorship during the 2024 calendar year, were chosen based on criteria including quality and frequency of feedback provided to students as well as student evaluations of the residents.

Resident preceptors are integral to the CCLCM’s core clerkship programs. Students work closely with residents, who serve as both teachers and mentors. By providing students with high quality, non-judgmental and timely feedback, residents help students improve their practical skills and grow more confident as caregivers.

Each honored resident was presented with a CCLCM educator pin as a token of recognition for their vital contributions toward educating future physicians.

The honorees are:

• Cydni Akesson, MD (CCLCM ’24) - Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Astefanos Al-Dalakta, MD - Internal Medicine
• Ashley Audi, MD - Neurology
• Feredun Azari, MD - Thoracic Surgery
• Megan Bach, DO - Internal Medicine
• Shervin Badihian, MD - Neurology
• Justin Bauzon, MD - Endocrine Surgery Research
• Mikayla Bogan, DO - Pediatrics
• Nicole Brooks, MD - General Surgery
• Ryan Brown, MD - Internal Medicine
• Mariana Coelho, MD - Pediatrics
• Vijaya Dasar, MD - Neurology
• Grant Daugherty, MD - Psychiatry
• Genaro DeLeon, MD - Family Medicine
• Luke Detloff, MD - Internal Medicine
• Abdel Rahman E'mar, MD - Pediatrics
• Christopher Economus, MD - Neurology
• Michael Freeman, DO - Psychiatry
• Bernardo Frison Spiazzi, MD - Internal Medicine
• Shanen Greenhill, DO - Psychiatry
• Meghan Hagedorn, DO - Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (Ob/Gyn)
• Jonathan Handshoe, MD - Vascular Neurology
• Katherine Havard, MD - Neurology
• Nandini Isaac, DO - Internal Medicine
• Piumi Jayatilake, MD - Child Neurology
• Hailey Katulski, DO - Neurology
• Grace Kim, DO - General Surgery (Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital)
• Julie Klock, MD - Urology
• Benjamin Kramer, DO - General Surgery
• Daniel Kray, DO - Anesthesiology
• Daniel Lacerda Heringer, MD - Psychiatry
• Sharon Lee, MD - Internal Medicine
• Adam Lonnberg, MD - Neurology
• Chaitanya Maddukuri, DO - Internal Medicine (Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital)
• Zoha Majeed, MD - Internal Medicine
• Emily Maly, MD - Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry (Main Campus Lou Ruvo)
• April Miller, MD - Psychiatry
• Valentin Mocanu, MD - Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery and Flexible Surgical Endoscopy
• Sherry Mortach, MD - Urology
• Ahmed Nadeem, MD - Internal Medicine
• Meghna Nagam, MD - Internal Medicine
• Bradley Ong, MD - Neurology
• Quinn Painter, MD - Psychiatry
• Kaitlyn Palmer, MD - Neurology
• Swati Pandruvada, MD - Psychiatry
• Kajal Patel, MD - Neurology
• Cole Pickney, MD - Vascular Surgery Integrated
• Asad Rauf, MD - Internal Medicine
• Ashley Re, MD - Family Medicine
• Alyson Rich, MD - Neurology
• Adam Ross, MD - Neurology
• Justin San Juan, DO - Pediatrics
• Rachel Schneider, MD - General Surgery
• Rishaan Sharma, MD - Internal Medicine
• Samuel Shin, MD - Psychiatry
• Jennifer Taylor, MD - Emergency Medicine
• Noah Tocci, MD - General Surgery
• Savannah Waldrop, DO - Ob/Gyn (Cleveland Clinic Akron General)
• Yi (Mary) Wang, MD - Internal Medicine
• Jacob Wardyn, MD - Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
• Noah Weingarten, MD - General Surgery