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We Honor Our Outstanding Faculty Preceptors

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Ninety-five Cleveland Clinic faculty members 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 and student evaluations of the faculty members.

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, Neurological Institute
  • Oluyemi Aderibigbe, MD, Ob/Gyn Institute
  • Nima Almassi, MD, Integrated Surgical Institute
  • Oliver Glen Ancheta, DO, Primary Care Institute
  • Peter Anderson, MD, Children’s Institute
  • Kenneth Angermeier, MD, Integrated Surgical Institute
  • Roopa Anmolsingh, MD, Primary Care Institute
  • Salome Arobelidze, MD, Integrated Hospital Care Institute
  • Moises Auron, MD, Integrated Hospital Care Institute
  • Monica Benedikt, MD, Primary Care Institute
  • Sarah Bradley, MD, Children’s Institute
  • David Bril, DO, Primary Care Institute
  • Robert Cain, MD, Primary Care Institute
  • Jenna Carson, MD, Integrated Hospital Care Institute
  • Benjamin Claytor, MD, Neurological Institute
  • Palmer Coleman, DO, Primary Care Institute
  • Devon Conway, MD, Neurological Institute
  • Kshama Daphtary, MD, Children’s Institute
  • Jennifer DePalma-Duersch, MD, Children’s Institute
  • Rodica Di Lorenzo, MD, Neurological Institute
  • Ronan Factora, MD, Primary Care Institute
  • Tommaso Falcone, MD, Ob/Gyn Institute
  • Dana Foradori, MD, Children’s Institute
  • Erika Fraundorf, MD, Children’s Institute
  • Julia Girzhel, MD, Ob/Gyn Institute
  • Lindsay Gould, MD, Children’s Institute
  • William Hanna, MD, Children’s Institute
  • Ardeshir Hashmi, MD, Primary Care Institute
  • Jacalyn Hazen, MD, Children’s Institute
  • Carol Hren, CNP, Neurological Institute
  • Kara Imbrogno, DO, Children’s Institute
  • J. Harry Isaacson, MD, Education
  • Adham Jammoul, MD, Neurological Institute
  • Stephanie Jennings, MD, Children’s Institute
  • John Jewell, MD, Primary Care Institute
  • Stacie Jhaveri, MD, Ob/Gyn Institute
  • Xian Wen Jin, MD, PhD, Primary Care Institute
  • Gregory Jones, MD, Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute
  • Fred Jorgensen, MD, Primary Care Institute
  • Caroline Just, MD, Neurological Institute
  • Michael Kelly, MD, PhD Children’s Institute
  • Elias Khawam, MD, Neurological Institute
  • T. Colin Killeen, DO, Primary Care Institute
  • Alla Kirsch, MD, Primary Care Institute
  • Jennifer Klemenc, MD, Children’s Institute
  • Kenneth Koncilja, MD, Primary Care Institute
  • Shakuntala Kothari, MD, Primary Care Institute
  • Travis Krew, MD, Neurological Institute
  • Justin Lappen, MD, Ob/Gyn Institute
  • Kevin Leisinger, MD, Primary Care Institute
  • Tracy Lim, MD, Children’s Institute
  • Jeremy Lipman, MD, Digestive Disease Institute
  • Mina Lobbous, MD, MSPH, Neurological Institute
  • Kedar Mahajan, MD, PhD, Neurological Institute
  • Gabriel Mancini, DO, Primary Care Institute
  • Robert Mayock, MD, Integrated Hospital Care Institute
  • MaryAnn Mays, MD, Neurological Institute
  • Neil Mehta, MD, Education
  • Chad Michener, MD, Ob/Gyn Institute
  • Maria Mohan, MD, Integrated Hospital Care Institute
  • Mohammad Mohmand, MD, Integrated Hospital Care Institute
  • Stephanie Moss, MD, Integrated Hospital Care Institute
  • Hanan Nashed, MD, Children’s Institute
  • Aidan Neustadtl, MD, Integrated Hospital Care Institute
  • Craig Nielsen, MD, Primary Care Institute
  • Laura O'Connor, MD, Children’s Institute
  • Daniel Ontaneda, MD, PhD, Neurological Institute
  • Allison Porter, MD, Primary Care Institute
  • Elizabeth Rainbolt, MD (CCLCM '17), Primary Care Institute
  • Daniel Raymond, MD, Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute
  • David Rosen, MD, Digestive Disease Institute
  • Vitaliy Rotenberg, MD, Integrated Hospital Care Institute
  • Ayan Sanya, MD, Primary Care Institute
  • Arjun Sarin, MD, Children’s Institute
  • Wadie Shabab, MD, Children’s Institute
  • Jamie Shoag, MD, Children’s Institute
  • Lauren Shurtleff, MD, Integrated Hospital Care Institute
  • Junaid Siddiqui, MD, Neurological Institute
  • Amy Sniderman, MD, Children’s Institute
  • Sandra Snyder, DO, Primary Care Institute
  • Lora Sowunmi, MD, Children’s Institute
  • Nimish Thakore, MD, Neurological Institute
  • Somy Thottathil, MD, Integrated Hospital Care Institute
  • Pedro Torrico, MD, Neurological Institute
  • Neil Turco, PharmD, Hospital Outpatient Pharmacy
  • Willy Marcos Valencia Rodrigo, MD, Medical Specialty Institute
  • Nancy Van Keuls, MD, Children’s Institute
  • Karen Vargo, MD, Children’s Institute
  • Giselle Velez, MD, Integrated Hospital Care Institute
  • Vicente Velez, MD, Integrated Hospital Care Institute
  • Marc Williams, MD, Primary Care Institute
  • Robert Wilson, DO, Neurological Institute
  • Chen Yan, MD (CCLCM ‘16), Neurological Institute
  • Monica Yepes-Rios, MD, Primary Care Institute
  • Sara Yuen, MD, Ob/Gyn Institute

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