Department Organization Chart聽

Faculty Leadership, Department

Title Name Contact

Chair of Pathology

Division Chief, Experimental Pathology

Clifford Harding, MD, PhD

216-368-3611

[email protected]

Vice Chair, System Pathology Operations

Christine Schmotzer, MD

216-844-0399

[email protected]

Vice Chair, Research  

 

Vice Chair, Translational Research Joseph Willis, MD

216-844-8292

[email protected]

Vice Chair, Academic Affairs

Chair Designee for Interim Administration

Nicholas Ziats, PhD

216-368-5176

[email protected]

Chair Designee for Interim Administration

Director, Center for Global Health and Diseases

Adam Burgener, PhD

216-368-5067

[email protected]

Department Equity Officer Holly Harper, MD

216-844-6037

[email protected]

Director, Faculty Career Development Claire Michael, MBBCH

216-844-0137

[email protected]

Division Chief, Anatomic Pathology Alessandra Nascimento, MD

216-286-8191

[email protected]

Division Chief, Clinical Pathology

Christine Schmotzer, MD

216-844-0399

[email protected]

Division Chief, Genomic and Molecular Pathology Navid Sadri, MD, PhD

216-286-4286

[email protected]

Division Chief, Community Hospitals Pathology Mark Rodgers, MD, JD

440-285-6341

[email protected]

Compliance Manager

Crystal Moskal

216-368-0819    

[email protected]

Department Assistant / Continuing Medical Education (CME) & Seminar Coordinator

Aja Harris

216-368-3103

[email protected]

Administrative Staff:

School of Medicine (SOM)

Title Name Contact

Administrative Director of Operations

Andrea Webb Shellenberger

216-368-2047

[email protected]

Associate Director of Operations for CGHD

Dennis Dobbs, MPH, MBA

216-368-2626    

[email protected]

Finance and Analytics Manager

Allen Szegedy, MBA

216-368-6859

[email protected]

Manager, Graduate Education and Training

Christine Kehoe [email protected]

Grants Specialist

   

Grants Specialist

Orlean Grant Whitehead [email protected]

Grants Specialist

Sophie Kochheiser [email protected]

International Program Manager

LaVista Osborn, MBA

216-368-6321    

[email protected]

Compliance Manager

Crystal Moskal

216-368-0819    

[email protected]

Procurement Specialist

Donna Marine

216-368-1260

[email protected]

Department Assistant / Continuing Medical Education (CME) & Seminar Coordinator

Aja Harris

216-368-3103

[email protected]

Human Resource Manager

Aaron Majcen

216-368-2797

[email protected]

University Hospitals (UH)

Title Name Contact

Vice President, Pathology & Radiology

Jason Theadore

216-844-1165

[email protected]

Executive Assistant to VP and Vice Chair System Pathology Ops

Xiaohua (Judy) Yang, MD, PhD

216-844-4897

[email protected]

University Hospitals Medical Group (UHMG)

Title Name Contact
Administrator Anne Windau, BA, BS MT(ASCP)

216-286-7562

[email protected]

Executive Assistant to the Division Chiefs

Charnika Wright

216-844-3697

[email protected]

Senior Business Analyst

Michael Hogue

216-368-1705

[email protected]

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center (UHCMC)

Title Name Contact

UHCMC Laboratory Director, Pathology

Ruth Natali

216-844-5678

[email protected]

Director, System Quality and Regulatory Affairs

Andrea St. Louis [email protected]

Manager, Anatomic Pathology

 

 

Specialist, Regulatory Affairs

Molly Klima

216-844-5240

[email protected]

Specialist, Education

Holly Toth

216-844-1356

[email protected]

Training Programs

Pathology Residency

Title Name Contact

Director

Meghan Kapp, MD

216-844-7442

[email protected]

Associate Director, AP

Evi Abada, MD, MS 216-844-3371
[email protected]

Associate Director, CP

Stacey O'Neill, MD, PhD

216-983-1807

[email protected]

Associate Director

Shahrazad Saab, MD

216-844-1078

[email protected]

Pathology Residency Research Track Coordinator

David Wald, MD, PhD

216-368-5668

[email protected]

GME Program Senior Administrator

Ashley Hlavacik

216-844-3697

[email protected]

GME Program Intermediate Administrator

Linda Krencik

216-286-8278

[email protected]

 

Fellowships

Title Name Contact

Cytopathology Fellowship, Director

Claire Michael, MBBCH

216-844-0137

[email protected]

Hematopathology Fellowship, Director

Pedro Ciarlini, MD

216-844-8253

[email protected]

Surgical Pathology Fellowship, Director

Alessandra Nascimento, MD

216-286-8191

[email protected]

Transfusion Medicine Fellowship, Director

Katharine Downes, MD

216-844-8006

[email protected]

Genetics LGG Fellowship, Director

Shashi Shetty, PhD

216-983-1121

[email protected]

 

Pathology Residency Committee

Title

Name Contact

Chair, Associate Program Director

Meghan Kapp, MD

216-844-7442

[email protected]

Co-Chair

   

Administrator

Ashley Hlavacik

216-844-3697

[email protected]

Academic Residency Program Coordinator

Linda Krencik

216-286-8278

[email protected]

 

Sree Sarah Cherian, MBBS

216-844-3484

[email protected]

 

Pedro Ciarlini, MD

216-844-8253

[email protected]

 

Marta Couce, MD, PhD

216-844-3989

[email protected]

 

Katharine Downes, MD

216-844-8006

[email protected]

 

Clifford Harding, MD, PhD

216-368-3611

[email protected]

 

Holly Harper, MD

216-844-6037

[email protected]

 

Gregory MacLennan, MD

216-844-7452

[email protected]

 

Alessandra Nascimento, MD

216-286-8191

[email protected]

 

Shahrazad Saab, MD

216-844-1078

[email protected]

 

Navid Sadri, MD, PhD

216-286-4286

[email protected]

 

Christine Schmotzer, MD

216-844-0399

[email protected]

 

Jay Wasman, MD

216-844-7118

[email protected]

 

Joseph Willis, MD

216-844-8292

[email protected]

 

Jennifer Yoest, MD

216-286-4283

[email protected]

 

Sanjita Ravishankar, MD

216-844-7852

[email protected]

 

Dayne Ashman, MBBS

216-286-7595

[email protected]

Chief Residents

Waleed Khan

216-844-3697

[email protected]g

 

Residency Program Clinical Competency Committee

Title Name Contact

Chair

Sree Sarah Cherian, MBBS

216-844-3484

[email protected]

 

Robert Maitta, MD, PhD

216-286-6957

[email protected]

 

Dayne Ashman, MBBS

216-286-7595

[email protected]

 

Jessica Sigel, MD

216-286-5230

[email protected]

 

Holly Harper, MD

216-844-6037

[email protected]

 

Ramya Gadde, MD

216-844-5026

[email protected]

 

Lagnajita Datta, MD

216-368-1832

[email protected]

 

Residency Program Evaluation Committee

Title Name Contact

Chair

Shahrazad Saab, MD

216-844-1078

[email protected]

 

Meghan Kapp, MD

216-844-7442

[email protected]

 

Jennifer Yoest, MD

216-286-4283    

[email protected]

 

Alessandra Nascimento, MD

216-286-8191    

[email protected]

 

Sree Sarah Cherian, MBBS

216-844-3484    

[email protected]

 

Sanjita Ravishankar, MD

216-844-7852    

[email protected]

 

Dayne Ashman, MBBS

216-286-7595    

[email protected]

 

Pathology MD Student Education Committee

Title Name Contact

Co-Chair, Pre-Clinical Curriculum Coordinator

Culpeper Scholars and Medical Student Research Coordinator

Nicholas Ziats, PhD

216-368-5176    

[email protected]

Co-Chair, Clinical Curriculum Coordinator

Clinical Elective Coordinator

Pathology Career Night Coordinator

Alessandra Nascimento, MD

216-286-8191    

[email protected]

Student Research Coordinator (medical students and undergraduates)

Title Name Contact

Projects with basic science faculty

Nicholas Ziats, PhD

216-368-5176

[email protected]

Projects with clinical faculty

Joseph Willis, MD

216-844-8292

[email protected]

 

Clinical Obervership

Title Name Contact

Coordinator

Alessandra Nascimento, MD

216-286-8191    

[email protected]

 

Lepow Medical Student Research Day

Title Name Contact

Coordinator

Nicholas Ziats, PhD

216-368-5176    

[email protected]

Pathology Graduate Program

Title Name Contact

Director

Xiongwei Zhu, PhD

216-368-5903    

[email protected]

 

Graduate Program Committee

Title Name Contact

Director, Pathology Graduate Program;

Chair, Pathology Graduate Program Committee;

MCBDTP Director and Track Advisor;

Neuro T32 Director

Xiongwei Zhu, PhD

216-368-5903    

[email protected]

CBTP Director and Track Advisor;

CBTP T32 Director

Mark Jackson, PhD

216-368-1276    

[email protected]

ITP Director and Track Advisor; ITP T32 Director

Brian Cobb, PhD

216-368-1263    

[email protected]

Graduate Student Admissions Representative;

BSTP Representative (all tracks)

Parameswaran Ramakrishnan, MS, PhD

216-368-2387    

[email protected]

MCBDTP Curriculum Representative

Nicholas Ziats, PhD

216-368-5176    

[email protected]

Director MD-MS Program;

Co-Director, MS-A Programs; Advisor, MS Program;

Director MS-B Program

Pamela Wearsch, PhD

216-368-5176    

[email protected]

Co-Director MS-A Programs; Advisor, MS Program

Neena Singh, MD, PhD

216-368-2617    

[email protected]

Student Representative

Melissa Bonner [email protected]

Student Representative

Hardik Nariya [email protected]

Committee Members

James Anderson, MD, PhD

216-368-0279    

[email protected]

 

Katherine Dobbs, MD

216-368-3681    

[email protected];

[email protected]

 

Wendy Goodman, PhD

216-368-3920    

[email protected]

 

Clive Hamlin, PhD

216-368-0512    

[email protected]

 

Allison Kraus, PhD

[email protected]
 

Justin Lathia, PhD

216-445-7475    

[email protected]

 

Reshmi Parameswaran, PhD

216-368-5697    

[email protected]

 

William Scheimann, PhD

216-368-5763    

[email protected]

 

George R. Dubyak, PhD

216-368-5523    

[email protected]

Manager, Graduate Education and Training: MS- A, MS-B, MD-MS programs Christine Kehoe
 

216-368-1993    

[email protected]

 

Cancer Biology Training Program

Title Name Contact

Director;

Track Advisor;

CBTP T32 Director

Mark Jackson, PhD

216-368-1276    

[email protected]

Director, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

Gary Schwartz, MD, FASCO

216-368-2057    

[email protected]

Curriculum Director

David Danielpour, PhD

216-368-5670    

[email protected]

Pathology Representative

David Wald, MD, PhD

216-368-5668    

[email protected]

 

Immunology Training Program

Title Name Contact

Director;

Track Advisor;

Director, Immunology Journal Club;

ITP T32 Director

Brian Cobb, PhD
 

216-368-1263    

[email protected]

Co-Director, Immunology Journal Club

Wendy Goodman, PhD

216-368-5237    

[email protected]

CCF ITP Representative, Director of CCF Immunology Journal Club

Robert Fairchild, PhD
 

216-444-3146    

[email protected]

Block 5 Director

Man-Sun Sy, PhD

216-368-1268    

[email protected]

Center for Global Health Representative

James Kazura, MD

216-368-4810    

[email protected]

CFAR/ACTU/ID Representative

Michael Lederman, MD

216-844-8786    

[email protected]

Curriculum Representative

Alan Levine, PhD

216-368-0342    

[email protected]

 

Molecular and Cellular Basis of Disease Training Program

Title Name Contact

Director;

Track Advisor;

Neuro T32 Director

Xiongwei Zhu, PhD

216-368-5903    

[email protected]

Curriculum Representative

Nicholas Ziats, PhD

216-368-5176    

[email protected]

 

Pathology Graduate Student Council

Title Name Contact

President

Alicia Santin [email protected]

Vice President

Alyssa Hubal [email protected]

ITP Representative

Joey Kass [email protected]

SWIP Chair

Nisha Kamath [email protected]

Social Chair

Dan Kingsley [email protected]

Graduate Director Rep PhD;

CBTP Representative

Melissa Bonner, PhD [email protected]

Harvey Werber Lecture Chair

Angela DeTomaso [email protected]

MS Representative (PGPC MS Representative)

Daniel Curnow [email protected]

MCBDTP Representative

Danielle Brown

[email protected]

 

Seminars and Lectureships

Pathology Grand Rounds

Title Name Contact

Grand Rounds Co-Director, AP

Meghan Kapp, MD

216-844-7442    

[email protected]

Grand Rounds Co-Director, CP

Robert W. Maitta, MD, PhD

216-286-6957

[email protected]

 

Grand Rounds Coordinator

Ashley Hlavacik

216-844-3697    

[email protected]

CME Director for Pathology Grand Rounds

Aja Harris

216-368-3103

[email protected]

 

Immunology Seminar Series

Title Name Contact

Committee Chair, Immunology Seminar Series Director

Kenneth Matreyek, PhD

216-368-0626    

kenneth,[email protected]

CME Director for Immunology Series

Aja Harris

216-368-3103

[email protected]

 

Pathology Seminar Series

Title Name Contact

Pathology Seminar Series Co-Director

Allison Kraus, PhD

216-368-3422    

[email protected]

Pathology Seminar Series Co-Director

Alessandra Nascimento, MD

216-286-8191    

[email protected]

CME Director for Pathology Seminar Series

Aja Harris

216-368-3103

[email protected]

 

Student Seminar Series

Title Name Contact

Student Seminar Series Co-Director

Vincent Monnier, MD

216-368-6613    

[email protected]

Student Seminar Series Co-Director

Tsan Sam Xiao, PhD

216-368-3330    

[email protected]

 

Immunology Journal Club

Title Name Contact

Immunology Journal Club Director

Brian Cobb, PhD

216-368-1263    

[email protected]


Neurodegeneration Journal Club

Title Name Contact

Neurodegeneration Journal Club Co-Director

Xiongwei Zhu, PhD

216-368-5903    

[email protected]

 

Kohn Lectureship

Title Name Contact

Organizer

Vincent Monnier, MD

216-368-6613    

[email protected]

 

Kleinerman Lectureship

Title Name Contact

Co-Organizers

Agnes Loeffler, MD, PhD

216-778-4131    

[email protected]

 

Clifford Harding, MD, PhD

216-368-3611    

[email protected]

 

Ecker Lectureship

Title Name Contact

Organizer

Brian Cobb, PhD

216-368-1263    

[email protected]

 

Aikawa Lectureship

Title Name Contact

Organizer

Peter A. Zimmerman, PhD

216-368-0508    

[email protected]

 

Smith Lectureship

Title Name Contact

Organizer

Xiongwei Zhu, PhD

216-368-5903    

[email protected]

 

Carter-Makley-Robbins Lectureship

Title Name Contact

Pathology Organizer (alternates with Orthopedics and Radiology organizers)

Alessandra Nascimento, MD

216-286-8191    

[email protected]

 

Moritz Lectureship

Title Name Contact

TBD

   

 

Werber Lectureship

Title Name Contact

Pathology Graduate Student Council

Angela DeTomaso [email protected]

 

Global Health and Infectious Disease Research Conference

Title Name Contact

Co-Director

Christina Farr, PhD

216-368-3762

[email protected]

Co-Director

Michael Freeman,PhD [email protected]

Coordinator

Aja Harris

216-368-3103

[email protected]

Committees

Faculty Council Representative

Title Name Contact

Department Representative

Marta Couce, MD, PhD

216-844-3989    

[email protected]

 

Faculty Council Senate

Title Name Contact

Department Representative

Brian Cobb, PhD

216-368-1263    

[email protected]

 

Faculty Development

Title Name Contact

Co-Chair

Holly Harper, MD

216-844-6037    

[email protected]

Co-Chair

Amy Hise [email protected]

Members

Anna Bruchez, PhD

650-483-67692    

[email protected]

 

Allison Kraus, PhD

216-368-2422    

[email protected]

 

Vincent Monnier, MD

216-368-6613    

[email protected]

Administrative Support for Faculty Affairs issues

Karen Tocarchick

216-368-2797    

[email protected]

Administrative Support for Events

Angie Braidich

216-368-3611    

[email protected]

 

Faculty Mentoring Committee

Title Name Contact

Co-Chair

Nicholas Ziats, PhD

216-368-5176    

[email protected]

Co-Chair

Claire Michael, MBBCH

216-844-0137    

[email protected]

Member

Brian Cobb, PhD

216-368-1263    

[email protected]

Member

Theresa Pizarro, PhD

216-368-3306    

[email protected]

Member

Stephanie Langel, PhD  [email protected]

 

Awards and Recognition Committee

Title Name Contact

Co-Chair

Nicholas Ziats, PhD

216-368-5176    

[email protected]

Co-Chair

Claire Michael, MBBCH

216-844-0137    

[email protected]

Members

Marta Couce, MD, PhD

216-844-3989    

[email protected]

 

Howard Meyerson, MD

216-844-1848    

[email protected]

 

Adam Burgener, PhD

216-368-4010    

[email protected]

 

Wendy Goodman, PhD

216-368-5237    

[email protected]

 

Shanelle De Lancy, MD

216-844-3697    

[email protected]

 

Riley Lochner, MD

216-844-3697    

[email protected]

 

Molly Klima

216-844-5563    

[email protected]

 

George Myers

216-844-1477    

[email protected]

 

Hannah Wargo

[email protected]
 

Hannah Kondolf

[email protected]
Administrative Representative

Andrea Webb Shellenberger

216-368-2047    

[email protected]

 

Education Awards Committee

Title Name Contact

Co-Chairs

Nicholas Ziats, PhD

216-368-5176    

[email protected]

 

Mark Cohen, MD [email protected]

 

Taylor Scholars Committee

Title Name Contact

Scholars Committee Member, Coordinator for Taylor Trainee Awards

Katharine Downes, MD

216-844-8006    

[email protected]

Scholars Committee Members

Clifford Harding, MD, PhD

216-368-3611    

[email protected]

 

Joseph Willis, MD

216-844-8292    

[email protected]

 

Department Committee on Appointments, Promotions and Tenure

Title Name Contact

Chair

Nicholas Ziats, PhD

216-368-5176    

[email protected]

Manager, Graduate Education & Training

Christine Kehoe

216-368-1993    

[email protected]

Ex-Officio (Department Chair)

Clifford Harding, MD, PhD

216-368-3611    

[email protected]

Members

Xiongwei Zhu, PhD

216-368-5903    

[email protected]

 

Theresa Pizarro, PhD

216-368-3306    

[email protected]

 

Sylvia Asa, MD

216-983-3421    

[email protected]

 

David Kang, PhD

216-368-0488    

[email protected]

 

Claire Michael, MBBCH

216-844-0137    

[email protected]

 

Raymond Redline, MD

216-844-1815    

[email protected]

 

James Kazura, MD

216-368-4810    

[email protected]

 

Adam Burgener

216-368-4010    

[email protected]

 

Qasim Ansari, MD

216-791-3800    

[email protected]

 

Christine Schmotzer, MD

216-844-0399    

[email protected]

 

Marta Couce, MD, PhD

216-844-3989    

[email protected]

 

Stefanie Avril, MD

216-844-3890    

[email protected]

 

Allison Kraus, PhD

216-368-2422    

[email protected]

 

Tsan Sam Xiao, PhD

216-368-3330    

[email protected]

 

Jiri Safar, MD

216-368-4609    

jgs1092case.edu

 

Aparna Harbhajanka, MD

216-286-5016    

[email protected]

 

Dayne Ashman, MD

216-286-7595    

[email protected]

 

Robert W. Maitta, MD, PhD

216-286-6957    

[email protected]

 

Department IRB Committee

Title Name Contact

Chair

Joseph Willis, MD

216-844-8292    

[email protected]

Members

James Anderson, MD, PhD

216-368-0279    

[email protected]

 

Sylvia Asa, MD

216-983-3421    

[email protected]

 

Mark Cohen, MD, 

216-844-8928    

[email protected]

 

Marta Couce, MD, PhD

216-844-3989    

[email protected]

 

Aparna Harbhajanka, MD

216-286-5016    

[email protected]

 

Holly Harper, MD

216-844-3484    

[email protected]

 

Robert Maitta, MD, PhD

216-286-6957    

[email protected]

 

Howard Meyerson, MD

216-844-1848    

[email protected]

 

Claire Michael, MBBCH

216-844-0137    

[email protected]

 

Vincent Monnier, MD

216-368-6613    

[email protected]

 

Sanjita Ravishankar, MD

216-844-7852    

[email protected]

 

Shashirekha Shetty, PhD

216-983-1121    

[email protected]

 

Jessica Sigel, MD

216-286-5230    

[email protected]

 

Neena Singh, MD, PhD

216-368-2617    

[email protected]

 

Man-Sun Sy, PhD

216-368-1268    

[email protected]

 

Xiaochun (Susan) Zhang, MD, PhD

216-286-5851    

[email protected]

 

Website Committee

Title Name Contact

Co-Chairs

Pamela Wearsch, PhD

216-368-5059    

[email protected]

 

Mark Cohen, MD

216-844-8928    

[email protected]

 

Equipment Committee

Title Name Contact

Chair

Ganapati Mahabaleshwar, PhD

216-368-5998    

[email protected]

 

Brian Cobb, PhD

216-368-1263    

[email protected]

 

Alan Tartakoff, PhD

216-368-5544    

[email protected]

 

Pamela Wearsch, PhD

216-368-5059    

[email protected]

Administrative Representative

Andrea Webb Shellenberger 

216-368-2047    

[email protected]

Staff Representative

Nancy Nagy 

216-368-1287    

[email protected]

 

Space Committee

Title Name Contact

Chair

Nicholas Ziats, PhD

216-368-5176    

[email protected]

 

Theresa Pizarro, PhD

216-368-3306    

[email protected]

 

Stephanie Langel, PhD

 

 

Xiongwei Zhu, PhD

216-368-5903    

[email protected]

 

James Kazura, MD

216-368-4810    

[email protected]

 

Jiri Safar, MD

 

 

Parameswaran Ramakrishnan, MS, PhD

216-368-2387 

[email protected]

 

Department Retreat Committee

Title Name Contact

Co-Chairs 

Stefanie Avril, MD

216-844-3890

[email protected]

 

Parameswaran Ramakrishnan, MS, PhD

216-368-2387 

[email protected]

 

Resident/Fellow Ombudsman

Title Name Contact

 

Marta Couce, MD, PhD

216-844-3989    

[email protected]

 

Postdoctoral Affairs Committee in Pathology

Title Name Contact

Chair

Kenneth Matreyek, PhD

216-368-0626    

[email protected]

Members

Carey Shive, PhD

216-368-5238    

[email protected]

 

Pathology Women's Interest Group

Title Name Contact

Chair

Theresa Pizarro, PhD

216-368-3306    

[email protected]

 

Research Facilities, Programs and Centers

Core Facilities and Department Equipment

Title Name Contact

Film Processing

Derek Abbott, MD, PhD

216-368-8564    

[email protected]

Accuri Flow Core

Parameswaran Ramakrishnan, MS, PhD

216-368-2387    

[email protected]

 

Grants and coffee Workshop - Faculty research

Title Name Contact

Director

Ganapati Mahabaleshwar, MD

216-368-5998    

[email protected]

Committee Member

Theresa Pizarro, PhD

216-368-3306    

[email protected]

Committee Member

Adam Burgener, PhD

216-368-5067    

[email protected]

Committee Member

Tsan Sam Xiao, PhD

216-368-3330    

[email protected]

Committee Member

Xiongwei Zhu, PhD

216-368-5903    

[email protected]

 

Histology and Tissue Procurement Facility

Title Name Contact

Director, Tissue Procurement

Marta Couce, MD, PhD

216-844-3989    

[email protected]

Manager of Operations

Adam Kresak, MS

216-844-5389    

[email protected]

Scientific Director, Stem Cell and Hematology Malignacies Biorepository

David Wald, MD, PhD

216-368-5668    

[email protected]

Operations Director

Jane Reese, MBA, MT

216-368-1007    

[email protected]

 

UH Pathology Translational Research Committee

Title Name Contact

Chair

Joseph Willis, MD

216-844-8292    

[email protected]

 

UH Pathology Translational Research

Title Name Contact

Supervisor

Anne Windau, BS, MT(ASCP)

216-286-7562    

[email protected]

Clinical Research Specialist I

Habib Mohammad

216-286-6557    

[email protected]

Clinical Research Specialist I

Christine Schoenholz

216-286-6577    

[email protected]

Clinical Research Specialist I

John Sumodi

216-844-8249    

[email protected]

Clinical Research Specialist III

Caryn Good Seward

216-844-8282    

[email protected]

Clinical Research Specialist III

Ayman Abdelhamed

216-844-8282    

[email protected]

Clinical Research Specialist II

Deepali Savadekar

216-286-6557    

[email protected]

Clinical Research Specialist II

Janean Johnson

216-286-6557    

[email protected]

 

National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center

Title Name Contact

Director

Brian Appleby, MD

216-368-1274    

[email protected]

Co-Director

Mark Cohen,MD

216-844-8928    

[email protected]

Clinical Lab Director

Shashireka Shetty, PhD

216-983-1121    

[email protected]

Associate Director

Allison Kraus, PhD [email protected]

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Ignazio Cali, PhD

216-368-1756    

[email protected]

Section Director CSF

Jaime Noguez, PhD

216-844-5007    

[email protected]

Clinical Lab Operations Manager

Tatiana Weaver

216-368-1447    

[email protected]

Data Manger

Keisi Kotobelli

216-368-5722    

[email protected]

Autopsy Program Manager

Danielle Jordan

216-368-3573    

[email protected]

Autopsy Coordinator

Meghan Lewis

216-368-1290    

[email protected]

Clinical and Surveillance Coordinator

Bonita Hester

216-368-0587    

[email protected]

Clinical and Surveillance Coordinator

Michelle Santos Monterroso

[email protected]

Research Administrator

Katie Glisic

216-368-0587    

[email protected]

Financial Analyst

Ayushi Sharma

216-368-3733    

[email protected]

Research Assistant, Molecular

Debra Poruban

216-368-1162    

[email protected]

Research Assistant 4, CSF

Xiaoqin Liu

216-368-8965    

[email protected]

Research Assistant 3, CSF

Jody Lavrich

216-368-3255    

[email protected]

Research Assistant 4, CSF

Tracy Haldiman

216-368-1646    

[email protected]

Research Assistant 4, Tissue Lab

Xun Jia [email protected]

Research Assistant 4, Histology

Lateefa Russell

216-368-0656    

[email protected]

Research Assistant 4, Histology

Jessica Ludwig

216-368-0656    

[email protected]

 

Program for Systems Immunology

Title Name Contact

Director

Douglas Brubaker, PhD [email protected]

 

PATHOLOGY DEPARTMENT DIVISIONS

Division of Anatomic Pathology

Title Name Contacts

Division Chief, Anatomic Pathology

Alessandra Nascimento  MD

216-286-8191    

[email protected]

Anatomic Pathology Manager

 

 

Section Directors

   

Autopsy Section Director

Holly Harper, MD

216-844-6037    

[email protected]

Cytopathology Section Director

Philip Bomeisl, DO

216-844-1571    

[email protected]

Surgical Pathology Director

Jay Wasman, MD

216-844-7118    

[email protected]

Lab Medical Directors

   

Histology Director

Sanjita Ravishankar, MD

216-844-7852    

[email protected]

Immunohistochemistry Director

Ruba Khattab MD [email protected]

Gross Pathology Director

Kimberly Behrens MD  

AP Technical Staff

   

Surgical Pathology Supervisor

Kelly Ferguson

216-844-7436    

[email protected]

Cytology Supervisor

Daniel Hunt

216-844-5716    

[email protected]

Cytology Coordinator

Patrick Moran

216-844-7929    

[email protected]

Cytology Coordinator

Shari Dick  

Histology Supervisor

Elisa Houser

216-844-3892    

[email protected]

Histology Technical Coordinator

Melissa Buck  

Histology Technical Coordinator

Anita McCall

216-844-1477    

[email protected]

Immunohistochemistry Technical Coordinator

Brittany Meed [email protected]

Autopsy Technical Coordinator

Robert Cool

216-844-1836    

[email protected]

Pathology Surgical Path Technical Coordinator

Indigo De Jong

216-844-5207    

[email protected]

AP Subspecialty Services:

Autopsy

   

Leader

Holly Harper, MD

216-844-6037    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Dayne Ashman, MBBS

216-286-7595    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Marta Couce, MD, PhD

216-844-3989    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Sanjita Ravishankar, MD

216-844-7852    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Meghan Kapp, MD

216-844-7442    

[email protected]

Bone, Soft Tissue and Skin Pathology

   

Leader

Alessandra Nascimento, MD

216-844-7118    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Shahrazad Saab, MD

216-844-1078    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Adam Beattie, MD

216-593-1495    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Mark Rodgers, MD, JD

440-285-6351    

[email protected]

Breast Pathology

   

Co-Leader

Philip Bomeisl, DO

216-844-1571    

[email protected]

Co-Leader

Aparna Harbhajanka, MD

216-286-5232    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Ruba Khattab, MD

216-286-6590    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Xin Li, MD

216-844-9427    

[email protected]

Cardiac Pathology

   

Leader

Mark Rodgers, MD, JD

440-285-6351    

[email protected]

Cytology

   

Leader

Philip Bomeisl, DO

216-844-1571    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Claire Michael, MBBCH

216-844-0137    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Gregory MacLennan, MD

216-844-7452    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Raymond Redline, MD (GYN/Cytology)

216-844-1815    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Jay Wasman, MD

216-844-7118    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Aparna Harbhajanka, MD

216-286-5232    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Rosemary Farag, MD

216-593-1450    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Ruba Khattab, MD

216-286-6590    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Ramya Gadde, MBBS

216-844-5026    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Malca Kierson, DO

330-297-8185    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Shalini Mohindra, MD

440-827-5112    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Caroline Steinetz, MD

440-743-4018    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Richard Nelson, MD

330-297-2532    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Hala Abdul-Al, MD, PhD [email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Pandit Ashwini, MD

216-593-1495

[email protected]

Dermatopathology

   

Leader

Jessica Sigel, MD

216-286-5230    

[email protected]

Eye Pathology

   

Leader

Marta Couce, MD, PhD

216-844-3989    

[email protected]

Endocrine Pathology

   

Leader

Sylvia Asa, MD, PhD

216-983-3421    

[email protected]

Gastrointestinal Pathology

   

Leader

Yue Xue, MD, PhD [email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Adam Beattie, MD

216-593-1495    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Mark Cohen, MD

216-844-8928    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Holly Harper, MD

216-844-6037    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Wendy Liu, MD, PhD

216-844-8070    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Shalini Mohindra, MBBS

216-286-6590    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Joseph Willis, MD

216-844-8292    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Mark Rodgers, MD, JD

440-285-6351    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Rebecca Obeng, MD

216-286-7599    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Sadia Sultana, MD

440-827-5112    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Hala Abdul-Al, MD, PhD [email protected]

Genitourinary Pathology

   

Leader

Holly Harper, MD

216-844-6037    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Lagnajita, Datta, MD

216-368-1832    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Gregory MacLennan, MD

216-844-7452    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Dayne Ashman, MBBS

216-286-7595    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Malca Kierson

330-297-8185    

[email protected]

Gynecological Pathology

   

Leader

Raymond Redline, MD

216-844-1815    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Stefanie Avril, MD

216-844-3890    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Ruba Khattab, MD

216-286-6590    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Sanjita Ravishankar, MD

216-844-7852    

[email protected]

Head and Neck Pathology

   

Leader

Jay Wasman, MD

216-844-7118    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Marta Couce, MD, PhD

216-844-3989    

[email protected]

Liver Pathology

   

Leader

Wendy Liu, MD, PhD

216-844-8070    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Akram Shalaby [email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Rebecca Obeng [email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Yue Xue, MD, PhD  

Neuropathology

   

Co-Leader

Mark Cohen, MD

216-844-8928    

[email protected]

Co-Leader

Marta Couce, MD, PhD

216-844-3989    

[email protected]

Oral Pathology

   

Leader

Anna Trzcinska, MD

216-844-7118    

[email protected]

Pediatric Pathology

   

Leader

Raymond Redline, MD

216-844-1815    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Sanjita Ravishankar, MD

216-844-7852    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Shahrazad Saab, MD

216-844-1078    

[email protected]

Perinatal Pathology

   

Leader

Raymond Redline, MD

216-844-1815    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Christina Bagby, DO

216-844-8238    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Shahrazad Saab, MD

216-844-1078    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Sanjita Ravishankar, MD

216-844-7852    

[email protected]

Pulmonary Pathology

   

Subspecialty Member

Marta Couce, MD, PhD

216-844-3989    

[email protected]

Subspecialty Member

Jay Wasman, MD

216-844-7118    

[email protected]

Renal Pathology

   

Leader

 

 

Subspecialty Member

Meghan Kapp, MD

216-844-7442    

[email protected]

 

Division of Clinical Pathology

Title Name Contact

Division Chief, Clinical Pathology

Christine Schmotzer, MD

216-844-0399    

[email protected]

Secretary, Division of Clinical Pathology

Xiaohua (Judy) Yang

216-844-4897    

[email protected]

System Medical Director, CP

Lisa Stempak, MD

216-844-8612    

[email protected]

Sections:

Transfusion Medicine and Coagulation

   

Section Director; Transfusion Medicine

Medical Director, Therapeutic Apheresis 

Director FACT and Stem Cell Collection

Robert Maitta, MD, PhD

216-286-6957    

[email protected]

 

Assistant Medical Director;

 

 

Manager, Blood Bank

Victoria Cary

216-844-2800    

[email protected]

Technical Coordinator, Blood Bank

Jamal Nofal

216-844-2800    

[email protected]

Technical Coordinator, Blood Bank

Yu Pei  

Technical Coordinator, Blood Bank

Andrea Stewart  

Quality Assurance Coordinator

Anne Capetillo

216-844-2800    

[email protected]

Hematopathology

   

Section Director;

Director of Flow Cytometry

Howard Meyerson, MD

216-844-1848    

[email protected]

Section Member

Pedro Ciarlini, MD

216-844-8253    

[email protected]

Section Member

Stacey O'Neill [email protected]

Section Member

Chen Zhao, MD, PhD

216-844-7118    

[email protected]

Manager, Core Laboratory

Mary Legg

216-286-7893    

[email protected]

Technical Coordinator, Hematology, Fluids and Special Hematology

Jill Bartko  

Technical Coordinator, Flow Cytometry

Jason Astorga

216-844-2570    

[email protected]

Microbiology

   

Medical Director, Bacteriology and Automation

Eric Ransom, PhD

216-844-5223    

[email protected]

Medical Director: Virology, Mycology, Mycobacteriology, Parasitology;

Medical Director, Molecular Microbiology

Sree Sarah Cherian, MBBS

216-844-3484    

[email protected]

Manager

Cassie Bostick (nee Allman)

216-844-8616    

[email protected]

Technical Coordinator, Bacteriology

Amanda Palko

216-844-8634    

[email protected]

Technical Coordinator TB. Mycology, Parasite. Send-outs, Virology, Molecular Microbiology

Melissa Brown

216-844-8634    

[email protected]

Technical Coordinator, 2nd and 3rd Shifts

Edmira Shipcka

440-844-3174    

[email protected]

Technical Coordinator, COVID testing;

Supervisor, Technical Coordinator, Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory

Kelly Monahan

216-844-8105    

[email protected]

Clinical Chemistry/Immunology

   

Section Director;

Medical Director, Automated Clinical Chemistry;

Medical Director, Toxicology

Jaime Noguez, PhD

216-844-5007    

[email protected]

Medical Director, Clinical Immunology

Xiaochun Susan Zhang, MD, PhD

216-286-5851    

[email protected]

Section Member

Christine Schmotzer, MD

216-844-0399    

[email protected]

Manager 

Mary Legg

216-286-7893    

[email protected]

Supervisor, Technical Coordinator, Special Chemistry

Jacob Rininger

216-844-5563    

[email protected]

Supervisor, Technical Coordinator, Chemistry

Tabitha Barker

216-844-2570    

[email protected]

Supervisor, Technical Coordinator, Automated Chemistry

Nickalas Mezinger

216-844-5572    

[email protected]

Supervisor, Technical Coordinator, Diagnostic Immunology

Jamie Meyers

216-844-3196    

[email protected]

Point of Care Testing

   

Section Director

Christine Schmotzer, MD

216-844-0399    

[email protected]

Manager

Mary Legg

216-286-7893    

[email protected]

Technical Coordinator

Lois Schultz

216-844-7748    

[email protected]

Histocompatibility/Immunogenetics

   

Section Director

Neil Greenspan, MD, PhD

216-368-1280    

[email protected]

Co-Director
 

David Wald, MD, PhD

216-368-5668    

[email protected]

Assist Director

Rajdeep Das, MD, PhD  [email protected]

Manager

Peggy McCarthy

216-844-5247    

[email protected]

Technical Coordinator, HLA

Colleen Pohlmeyer

216-844-1225    

[email protected]

Specimen Processing/Phlebotomy

   

Technical Coordinator, 2nd Shift

Devan Chapin

216-844-5244    

[email protected]

Technical Coordinator

Michael Townsend

216-844-5527    

[email protected]

Team Leader

Jacqueline Glenn

216-844-5527    

[email protected]

Team Leader

Tomiko Jackson

216-844-5527    

[email protected]

Client Response Center

   

Business Manager

Colleen Andrews

216-844-0121    

[email protected]

Client Service Team Leader

Tammy Spates

216-844-5227    

[email protected]

UHLSF

   

Medical Director

Christine Schmotzer, MD

216-844-0399    

[email protected]

Director

Monica Lennon

440-285-6340    

[email protected]

Manager;

Senior Specialist, Provider Relations 

Christina Harper

330-412-1983    

[email protected]

Supervisor, Laboratory Pre-Analytical

Crystal Smith [email protected]

Supervisor, Laboratory Pre-Analytical

Janet McPeeks

216-383-5389    

[email protected]

Supervisor, Laboratory Pre-Analytical

Regina Tompkins [email protected]

Manager, Business Development and Service, Lab Services

Sandy Hudak

330-217-6314    

[email protected]

Client Implementation Representative

Stacey Berthold

216-630-2617    

[email protected]

Client Implementation Representative

Edward Young [email protected]

UHLSF Patient Service Centers

   

System Medical Director, Ambulatory Testing

Stacey O'Neill, MD, PhD

216-983-1807    

stacey.o'[email protected]

Manager, Ambulatory Testing 

Leah Rainey [email protected]

UHLSF-Minoff

   

Laboratory Director

Joseph Willis, MD

216-844-8292    

[email protected]

UHLSF Chesterland

   

Laboratory Director

Xin Li, MD, PhD

440-516-8709    

[email protected]

Concord (UHHS Geauga Medical Center Concord

   

Laboratory Director

Mark Rodgers, MD, JD

440-285-6351    

[email protected]

UHLSF Euclid, UHLSF Fairlawn, UHLSF Sharon Center

   

Laboratory Director

Joseph Willis, MD

216-844-8292    

[email protected]

Seidman Cancer Center, Main Campus

   

Laboratory Director

Stacey O'Neill, MD, PhD

216-983-1807    

stacey.o'[email protected]

UHLSF-Minoff, UHLSF Chesterland, Concord (UHHS Geauga Medical Center Concord, UHLSF Euclid

   

Technical Coordinator

Janet McPeeks

216-383-5389    

[email protected]

UHLSF Fairlawn, UHLSF Sharon Center

   

Technical Coordinator

Heather Vahilla

216-789-2058    

[email protected]

Billing

   

Business Manager

Colleen Andrews, MBA

216-844-0121    

[email protected]

Financial Analyst

Marietta Alan

216-983-0266    

[email protected]

 

Division of Genomic and Molecular Pathology

Title Name Contact

Division Chief;

Laboratory Director, University Hospitals Translational Laboratory (UHTL)

Navid Sadri, MD, PhD

216-286-4286    

[email protected]

Medical Director, Somatic Testing

Jennifer Yoest, MD

216-286-4283    

[email protected]

Medical Director, Germine Testing

Sara Akhavanfard, MD, PhD

216-983-1173    

[email protected]

Director, Informatics

Ashish Mishra, PhD

216-983-1136    

[email protected]

Medical Director, Cytogenetics

Shashirekha Shetty, PhD

216-983-1121    

[email protected]

Director, Bioinformatics

David Alouani, PhD

216-286-4287    

[email protected]

Manager

Shahla Vahabi

216-983-1802    

[email protected]

Supervisor, CHG Laboratory

Vanja Dimitrijevic

216-983-1129    

[email protected]

Technical Coordinator

Kristina Miskiewicz  

 

Division of Community Hospitals Pathology

Title Name Contact

Division Chief; 

Medical Director, Elyria Medical Center;

Medical Director, Geauga Medical Center

Mark Rodgers, MD, JD

440-285-6351    

[email protected]

Medical Director, Ahuja Medical Center

Xin Li, MD, PhD

216-593-1495    

[email protected]

Medical Director, Conneaut Medical Center;

Medical Director, Geneva Medical Center

Lisa Stempak, MD

216-844-8612    

[email protected]

Medical Director, Parma Medical Center

Khatib Jafri

440-743-2140    

[email protected]

Medical Director, Portage Medical Center

Richard Nelson, MD

330-297-2532    

[email protected]

Medical Director, Samaritan Medical Center

Gay Wehrli, MD

419-207-2580    

[email protected]

Medical Director, St. John Medical Center

Shalini Mohindra, MBBS

216-286-6590    

[email protected]

Laboratory Director, Western Reserve Hospital [Managed under Special Contract]

Kimberley Behrens, MD

330-971-7066    

[email protected]

Medical Director, Beachwood Medical Center;

Medical Director, Lake West Medical Center;

Medical Director, Tripoint Medical Center

Mark Barcelo MD [email protected]


Division of Experimental Pathology

Title Name Contact

Division Chief

Clifford Harding, MD, PhD

216-368-3611    

[email protected]


Center for Global Health and Diseases

Title Name Contact

Director

Adam Burgener, PhD

216-368-0272    

[email protected]

Associate Director for Foreign Logistics, Administration & Finance

Dennis J. Dobbs, MPH, MBA

216-368-2626    

[email protected]

Coordinator

Aja Harris

216-368-3103

[email protected]

Compliance Manager

Crystal Moskal

216-368-0819    

[email protected]

International Program Manager

LaVista Osborn, MBA

216-368-6321    

[email protected]