Samuel Gagne, MD
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School (Norfolk, VA) Residency: Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (Bronx, NY)
Lauren Harper, MD
Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine (Loma Linda, CA) Residency: Loma Linda University Medical Center (Loma Linda, CA)
Kendra Lauer, DO
Medical School: A.T. Still University of Health Sciences Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (Kirksville, MO) Residency: Blank Children’s Hospital (Des Moines, IA)
Ivana Stojkic, MD
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University (Augusta, GA) Residency: Johns Hopkins Children’s Center (Baltimore, MD)
Meet Our Alumni
Alumni Residency, Medical School and Post-Fellowship Information
Christine Bacha, MD, RhMSUS (2019 - 2022)
Medical School: University of Toledo College of Medicine (Toledo, OH) Residency: Akron Children’s Hospital (Akron, OH) Position After Fellowship: Rheumatology Faculty at Akron Children’s Hospital (Akron, OH)
Veronica (Mruk) Heitsch, MD (2017 - 2021, combined Med/Peds)
Medical School: Jagiellonian University Medical College (Krakow, Poland) Residency: East Carolina University (Greenville, NC) Position After Fellowship: Rheumatology faculty at Adena Health System (Chillicothe, OH)
Laura (Ballenger) Pratt, MD (2017 - 2020)
Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (Nashville, TN) Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital Position After Fellowship: Rheumatology faculty at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Ohoud Al Ahmed, MD (2016 - 2019)
Medical School: King Saud University College of Medicine (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) Residency: King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) Position After Fellowship: King Saud University – Medical City
Evan Muvlhill, MD (2016 - 2019)
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine (Charlottesville, VA) Residency: Saint Christopher’s Hospital for Children (Philadelphia, PA) Position After Fellowship: Rheumatology faculty at Nemours/Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children in (Wilmington, DE)
Aliese Sarkissian, MD (2015 - 2018)
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine (Indianapolis, IN) Residency: Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital (Grand Rapids, MI) Position After Fellowship: Rheumatology faculty at UNC Children’s Hospital (Chapel Hill, NC)
Paul Jensen, MD (2014 - 2018, combined Med/Peds)
Medical School: Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH) Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital Position After Fellowship: Private practice in Utah
Rabheh Abdul Aziz, MD (2013 - 2016)
Medical School: University of Damascus (Damascus, Syria) Residency: Damascus University (Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic) Position After Fellowship: Rheumatology faculty at UMBD Pediatrics (Buffalo, NY)
Kyla Driest, MD (2012 - 2015)
Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine (Gainesville, FL) Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital Position After Fellowship: Rheumatology faculty at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Fatima Barbar-Smiley, MD (2011 - 2014)
Medical School: Beirut Arab University (Lebanon) Residency: Beirut Arab Univeristy/Hammoud Hospital University Medical Center (Saida- Lebanon) Position After Fellowship: Rheumatology faculty at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Anjali Patwardhan, MD (2009 - 2012)
Medical School: Gandhi Medical College (Bhopal, India) Residency: National Training Program (England, United Kingdom) Position After Fellowship: Rheumatology Faculty at University of Missouri (Kansas City, MO)
Samuel Gagne, MD
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School (Norfolk, VA) Residency: Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (Bronx, NY)
Lauren Harper, MD
Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine (Loma Linda, CA) Residency: Loma Linda University Medical Center (Loma Linda, CA)
Kendra Lauer, DO
Medical School: A.T. Still University of Health Sciences Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (Kirksville, MO) Residency: Blank Children’s Hospital (Des Moines, IA)
Ivana Stojkic, MD
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University (Augusta, GA) Residency: Johns Hopkins Children’s Center (Baltimore, MD)
Meet Our Alumni
Alumni Residency, Medical School and Post-Fellowship Information
Christine Bacha, MD, RhMSUS (2019 - 2022)
Medical School: University of Toledo College of Medicine (Toledo, OH) Residency: Akron Children’s Hospital (Akron, OH) Position After Fellowship: Rheumatology Faculty at Akron Children’s Hospital (Akron, OH)
Veronica (Mruk) Heitsch, MD (2017 - 2021, combined Med/Peds)
Medical School: Jagiellonian University Medical College (Krakow, Poland) Residency: East Carolina University (Greenville, NC) Position After Fellowship: Rheumatology faculty at Adena Health System (Chillicothe, OH)
Laura (Ballenger) Pratt, MD (2017 - 2020)
Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (Nashville, TN) Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital Position After Fellowship: Rheumatology faculty at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Ohoud Al Ahmed, MD (2016 - 2019)
Medical School: King Saud University College of Medicine (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) Residency: King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) Position After Fellowship: King Saud University – Medical City
Evan Muvlhill, MD (2016 - 2019)
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine (Charlottesville, VA) Residency: Saint Christopher’s Hospital for Children (Philadelphia, PA) Position After Fellowship: Rheumatology faculty at Nemours/Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children in (Wilmington, DE)
Aliese Sarkissian, MD (2015 - 2018)
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine (Indianapolis, IN) Residency: Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital (Grand Rapids, MI) Position After Fellowship: Rheumatology faculty at UNC Children’s Hospital (Chapel Hill, NC)
Paul Jensen, MD (2014 - 2018, combined Med/Peds)
Medical School: Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH) Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital Position After Fellowship: Private practice in Utah
Rabheh Abdul Aziz, MD (2013 - 2016)
Medical School: University of Damascus (Damascus, Syria) Residency: Damascus University (Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic) Position After Fellowship: Rheumatology faculty at UMBD Pediatrics (Buffalo, NY)
Kyla Driest, MD (2012 - 2015)
Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine (Gainesville, FL) Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital Position After Fellowship: Rheumatology faculty at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Fatima Barbar-Smiley, MD (2011 - 2014)
Medical School: Beirut Arab University (Lebanon) Residency: Beirut Arab Univeristy/Hammoud Hospital University Medical Center (Saida- Lebanon) Position After Fellowship: Rheumatology faculty at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Anjali Patwardhan, MD (2009 - 2012)
Medical School: Gandhi Medical College (Bhopal, India) Residency: National Training Program (England, United Kingdom) Position After Fellowship: Rheumatology Faculty at University of Missouri (Kansas City, MO)
Samuel Gagne, MD
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School (Norfolk, VA) Residency: Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (Bronx, NY)
Lauren Harper, MD
Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine (Loma Linda, CA) Residency: Loma Linda University Medical Center (Loma Linda, CA)
Kendra Lauer, DO
Medical School: A.T. Still University of Health Sciences Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (Kirksville, MO) Residency: Blank Children’s Hospital (Des Moines, IA)
Ivana Stojkic, MD
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University (Augusta, GA) Residency: Johns Hopkins Children’s Center (Baltimore, MD)
Meet Our Alumni
Alumni Residency, Medical School and Post-Fellowship Information
Christine Bacha, MD, RhMSUS (2019 - 2022)
Medical School: University of Toledo College of Medicine (Toledo, OH) Residency: Akron Children’s Hospital (Akron, OH) Position After Fellowship: Rheumatology Faculty at Akron Children’s Hospital (Akron, OH)
Veronica (Mruk) Heitsch, MD (2017 - 2021, combined Med/Peds)
Medical School: Jagiellonian University Medical College (Krakow, Poland) Residency: East Carolina University (Greenville, NC) Position After Fellowship: Rheumatology faculty at Adena Health System (Chillicothe, OH)
Laura (Ballenger) Pratt, MD (2017 - 2020)
Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (Nashville, TN) Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital Position After Fellowship: Rheumatology faculty at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Ohoud Al Ahmed, MD (2016 - 2019)
Medical School: King Saud University College of Medicine (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) Residency: King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) Position After Fellowship: King Saud University – Medical City
Evan Muvlhill, MD (2016 - 2019)
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine (Charlottesville, VA) Residency: Saint Christopher’s Hospital for Children (Philadelphia, PA) Position After Fellowship: Rheumatology faculty at Nemours/Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children in (Wilmington, DE)
Aliese Sarkissian, MD (2015 - 2018)
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine (Indianapolis, IN) Residency: Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital (Grand Rapids, MI) Position After Fellowship: Rheumatology faculty at UNC Children’s Hospital (Chapel Hill, NC)
Paul Jensen, MD (2014 - 2018, combined Med/Peds)
Medical School: Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH) Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital Position After Fellowship: Private practice in Utah
Rabheh Abdul Aziz, MD (2013 - 2016)
Medical School: University of Damascus (Damascus, Syria) Residency: Damascus University (Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic) Position After Fellowship: Rheumatology faculty at UMBD Pediatrics (Buffalo, NY)
Kyla Driest, MD (2012 - 2015)
Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine (Gainesville, FL) Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital Position After Fellowship: Rheumatology faculty at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Fatima Barbar-Smiley, MD (2011 - 2014)
Medical School: Beirut Arab University (Lebanon) Residency: Beirut Arab Univeristy/Hammoud Hospital University Medical Center (Saida- Lebanon) Position After Fellowship: Rheumatology faculty at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Anjali Patwardhan, MD (2009 - 2012)
Medical School: Gandhi Medical College (Bhopal, India) Residency: National Training Program (England, United Kingdom) Position After Fellowship: Rheumatology Faculty at University of Missouri (Kansas City, MO)
Samuel Gagne, MD
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School (Norfolk, VA) Residency: Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (Bronx, NY)
Lauren Harper, MD
Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine (Loma Linda, CA) Residency: Loma Linda University Medical Center (Loma Linda, CA)
Kendra Lauer, DO
Medical School: A.T. Still University of Health Sciences Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (Kirksville, MO) Residency: Blank Children’s Hospital (Des Moines, IA)
Ivana Stojkic, MD
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University (Augusta, GA) Residency: Johns Hopkins Children’s Center (Baltimore, MD)
Meet Our Alumni
Samuel Gagne, MD
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School (Norfolk, VA) Residency: Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (Bronx, NY)
Samuel Gagne, MD
- Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School (Norfolk, VA)
- Residency: Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (Bronx, NY)
Lauren Harper, MD
Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine (Loma Linda, CA) Residency: Loma Linda University Medical Center (Loma Linda, CA)
Lauren Harper, MD
- Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine (Loma Linda, CA)
- Residency: Loma Linda University Medical Center (Loma Linda, CA)
Kendra Lauer, DO
Medical School: A.T. Still University of Health Sciences Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (Kirksville, MO) Residency: Blank Children’s Hospital (Des Moines, IA)
Kendra Lauer, DO
- Medical School: A.T. Still University of Health Sciences Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (Kirksville, MO)
- Residency: Blank Children’s Hospital (Des Moines, IA)
Ivana Stojkic, MD
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University (Augusta, GA) Residency: Johns Hopkins Children’s Center (Baltimore, MD)
Ivana Stojkic, MD
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University (Augusta, GA)
Residency: Johns Hopkins Children’s Center (Baltimore, MD)
Medical School: University of Toledo College of Medicine (Toledo, OH)
Residency: Akron Children’s Hospital (Akron, OH)
Position After Fellowship: Rheumatology Faculty at Akron Children’s Hospital (Akron, OH)
Medical School: Jagiellonian University Medical College (Krakow, Poland)
Residency: East Carolina University (Greenville, NC)
Position After Fellowship: Rheumatology faculty at Adena Health System (Chillicothe, OH)
Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (Nashville, TN)
Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Position After Fellowship: Rheumatology faculty at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Medical School: King Saud University College of Medicine (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
Residency: King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
Position After Fellowship: King Saud University – Medical City
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine (Charlottesville, VA)
Residency: Saint Christopher’s Hospital for Children (Philadelphia, PA)
Position After Fellowship: Rheumatology faculty at Nemours/Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children in (Wilmington, DE)
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine (Indianapolis, IN)
Residency: Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital (Grand Rapids, MI)
Position After Fellowship: Rheumatology faculty at UNC Children’s Hospital (Chapel Hill, NC)
Medical School: Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH)
Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Position After Fellowship: Private practice in Utah
Medical School: University of Damascus (Damascus, Syria)
Residency: Damascus University (Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic)
Position After Fellowship: Rheumatology faculty at UMBD Pediatrics (Buffalo, NY)
Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine (Gainesville, FL)
Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Position After Fellowship: Rheumatology faculty at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Medical School: Beirut Arab University (Lebanon)
Residency: Beirut Arab Univeristy/Hammoud Hospital University Medical Center (Saida- Lebanon)
Position After Fellowship: Rheumatology faculty at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Medical School: Gandhi Medical College (Bhopal, India)
Residency: National Training Program (England, United Kingdom)
Position After Fellowship: Rheumatology Faculty at University of Missouri (Kansas City, MO)