General Internal Medicine Faculty
Professors

Basil Akpunonu, M.D.
Faculty Appointments:ÌýProfessor of Medicine, Chair, Department of Medicine
Degree:ÌýMD, Howard College of Medicine, Washington, DC
¸é±ð²õ¾±»å±ð²Ô³¦²â:ÌýInternal Medicine at Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH
Board Certified: Internal Medicine
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Douglas Federman M.D.
Faculty Appointment: Professor of Medicine, Interim Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine
Degree:ÌýMD, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH
¸é±ð²õ¾±»å±ð²Ô³¦²â:ÌýInternal Medicine atÌý Medical University of Ohio, Toledo, OH
Fellowship: General Internal Medicine at Medical University of Ohio, Toledo, OH
Board Certified: Internal Medicine
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Rashmi Goyal, M.D.
Faculty Appointment:ÌýProfessor of Medicine
Degree:ÌýMD, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH
Residency: Internal Medicine at Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH
Board Certified: Internal Medicine
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Srini Hejeebu, D.O.
Faculty Appointment:ÌýProfessor of Medicine
Degree: DO, Medicine Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO
Residency: Internal Medicine at University Medical Centers, Toledo, OH
Board Certified: Internal Medicine
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Cletus Iwuagwu, M.D.
Faculty Appointment:ÌýProfessor of Medicine
Degree: MD, Universidad Central Del Este, San Pedro, Dominican Republic
¸é±ð²õ¾±»å±ð²Ô³¦²â:ÌýInternal Medicine at Mount Sinai College of Medicine New York, NY
Fellowship: Geriatric Medicine at University Hospitals of Cleveland and Case Western Reserve University,
Cleveland, OH
Board Certified:ÌýInternal Medicine / Geriatrics
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Sadik Khuder, BDS, M.P.H., Ph.D.
Faculty Appointment: ProfessorÌý
Degrees: MPH Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; PhD Biostatistics,
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; PhD BDS General Dentistry, University
of Baghdad
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James Kleshinski, M.D.
Faculty Appointments: Professor of Medicine, Vice Chair for Education Department of Medicine
Degree: MD, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH
Residencies: Internal Medicine at Medical College of Ohio and Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical
Center, Chicago, IL
Board Certified: Internal Medicine
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Ruby Nucklos, M.D.
Faculty Appointment: Professor of Medicine
Degrees: MD, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH; RN, St. Anthony College of Nursing, Rockford,
IL
Residency: Internal Medicine at Mt. Carmel West Hospital, Columbus, OH
Board Certified: Internal Medicine
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Associate Professors

Anu Garg, M.D.
Faculty Appointments:ÌýAssociate Professor of Medicine, Program Director Geriatrics Fellowship Program
Degree: MD, Dayanana Medical College and Hospital, Ludihana, India
Residency: Internal Medicine at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· Medical Center, Toledo, OH
Fellowship:ÌýGeriatric Medicine at Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL
Board Certified: Internal Medicine /ÌýGeriatric Medicine / Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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Bryan Hinch, M.D.
Faculty Appointment: Associate Professor of Medicine
Degree: MD, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH,
Residencies:ÌýInternal Medicine at Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH; Pediatrics at Medical College
of Ohio, Toledo, OH
Board Certified: Internal Medicine / PediatricsÌý

Nicholas Horen, M.D.
Faculty Appointment:ÌýAssociate Professor of Medicine, Associate Clerkship Director, Associate Residency
Director, Director of Internal Medicine Resident Clinics, Medical Director of Comprehensive
Medical PracticeÌý
Degree:ÌýMD, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· College of Medicine, Toledo, OH
¸é±ð²õ¾±»å±ð²Ô³¦²â:ÌýInternal Medicine at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· Medical Center, Toledo, OHÌý
Board Certified: Internal Medicine
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Sarah Jackson, D.O.
Faculty Appointment:ÌýAssociate Professor of Medicine
Degree:ÌýDO, Ohio University of Osteopathic Medicine, Athens, OH
Residency: Internal Medicine at Kettering Medical Center, Dayton, OH
Board Certified: Internal Medicine
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Ammar Kayyali, M.D.
Faculty Appointment:ÌýAssociate Professor of MedicineÌý
Degree:ÌýMD, Al Quds University Medical School, Jerusalem, Palestine
Residencies:ÌýInternal Medicine at University of Toledo Medical Center; Geriatric Medicine at William
Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI
Board Certified: Internal Medicine / Geriatric Medicine
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Assistant Professors

Mani K. Askari, M.D., FACP, FACMQ, CPHQ, CHS
Faculty Appointment: Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clerkship Director
Degree: Tehran Shahed Medical University, Tehran, Iran
Residency: Internal Medicine at the University of Toledo Medical Center, Cardiology at the Tehran
Heart Center Hospital
Board Certified: Internal Medicine

Faiza Fakhar, M.D.
Faculty Appointment:ÌýAssistant Professor of Medicine
Degree:Ìý Ross University School of MedicineÌý Saint Michael Barbados
Residency:ÌýInternal Medicine at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· Medical Center
Board Eligible:ÌýInternal Medicine

Shuhao Qiu, M.D., Ph.D.
Faculty Appointment:ÌýAssistant Professor of Medicine
Degree: MD, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
Residency: Internal Medicine at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· Medical Center, Toledo, OH
Board Certified: Internal Medicine
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Aya Salahaldeen, M.D.
Faculty Appointment:ÌýAssistant Professor of Medicine
Degree:ÌýAl-Quds University Faculty of MedicineÌý Palestine
Residency:ÌýInternal Medicine at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· Medical Center
Board Eligible:ÌýInternal Medicine

Hoda Shabpiray, M.D.
Faculty Appointment: Assistant Professor of Medicine
Degree: Tehran Shahed Medical University, Tehran, Iran
Residency: Internal Medicine at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· Medical Center
Board Certified: Internal Medicine

Brian Tasma, M.D.
Faculty Appointment:ÌýAssistant Professor of Medicine
Degree: MD, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo,
Residency: Internal Medicine at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· Medical Center, Toledo, OH
Board Certified: Internal Medicine
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PharmD lecturers

Sarah Aldrich, PharmD, BCACP
Faculty Appointment:ÌýAmbulatory Care Pharmacist, Assistant LecturerÌý
Degree:ÌýPharmD, Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ada, OHÌý
Residency:ÌýPGY1 and PGY2 at University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI
Board Certified:ÌýAmbulatory Care Pharmacist

Marilee Clemons, PharmD, BCACP
Faculty Appointment: Lead Ambulatory Care Pharmacist, Assistant LecturerÌý
Degree: PharmD, Shenandoah University, Winchester, VAÌýÌý
Residency:ÌýPGY1 and PGY2 at The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Board Certified: Ambulatory Care Pharmacist
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Mitchell Howard, PharmD, M.B.A., BCACP
Faculty Appointment:ÌýAmbulatory Care Pharmacist, Assistant LecturerÌý
Degree:ÌýPharmD, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Toledo, OHÌý
Residency:ÌýPGY1 and PGY2 at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· Community Pharmacy, Toledo, OH
Board Certified:ÌýAmbulatory Care Pharmacist
Aaron Lengel, PharmD, M.B.A., BCACP
Faculty Appointment:ÌýAmbulatory Care Pharmacist, Associate LecturerÌý
Degree:ÌýPharmD, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Toledo, OHÌý
Residency:ÌýPGY1 at Flower Hospital Family Medicine, Toledo, OH
Board Certified:ÌýAmbulatory Care Pharmacist
ÌýPA-C Instructor

Akram Assaly, PA-C
Faculty Appointment:ÌýInstructorÌý
Degree:ÌýPA, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· College of Medicine, Toledo, OHÌý
Residency:ÌýInternal Medicine at University of Toledo Medical Center (FNA Medical College of
Ohio), Toledo, OH,Ìý
Board Certified:ÌýInternal Medicine

Ben Tobias, PA-C
Faculty Appointment:ÌýInstructorÌý
Degree:ÌýPA, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· College of Medicine, Toledo, OHÌý
Residency:ÌýInternal Medicine at University of Toledo Medical Center (FNA Medical College of
Ohio), Toledo, OH,Ìý
Board Certified:ÌýInternal Medicine
CNP

Tonya Hoyt, CNP
Faculty Appointment: Nurse Practitioner

Jeannine Hummell, CNP
Faculty Appointment: Instructor