Meet the Residents

2012 Graduates


Seth Bendo, MD BA Duke University BS University of Akron MD Ohio State	Sarah Hostetler, MD BA Wheaton College MD Ohio State	Andrea LaTorre, MD BS Notre Dame MD IUPUI

2013 Graduates


Shane Clark, MD BA Miami University, Oxford, OH MD Ohio State	Stephanie Jacks, MD BA Vanderbilt MD George Washington School of Medicine, Wash DC

2014 Graduates


Katya Harfmann, M.D. BS Ohio State MD Ohio State	Ben Kaffenberger, M.D. BS University of Akron MD Ohio State

2015 Graduates


Derek Chan, M.D., Ph.D. BA Harvard MD/PhD Boston Univ	Grace Liao Lee, M.D. BS OSU DPT Univ So. California MD Wright State Univ	Llana Pootrakul, M.D., Ph.D. BS Univ California, San Diego PhD Univ So California MD Univ at Buffalo State Univ of New York

Residents' Comments:

Best thing about OSU Dermatology . . .

"Awesome clinical and surgical experience"
"Having several attending dermatologists who are not only intelligent and gifted clinicians, but also down to earth, approachable, and kind when dealing with patients, students and residents"
"Great team of residents and faculty"
"Our residency and the city of Columbus are both thriving. I feel a momentum of continual positive advances allowing us to grow in influence and esteem every day"
"The best three years of my life so far"
"Accessible faculty with one-on-one teaching on a daily basis"
"Very enthusiastic and inspiring faculty. Great variety of medical derm, peds-derm, surgery, lasers, cosmetics"
"I feel very lucky to be in a program with such excellent and approachable faculty. They value resident input, emphasize teaching, and go out of their way to make sure each experience we have is meaningful"
"Columbus is a great place to live! It has the conveniences of a large city with a college town feel"
"We see a very diverse patient population in numerous different settings"
"Daily one-on-one interaction with attendings; variety of clinical environments - pediatrics, Mohs, complex derm clinic, etc"
"One of my favorite aspects of OSU dermatology is the openess and accessibility of the faculty members. They are always ready and willing to answer questions and help you in any way possible. I also like the variety of clinical settings in which we practice. From the prison clinic to cosmetics, we see it all"
"Accessibility of attendings and variety of clinical settings. I also appreciate the comraderie among the housestaff"

Recent Graduates

2011 Graduates


Matthew Molenda, M.D. BS Ohio State University MD NEOUCOM	Georgann Poulos, M.D. BS Duquesne Univ Sch of Pharmacy MD NEOUCOM

2010 Graduates


Kamruz Darabi, MD, PhD BS Univerisity of Giessen, Germany MD Rheinisch-Westfalische Technische Hochschule PHD University of Ulm Dermatopathology Fellowship Ohio State University Private Practice, Columbus, Ohio	Novie Sroa, MD BS Ohio State MD Ohio State Moh's Fellowship, Buffalo, NY Moh's Surgeon, VA Chalmers P. Wylie Outpatient Clinic, Columbus, Ohio

2009 Graduates


Current Patterson Custer, MD BS Emory Univ MD Ohio State Private Practice: Sylva NC	Kathryn Boyse Gant, MD BS Duke Univ MD Ohio State Academic Medicine: University of Maryland

2008 Graduates


Mohammad Diab, MD BS Damascus Univ MS Temple Univ MD NEOUCOM Private Practice: Cincinnati, OH Part-time OSU Dermatology Faculty	Monique Kademian, MD BS Ohio Weslyn Univ MD Ohio State Private Practice: Columbus, OH

2007 Graduates


Kelly Gallina, MD BS Kent State Univ MD NEOUCOM Private Practice: Chillicothe, Ohio	Michael Chen, MD BS UC Berkeley MD Ohio State Private Practice: Columbus, Ohio

2006 Graduates


Michael McKelvey, MD BS Miami Univ MD Ohio State Private Practice Columbus, OH	Samantha McNail, MD BS Univ MO-Columbia MD Univ MO-Columbia Private Practice Farmington, MO

2005 Graduate

David Soleymani, MD
BS Indiana Univ
MD Indiana Univ
Academic Medicine
Northwestern