Faculty

Carrie M. Hersh, DO, MSc, FAAN
Director, Multiple Sclerosis Health and Wellness Program
Director, Professional Engagement
Associate Fellowship Program Director
Mellen Program for Multiple Sclerosis
Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health
Neurological Institute

Mary R. Rensel, MD, FAAN
Director, Wellness and Pediatric MS at Mellen Center
Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis
Neurological Institute

Amy B. Sullivan, PsyD, ABPP
Director of Behavioral Medicine and Research
Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis
Director, Engagement and Wellbeing
Neurological Institute

Mary Alissa Willis, MD, FAAN, FANA
Vice Chair, Department of Neurology
Section Head, General Neurology
Neurological Institute

Sofya H. Asfaw, MD, MBA, FACS, FCCM
Vice Chair, Safety, Quality, Patient Experience,
Digestive Disease Institute
Vice Chair, Wellness and Diversity, Department
of General Surgery
Digestive Disease Institute, Department of General Surgery
Section of Trauma Surgery, Surgical Critical Care and Emergency General Surgery

Moises Auron, MD, FAAP, FACP, SFHM, FRCP, FRCPCH
Staff, Department of Hospital Medicine and
Department of Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Danielle Beltz, PharmD, BCPS, CSP, MSCS, MBA
Clinical Pharmacist
Cleveland Clinic Specialty Pharmacy

Deborah L. Benzil, MD, FACS, FAANS
Vice Chair of Neurosurgery
Center for Spine Health

Michelle Biehl, MD, MS
Staff, Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
Director, MICU Transitions Team (MTT)
Integrated Hospital-Care Institute (IHI)

Adrienne Boissy, MD, MA
Staff, Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis

Natalie A. Bowersox, MD
Interim Vice Chair of Education,
Ob/Gyn & Women’s Health Institute
Cleveland Clinic Akron General

Bradley Champagne, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Chief Medical Officer, Fairview Hospital
Chairman, Department of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic,
Fairview Hospital
Staff, Colorectal Surgeon, Department of Colorectal Surgery
Medical Director, Fairview Ambulatory Surgery Center

Desiree Chizmadia, MSN, APRN, CNP
Neurological Institute Advanced Practice Provider Manager
Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis

Leslie Cho, MD
Director, Cleveland Clinic’s Women’s Cardiovascular Center
Section Head, Preventive Cardiology and Rehabilitation
Chief Quality Officer, Robert and Suzanne Tomsich Department of Cardiovascular Medicine

Kendalle Cobb, MD
Staff, Family Medicine
Associate Chief of Staff

Krista R. Dobbie MD
Staff, Department of Palliative Medicine
and Supportive Care

Michelle Drerup, PsyD, DBSM
Director, Behavioral Sleep Medicine
Sleep Disorder Center

Aaron Hamilton, MD, MBA
Chief Medical Officer
Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital

Christine Jellis, MD, PhD
Vice Chair of Operations, Heart,
Vascular and Thoracic Institute
Director, Physician Alignment

Caroline Just, MD
Staff, Center for General Neurology

Suchetha Kshettry, MD, MBA
Interim Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Vice Chair, Western Region

Andre Machado, MD, PhD
Chairman, Neurological Institute
Charles and Christine Carroll Family Endowed
Chair in Functional Neurosurgery

Margaret L. McKenzie, MD, MS, FACOG
Vice President, South Pointe and Marymount Hospitals

Silvia Perez Protto, MD, MS, MBA
Medical Director, End of Life Center
Office of Safety, Quality and Patient Experience
Staff, Intensive Care and Resuscitation Department

Kasia Rothenberg, MD, PhD
Staff, Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health

Taylor Rush, PhD
Director, Behavioral Health
Center for Neurological Restoration

Bindu Sangani, MD
Medical Director, Hospital Medicine

Andrea Sikon, MD, FACP
Chair, Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics

Danielle Beltz, PharmD, BCPS, CSP, MSCS, MBA

Desiree Chizmadia, MSN, APRN, CNP

Allyson Coleman, LISW

Alyssa DeCarlo, MS, OTR/L, MSCS, CSRS

Tara DeSilva, PhD

Sandy DiFranco, Esq.

Suchetha Kshettry, MD, MBA

Hannah Malloy, PT, DPT

Mary Mazzola, MA CCC-SLP

Tracey Touma, CHISL, CDH-L

Hilary Young, PA-C