Residency Leadership

Charles L. Emerman, MD, FACEP
Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth; Associate Chief of Staff for Quality and Patient Safety, MetroHealth 
Medical School: Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio
Residency: Henry Ford Hospital Systems
Research Interests: Asthma, Obstructive Lung Disease, Emergency Medicine Service, Decision Making
Email: cemerman@metrohealth.org  

Jeffrey Pennington, MD, FACEP
Director, Emergency Medicine Residency Program, MetroHealth
Medical School: Indiana University, Indiana 
Residency: Case Western Reserve University/ MetroHealth/ Cleveland Clinic
Research Interests: Lyme Disease, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Email: jpennington@metrohealth.org

Steve Dorsey, MD, FACEP
Associate Residency Director, Cleveland Clinic
Medical School: The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Residency: Case Western Reserve University/ MetroHealth/ Cleveland Clinic
Research Interests: Trauma Prevention, Psychiatric Emergencies
Email: dorseys1@ccf.org

Sandra Werner, MD, FACEP
Associate Residency Director, MetroHealth
Assistant Director, Emergency Ultrasound Program, MetroHealth 
Medical School: Medical College of Virginia, Virginia
Residency: Case Western Reserve University/ MetroHealth/ Cleveland Clinic
Research Interests: Ultrasound
Email: swerner@metrohealth.org

Sandra Najarian, MD, FACEP
Assistant Residency Director, MetroHealth  
Medical School: University of Michigan, Michigan 
Residency: Case Western Reserve University/ MetroHealth/ Cleveland Clinic
Research Interests: Sports Medicine, Musculoskeletal Diseases, Trauma
Email: snajarian@metrohealth.org

John Queen, MD, FACEP
Assistant Residency Director, Cleveland Clinic
Medical School: The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Residency: University of Illinois, Chicago
Additional Training: Internal Medicine - University of Illinois, Chicago
Research Interests: Endocrine Emergencies, Toxicology
Email: queenj@ccf.org

Craig Bates, MD
Medical Director, Metro Life Flight; Associate Medical Director, Cleveland Department of Public Safety
Medical School: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Residency: Case Western Reserve University / MetroHealth / Cleveland Clinic
Research Interests: Pre-Hospital Care, Disaster Medicine, Clinical Ethics
Email: cbates@metrohealth.org

Susan R. Brown, MD
Medical School: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
Residency: Case Western Reserve University/ MetroHealth/ Cleveland Clinic
Email: sbrown1@metrohealth.org

Thomas Collins, MD, FACEP
Director, Emergency Medical Services, Cleveland EMS
Medical School: St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri 
Residency: Case Western Reserve University/ MetroHealth/ Cleveland Clinic 
Research Interests: Toxicology, Industrial Accidents, Cardiology, Pre-Hospital Care
Email: tcollins@metrohealth.org

Rita Cydulka, MD, MS, FACEP
Associate Chair, Academic Affairs, MetroHealth
Medical School: Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 
Residency: Northwestern University
Additional Training: Internal Medicine - Northwestern
Research Interests: Asthma, COPD, Health Services Research, Access to Care
Email: rcydulka@metrohealth.org

Lynn Dezelon, MD, FACEP
Director, Medical Student Education, MetroHealth
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 
Residency: Case Western Reserve University/ MetroHealth/ Cleveland Clinic 
Research Interests: E.D., Ultrasound, Sports Medicine, Obstetric Emergencies, Student Education
Email:mailto:ldezelon@metrohealth.org  

Emily Dodge, MD
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 
Residency: Case Western Reserve University/ MetroHealth/ Cleveland Clinic
Email: edodge@metrohealth.org  

Boris Garber, DO
Medical School: NY College of Osteopathic Medicine at NY Institute of Technology
Residency: SUNY at Stony Brook
Email: bgarber@metrohealth.org

Jonathan Glauser, MD, FACEP 
Medical School: Temple University
Residency: Hennepin County Medical Center
Research Interests: Diagnostic Imaging, Utilization of CT for Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolus, Utilization of Head CT, Patient Flow and Modeling for Estimation of ED Resources
Email: jglauser@metrohealth.org

Brendan Hawthorn, MD, FACEP 
Tactical Medical Director, Cleveland Police Department                                                             
Associate Medical Director, Metro Life Flight
Medical School: University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee
Residency: University of Rochester / Strong Memorial  
Email: bhawthorn@metrohealth.org

Robert Jones, DO, FACEP
Director, Emergency Ultrasound, MetroHealth
Medical School: Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
Residency: Wayne State University - Grace Hospital
Additional Training: Certified RDMS
Research Interests: Emergency Ultrasound
Email: rjones@metrohealth.org

Rahi Kapur, MD
Medical School: Case Western School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio 
Residency: Case Western Reserve University/ MetroHealth/ Cleveland Clinic
Email: rkapur@metrohealth.org 

Deborah Kimball, MD, MBA
Medical School: Keck School of Medicine at USC, Los Angeles, California
Residency: Case Western Reserve University/ MetroHealth/ Cleveland Clinic
Email: dkimball@metrohealth.org

Sara Laskey, MD
Assistant Operations Director
Medical School: Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio 
Residency: Case Western Reserve University/ MetroHealth/ Cleveland Clinic
Email: slaskey@metrohealth.org 

Thomas W. Lukens, MD, PhD, FACEP
Director, Emergency Medicine Operations, MetroHealth
Medical School: University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 
Residency: Temple University
Research Interests: Abdominal Diseases, Clinical Policy Development, Community Acquired Pneumonia, Risk Management
Email: mailto:tlukens@metrohealth.org

Gerald E. Maloney, Jr, DO
Director of Toxicology
Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Doctors Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
Email: gmaloney@metrohealth.org 

Katherine Manzon, MD, FACEP
Assistant Director, Medical Student Education, MetroHealth 
Medical School: State University of New York, Brooklyn, New York
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center 
Email: kmanzon@metrohealth.org

Joan Papp, MD, FACEP
Medical School:   Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio
Residency: Case Western Reserve University/ MetroHealth/ Cleveland Clinic
Email: jpapp@metrohealth.org 

Joe Piktel, MD
Medical School:   Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
Residency: Case Western Reserve University/ MetroHealth/ Cleveland Clinic
Email: jpiktel@metrohealth.org

Janet Poponick, MD
Director, Non-Acute Care Unit, MetroHealth
Medical School: Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio 
Residency: MetroHealth Medical Center
Additional Training: Pulmonary / Critical Care - CWRU University / MetroHealth
Research Interests: Critical Care Management, Pulmonary Emergencies, BiPAP
Email: jpopnick@metrohealth.org

Kristen Schmidt, MD
Medical School:  The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 
Residency: Case Western Reserve / MetroHealth / Cleveland Clinic
Email: kschmidt@metrohealth.org

Jon Schrock, MD
Director, Clinical Decision Unit, MetroHealth
Medical School: The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Residency: University of Cincinnati
Research Interests: Cardiovascular Disease, Medical Education, Observation Medicine
Email: jschrock@metrohealth.org

Michael D. Smith, MD, FACEP 
Assistant Director, Medical Student Education, MetroHealth; Co-Director, Emergency Medicine Simulation Program 
Medical School:  Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
Residency:  Case Western Reserve / MetroHealth / Cleveland Clinic
Research Interests:  Medical Simulation, Medical Student Education 
Email:  msmith2@metrohealth.org

Melissa Tscheiner, MD
Medical School:  Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio
Residency: Case School of Medicine / MetroHealth / Cleveland Clinic
Email: mtscheiner@metrohealth.org

Nicole Wallis, MD, FACEP 
Section Director Pediatric Emergency Medicine  
Medical School:  The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 
Residency: Case Western Reserve University/ MetroHealth/ Cleveland Clinic 
Pediatric EM Fellowship:  Akron Children's Hospital, Ohio 
Email: nwallis@metrohealth.org  

Lance Wilson, MD, FACEP
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 
Residency: Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Cleveland
Research Interests: Shock, Cocaine Toxicity
Email: lwilson@metrohealth.org

Chris Wyatt, MD
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 
Residency: Case Western Reserve University/ MetroHealth/ Cleveland Clinic
Email: cwyatt@metrohealth.org
 

Residency Support Staff

Denise Catalano, BS, MA
Residency Coordinator, MetroHealth
Email: dcatalano@metrohealth.org

Sherry Fisher
Department Chairman Secretary, MetroHealth

Department Administrator

my.clevelandclinic.org/emergency_medicine/professionals/residency 

Barbara Rhoades
Site Coordinator, Cleveland Clinic Foundation / Department Secretary
Email: rhoadeb@ccf.org