Medical Staff Officers
Adrian Dan, M.D.
Medical Staff President
Adrian Dan, M.D. is a metabolic and bariatric surgeon who has practiced in Akron since 2006 and currently serves as the Program Director of the Advanced GI MIS Foregut and Bariatric Surgery Fellowship Program and as Medical Director of the Weight Management Institute. Dr. Dan completed medical school at Northeast Ohio Medical University, a general surgery residency at Michigan State University, and a fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopy and Bariatric Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic. His interest in minimally invasive procedures allowed him to become one of the early adopters of robotic surgical technology in 2010 and in 2022, he performed the first robotic single anastomosis duodenoileostomy in Ohio.
Melissa Soltis, M.D.
Medical Staff Vice President
Melissa Soltis, M.D. is a Board-certified hospice and palliative care physician specializing in coordinating care for medically complex patients. She is the System Medical Director for Summa Health’s Complex Care Institute and the Clinical Lead for the Post Acute/At Home Care Division. Dr. Soltis served in division chief roles for hospice and palliative medicine and served as teaching faculty in addition to her leadership roles on multiple system-level boards. Dr. Soltis completed her residency and fellowship programs at Summa Health System and has been part of the Summa family for 20 years.
Dean Frate, M.D.
Medical Staff Past President
Dean Frate, M.D. is a physician advisor and hospitalist Board certified in Internal Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Dr. Frate completed his medical education at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine followed by an internal medicine residency and hospice and palliative medicine fellowship at Summa Health System. He serves as the Vice Chair of the Quality and Safety Committee of the Summa Health System Board of Directors.