Fellowship Faculty & Staff
A dedicated team of individuals facilitate and support fellows' learning and growth throughout the fellowship. Continue reading to learn more about some of our key faculty members.
Gabrielle Ruff, MD
Program Director
Primary Site of Care: Inpatient Consults
Residency: Internal Medicine, Summa Health
Fellowship: Geriatric Medicine, Summa Health
Jennifer Drost, DO, MPH
Associate Program Director
Primary Site of Care: House Calls
Residency: Internal Medicine, Summa Health
Fellowship: Geriatric Medicine, Summa Health and Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Summa Health
Community Activities: Direction Home, Akron Canton Area Agency on Aging and Disability, Board of Directors Chief Medical Officer
Natalie Kayani, MD
Attending Physician - Core Faculty
Primary Site of Care: Long Term Care & Geriatric Rehabilitation Unit
Residency: Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University
Fellowship: Geriatric Medicine, Cleveland Clinic
Community Activities: Board Member of the Greater East Ohio Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association
Angela Galang, MD
Attending Physician - Core Faculty
Primary Site of Care: Clinic & Nursing Home
Residency: Internal Medicine, Summa Health
Fellowship: Geriatric Medicine, Summa Health
Audra Krebs, MD
Attending Physician
Primary Site of Care: House Calls & High-Intensity Clinic
Residency: Internal Medicine, Summa Health
Fellowship: Geriatric Medicine, Summa Health
Alyssa Simmers, MD
Attending Physician
Primary Site of Care: Geriatric Rehabilitation Unit
Residency: Family Medicine, Washington Health System
Fellowship: Geriatric Medicine, Washington Health System
Nurse Practitioners
- Amanda Harvan, MS, APRN-CNP
- Anna Caldwell, MSN, MPH, APRN-CNP
- Lisa Carpenter, APRN-CNP
- Beth Ezzie, APRN-CNP
- Maria Fyock, APRN-CNP
- Sarah Gedeon, APRN-CNP
- Justine Ingersoll, APRN-CNP
- Kelly Quirk, APRN-CNP
- Linda Roeder, APRN-CNP
- Stacie Schreiner, APRN-CNP
- Scott Spillan, APRN-CNP
Pharmacist
Sue Fosnight, RPh, BCGP, BCPS
Clinical Lead Pharmacist - Geriatrics
Pharmacy School: The Ohio State University
Certifications & Trainings: Geriatrics, Pharmacotherapy, Dementia Friend Champion Training
Community Activities: Professor at NEOMED, Ohio College of Clinical Pharmacists - Legal Affairs Committee, Advocacy Committee, and Steering Committee, Chair of NEOMED College of Pharmacy Committee on Academic & Professional Progress, and Chair of NEOMED College of Pharmacy Geriatrics Curriculum Committee
Social Workers
- Tammy Bellis, LISW
- Karen Doerr, LISW
- Candice Edwards, LISW
- Susan Forgach, LISW
Administration
Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program Coordinator
Jessica Repko, MA
Geriatric Medicine Program Scheduler
Kim Sims
Geriatric Medicine M3 & M4 Clerkship Coordinator
Kim Sims