Meet our Faculty

Michael Beeson, MD, MBA, FACEP

Program Director, Emergency Medicine
Residency Training: Summa Health
Medical Education: The Ohio State University College of Medicine

J.Chika Morah, MD

Associate Program Director, Core Faculty
Residency Training: Cleveland Clinic Akron General
Medical Education: University of Toledo College of Medicine

Douglas Gallo, MD, FAEMS, FACEP

EMS Medical Director
Fellowship Training: Emergency Medical Services - University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Residency Training: East Carolina University, Vidant Medical Center
Medical Education: University of Virginia, Charlottesville

Katelyn Gordon-Starrett, MHA

Program Coordinator, Emergency Medicine
Education: University of Massachusetts - Boston
Bachelor of Arts, Human Service

Ohio University
Master of Healthcare Administration

Nicholas Jouriles, MD

Vice Chair of Faculty Development, Emergency Medicine
Residency Training: Denver Affiliated Hospitals/ University of Colorado
Medical Education: Case Western Reserve University

Crystal Joyce, DO

Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Akron Children's Hospital
Residency Training: Akron Children's Hospital, Pediatric Residency
Fellowship Training: University Hospital Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Medical Education: Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Nicholas LaFountain, MD.

Assistant Program Director of Clerkship, Core Faculty
Residency Training: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Medical Education: Ohio State University College of Medicine

Yasmin Moftakhar, MD.

Assistant Program Director of Education, Core Faculty
Residency: UH Cleveland Medical Center
Medical School: NEOMED

Vishnu Mudrakola, DO.

Core Faculty, Research Director
Residency Training: Doctors Hospital
Medical Education: Midwestern University - Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine

Michael Pallaci, DO

Medical Director of the Simulation Lab
Core Faculty
Residency Training: Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital
Medical Education: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine

Scott Poland, MD

Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Director, Core Faculty
Residency Training: Cleveland Clinic Akron General
Medical Education: Northeast Ohio Medical University

Jonathan Oskvarek, MD.

Core Faculty, Research Director
Residency Training: University of Chicago Medical Center, Emergency Medicine
Medical Education: University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences - The Pritzker School of Medicine

Quentin Reuter, MD

Core Faculty
Residency Training: Northwestern University
Medical Education: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

David Seaberg, MD, CPE, FACHE, FACEP

Chair, Emergency Medicine
Residency Training: University of Pittsburgh
Medical Education: University of Minnesota

Austin Wellock, MD, FACEP

Medical Director, Emergency Medicine
Residency Training: The Ohio State University Medical Center
Medical Education: University of Toledo

Meet our Residents