Meet Our Team | Pediatric Residency | St. Vincent Medical Center

Meet the Director and Team — Pediatric Residency at St. Vincent Medical Center

Lysa Aemmer, MD | Program Director

Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina, College of Medicine
Residency: University of Florida College of Medicine

Dr. Aemmer is a general pediatrician who is passionate about resident education. In her outpatient clinic, she also collaborates with a local organization to perform evaluations for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. With four children of her own, she aims to treat every patient the way she would want her own family to be treated. Her goal is that all residents feel part of the Mercy Health pediatric family while here and that they graduate with the knowledge and skills necessary to be a successful pediatrician in his or her field of choice.

Gagandeep Brar, MD | Associate Program Director

Medical School: Punjab University Dayanand Medical College and Hospital
Residency: St. John Hospital and Medical Center
Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Dr. Brar is a general pediatrician-turned-neonatologist. Dr. Brar has a broad range of experiences that are invaluable in medical education. She is energetic and passionate in her roles both as an educator and as the associate program director. Whether in the NICU, simulation lab or didactic sessions, residents will benefit immensely from her expertise and knowledge.

Faculty

Jennifer Adkins, MD
Cailly Howell-McLean, MD
AnaMaria Koehl, MD
Heather Meade, MD
Kehinde Obeto, MD
Mohammed Ashraf Puthiyachirakkal, MD
Shannon Wronkowicz, MD

Additional Faculty

Amy Alt-Coan, MD

Ethan Bassett, MD

Marianne Black, MD

Chris Brown, MD

Iris Castillo, DO

Christina Ching, MD

Daniel Dajusta, MD

Charles Elmaraghy, MD

Molly Fuchs, MD

Firdouse Gama, MD

Ashish George, DO

Jonathan Grischkan, MD

Christopher Jackson, MD

Kris Jatana, MD

Rama Jayanthi, MD

Takaharu Karube, MD

Meredith Lind, MD

Spencer Lindsey, MD

Maheshwar Mahaseth, MD

Amy Manning, MD

Gamal Mashali, MD

John McBride, MD

Daryl Mcleod, MD

Susan Meyer, CNP

R.W. Mills, MD

Janet Moore, CNP

Deepa Mukundan, MD

Melisa Mullins, MD

Krishna Mutgi, MD

Mark Naddaf, MD

Aileen Newmyer, MD

Andrea O'Boyle, MD

Chinedu Oranu, MD

Prasanth Pattisapu, MD

Mara Perch, DO

Rashmi Puri, MD

Eileen Quinn, MD

Khaleel Qussous, MD

Meghan Ramser, MD

Lindsey Rauch, MD

James Ruda, MD

Randall Schlievert, MD

Joann Smith, MD

Ridwan Tarabishi, MD

Patrick Walz, MD

Kavita Warrier, MD

Hunter Wernick, MD

Dingding Xiong, MD

Contact Us

Program Coordinator: Melissa Baker
Email address: mbaker@mercy.com
Phone: 419-251-1860