Meet the Team

Program Director

Lysa Aemmer, MD
Appointed: 6/25/2021

Medical School:  The Medical University of South Carolina, College of Medicine, Charleston, SC
Residency:   The University of Florida Pediatrics, Gainesville, FL
Board-certification:  Pediatrics

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 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

Associate Program Director

Gagandeep Brar, MD
Appointed: 1/11/2017

Medical School: Punjab University Dayanand Medical College and Hospital
Residency:  St. John Hospital and Medical Center, Pediatrics
Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Board-certification: Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

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, you will benefit immensely from her expertise and knowledge.

Core Faculty

Ashish George, DO – Pediatric Pulmonologist
Cailly Howell-McLean, MD – Primary Care Pediatrics
AnaMaria Koehl, MD – PICU
Heather Meade, MD – Pediatric Hospitalist, Department Chair
Kehinde Obeto, MD – Primary Care Pediatrics
Mohammed Ashraf Puthiyachirakkal, MD – Neonatologist
Shannon Wronkowicz, MD – Pediatric Hospitalist

Additional Faculty

Amy Alt-Coan, MD – Pediatric Hospitalist
John Anderson, MD – Pediatric Sports Medicine
Ethan Bassett, MD – Pediatric ENT
Marianne Black, MD – Pediatric FPP
Chris Brown, MD – Pediatric Urology
Iris Castillo, DO – Pediatric Ambulatory
Christina Ching, MD – Pediatric Urology
Daniel  Dajusta, MD – Pediatric Urology
Charles Elmaraghy, MD – Pediatric ENT
Molly Fuchs, MD – Pediatric Urology
Firdouse Gama, MD – Pediatric Ambulatory
Jonathan Grischkan, MD – Pediatric ENT
Kris Jatana, MD – Pediatric ENT
Rama Jayanthi, MD – Pediatric Urology
Takaharu Karube, MD – PICU
Lenora Lehwald, MD – Pediatric Neurology
Meredith Lind, MD – Pediatric ENT
Spencer Lindsey, MD – Pediatric ENT
Nina Ma, MD – PICU
Maheshwar Mahaseth, MD – NICU
Amy Manning, MD – Pediatric ENT
Gamal Mashali, MD – Pediatric Endocrinology
Karen Mason, MD – DB Peds
John McBride, MD – Pediatric FPP
Daryl Mcleod, MD – Pediatric Urology
Susan Meyer, CNP – DB Peds
R.W. Mills, MD – Newborn, Ambulatory, Chief Medical Officer: Nationwide Children’s Toledo
Janet Moore, CNP – Pediatric ID
Deepa Mukundan, MD – Pediatric ID
Melisa  Mullins, MD – Pediatric Hematology & Oncology
Robert Murray, MD – PICU
Krishna Mutgi, MD – Pediatric Dermatology
Mark Naddaf, MD – Pediatric GI
Aileen Newmyer, MD – EM
Andrea O’Boyle, MD – PICU
Chinedu Oranu, MD – PICU
Prasanth Pattisapu, MD – Pediatric ENT
Mara Perch, DO – Pediatric Ambulatory
Rashmi Puri, MD – Palliative Care
Eileen Quinn, MD – NICU F/U Clinic
Khaleel Qussous, MD – Pediatric Pulmonology
Meghan Ramser, MD – Pediatric ID
Lindsey Rauch, MD – Pediatric Endocrinology
Alyssa Riley, MD – Pediatric Nephrology
James Ruda, MD – Pediatric ENT
Randall Schlievert, MD – Child Abuse, Designated Institutional Official
Joann Smith, MD – NICU
Ridwan Tarabishi, MD – Pediatric Nephrology
Patrick Walz, MD – Pediatric ENT
Julie Weinberg, MD – Pediatric Hospitalist
Hunter Wernick, MD – Pediatric Adolescent
Dingding Xiong, MD – Pediatric Cardiology

Program Coordinator

Melissa Baker
419-251-1860
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