Faculty

Our faculty members are crucial resources for students in Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine’s Advocacy and Public Health Pathway. They not only serve as instructors and mentors providing critical knowledge and advice—they connect students with supportive networks that help unlock future career opportunities. 

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Tani Malhotra, MD

Assistant Professor, School of Medicine

Maternal Fetal Medicine Physician

ACOG Fellow 

University Hospitals of Cleveland

Email: txm260@case.edu

 

 

Associates

Loren C. Anthes, MBA

Senior Fellow/William C. and Elizabeth M. Treuhaft Chair for Health Planning, Center for Community Solutions

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Ed Barksdale, MD

Division Chief, Pediatric General Surgery, Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital

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Aparna Bole, MD

Division Chief of General Academic Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, past Chair, American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Environmental Health

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Graham Bowman

Attorney, Ohio Poverty Law Center

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Ayesha Bell Hardaway

Co-Director, Social Justice Institute, Case Western Reserve University

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Shari Bolen, MD

Director, Center for Healthcare Research and Policy, Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth Medical Center

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Julia Bruner, MD

Senior Vice President, Behavioral Health and Correctional Medicine, MetroHealth

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Kellie Copeland

Executive Director, NARAL Pro Choice Ohio

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John R. Corlett 

President and Executive Director, Center for Community Solutions

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Katie Davis, MSN, RN, PHNA-BC

Director, Center for Health, Outreach, Access and Prevention, MetroHealth Medical Center

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Anastasia Dimitropoulos

Director, Schubert Center for Child Studies, Case Western Reserve University

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Kristin Englund, MD

President, Academy of Medicine of Cleveland

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Katie Feldman

Director Medical Legal Partnerships. Legal Aid Society of Greater Cleveland

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Kim Foreman

Executive Director, Environmental Health Watch

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Kenneth B Frisof, MD

Board Member, National Physicians Alliance, Ohio Universal Healthcare Action Network

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Susan Fuehrer

President, Institute for Health, Opportunity, Partnership, Empowerment, MetroHealth Medical Center

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Prakash Ganesh, MD, MPH

Medical Director, Cuyahoga County Board of health

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Hisam Goueli

Founding Member, Doctors in Politics

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Heidi Gullet, MD

Associate Director, Center for Community Health Integration, School of Medicine

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David Hackney, MD

Division Chief, Maternal Fetal Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

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Yvonka Hall

Executive Director, North East Ohio Black Health Coalition

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Jessie Hill, JD

Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development, Case Western Reserve University School of Law

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Alana Jochum

Executive Director, Equality Ohio

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David Kaelber, MD

Director, Center for Clinical Informatics Research and Education, Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth Medical Center

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Jason Lambrese, MD

Medical Director, LGBTQ Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, Case Western Reserve University

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Justin R. Lappen, MD

Maternal Fetal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

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Bill Lubinger

Associate Vice President, Media Relations and Communications, Case Western Reserve University

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Mark McLoney

Medical Director, Pride Network, MetroHealth Medical Center

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James Misak, MD

Vice President of Community and Population Health. MetroHealth System

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Tori Mills

Executive Director, Doan Brook Watershed Partnership

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Max Mehlman

Director, Law-Medicine Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Law

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Mitchell Reider, MD

Medical Director, Preterm

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Jennifer Ruggles

Executive Director, Governmental Relations, Case Western Reserve University

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Ashwini Sehgal, MD

Co-Director, Center for Reducing Health Disparities, Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth Medical Center

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Kurt Stange, MD

Director, Center for Community Health Integration, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

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Joshua Terchek, PhD

Director of Research and Evaluation, Cleveland Metropolitan School District

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Erika Trapl, PhD

Director, Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods, School of Medicine

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Adam Voight

Director, Center for Urban Education, Cleveland State University

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Ed Weisbart, MD, CPE, FAAFP

Physicians for a National Health Program

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Monica Yepes-Rios, MD

Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Students, Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusive Excellence, School of Medicine