Resident-Fellow Members

Welcome to this site, devoted to information for residents. This site will include items of interest to you, such as information about electives at each others' training programs, job hunting, tips, awards offered by various organizations, resident-related activities at OPPA and APA meetings.

American Psychiatric Association's Gateway for Residents
The APA information gateway for psychiatry residents and fellows.

OPPA Resident-Fellow Committee

Promotes interest and participation in the Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Association among psychiatric residents in Ohio. Consists of one representative from each psychiatric residency training program in Ohio elected by a process approved by each individual residency training director. Chair of the committee serves as a voting member of Council.

Chair:  Poojajeet Khaira, MD
Chair-Elect:  

Adena: Taylor King, DO and Manny Akpan, DO
Cleveland Clinic - Akron: Jonathan Evers, DO
Cleveland Clinic Foundation:  Gaelle Rached, MD
Metrohealth Medical Center:  Poojajeet Khaira, MD and Pragya Tiwari, MD
Northeast Ohio Medical University: Dominique Cox, MD and Sahana Harikrishnan, MD
OhioHealth/Riverside: Carolina Ortiz Villabona, MD and Ellie Rizzo, DO
The Ohio State University/Harding: Caroline Sapp, MD and Jacob Cantrell, MD
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center:  Sebastian Giakas, MD, James Lui, MD and Andrea Costin, MD
University of Cincinnati - Categorical Psychiatry:  Akanksha Dadlani, MD and Kelly Haller, MD
University of Cincinnati - Family Med & Psychiatry: Joshua Smith, MD
University of Cincinnati - Children's: Julie Stimpfl, MD
University of Toledo:  Melinda Elmazi, MD and Blair Hermiller, MD
Wright State University:  Tyler Weststeyn, DO