Meet Our Team
Megan McGervey, MD
Program Director
- Graduated from University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH
- Completed Internal Medicine Residency at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation Main Campus, Cleveland, OH
Currently serves as:
- Hospitalist in the Department of Hospital Medicine, Integrated Hospital-Care Institute, Cleveland OH
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, CWRU
"As Program Director, I’m passionate about coaching and committed to making Fairview’s Internal Medicine Residency the best in the world. I’m proud of our residents, who combine humility, hard work, a growth mindset, and true teamwork—supporting each other like family."
Hasan Abuamsha, MD
Associate Program Director
Chairman of the Clinical Competency Committee
Director of Learner Development
- Graduated from October 6 University Giza Governorates, Egypt
- Completed Internal Medicine Residency at St. Vincent Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio
- Completed Academic Medicine Fellowship – Northeast Ohio Universities College of Medicine (NEOMED), Ohio
Currently serves as:
- Chairman of the Clinical Competency Committee
- Staff Hospitalist in the Department of Hospital Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
Saaima Arshad, MD, FACP
Associate Program Director
Director of Academic Development and Advancement/Scholarship
- Graduated from Rawalpindi Medical College, Pakistan
- Completed Internal Medicine Residency at Cleveland Clinic Foundation/Fairview Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio
Currently serves as:
- Medical Director, Westown Health Center, Cleveland, Ohio
- Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, CWRU
- Fellow American College of Physicians
- Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine
- Medicine Performance Improvement Committee, member
Sudhir Dudekonda, MD
Associate Program Director
Director of Curriculum
- Graduated from J.J.M. Medical College, Davangere, India
- Completed Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s and Mount Sinai Roosevelt Hospitals, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York
- Completed Internal Medicine Residency at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New Jersey
Currently serves as:
- Currently working as a Staff Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Staff for the Respiratory Institute at Cleveland Clinic
- Medical Director for Respiratory Therapy Department - Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital
- Physician Lead, Stepdown Unit - Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital
- Medical Director, Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program Richard E Jacobs Family Health Center, Avon, Ohio
Katherine Eilenfeld, DO
Core Faculty
- Graduated from West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine Lewisburg, WV
Undergraduate - Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN - Completed Internal Medicine Residency at Saint John Medical Center Westlake, OH
- Completed Palliative Medicine Fellowship - MetroHealth Medical Center Cleveland, OH
Currently serves as:
- Associate staff Palliative and Supportive Care
K.V. Gopalakrishna, MD, FIDSA, FACP
Core Faculty
- Graduated from Mysore University, Mysore, India, and The University of St. George's School of Medicine, Grenada
- Completed Internal Medicine Residency at Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune, New Jersey, and Cuyahoga County Hospitals, Cleveland, Ohio
- Completed Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Cleveland Veterans Administration, Cleveland, Ohio
Currently serves as:
- Chief, Infectious Diseases
- Clinical Professor Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, CWRU
Rhyan Maditz, DO, MSHA
Core Faculty
- Graduated from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio
- Completed Internal Medicine Residency at Beaumont Health – Royal Oak, Michigan
- Completed Nephrology and Hypertension Fellowship at Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
Currently serves as:
- QPSE Director, Fairview Hospital Internal Medicine Residency Program
- Staff Nephrologist – Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Muhammad Ahmed Malik, MD
Core Faculty
- Graduated from King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan
- Completed Internal Medicine Residency at Rochester Regional Health/Unity Hospital, Rochester, New York
Currently serves as:
- Chairman of the Program Evaluation Committee (PEC)
- Hospitalist in the Department of Hospital Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Antonia Nwankwo, MD
Associate Program Director
Director of Ambulatory Medicine
- Graduated from Ross University School of Medicine in Dominica West Indies
- Completed Internal Medicine Residency at the University Hospital/ Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Main Campus, Cleveland, OH
Currently serves as:
- Associate Section Head at the Lakewood Family Health Center in the Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
- Staff Physician in the Internal Medicine Internal Medicine Primary Care Institute
- Co-Director of LGBTQ + Clinical Health Elective, CWRU
- Temporary Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, CWRU
- Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor Appointment at Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Regina Pestak, DO
Core Faculty
- Graduated from Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, OH
- Completed Family Medicine Residency at Cleveland Clinic – Fairview Hospital
- Achieved the Focused Practice in Hospital Medicine designation by the ABIM and ABFM
Currently serves as:
- Staff Hospitalist with the Department of Hospital Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- Site Director – Department of Hospital Medicine – Cleveland Clinic – Fairview Hospital
- Department of Hospital Medicine Director, West Submarket
Varun Shetty, MD
Core Faculty
- Graduated from SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
- Completed Internal Medicine-Pediatrics residency from Case Western Reserve-Metrohealth Medical Center
- Completed Critical Care Medicine Fellowship from University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Pittsburgh
Currently serves as:
- Director, Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Curriculum, Internal Medicine residency program
- Subspecialty Education Coordinator for Critical Care Medicine and AMET
- Associate Director, Medical ICU, Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital
- Co-chair, Critical Response and Resuscitation Committee- Fairview Hospital
Gautam Shah, MD
Core Faculty
- Graduate from Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College, India
- Completed Internal Medicine Residency at Cleveland Clinic- Cleveland, Ohio
- Completed Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship Training at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai – New York, New York
Currently serves as:
- Medical Director of Education, Regional Cardiology
- Medical Director of Echocardiography, Regional Cardiology
- Cardiologist with the Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute
Administrative Staff
Nichole Allen-Banks
Program Manager
Olga Davydyuk
Administrative Program Coordinator
Melinda MacDonald, BSBA
Director of Graduate Medical Education, Clinical Institutes, Children’s, Obstetrics & Gynecology and Primary Care at Cleveland Clinic
