Meet Our Team

Bariatric & Metabolic Surgeons

Ali Aminian, MD

Staff

Toms Augustin, MD, MPH

Staff

Kalman Bencsath, MD

Staff

Walter Cha, MD

Staff

Ricard Corcelles, MD

Staff

Jesse Gutnick, MD

Staff

Salvador Navarrete, MD

Staff

Rickesha Wilson, MD

Staff

Xiaoxi Feng, MD

Staff

Jerry Dang, MD, PhD

Associate Staff

Matthew Kroh, MD

Staff

Medical Staff

W. Scott Butsch, MD, MSc

Director of Obesity Medicine

Derrick Cetin, DO

Staff

Archana Gorty, MD

Staff

Emily Bulow, CNP

Certified Nurse Practitioner

Melanie Lloyd, CNP

Certified Nurse Practitioner

Kristin Louden, CNP

Certified Nurse Practitioner

Jennifer Mackey, CNP

Certified Nurse Practitioner

Karen Schulz, CNS

Certified Nurse Specialist

Shelby Wilson, CNP

Certified Nurse Practitioner

Bariatric Psychologists

David Creel, PhD

Staff

Emily Fink, PsyD

Staff

Kasey Goodpaster, PhD

Staff

Leslie Heinberg, PhD, MA

Staff

Ninoska Peterson, PhD

Staff

Serena Stevens, PhD

Staff

Financial Team

• Patient Financial Counselors - 216.444.2998

Nutrition

• Gillian Culbertson, MS, RD, LD, CSOWM
• Beth Czerwony, MS, RD, LD, CSOWM
• Courtney Delpra, MS, RD, LD, CSOWM
• Anthony DiMarino, MBA, RD, LD
• Elyse Homan, MS, RD, LD
• Kimberly Karp, MS, RD, LD, CDCES
• Joyce Prescott, MS, RD, LD
• Erin Rossi, MS, RD, LD
• Amber Sommer, RD, LD

Patient Navigators & Administration

At Cleveland Clinic’s Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, we assign each patient a patient navigator to help guide you through your weight loss journey. Our patient navigators serve as a single point of contact throughout your weight loss surgery journey and are here to offer encouragement and support every step of the way. Our navigators have over 75 years of experience getting patients through the qualification process for bariatric surgery. They understand that the process can be long and act as an honest friend and source of motivation throughout.

Our patient navigators can assist with:

• Answering questions.
• Insurance requirements.
• Medical, nutritional and psychological requirements.
• Surgical requirements.

Patient navigators

• Diane Harris
• Marie Abuzahriyeh
• Tangela Hodge
• Tracy Holutiak
• Amy Jolly
• Natalie Walsh

Administrative assistants

Administrative assistants are available to provide guidance, answer questions and schedule appointments.

• Debbie Gilner
• Mychal Simmons