US Acute Care Solutions Names Its Academic Excellence Recipients for 2024

CANTON, Ohio, February 17, 2025 – US Acute Care Solutions (USACS), the nation’s largest physician-owned, emergency and inpatient medicine practice, is pleased to announce the physicians who have been named recipients of the Excellence in Clinical Teaching and Academic Incentive Bonus Awards.

The Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award
The Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award was created to honor the outstanding clinical educators at each USACS emergency medicine residency program for their commitment to training the future physician workforce. Nominations are submitted by resident learners and fellow faculty and based on quantitative and qualitative criteria.

Congratulations to the following recipients of the 2024 Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award:

• Andrew J. Coyne, MD, Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas—Austin, TX
• Dennis P. Hanlon, MD, FAAEM, AHN Allegheny General Hospital—Pittsburgh, PA
• Erica J. Ross, MD, Mercy Health – Anderson Hospital—Cincinnati, OH
• Erin D. Munns, MD, Dell Children’s North Campus—Austin, TX
• Irtaza Asar, DO, AHN Saint Vincent Hospital—Erie, PA
• Kathryn M. Moore, DO, Summa Health System – Akron Campus—Akron, OH
• Kevin Brody, MD, Henry Ford Genesys Hospital—Grand Blanc, MI
• Nickolas J. Meier, DO, OhioHealth Doctors Hospital—Columbus, OH
• Shilp B. Shah, MD, Mercy Health – St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital—Youngstown, OH 

The Academic Incentive Award
The Academic Incentive Award was established to recognize faculty members who have achieved academic success through research, teaching, and service excellence. To be selected, the faculty member must showcase high academic productivity during the calendar year to meet the threshold for earning the award.

Congratulations to the following recipients of the 2024 Academic Incentive Award:

• Amar Vira, MD, Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas—Austin, TX
• Benjamin A. Lang, MD, MPH, Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas – REACT—Austin, TX
• Benjamin D. Duncan, MD, FPD-AEMUS, Mercy Health – Anderson Hospital—Cincinnati, OH
• Brandon Arehart, DO, OhioHealth Doctors Hospital—Columbus, OH
• Chadd E. Nesbit, MD, PhD, FACEP, AHN Allegheny General Hospital—Pittsburgh, PA
• Christopher A. Moore, DO, Henry Ford Genesys Hospital—Grand Blanc, MI
• Christopher M. Lloyd, DO, FACEP, FAAEM, OhioHealth Doctors Hospital—Columbus, OH
• Dhimitri A. Nikolla, DO, AHN Saint Vincent Hospital—Erie, PA
• Guyon Hill, MD, Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas—Austin, TX
• Jonathan J. Oskvarek, MD, Summa Health System – Akron Campus—Akron, OH
• Joseph Dombroski, DO, Mercy Health – St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital—Boardman, OH
• Kathleen Berg, MD, Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas—Austin, TX
• Kristine D. Song, MD, Mercy Health – Anderson Hospital—Cincinnati, OH
• Matthew P. Stripp, MD, AHN Allegheny General Hospital—Pittsburgh, PA
• Meenal D. Sharkey, MD, OhioHealth Doctors Hospital—Columbus, OH
• Melody L. Milliron, DO, FACOEP, AHN Saint Vincent Hospital—Erie, PA
• Michael J. Pallaci, DO, Summa Health System – Akron Campus—Akron, OH
• Philip S. Nawrocki, MD, AHN Allegheny General Hospital—Pittsburgh, PA
• Rachel A. Warby, DO, Henry Ford Genesys Hospital—Grand Blanc, MI
• Timothy Ruttan, MD, Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas—Austin, TX
• Vishnu V. Mudrakola, DO, Summa Health System – Akron Campus—Akron, OH

“Advancing emergency medicine through education and academics is integral to delivering high-quality care to our patients,” said USACS Executive Vice President of Academic Medicine, David Seaberg, MD, CPE, FACEP. “We deeply value the scholarly accomplishments of our faculty, whose contributions facilitate the scientific discovery of superior healthcare solutions.” 

“I am proud to celebrate our Academic Excellence Award recipients for their critical involvement in the success of our residency and fellowship programs,” added USACS Chief Medical Officer, Amer Aldeen, MD, FACEP. “These academic physicians are at the forefront of developing the next generation of highly skilled physicians.”