Family Medicine Faculty
Faculty
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Rudolph M. Krafft, MD
Program Director
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Dr. Krafft assumed the position of Director in March 1999, after serving two years as Associate Director. Dr. Krafft was born nearby Sharon, PA and graduated from the Penn State University's accelerated premedical program. He received his MD degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and completed his Family Practice Residency at St. Vincent Health Center in Erie, PA. Dr. Krafft then practiced medicine in the US Navy, also serving on the residency faculty there. After leaving the Navy, he returned to Northeast Ohio, practicing in a staff model HMO and finally in private practice. He has served in many leadership positions including Chief of Family Medicine in a large community hospital and as a Medical Director of a hospital-owned primary care group. Since returning to academic medicine, Dr. Krafft has served as our Undergraduate Director for the Introduction to Clinical Medicine course, didactics program coordinator, and is active in precepting medical students and residents. He has an appointment at NEOUCOM as Associate Professor of Family Medicine. Dr. Krafft is certified by the American Board of Family Practice and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
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Dinah M. Fedyna, MD
Associate Director
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Dr. Fedyna joined St. Elizabeth Family Practice Residency in October 2001 after practicing in Akron since doing her residency at Akron General Medicine Center. A Youngstown native, she was born at St. Elizabeth, graduated from Chaney High School and completed the combined BS/MD program from Youngstown State and Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. Since 1991 she has served as Director of Predoctoral Education for the Department of Family Medicine. In that role she directs a number of required courses including the Introduction to Clinical Medicine and Family Medicine Clerkship on all NEOUCOM clinical campuses as a Clinical Professor of Family Medicine. She teaches students at all levels and has written grants for innovative education projects. She enjoys taking care of families of all ages particularly children and seniors. She is certified by the American Board of Family Practice.
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Roy N. Morcos, MD
Associate Director
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Born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon, Dr. Morcos graduated from medical school at the American University of Beirut. There he completed a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology and headed for Houston, Texas where he graduated from a fellowship program in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Baylor University College of Medicine. Dr. Morcos joined the Department of OB/GYN at St. Elizabeth Health Center in 1985 as an Associate Director of the OB/GYN residency program and Director of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. He is an Assistant Professor of OB/GYN and Family Medicine at the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine where he served as Clerkship Director from 1986-1996, and is the author of several publications. Dr. Morcos completed a residency in Family Medicine at St. Elizabeth Health Center and is certified by the American Board of Family Practice. Dr. Morcos also maintains a private practice in Canfield, Ohio.
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Ronald Scott, MD
Associate Director
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Dr. Scott (or "Scotty" as he is known by all) is from the Youngstown area. He is a graduate of St. Mary's University, Baltimore; Louvain University, Belgium; and Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Illinois. After receiving his MD degree, he performed his Family Practice Residency here at St. Elizabeth Hospital Medical Center (now St. Elizabeth Health Center). Dr. Scott remained on the faculty at St. Elizabeth's and has an active patient practice at our Family Health Center. He serves as Medical Director of both the Villa Maria Community Center and the Neil Kennedy Recovery Center in Youngstown. Dr. Scott has interests in obstetrics and geriatrics and directs the nursing home and home visit programs of our residency. He is actively involved in teaching medical students and has an appointment as Associate Professor of Family Medicine at NEOUCOM. He is certified by the American Board of Family Practice. He participates on several committees in the hospital.
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Brian A. Selius, DO
Associate Director
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Dr. Selius joined our faculty in 1999 with six years of experience practicing Family Medicine in Lake, Ashtabula, and Geauga counties of Ohio. He has also been preceptor at Akron City Hospital's Family Practice Program for five years and has held faculty rank at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (NEOUCOM) since 1997. He holds an undergraduate degree from Suffolk University in Boston and earned his D.O. Degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. After serving an internship at Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital (near Akron, Ohio), he entered the Family Practice Residency Program at Akron City Hospital where he completed his post graduate training in 1993. He is also a graduate of NEOUCOM's Fellowship in Academic Medicine. Dr. Selius' medical interests are diverse and include newborn care, pharmacology and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. At St. E's he holds the position of Undergraduate Director, Research Director and is responsible for several areas of the curriculum.
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Janice Spalding, MD
Associate Director
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Dr. Spalding is a northeast Ohio native and a graduate of the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. She completed her Family Practice Residence at Akron General Medical Center and served as chief resident in her third year. She has tried to leave northeast Ohio on two occasions since completing her residency, but keeps coming back to "the heart of it all." Dr. Spalding served as an assistant director at Barberton (Ohio) Citizens Hospital Family Practice Residency and has been in private practice in South Carolina and Green Bay, Wisconsin. Her special interests in family medicine include obstetrics, women's health, and adolescent care. As Associate Director at St. Elizabeth's, Dr. Spalding is responsible for the medical student clerkship, and is particularly involved with the areas of the curriculum pertaining to her interests. |
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Charles Thorne, PhD
Associate Director, Behavioral Science
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Dr. Thorne is a licensed psychologist, working with our residency since 1986. He received his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology at Mississippi State University in 1975. Previous work experiences have included teaching at the university level, public and private psychiatric hospitals, community mental health centers, nursing homes, and private practice. He has extensively published and has given many presentations on the local, state, and national levels. Research interests include patient/physician relationships, common sexual dysfunction, the relationship between spiritual and physical health, and behavioral medicine. Dr. Thorne is married to Louise and has two adult sons. Interests include playing the trombone for a community concert band, art, and travel. He is certified as a Behavioral Therapist by the American Association of Behavioral Therapists. Dr. Thorne has dual appointments at NEOUCOM as Clinical Associate Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry and Family Medicine.
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