Name: Salomon Ahumada (he/him)
Hometown: Miami, FL
Undergrad: Florida International University
Medical School: University of the Incarnate Word
Hobbies: Fishing, rock climbing, diving, paddle boarding, taking care of my snakes
Interests: Being a community EM doc
Why Doctors Hospital? Life flight rotation

Name: Mohammed Al-Issa, DO

Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
Undergrad:  Ohio Wesleyan University
Medical School: Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hobbies: Sports, weightlifting, swimming, trying new restaurants and food, hiking and reading.

Name: Dina Assali, DO (she/her)
Hometown: Riverside, CA
Undergrad: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Medical School:West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Hobbies: Hanging out with friends/family, foodie and coffee enthusiast, traveling/exploring new places locally, working out, painting, and trying new things!
Why Doctors Hospital? Super excited to practice emergency medicine in residency and learning from some great people at DHEM! Such an awesome group here!

Name: Meghan Bernier (she/her/hers)
Hometown: Cherry Valley, MA
Undergrad:  University of Massachusetts- Amherst
Medical School: Kansas City University
Hobbies: SCUBA, hiking, nature photography, EMS, environmentalism
Why Doctors Hospital? The comradery. Everyone here is like a family, we work together and then we get to have fun together.
Fun Facts: I am a triplet and have two amazing sisters! I also have two incredible kitties, Ember (black) and Piper (tan).

Name: Patricia Capone, DO (she/her/hers)
Hometown: Nesconset, NY
Undergrad: The Ohio State University
Medical School: Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine – Dublin Campus
Hobbies: Barre3, traveling, snowboarding, happy hour with friends, spending time with family and exploring Columbus’ many metro parks
Interests: My future plans are to survive residency and hopefully practice community medicine in a place where I can also work with residents!
Why Doctors Hospital? Most excited about the AMAZING people! So grateful to have the opportunity to work with and learn from such fun and brilliant people these next 4 years!
Fun Fact: Unfortunately I’m not related to Al Capone and although I grew up on Long Island, I have had many people tell me I don’t have an accent. (Note: The accent becomes more prominent when I have either just been on the phone with my family or I’m very passionate about a particular topic that I’m talking about).

Name: Tim Eckert, DO (he/him)
Hometown: Aurora, IL
Undergrad: Marquette University
Medical School: Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hobbies: Spending time with my fiancé, working out, playing video games, watching and playing sports (basketball and soccer), reading
Why Doctors Hospital? Going from playing “pretend” doctor as a medical student to being an actual physician Forming a lifelong family with my co-residents and attendings
Fun Facts: Massive Lord of the Rings fan and I worked for the Milwaukee Bucks while in undergrad.

Name: Valerie Hamrick, DO
Hometown: Gaffney, SC
Undergrad: Coastal Carolina University
Medical School: VCOM Carolinas
Hobbies: live concerts, being outdoors, painting
Why Doctors Hospital? The family-like support while learning how to practice emergency medicine.

Interests: Land a job as an attending where I can also teach and work with other residents.
Fun Facts: I have a piece of artwork hanging in a museum.

Name: Hugh McQuillen, DO
Hometown: Sandusky, OH
Undergrad: Bowling Green State University
Medical School: Ohio University – Cleveland Campus
Hobbies: Anything outdoors. Fishing, shooting, hunting, hiking, snow/water skiing, working out, traveling, going to concerts, hanging out with friends
Why Doctors Hospital? I am excited to live in Columbus and be a part of such a close group of people that work together very well as a team