Meet the Director and Team

Thomas E. Butler II, MD, MS, FACS | Program Director Appointed: 1/6/2025 Medical School: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Residency: Eastern Virginia Medical School, Internship and Surgery Fellowship: Abdominal Transplant – ASTS Transplant Surgery, University of California Board-certification: Surgery Dr. Butler brings leadership, clinical experience, and passion to his role in medical education.

Core Faculty

Amer Afaneh, MD
M. Junaid Akbani, MD
Rodolfo J. Caños, DO
Johnny Hong, MD
Gregory Johnston, DO
John Leskovan, DO
David Paolini, MD

Additional Faculty

Amer Afaneh, MD
M. Junaid Akbani, MD
Abed Alo, MD
Laurence Baibak, MD
Sanijv, Bais, MD
Keiva Bland, MD
Karl Borsody, MD
Steven Bruch, MD
A. Thomas Dalagiannis, MD
Arthur Delos Reyes, MD
Daniel DiBardino, MD
Jaleh Eslami, MD
James Geiger, MD
Timothy Husted, MD
Marcus Jarboe, MD
Gregory Johnston, DO
C. Jeff Kesler, MD
Muhammad S. Khan, MD
David Kim, DO
John Leskovan, DO
Bettina Nazemi, DO
Rachel Novakovic, MD
Robert Palmer, MD
David Paolini, MD
Anthony Raimonde, MD
Matthew Ralls, MD
Rachael Sullivan, MD
Tony Zimmerman, MD

Contact Us

Program Coordinator: Kristin Baldeschwiler
Email address: kristin_baldeschwiler1@mercy.com
Phone: 419-251-6596
Fax: 419-251-2698