Meet the Director and Team — General Surgery Residency at St. Vincent Medical Center

Amer Afaneh, MD, FACS
Amer Afaneh, MD, FACS | Program Director

Appointed: 10/1/2026
Medical School: Wayne State University
Residency: St. John Hospital & Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Arizona
Board-certification: General Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Dr. Afaneh 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

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: Rachel Hill
Email address: Rachel_Hill@mercy.com
Phone: 419-251-6596
Fax: 419-251-2698

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