Team

Sara Kleinschmidt, MD, is an oncology primary care physician at the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center, where she provides care at the region’s first and only Oncology Primary Care Clinic. She is also the medical director of Palliative care at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati.

Dr. Latif is actively involved in clinical research and scholarly activities in hematologic malignancies and GI oncology, having published numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, as well as review articles in prestigious journals such as Bone Marrow Transplantation, Critical Review in Hematology Oncology, and Experimental Hematology.

Dr. Latif currently serves as Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Division of Hematology Oncology and Director of Infusion Services, UCMC, is a practicing Hematologist and Oncologist with special interest in malignant hematology (lymphoproliferative disorders). Dr. Latif graduated from Allama Iqbal Medical College, University of the Punjab in 1996 and completed his residency and fellowship training from Cleveland Clinic Florida and Cleveland Clinic foundation respectively. He’s been practicing for over 15 years and has trained and educated many oncologists in Cincinnati Area.

He has keen interest in improving efficiency and quality of health care with development of lean systems and has adopted several process improvement initiatives at University of Cincinnati since his arrival.

Meriden combines her master’s level education in mental and public health with her training in mind-body modalities, including mindfulness and positive psychology, to teach individuals and groups techniques for optimal mental wellbeing. Meriden has worked with a variety of populations such as professional athletic teams including both the Cincinnati Bengals and the Cleveland Browns, Fortune 500 Companies, C-suite leadership teams, human resource departments, veterans, mental health professionals, families, and beyond.

Rohit Moudgil, MD, PhD, is a cardiologist in the Section of Clinical Cardiology, Tomsich Family Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute. He sees patients at Cleveland Clinic Main Campus. His special interests include onco-cardiology, heart failure, clinical cardiology, aging of the heart, and inflammation of the heart.

Dr. Larissa Nekhlyudov is Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, practicing internist at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Clinical Director, Internal Medicine for Cancer Survivors at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Over the past two decades, her efforts have focused on clinical care, research, and teaching, with the goal of improving the quality of care for cancer survivors.  Dr. Nekhlyudov is regarded as one of a handful of primary care providers at the forefront of the field of cancer survivorship, both nationally and internationally. Her publications (including original journal articles and editorials, book chapters and two books) as well as broad-ranging educational programs have promoted awareness among health care professionals about the ongoing needs of cancer patients across the care continuum. Throughout her career, Dr. Nekhlyudov has been dedicated to teaching and mentoring students, residents, fellows, and faculty, and has been committed to empowering cancer survivors and caregivers.

Sharon is the center manager and treating physical therapist at NovaCare’s Crestview Hills center where she oversees the day-to day operations of the facility and mentoring the staff in clinical and service excellence. She particularly enjoys working with knee, shoulder and TMJ patients as these conditions have the biggest impact on a person’s ability to function at the highest level. Sharon loves using an eclectic approach using the most efficient and effective means of treatment including exercises, dry needling and other manual techniques as she guides each patient to a successful recovery. Sharon received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Kentucky and master’s degree in physical therapy. Sharon is the Director of ReVital Cancer care for the Cincinnati-Dayton-NKY market. She is also a certified lymphedema specialist.