In the August round of approvals last week, the medical board certified Achint Choksy of Fairborn, Ashok Devatha of New Carlisle, Harold Edmiston of Arcanum and Kevin Watt of Dayton.
Ohio’s program will require patients to get a recommendation from a certified physician holding an unrestricted MD or DO license who has completed at least two hours of continuing medical education in diagnosing qualifying conditions, according to the medical board.
Physicians now cleared to recommend treatment with marijuana are also located in Beavercreek, Centerville, Enon, Mason, Middletown, Springboro, Springfield, Washington Twp. and West Chester.
Area physicians with approved Certificates to Recommend as of Aug. 8:
| City | First name | Last name |
|---|---|---|
| Arcanum | Harold | Edmiston |
| Beavercreek | Kathleen | Glover |
| Beavercreek Twp. | Suzanne | Croteau |
| Centerville | Richard | Kim |
| Dayton | John | Murphy |
| Dayton | Kevin | Watt |
| Enon | James | Thomas |
| Fairborn | Achint | Choksy |
| Mason | Naila | Goldenberg |
| Mason | Darcy | Krueger |
| Middletown | Clyde | Watson |
| New Carlisle | Ashok | Devatha |
| Springboro | Allen | Guehl |
| Springfield | Kamel | Abraham |
| Springfield | Daljeet | Singh |
| Springfield | David | Zainey |
| Washington Twp. | Glen | Solomon |
| West Chester | David | Ellison |
Source: State Medical Board of Ohio
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Statewide list of physicians with approved Certificates to Recommend as of Aug. 8:
| City | First name | Last name |
|---|---|---|
| Akron | Michael | Kohrman |
| Akron | Frank | Kousaie |
| Akron | Selwyn-Lloyd | Mcpherson |
| Akron | Adel | Zaraa |
| Alliance | Stephen | Mooney |
| Amherst | Ann | Dorobek |
| Amherst | Corie | Kovach |
| Arcanum | Harold | Edmiston |
| Archhold | Melissa | Pifer |
| Ashville | Joshua | Short |
| Athens | Chad | Bigony |
| Athens | John | Ortman |
| Athens | Carl | Ortman |
| Athens | Barbara | Singer |
| Aurora | Mark | Zedar |
| Avon | Mohammed | Ahmad |
| Avon Lake | Cynthia | Dietrich |
| Avon Lake | Heidi | Lencoski |
| Baden | Andrew | Kuntz |
| Batesville | Trent | Austin |
| Beachwood | Jessica | Hutchins |
| Beachwood | Andrew | Luxenberg |
| Beachwood | Dean | Pahr |
| Beachwood | Alan | Robbins |
| Beachwood | Mark | Warren |
| Beavercreek | Kathleen | Glover |
| Beavercreek Twp. | Suzanne | Croteau |
| Blacklick | Robert | Polite |
| Boardman | John | Dunne |
| Boardman | Vincent | Paolone |
| Broadview Heights | Mark | Lang |
| Broadview Hts | Mohan | Kareti |
| Bryan | Cynthia | Caja |
| Canfield | Matthew | Eggleston |
| Canfield | Rajendra | Koirala |
| Canfield | Karipineni | Prasad |
| Canton | John | Hill |
| Canton | Jamesetta | Lewis |
| Canton | Mark | Pellegrino |
| Centerville | Richard | Kim |
| Chagrin Falls | Charles | Barrett |
| Chillicothe | Jeffrey | Hill |
| Chillicothe | Aaron | Roberts |
| Cincinnati | James | Bingham |
| Cincinnati | Hal | Blatman |
| Cincinnati | Richard | Goldfarb |
| Cincinnati | Corey | Hobbs |
| Cincinnati | Marcia | Kaplan |
| Cincinnati | Michael | Kreines |
| Cincinnati | Jennifer | Lobert |
| Cincinnati | Michael | Maloney |
| Cincinnati | Stephen | Martin |
| Cincinnati | Becky | Mcgilligan |
| Cincinnati | Sanjiv | Patel |
| Cincinnati | Allison | Phelps |
| Cincinnati | Shayla | Pullen |
| Cincinnati | William | Sawyer |
| Cincinnati | Christopher | South |
| Cincinnati | Zeeshan | Tayeb |
| Cincinnati | Timothy | Thress |
| Cleveland | Robert | Keating |
| Cleveland | Inna | Krasnyansky |
| Cleveland | Nora | Mcnamara |
| Cleveland | Ryan | Novince |
| Cleveland Heights | Dorothy | Bradford |
| Cleveland Heights | Richard | Krupkin |
| Cleveland Heights | Daniel | Neides |
| Columbus | Arthur | Armstrong |
| Columbus | Sarah | Blake |
| Columbus | Francisco | Garabis |
| Columbus | Xequiel | Hernandez |
| Columbus | Theresa | Hom |
| Columbus | Daniel | Jones |
| Columbus | Kelly | Kiehm |
| Columbus | Andrew | Kowalewsky |
| Columbus | Julianne | Moy |
| Columbus | Yeshwant | Reddy |
| Columbus | Michael | Saribalas |
| Columbus | Joel | Simmons |
| Columbus | Maria | Soto |
| Columbus | Charles | Von Gunten |
| Concord | B | Sidari |
| Concord | Leonard | Weinberger |
| Copley | Karen | Pilarski |
| Cortland | Robert | Naples |
| Cuyahoga Falls | Karin | Cseak |
| Dayton | John | Murphy |
| Dayton | Kevin | Watt |
| Denver | Christal | Rousseau |
| Dublin | Satya | Bharmota |
| Dublin | Louis | Bowman |
| Dublin | Kevin | Donlon |
| Dublin | Eric | Fete |
| Dublin | Adil | Katabay |
| Dublin | Inam | Khan |
| Dublin | Sachida | Manocha |
| Dublin | Faisal | Rahman |
| Dublin | Steven | Schneider |
| Dublin | Ranjana | Sinha |
| Dublin | Victor | Trianfo |
| Dublin | Bridget | Williams |
| East Liverpool | Dharam | Batish |
| East Liverpool | Mohinder | Singh |
| Enon | James | Thomas |
| Fairborn | Achint | Choksy |
| Fairlawn | Kyle | Tipton |
| Findlay | Joseph | Lamancusa |
| Fort Wayne | Benjamin | Tourkow |
| Gahanna | Orin | Hall |
| Gahanna | Mark | Hatfield |
| Grove City | Ugoala | Banks |
| Grove City | Robert | Florea |
| Highland Heights | David | Feldman |
| Holland | Thomas | Cox |
| Holland | Sanjiv | Josh |
| Holland | Damodar | Reddy |
| Huron | Michael | Hamilton |
| Kettering | Paul | Conover |
| Lambertville | Mark | Neumann |
| Lancaster | Mikael | Schilb |
| Lancaster | Douglas | Woo |
| Lewis Center | Patrick | Muffley |
| Lexington | Marek | Greer |
| Liberty Twp | Kalki | Bommaraju |
| Logan | Tarek | Aziz |
| Longmont | Stephanie | Hess |
| Lyndhurst | Thomas | Morledge |
| Lyndhurst | Allen | Segal |
| Mansfield | Mohammad | Ahmed |
| Mansfield | James | Wolfe |
| Marietta | David | Spears |
| Mason | Naila | Goldenberg |
| Mason | Darcy | Krueger |
| Massillon | Raymond | Mason |
| Mentor | Jane | Li-Conrad |
| Middleburg Heights | Radha | Baishnab |
| Middleburg Heights | Alok | Bhaiji |
| Middleburg Heights | Janet | Levatin |
| Middleburg Heights | Mark | Woyshville |
| Middletown | Clyde | Watson |
| Monongahela | Robert | Belluso |
| Moon Twp. | Atul | Shetty |
| Moreland Hills | Roman | Petroff |
| New Albany | Thomas | Mccartney |
| New Albany | Ann Marie | Rogers |
| New Albany | Azam | Shah |
| New Albany | Mark | Stanley |
| New Albany | David | Whitt |
| New Carlisle | Ashok | Devatha |
| New Lexington | Jeffrey | Haggenjos |
| New Philadelphia | Nicholas | Varrati |
| New York | Abdulkader | Kasabji |
| Newark | Julie | Forbush |
| Newbury | Richard | Silver |
| Norfolk | Patrick | Mckenna |
| North Canton | Steven | Davis |
| North Royalton | Michael | Debs |
| Norwalk | Barry | Zadeh |
| Not listed | Brian | Braithwaite |
| Orange Village | Hyo | Kim |
| Orange Village | Irina | Papirova |
| Painesville | John | Paul |
| Painesville | Youapa | Yang |
| Parma | Gary | Milkovich |
| Peninsula | Jeffrey | Marsh |
| Pepper Pike | Leslie | Koblentz |
| Pepper Pike | Solomon | Zaraa |
| Perrysburg | Patrick | Bruss |
| Perrysburg | Arshad | Husain |
| Perrysburg | Ryan | Lakin |
| Pickerington | Maria | Perea Barbosa |
| Poland | Arthur | Duran |
| Poland | Daniel | Miller |
| Poland | Sandy | Naples |
| Port Clinton | Brendan | Astley |
| Powell | Thomas | Wanko |
| Richmond Heights. | Yuriy | Estrin |
| Sagamore Hills | Phyllis | Iannuzzi |
| Sandusky | James | Preston |
| Sandusky | Larry | Robinson |
| Shaker Heights | Alan | Hirsh |
| Shaker Heights | Noah | Miller |
| Shaker Heights | David | Preston |
| Shaker Heights | Roknedin | Safavi |
| Shaker Heights | Aziza | Wahby |
| Shaker Heights | Alan | Wine |
| Solon | Larissa | Elgudin |
| Solon | Jeffrey | Parks |
| Springboro | Allen | Guehl |
| Springfield | Kamel | Abraham |
| Springfield | Daljeet | Singh |
| Springfield | David | Zainey |
| Stow | Richard | Pitt |
| Stow | Mallory | Ucchino |
| Strongsville | Cynthia | Taylor |
| Strongsville | Catherine | Watkins-Campbell |
| Sunbury | Michael | Stretanski |
| Sylvania | Marilyn | Agee |
| Sylvania | Robert | Rae |
| Toledo | Michael | Bojrab |
| Twinsburgh | Monique | Turner-Robinson |
| Van Buren | Christian | Jacobus |
| Wadsworth | Suresh | Mendpara |
| Warren | Mary-Helene | Massullo |
| Washington Twp | Glen | Solomon |
| Weaverville | Troy | Pope |
| West Chester | David | Ellison |
| Westerville | George | Calloway |
| Westerville | Sharrie | Ray |
| Westlake | Wendell | Eldridge |
| Westlake | Osama | Malak |
| Westlake | Samir | Shaia |
| Wexford | Joseph | Williams |
| Willoughby Hills | Diane | Eden |
| Willoughby Hills | Patrick | Tessman |
| Worthington | Bernard | Master |
| Youngstown | Lindsay | Benedict |
| Youngstown | Adil | Jaffer |
| Youngstown | Russell | Morrison |
| Youngstown | Robert | Roerich |
| Youngstown | Scott | Tofil |
| Zionsville | Harold | Hibbs |
Source: State Medical Board of Ohio
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