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Eric J.Radcliffe, M.D. Director
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Dr. Eric Radcliffe joined United Hospital Center as the Family Medicine Residency Program Director in 1998. He received his medical degree from West Virginia University School of Medicine and completed residency training in Family Medicine at Wheeling Hospital. He is ABFM board certified. His past experience includes private practice in Buckhannon WV and serving as an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at West Virginia School of Medicine. His professional interests include hospital medicine where he serves as the Chair of the Hospital Patient Safety Committee. Other interests include Family Medicine career development and primary healthcare in West Virginia.
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Victoria LShuman, D.O. FACOP Osteopathic Director
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Dr. Shuman joined UHC as its first Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O) among the faculty member. She is a 1999 graduate of UHC family Medicine Residency and obtained her D.O degree from West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine. Her professional interests include Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT), Obstetric and Palliative Care. Dr. Shuman is ACOFP board certified.
“ Residency is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. At UHC family Medicine Residency we partner with you to make the best possible experience for your education. We strive for the leading edge of health care, integrating evidence-based medicine with strong doctor-patient-family relationships. Without a doubt, your residency will be a rigorous experience. But a rich educational experience does not have to be exhausting. We designed a residency, which results in an excellent blend of Osteopathic and Allopathic ideals to provide meaningful challenges without forgetting that you should enjoy the present while preparing for the future.”
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Elizabeth H. Hess, M.D.
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Dr. Elizabeth Hess, a native of Grafton, WV, graduated from West Virginia University School of Medicine in 1997. She completed her residency in Family Medicine at UHC in 2000 where she served as chief resident. She is ABFM board certified. She is a member of the AAFP and Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society. She served as an American Board of Family Medicine test reviewer in 2007. Her professional interests include disease prevention through lifestyle choices, behavioral issues in pediatrics, chiild and adult learning theory, wilderness medicine and endocrinology. She is actively involved in community wellness efforts including promotion of clean indoor air and childhood obesity prevention. She enjoys watching her three children grow and develop, exploring the outdoors of WV and running road races and marathons.
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Suzanne Whitney Courtney, D.O.
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Dr. Courtney is a 2006 graduate of UHC Family Medicine Residency Program. Originally from Fayetteville, West Virginia, she holds a B.S. in Biology from Concord College and obtained her D.O degree from West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in 2003. She is a member of the AAFP and is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. Her professional interests include Women’s health, Preventive Medicine, and the care of children. She enjoys playing the piano and traveling with her family. She, her husband, and their two daughters, reside in the Clarksburg area.
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Ratih B. Sudharto, M.D.
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Dr. Sudharto is a 2007 graduate of United Hospital Center Family Medicine Residency Program. She obtained her medical degree in 2002 from Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atmajaya, Indonesia. Her professional interests include Hospital and Preventive Medicine. She enjoys bowling and traveling. She and her husband Dr. Thomas Koay currently reside in the Bridgeport area. Dr. Sudharto is board certified in the American Board of Family Medicine
“I am proud to be a part of this program. It’s a stimulating environment filled with friendly people. The residents enjoy high level of responsibilities since their first day which accelerates their professional maturity”
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Ali A.Rahimian, M.D.
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With a strong desire to teach, Dr. Ali Rahimian joined UHC’s Family Medicine Residency in May 2002 as preceptor in the specialty of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Dr. Rahimian’s postgraduate training includes internship and residency at St. Vincent’s Hospital and Mount Sinai Hospital, which is affiliated to University of Connecticut. He graduated from the Obstetric and Gynecology Residency Program in 1977.
Dr. Rahimian provides the residents and medical students with daily lectures and one-on-one obstetrical experience including first assists with Caesarean Section and Gynecology surgeries. Residents perform deliveries with Dr. Rahimian as their back up.
Dr. Rahimian is ABOG (American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology) certified.
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Sherif Labatia, MD
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Dr Sherif Labatia joined our program as a new faculty member moving from Houston, Texas. Dr Labatia finished his residency at United Hospital Center Family Medicine Residency Program in 2007 where he served as Chief resident. He is a graduate of Cairo University Kasr Al Aini Medicine School, Egypt. He is also board certified in the American Board of Family Medicine. He is interested in applying and teaching the most updated guidelines in preventive medicine in daily clinical courses.
" I am very excited to join the UHC family medicine residency program, I graduated from this program and really appreciate how much I learned from my rotations. I also know the importance of preparing new physicians for the most updated medicine and real world practice"
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