Fellows

Meet our cohort of Emergency Medicine fellows! Each fellow brings their own unique experiences and interests to our department. They enrich our academic and clinical environment through resident supervision, active involvement in research, curricular development and many other academic pursuits. We invite you to learn more about our current cohort of fellows below.

2026-2027 Fellows

Rachel Wong, MD

Simulation

Undergraduate: Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education

Med School: CUNY School of Medicine

Residency: Mount Sinai Morningside/West

Interests: Trying new food/amateur cooking, exploring NYC, skiing, hiking, traveling, binging Netflix, all things dog related

Rajkumar Pammal, MD

Administration

Undergraduate: Harvard University

Med School: New York Medical College

Residency: Mount Sinai Morningside/West

Interests: Tennis, alto saxophone, live music, sporting events and rooting for my Yankees & Knicks, traveling, carefully curating Spotify playlists, lawn games, health policy

Mercy Adewale, MD

Global Health

Undergraduate: SUNY-Albany

Med School: Albany Medical College

Residency: Yale Emergency Medicine

Interests: Generally, love anything sports, mostly analyzing (not playing). Big NBA fan, and getting into soccer as of late, given the ongoing World Cup. I also enjoy cooking and feasting with Nigerian meals (jollof, fried rice, etc). Traveling outside the country is also a big part of how I spend my vacations, and carry on Global health efforts. I hope to continue these endeavors here at Mount Sinai.

2025-2026 Fellows

Aleksandra Degtyar, MD, MS

Research

Undergraduate: UC Berkeley

Med School: UCLA

Graduate School: MS in Global Health Sciences, UCSF

Residency: Wellstar Kennestone

Interests: escape games, research, martial arts, Broadway, bread

Connor Welsh, MD

Research

Undergraduate: The Johns Hopkins University

Med School: Michigan State University

Residency: Mount Sinai Morningside/West

Interests: Clinical Trial Methodology, Neurotrauma, Cardiac Arrest, Biostatistics, Detroit Sports (go Red Wings and Lions!), Science Fiction, Travel, exclusively wearing scrub bottoms and t-shirts, and continuing to run less than Ed.

Ann Pearson, MD

Global Health

Undergraduate: Creighton University

Med School: University of Nebraska Medical Center

Residency: University of Nebraska Medical Center

Interests: Golf, Husker football, Creighton basketball, traveling, documentaries, coffee, exploring new restaurants, Global EM, Social EM

Aditi Ranade, MD

Simulation

Undergraduate: Rutgers University

Med School: Cooper Medical School

Residency: Mount Sinai Morningside/West

Interests: trying restaurants, weight lifting, happy hour, cooking, online shopping, reality tv, tik tok, swimming at the beach, traveling, spending time with friends and family

Gabriel Colón, MD

Simulation

Undergraduate: University of Connecticut

Med School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Residency: Mount Sinai Morningside/West

Interests: Critical Care, Med Ed, Traveling, Camping, Cooking, Exercise, Cars, Dogs

Neil Makhijani, MD

Administration

Undergraduate: The Ohio State University

Med School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Residency: Mount Sinai Morningside/West

Interests: Patient Safety and Quality Improvement, Golf, Finance, Ohio State Football, Home Construction and Landscaping, Hiking, Traveling

Anna Levitt, MD

Disaster Preparedness and Healthcare Leadership

Med School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson

Residency: SUNY Downstate/Kings County

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