Residents
With 60 residents (20 per class), we are a large but tight-knit family. While the majority of us hail from the Northeast, we also attract amazing applicants from other regions of the country, the United Kingdom and Canada, which of course makes us even nicer, eh?
We are an incredibly inclusive group with broad diversity of races, ethnicities and sexual orientations. We not only work well with each other, but we have fun and support one another through the tough times of residency. We work hard, but we also play hard!
Chief Residents
Jake Canavan, MD
Undergraduate: SUNY Geneseo
Med School: University of Buffalo
Interests: the Buffalo Bills, pick up basketball, trivia, pointless fact checking, hip hop, analyzing The Sopranos, cooking new things, hiking, lifting, reading about history and still playing Minecraft
Ed Diaz, MD
Undergraduate: UNC Chapel Hill
Med School: UNC Chapel Hill
Interests: Curating the perfect meme collection, cycling (not very fast), any and all video games, all UNC sports (go Tarheels!), craft beer, trying every hard seltzer, hiking, weight lifting, snowboarding, not running.
Adam Lieber, MD
Undergraduate: Columbia University
Med School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Interests: Playing jazz piano, the NBA (go Nets), political podcasts, dreaming of competing on Jeopardy, bird watching in Central Park, discovering the best pizza in NYC, and nature hikes
Jeena Moss, MD
Undergraduate: George Washington University
Med School: Cooper Medical School
Interests: Group fitness, anything dance related, tennis, board games, hiking in National Parks, homemade Indian food, hyping up Long Island, podcasts and audiobooks, meditation, being at the beach, and crafting the perfect charcuterie board!
PGY-3 Residents
Rez Atras, MD
Undergraduate: University of Alabama
Med School: University of Alabama
Interests: Goofing around, getting lost in Wikipedia, laying down, comedy, sharing obscure trivia with my co-residents against their will, CrossFit, drawing, eating, exploring, general mischief, wait what were we talking about again
Ilana Bandler, MD
Undergraduate: Binghamton University
Med School: SUNY Upstate
Interests: My dogs or anyone else's, everything true crime related, board games, YouTube deep dives, soccer, the beach, traveling, TV, painting, spending time with my friends and family, EMS
Nicholas Becker, MD
Undergraduate: Washington University in St. Louis
Med School: Washington University in St. Louis
Interests: Water polo, fitness, Dn'D (or any ttrpg), reading Sci fi/Fantasy, trying new foods, metal concerts and discovering new music, med ed
Kira Brayan, MD
Undergraduate: University of West Georgia
Med School: NYU
Interests: charcuterie boards, cooking/ baking, creating whiskey sour converts, board games, beach days, taking too many photos of my cat sleeping, LGBTQ health, health disparities
Oscar Carrillo, MD
Undergraduate: Brown University
Med School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Interests: playing fútbol, running, chess, playing the piano, whiskey, doggies, hip-hop, salsa, and napping
Daniel Choo, MD
Undergraduate: Brown University
Med School: University of Virginia
Interests: Dance (open-style choreography), kbbq, carbs in all its beautiful, majestic forms, fried chicken, anime/manga, working out, beers/happy hours, existential crises’, navigating the thin line between self-loathing and dark humor, aging to be like Uncle Iroh in the future
Gabbi Kamalani, MD
Undergraduate: Stanford University
Med School: Tufts University
Interests: The beach, going to concerts, farmers markets, video games, anime, sleep, happy hour, and painting!
Jay Mayur, MD
Undergraduate: Vassar College
Med School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Interests: Everything basketball (playing pickup, watching NBA, fanduel), chess/board games, tennis, rowing, watching TV (mystery shows, superhero shows, Love Island UK), 2000s hip hop music, pathophysiology
Evan McMurray, MD
Undergraduate: College of William and Mary
Med School: Wake Forest School of Medicine
Interests: competitive swimming, weight training, traveling, cooking bland meals, listening to podcasts, learning Vietnamese and Spanish, satisfying my sweet tooth, Android phones
Yunfai Ng, MD
Undergraduate: University of Florida
Med School: University of Central Florida
Interests: Ballin' on a budget, witty humor, plotting my next vacation, Boba, third-wheeling every couple in this residency, a cold beer after a long hike, finding places to sit, cheap Chinatown eats, anything hot (sauce, wings, pot, Cheetos)
Kerry O'Sullivan, MD
Undergraduate: Florida State University
Med School: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Interests: International travel, travel planning, hiking, trying new food and restaurants, Netflix, the ocean, social EM, exploring brunch/happy hour spots, sailing, kickball, FSU football, soccer, sleep!
Hannah Perez Chavez, MD
Undergraduate: University of Florida
Med School: Morehouse School of Medicine
Interests: lifting weights, finding the nearest beach, roasting my friends, watching futbol and the NBA, spontaneous travel, reggaeton, basically anything Hispanic
Alejandra Rodriguez, MD
Undergraduate: Texas A&M University - College Station
Med School: UT Health San Antonio Long School of Medicine
Graduate School: MPH @ UT Health School of Public Health
Interests: EMS, weight-lifting, sushi, re-watching Friends, my dog, all things Disney, reggaetón, escape rooms (~30 so far)
Carly Rosen, MD
Undergraduate: Tulane University
Med School: University of Maryland - Baltimore
Interests: dogs, Peloton, traveling, shopping, live music, hiking, snowboarding, picnics in Central Park
Puja Singh, MD
Undergraduate: University of the Sciences BS/MD Program
Med School: Cooper Medical School
Interests: anything fashion related (may or may not have a main fridge for my skincare products), singing, dancing, Netflix, anything Bollywood related, FOOD, FeminEM, socialEM!
Connor Welsh, MD
Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins University
Med School: Michigan State University
Interests: Regretting being a Detroit sports fan, cooking, budget travel, running even less than Ed, science fiction, bullet chess, POCUS
PGY-2 Residents
Dimitri Alexis, MD
Undergraduate: University of Miami
Med School: Stony Brook University
Interests: Ultimate Frisbee, retro video games, sour gummi worms, spicy foods, penguins (all 18 species)
Eve Ameen, MD
Undergraduate: Brock University
Med School: Stony Brook University
Interests: Travelling (33 countries so far!), sushi, art museums, salsa dancing, finding the best Spotify playlist for any occasion, horror movies, jigsaw puzzles, global health/international medicine
Brian Brown, MD, PhD
Undergraduate: University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Graduate School: PhD in Cell Biology, NYU
Med School: NYU
Interests: Ultrasound, Med Ed, disco and funk, dancing badly to disco and funk, finding the perfect meme for every occasion
Mike Budovich, MD
Undergraduate: Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education
Med School: CUNY School of Medicine
Interests: Discussing my interests, psychological thrillers, spicy food, figurine sculpting, snowboarding, D&D, 2D platformers, accessible public restrooms, traveling, canceling free trials
Gabe Colón, MD
Undergraduate: University of Connecticut
Med School: University of Connecticut
Interests: Weight lifting, my dog Luna, traveling, online shopping, COFFEE, an ice cold IPA, quality time with family, Disaster/Global EM
Stevyn Fernandes, MD
Undergraduate: Rutgers University
Med School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Interests: Self-proclaimed foodie and wannabe chef, cheese-board enthusiast, coffee snob, a perfectly poured Guinness, dancing and karaoke, video games, hanging with my gf and family, beach vacations and disregarding my circadian rhythm
Halle Fitzgerald, MD
Undergraduate: Cornell University
Med School: Rutgers RWJ Medical School
Interests: Nightlife, trying new foods, reading, Harry Potter, skiing/snowboarding, horse back riding, traveling, adventure (sky diving, bungee jumping, scuba, shark cages, white water rafting etc) animals, family and friends
Jake Garcia, MD
Undergraduate: UCLA
Med School: Thomas Jefferson University
Interests: Spicy food, coffee, disco, applying SPF, swimming, applying more SPF, hot tubs, staying up late, medical education, the LGBTQ gamut
Peter Haskins, MD
Undergraduate: Tulane University
Med School: Tulane University
Interests: Running, hiking, trying new happy hours and restaurants, Seattle professional sports teams, traveling, electric violin, board games, golf, video games, reading, Pomeranian enthusiast
Tara Persaud Holmes, MD, MBA
Undergraduate: SUNY Purchase
Graduate School: Fox School of Business at Temple University
Med School: Temple University
Interests: Being a NYS real estate agent (call me for all your buying, selling, rental needs!), hanging with my 2 cats, spending time with my family, tennis, learning new songs on the guitar, trying different cabernets, travel (shoutout to my faves Hawaii, Croatia, India, China, Grand Cayman), eating food, anywhere with views of the Hudson, addiction medicine
Anthony Ma, MD
Undergraduate: Boston University
Med School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Interests: All things food, NY sports (Yankees, Giants, Knicks), traveling, aspiring bubble tea shop owner, off-key karaoke, hanging with family and friends, wannabe outdoorsman, actual couch potato, social EM, simulation, medical education
Neil Makhijani, MD
Undergraduate: The Ohio State University
Med School: The Ohio State University
Interests: Golf, pickup basketball, hiking, traveling, lifting, hot chicken, Indian food, sports (Buckeyes, Bengals, Lakers), landscaping, personal finance
Nick Oraee, MD
Undergraduate: University of Virginia
Med School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Interests: food, talking about food, writing about food, looking at food, bagels, Chelsea FC, being bald, raccoon memes, having the AC set at 65, being a black cloud, EPIC being the best EMR, ultrasound
Anni Patwari, MD
Undergraduate: St. John's University
Med School: SUNY Downstate
Interests: karaoke, people watching, trying new restaurants, starting shows and never finishing them, coffee, dancing, happy hour lover but also a proud couch potato, and cooking!
Brad Pradarelli, MD
Undergraduate: The Ohio State University
Med School: George Washington University
Interests: Soccer, hiking, camping, surfing, and really anything outdoors! Cat dad, Love Island enthusiast and dad joke connoisseur.
James Prince, MD, MBChB
Undergraduate: Columbia University
Med School: University of Manchester, UK
Interests: Football (non-American), Newcastle United, Cereal, my dog Alan, child Cam, and wife Vic (in that order), Bourbon
Aditi Ranade, MD
Undergraduate: Rutgers University
Med School: Cooper Medical School
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
Risham Singh, MD
Undergraduate: Washington University in St. Louis
Med School: University of Iowa
Interests: my cat, beach or park days, watching every TV show I can find, bhangra/raas/bollywood dancing, plants, harm reduction, social EM, LGBTQ health
Allie Vialonga , MD
Undergraduate: University of Maryland
Med School: Temple University
Interests: eating, drinking, spending time with my family and friends, pilates/yoga, peloton, reading. Also how great this program and epic is!
Elizabeth Yim, MD
Undergraduate: Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education
Med School: CUNY School of Medicine
Interests: true crime documentaries, my COVID cat Cleo, Escape Rooms, flea markets, portrait photography, all things pasta, Global EM, Social EM
PGY-1 Residents
Henry Ackerman, MD
Undergraduate: Colby College
Med School: New York Medical College
Interests: Skiing, kitesurfing, resting, good movies not bad ones, any food that I dont have to cook
Jeremy Althouse, MD, PhD
Undergraduate: Dartmouth College University in St. Louis
Graduate School: PhD in Physics, UCLA
Med School: SUNY Downstate
Interests: Music, travel, math, food, literature
Shanjida Ambia , MD
Undergraduate: Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education
Med School: CUNY School of Medicine
Interests: Traveling, napping, all water-related activities (even though I cant swim), brunch, F1, skincare, K-dramas, Bollywood music, and most importantly my cat
Aditya Banerjee, MD
Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins University
Med School: Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Interests: tennis, golf, playing drums, traveling, trying every pizza place in NYC
Paul-Henri Grosrenaud, MD
Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Med School: Keck School of Medicine USC
Interests: Gigantic dogs (mastiffs etc.), cats (allergic), braising, backpacking, scuba, intrigue/scandal, folk guitar, going to MOMA, hot chicken, The Sopranos, Henry Ackerman, NYT crosswords, surfing, skiing
Nozomi Harris-Koizumi, MD
Undergraduate: Vassar College
Med School: SUNY Downstate
Interests: skiing, hiking, biking, road tripping, camping, traveling far far away, but also some good ol' Brooklyn summer hangouts
Shinhae Kim , MD
Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame
Med School: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Interests: espresso, soccer, tennis, jazz piano, beer/happy hours, all things nature, working out, chilling with family and friends
Nicholas Kochakian, MD
Undergraduate: Boston College
Med School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Interests: procrastibaking, guitar and singing, rock climbing
Chaz Kuniyoshi, MD
Undergraduate: University of Hawaii at Manoa
Med School: University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine
Interests: weight lifting, working on cars and DIY home projects, karaoke, cooking and eating
Bryan Musmacker, MD
Undergraduate: Stony Brook University
Med School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Interests: hockey, golf, board games, video games, lazy mornings hanging with my cats and wife, coffee, anime, F1
Rajkumar Pammal , MD
Undergraduate: Harvard University
Med School: New York Medical College
Interests: tennis, alto saxophone, live music, sporting events and rooting for my Yankees & Knicks, traveling, carefully curating Spotify playlists, lawn games, health policy
Daniel Shedlovskiy, MD
Undergraduate: Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Med School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Interests: all things board sports (snow, surf, skateboarding), guitar, live music, hockey, finding the perfect ramen in NYC
Christine Sheng, MD
Undergraduate: Rutgers University
Med School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Interests: nerding out on my Nintendo Switch, arts and crafts, drawing/painting, ballet, R&B/lo-fi vibes, anything tea related, anime/manga, K-dramas, laying in bed
Tara Tardino, MD
Undergraduate: Cornell University
Med School: University of Miami
Interests: running and working out, drawing and painting, seeing broadway shows, learning new languages, hanging with friends
Jason Truong , MD
Undergraduate: NYU
Med School: SUNY Downstate
Interests: bourbon and whiskey, playing the keys, Korean BBQ, hot pot, karaoke, cheering for the Yankees, surrendering to my ramen addiction
Ariana Vargas, MD
Undergraduate: UC Berkeley
Med School: Temple University
Interests: backpacking, traveling, painting, my dog Rumi, quality time with friends over food and drinks, going out and about in the city
Barnes Werner, MD
Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame
Med School: SUNY Upstate
Interests: tennis, running, cooking, Thai food, reggaeton, LGBTQ health, exploring NYC, spending time with family and friends
Rachel Wong, MD
Undergraduate: Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education
Med School: CUNY School of Medicine
Interests: trying new food/amateur cooking, exploring NYC, skiing, hiking, traveling, binging Netflix, all things dog related
Danny Wu , MD
Undergraduate: NYU
Med School: Stony Brook
Interests: bouldering, photography, snowboarding, board game cafes, video games
Raymond Zhou, MD
Undergraduate: UCLA
Med School: Vanderbilt
Interests: soccer, pickleball, biking, breakdance, hip-hop, Kpop