Residents

With 59 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

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 

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

Brian Brown, MD, PhD

Undergraduate: University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Graduate School: PhD in Cell Biology, NYU

Med School: NYU

Interests: POCUS, education, disco and funk, dancing badly to disco and funk, tattoos as a coping mechanism

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 

PGY-3 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

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 

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. 

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, spending time with my family and friends, pilates/yoga, peloton, reading. Also how great this program and epic is!  

PGY-2 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

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

PGY-1 Residents

Samir Ali, MD

Undergraduate: NYU

Med School:  New York Medical College

Interests: Cooking, enjoying the outdoors, beaches, gaming, technology, doomscrolling on insta, sleeping, 3 am side quests, 2 am halal food, health policy and population health

Sadid Asad, MD

Undergraduate: City College of New York

Med School:  SUNY Downstate

Interests: Eating spicy food, finding the best Halal Cart in NYC. Weight lifting and playing basketball. NY Knicks. Military Medicine. Hiking. Learning different genres of dancing. Life goal is to travel to all wonders of the world. 

Arvind Balasundaram, MD

Undergraduate: Washington University in St. Louis

Med School:  Wayne State

Interests: Skiing, road trips, backpacking, cars, concerts, sports, exploring

Kim Burke, MD

Undergraduate: Northeastern University

Med School:  U Mass

Interests: Broadway shows, live music, always having a lil drinky drink (bobez/coffee/smoothie), eating my way thru NYC, trashy reality tv, traveling, painting, reading, the beach, naps, naps on the beach, social EM/ global EM

Noelle Calvello, MD

Undergraduate: The College of New Jersey

Med School:  Hackensack

Interests: Reading, fitness, making Spotify playlists for every mood and occasion, horror movies, pasta, true crime, puzzles, board game nights, pumpkin carving, traveling

Julia Cavati de Abreu, MD

Undergraduate: Florida International University

Med School:  U Miami

Interests: Traveling, museums, soccer, hockey, and occasionally other sports, reading, walking aimlessly for hours, ballet

Woody Chiang, MD

Undergraduate: Stony Brook University

Med School:  SUNY Downstate

Interests: Anime, board games, (too much) league of legends, reigning champion in annoying my wife, and on a quest to find the best soup dumplings in NYC 

Zaynah Dewan, MD

Undergraduate: Wellesley College

Med School:  Brown

Interests: Snowboarding, hiking, postcard collecting, running in cities and by rivers, playlist making, baking fruit pies, and of course trivia

Isaac Goldenthal, MD, MS

Undergraduate: Washington University in St. Louis

Graduate School: MS in Mechanical Engineering

Med School:  Columbia

Interests: Hiking, snowboarding, guitar, woodworking/lutherie, concerts, hot sauce, powerlifting, hammocks, science fiction, wilderness, ultrasound

Christopher Hoke, MD

Undergraduate: Lehigh University

Med School:  New York Medical College

Interests: Arsenal and premier league footy, NY Knicks, anime, video games, hanging with the homies, trying new food places

Chetali Jain, MD

Undergraduate: University of Michigan

Med School:  Einstein

Interests: Music, reading, writing, solo-travel, spooky season

Dong Lin, MD

Undergraduate: Cornell University

Med School:  New York Medical College

Interests: Optimized Game Theory, Chess, Poker, Investing, Classical Music, Skiing, Traveling (went to Japan in May 2024, obsessed with their culture) 

Nataliya Makhdumi, DO

Undergrad: Fordham University

Med School:  Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine

Interests: Running (quite slowly), pilates, concerts, naps, time in the sun preferably on a beach or boat, and traveling

Victoria McKee, MD

Undergraduate: University of Central Florida

Med School:  U Miami

Interests: spicy food, cooking, theme parks, concerts, traveling, drawing/painting, electronic music, rock n’ roll

Bobbi Meyer, MD

Undergraduate: Siena College

Med School:  Albany

Interests: Traveling, the beach, biking, skiing, reading, scuba diving, food, and hanging with family and friends

Anna Mirianashvili, DO

Undergraduate: CUNY Hunter College

Med School:  University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine

Interests: on an eternal quest for a rolodex of excellent hole-in-the-wall restaurants, embracing the toxic trait of trying to recreate every meal I've had out, watching anything A24, traveling to new destinations, singing along to songs but with wrong lyrics, concerts, picnics in the park, running begrudgingly, cackling joyfully

Victoria Rizzutto, MD, MPH

Undergraduate: University at Buffalo

Graduate School: Master of Public Health, Stony Brook

Med School:  Stony Brook

Interests: plant mama, dog lover without a dog, thriftie, proud backseat driver, ALDI enthusiast, blood type: Aperol Spritz

Matt Trotta, MD

Undergraduate: Binghamton University

Med School:  SUNY Upstate

Interests: dogs (not mine in the pic), Star Wars, Minecraft, NYT games, trivia, s’mores, EMS/disaster medicine

Eli Tukel, MD

Undergraduate: University of Michigan

Med School:  Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

Interests: Anything outside (running, climbing, frisbee), settling Catan, reading nonfiction, findings new breweries and coffee shops, Michigan football, Trader Joes

Noah Yoskowitz, MD

Undergraduate: Penn State

Med School:  Hofstra

Interests: Sailing, climbing, exploring national parks, spontaneous travel, consuming my weight in hot sauce, painting and ceramics, board games, pokemon, finding street art, befriending every stray animal I meet, wondering if I ever had a circadian rhythm, wilderness med and toxicology