Faculty

At the heart of the Mount Sinai Morningside-West Emergency Department are faculty members who form a diverse and dynamic group with academic appointments at the Mt. Sinai Icahn School of Medicine. All are board-certified or board-prepared in emergency medicine or pediatric emergency medicine. The faculty actively participate in weekly didactic conferences, teach the core curriculum, serve as preceptors for residents, function as liaisons to other departments, participate in research, and serve as advisors for Mt. Sinai medical students interested in emergency medicine. Senior Mt. Sinai medical students rotate in our department and are taught by our faculty.


The residency director, associate residency director and assistant residency directors coordinate all academic activities of the department at both sites. They facilitate the roles of the faculty, work closely with the residents and are available to residents at all times to provide personal or professional support and guidance. 

Eric Legome, MD

Chair, Emergency Medicine,  Mount Sinai Morningside/West
Residency:  Denver Health
Medical School: Ohio State University

Elyse Lavine, MD

Medical Director, Mount Sinai Morningside
Residency: Mount Sinai St. Luke's Roosevelt
Medical School: George Washington University

Michael Redlener, MD

Medical Director, Mount Sinai West
Fellowship: EMS, North Shore 
Residency: NYU
Medical School: Albert Einstein COM

William Bonadio, MD

Medical Director, Pediatric ED, Mount Sinai Morningside 
Fellowship: PEM, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Residency: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

Theodore Bania, MD, MS

Director, Toxicology Division
Fellowship: Toxicology, NYU
Residency: Metropolitan Hospital
Medical School: SUNY Downstate

Melissa Leber, MD

Director, Sports Medicine Division
Fellowship: Sports Medicine, Allegheny Medical Center
Residency: St. Luke's/Roosevelt
Medical School: Albany Medical College

Elizabeth Yetter, MD, MHPE

Director, Ultrasound Division
Fellowship: Emergency Ultrasound, NYU
Residency: Maimonides Medcal Center
Medical School: GWU

Chen He, MD

Residency Program Director
Residency: St. Luke's Roosevelt
Medical School: Albert Einstein COM

Catrina Cropano, MD

Assistant Medical Director, Mount Sinai West
Fellowship: Administration, Mount Sinai MW
Residency: Mount Sinai MW
Medical School: Quinnipiac University

Patricia Carey, MD

Associate Director, Department Finances
Residency: St. Luke's Roosevelt
Medical School: University of Rome

Arun Nandi, MD

Associate Director, Systems Utilization and Review
Residency: Albert Einstein/Jacobi Medical Center
Medical School: Madras University, India

Ali Sauler, MD

Associate Director of Quality and Patient Safety
Fellowship: Administration, Mount Sinai St. Luke's-Roosevelt
Residency: Mount Sinai St. Luke's Roosevelt
Medical School: NJMS

Joshua McHugh, MD

Director, Simulation Fellowship
Fellowship: Simulation, Mount Sinai MW
Residency: SUNY Downstate
Medical School: SUNY Downstate

Deepti Thomas-Paulose, MD

Director, Global Health Fellowship
Fellowship: International EM, Columbia University
Residency: St. Luke's Roosevelt
Medical School: Stony Brook

Brendan Connell, MD

Director of Informatics
Residency: NYU
Medical School: Northwestern University

Chris Hahn, MD

Associate Program Director
Residency: Highland-Alameda County
Medical School: Columbia University

Jenny Beck-Esmay, MD

Assistant Program Director
Residency: NYU/Bellevue
Medical School: University of Minnesota

Chris Richardson, MD

Assistant Program Director
Fellowship: Palliative Care, Mount Sinai Hospital
Residency: University of Cincinnati
Medical School: Stony Brook

Jamie Edelstein, MD

Co-Director, Medical Student Clerkship
Residency: SUNY Downstate
Medical School: SUNY Downstate

Bess Storch, MD

Co-Director, Medical Student Clerkship
Residency: NYU/Bellevue
Medical School: Columbia University

Robert Hoke, MD

EMS/Disaster Division
Fellowship: Emory University
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center
Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Nita Avrith, MD

Global Health Division
Residency: University of South Florida
Medical School: St. George's University

Jamie Eliades, MD

Global Health Division
Fellowship: International Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University
Residency: 
Medical School: Wayne State  University

Ramon Millan, MD

Global Health Division
Fellowship: Global Health, St. Luke's Roosevelt
Residency: Brown University
Medical School: Columbia University

Elizabeth Singer,  MD, MPH

Global Health Division
Residency: IM, NYU/Bellevue and EM, Mount Sinai Hospital
Medical School: SUNY Downstate

Benjamin Wyler, MD

Global Health Division
Fellowship: International Medicine, Stony Brook
Residency: LAC+USC Medical Center
Medical School: Harvard University

Ramona Sunderwirth, MD

Global Health DivisionPediatric EM
Residency: Pediatrics, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital
Medical School: Université Pierre et Marie Curie

Turandot Saul, MD

Ultrasound Division
Fellowship: Ultrasound, St. Luke's Roosevelt
Residency: Bellevue Hospital
Medical School: New York Medical College

Regina Saylor, MD

Ultrasound Division
Fellowship: Ultrasound, Mount Sinai Hospital
Residency: Temple University
Medical School: University of Maryland

Jonathan Deassis, MD

Simulation Division
Fellowship: Simulation, Mount Sinai MW
Residency: Stony Brook Medical Center
Medical School: Zucker School of Medicine @ Hofstra University

Wei Li, MD

Simulation Division
Fellowship: Simulation, Mount Sinai MW
Residency: Stony Brook Medical Center
Medical School: University of Central Florida

Sam Agyare, MBBS

Pediatric EM
Fellowship: PEM, St. Luke's Roosevelt
Residency: St. Luke's Roosevelt
Medical School: University of Ghana

Celeena Daniel, MD

Pediatric EM
Fellowship: PEM, St. Luke's Roosevelt
Residency: Pediatrics, St. Luke's Roosevelt
Medical School: University of Calicut

Anjali Singh, MD

Pediatric EM
Fellowship: PEM, University of Tennessee
Residency: Pediatrics, University of Illinois
Medical School: University of Mumbai

Giselle Cruz, MD

Residency: NYU/Bellevue
Medical School: Tufts University

Patrick Eiben, MD

Residency: Jacobi/Montefiore
Medical School: Creighton University

Marian Gambrell, MD

Residency: Jacobi Medical Center
Medical School: Temple University

Armin Gollogly, MD

Residency: Hofstra-Northwell at Long Island Jewish
Medical School: SUNY Downstate

Jon Grenadir, MD

Residency: Mount Sinai St. Luke's Roosevelt
Medical School: Tulane University

Sara Hadi, MD

Residency: SUNY Downstate
Medical School: Saint Louis University

Richard Lee, MD

Residency: St. Luke's Roosevelt
Medical School: Stony Brook

Quinn Leslie, MD

Residency: St. Luke's Roosevelt
Medical School: Columbia University

Mansi Nayak, MD

Residency: St. Luke's Roosevelt
Medical School: Stony Brook University

Amish Patel, MD

Residency: St. Luke's Roosevelt
Medical School: University of Buffalo

Ryan Renacci, MD

Residency: Mount Sinai Morningside/West
Medical School: Georgetown University

Chris Reverte, MD

Residency: University of Southern California
Medical School: Columbia University

Sam Sondheim, MD

Assistant Director of Clinical Operations, Mount Sinai Morningside
Residency: Mount Sinai MW
Medical School: Quinnipiac University

Ryan Tansek, MD

Residency: George Washington University
Medical School: Wayne State University 

Shameeke Taylor, MD

Research Division
Fellowship: Global Health, Mount Sinai MW
Residency: University of Chicago
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh

Tommy Wong, MD

Residency: Jacobi Medical Center
Medical School: New York Medical College