Residents

With 20 residents 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

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

Bobbi Meyer, MD

Undergraduate: Siena College

Med School: Albany Medical College

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

Isaac Goldenthal, MD, MS

Undergraduate: Washington University in St. Louis

Graduate School: MS in Mechanical Engineering

Med School: Columbia University

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

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

PGY-3 Residents

Samir Ali, MD

*Ultrasound Chief*

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 University

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

Kimberly Burke, MD

Undergraduate: Northeastern University

Med School: U Mass Chan Medical School

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 School of Medicine

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: University of 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 University

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

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

*Wellness Chief*

Undergraduate: University of Central Florida

Med School: University of Miami

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

Christopher Hoke, MD

*Wellness Chief*

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

*Ultrasound Chief*

Undergraduate: University of Michigan

Med School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine

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)

Victoria Rizzuto, 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

Matthew Trotta, MD

Undergraduate: Binghamton University

Med School: SUNY Upstate

Interests: dogs (not mine in the pic), Star Wars, Minecraft, NYT games, trivia, s’mores, travel, napping

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

PGY-2 Residents

Brian Badloo, MD, MPH

Undergraduate: Stony Brook University

Graduate: NYU School of Global Public Health

Med School: New York Medical College

Interests: Biking, DJing and Collecting Vinyl Records, Stocks/Investing, Speed Solving Rubik Cubes, Poker, Video/Board Games, Exploring NYC through Coffee Shops & Restaurants, Chicken over Rice Connoisseur, Car Culture, the Knicks, Global Public Health and Mentorship/Education

Emily Beckett, MD

Undergraduate: Binghamton University

Med School: New York Medical College

Interests: trumpet, cooking, skiing, ping pong, Premier League soccer, hiking, craft beer, pub quizzes, video games

Natasha Bitar, MD

Undergraduate: UMass Amherst

Med School: University of Massachusetts

Interests: travel, comedy shows, touching grass, gyming, finding the best goonz (crab rangoons) in NYC

Eddie Briseno, MD

Undergraduate: UCLA

Med School: Keck School of Medicine of USC

Interests: Painting/drawing/crafts, Star Wars, horror movies, non-horror movies, video games, petting your cat or dog, fitness, indomie

Michaela Dickson, MD

Undergraduate: Binghamton University

Med School: New York Medical College

Interests: reading, soup, Maine, Severance and any other dramatic show, pigs, sad boy music, cooking (again soup), making skincare routines for other people

Kisho Fukuoka-Armitage, MD

Undergraduate: University of Washington

Med School: Florida Atlantic University

Interests: soccer, dogs, pet fostering, fantasy football, video games, traveling, trying new cuisines

Greg Garber, MD

Undergraduate: Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Med School: Stony Brook University

Interests: Playing guitar, watching sports (let’s go Yankees, Islanders and Giants), eating my way around NYC, going to concerts, cooking the food of my Italian heritage

Alyssa Ison, MD

Undergraduate: Northeastern University

Med School: Drexel University College of Medicine

Interests: napping, eating (sushi), throwing darts, watching sports, playing fetch with my dog, binging Netflix, car rides, blasting music, working out, spending time with friends and family

Ankitha Kaki, MD

Undergraduate: UC San Diego

Med School: University of Arizona College Of Medicine - Tucson

Interests: Trader Joe’s, curating Spotify playlists, volleyball, snowboarding, Catan, happy hour, art museums, visiting all the national parks!

Rajas Karajgikar, MD

Undergraduate: The College of New Jersey

Med School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Interests: Administration/ Operations, Rooftops, Beach, Drinks and Dining and Dessert, Shows, Gym, Dance, Volleyball, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Fruity Flavors

Katherine Lister, MD

Undergraduate: McGill University

Med School: King's College London

Interests: Doggos, travel, tolling, soccer, hate-loving cycling, skiiing, attempting to workout

Aviral Mahajan, MD

Undergraduate: University of Connecticut

Med School: University of Connecticut

Interests: Cooking, my dog Scotch, house music sets in Brooklyn, Arsenal, NYC thai food, New Haven pizza, making textured art, creating cocktail recipes, traveling

Karen Makar, MD

Undergraduate: Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Med School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Interests: trying out diff sushi spots, gymnastics, exploring nyc, my cats, cartwheels, faux calligraphy, the jersey shore (the place, not the show), thrifting, critical care, sports medicine

Tyler Riley, MD

Undergraduate: University of Florida

Med School: University of Central Florida

Interests: Statue of Liberty, lifting, running, trying new restaurants and ranking them on Beli, hanging with my wife and dog, my wife’s hobbies

Kenneth Romero, MD, MS

Undergraduate: Florida State University

Grad School: University of South Florida

Med School: Florida State University

Interests: Gardening, happy hours, Pokemon, Colombian Soccer, FL Panthers, Miami Heat, FSU football, Sunday BBQs, salsa, traveling, and trying new places!

Benjamin Schwartz, MD

Undergraduate: Florida State University

Med School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Interests: Interpretative Dancing, Pogo-sticking, Flyfishing, my pet rat, the great state of Florida, and collecting seashells, cookie skillets, loquacious tendencies

Mitchell Yelton, MD

Undergraduate: Michigan State University

Med School: Michigan State University

Interests: Traveling, hiking, trying new restaurants, climbing, exploring NYC without a plan, ice cream, playing Overcooked, explaining to people why Detroit style pizza is superior to NY style

Nicole Zhao, MD

Undergraduate: Stony Brook University

Med School: Stony Brook University

Interests: traveling (specifically near bodies of water), snorkeling, cats (allergic), dogs (getting one), trying out new teas and boba, trying out new experiences/restaurants with family and friends, my grandma

PGY-1 Residents

Martin Kristian Arceo, MD

Undergraduate: UC San Diego

Med School: Stritch SOM Loyola University Chicago

Interests: Camping, Roadtrips, Hiking, History, Traveling, Martial Arts, Social EM

Beatriz Bacelar, MD

Undergraduate: Boston University

Med School: UMass Chan Medical School

Interests: Nail art, Steven King/horror movies and chick-flicks, the beach, soccer, everything sushi and pizza, adopting new plants, spending time with family and friends

Isidora (Isi) Beach, MD

Undergraduate: University of Tennessee

Med School: University of Vermont

Interests: DJing, listening to many genres of music while dancing, fashion and making my own clothes, running/hiking/spontaneous adventures outside, yoga, international medicine, wilderness medicine, octavia butler

Andie Brown, MD

Undergraduate: University of Texas at Austin

Med School: McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston

Interests: Tennis, sporting events, reading, traveling, exploring NYC, trying new dessert spots

Rowan Burns, MD

Undergraduate: Wofford College

Med School: University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville

Interests: Trying new foods, all things coffee, wake surfing/wakeboarding, reading (ask me for recs!), sweet treats, and the Patriots (sorry!)

John Glassman, MD

Undergraduate: University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Med School: University of Nebraska Medical Center

Interests: Spending time in nature, good coffee, running, watching old school Law and Order, second hand book stores, photography, meeting friends and exploring NYC

Issael (Izzy) Gonzalez, MD

Undergraduate: UCLA

Med School: UConn School of Medicine

Interests: Running, cycling, coffee, cooking, trying new cocktail recipes, and happy hour with friends

Megan Hatcher , MD

Undergraduate: Baylor University

Med School: McGovern Medical School

Interests: Playing guitar, anything outdoorsy, visiting national parks and new cities, energy drinks, crime documentaries, EDM, & petting my cat

Caroline Holland, MD

Undergraduate: Wake Forest University

Med School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Interests: Volleyball, matcha, sunshine, spicy food, games & sports, holiday decorations, nutrition, weiner dogs, coconut

Caroline Karnosh, MD

Undergraduate: Colgate University

Med School: University of Pittsburgh

Interests: Fiber arts, painting, buying craft supplies, performing arts, baking, re-watching The Hunger Games

Humza Khan, MD

Undergraduate: Binghamton University

Med School: SUNY Upstate

Interests: Guitar, music production, painting, cats, weightlifting, MMA, basketball, horror movies, mean mugging to aggressive EDM, concerts, energy drinks

Anton Krutyakov, MD

Undergraduate: NYU

Med School: University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine

Interests: Hiking, backpacking,skiing, rock climbing, flying gliders

Josh Leow, MD

Undergraduate: Pepperdine University

Med School: University of Tennessee

Interests: Eating good food, drinking good coffee, exploring underrated international travel destinations before they go viral, playing violin at weddings for my friends, tennis and marathons

Liam McDevitt, MD

Undergraduate: University of Michigan

Med School: Zucker school of medicine at Hofstra

Interests: Knicks basketball, weight lifting, golf, jiu jitsu, bouldering, traveling, and dangerously spicy food

Natalie Negroni, MD

Undergraduate: Monmouth University

Med School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Interests: hiking (especially at national parks), skiing, sci-fi movies/shows, adding restaurants to my beli, loving my 2 cats, being my own manicurist

Tenzin Seldoen Oshoe, MD

Undergraduate: Cornell University

Med School: Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook

Interests: Human Rights/Tibetan activism, long walks, horror novels, nature, cooking, cultural gatherings, working out, video editing, ALDI, lobbying, global EM, healthcare policy

Aayushi Parikh, MD

Undergraduate: Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Med School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Interests: Reading, trying to find the best coffee shop, all things music (playing and listening), knitting, going on unplanned adventures with friends

Thomas Pawlowski, MD

Undergraduate: Indiana University

Med School: university of Rochester school of medicine and dentistry

Interests: languages, chess, basketball, skiing, fiction literature, tennis, late night dancing

Maira Silva, MD

Undergraduate: Quinnipiac University

Med School: Frank H. Netter MD. School of Medicine

Interests: Traveling, watching soccer (COYG), running, reading, iced coffee, diet coke, trying new restaurants

Spencer Sugden, MD

Undergraduate: SUNY Geneseo

Med School: New York Medical College

Interests: Cooking, hiking, video games, and reading

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