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Faculty
Amish Aghera, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, CHSE
Director, Center for Clinical Simulation and Safety | Bio
Director, Emergency Medicine Simulation Division
Patient Safety Officer
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
Residency: Jacobi/Montefiore - Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Professional Interests: Faculty Development, Education Research, Patient Safety, Team Training
Humaira Ali, DO
Assistant Medical Director of Prehospital Care | Bio
Medical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center
Fellowship: Clinical Simulation, University of California, Irvine
Fellowship: EMS, Maimonides Medical Center
Professional Interests: Medical Education, Mass Gathering Medicine
Alexander C. Arroyo, MD, FAAP
Division Chief, Pediatric Emergency Medicine | Bio
Medical School: University Of Connecticut School of Medicine
Residency: Northwell/North Shore-LIJ
Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Schneider Children's Hospital; Emergency Ultrasound, Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Professional Interests: Pediatric POCUS, Wound Management, Procedural sedation and pain managment, Ringside/Combat sports Medicine
Twitter: @AlexArroyoMD
Myungwook Bae, DO, FACEP, FAWM, DiMM
EMS & Wilderness Medicine Faculty | Bio
Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Carolinas Campus
Residency: Baystate Medical Center - University of Massachusetts
Fellowship: Wilderness Medicine - Baystate Medical Center
Professional Interests: Wilderness Medicine, Travel Medicine, Expedition Medicine, Alpine Medicine
Website
Dimitry Bosoy, MD
Assistant Medical Director, Maimonides Bay Ridge Emergency Department | Bio
Medical School: St. George’s University College of Medicine
Residency: St. Luke’s University Hospital
Professional Interests: Bedside Teaching, Emergency Department Operations
Wendy Chan, MD
Associate Medical Director & Scheduler | Bio
Medical School: Jacobs School of Medicine, University at Buffalo
Residency: SUNY Downstate/Kings County Hospital
Professional Interests: Cycling, Preventative medicine, Business Operations, Supply Chain Optimization
Junaid Chaudhry, MD
Core Faculty
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency: Jacobi/Montefiore - Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Professional Interests: Global Health, Social Emergency Medicine, Health Equity, LGBTQ+ Health
Gordon Chien, MD
Assistant Clerkship Director
Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine
Residency: Jacobi/Montefiore - Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Professional Interests: Medical education, keeping residents fed and watered
Other Interests: Tinkering with my sous vide cooker, losing at Mario Kart, losing at Settlers of Catan, being a terrible Spymaster in Codenames
Teresa Choe, MD
Core Faculty
Medical School: John A. Burns School of Medicine (University of Hawai’i)
Residency: Staten Island University Hospital
Other Interests: my doggy Tofu
Carmen Cortis, DO
Core Faculty - Pediatric Emergency Medicine | Bio
Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center
Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center
Professional Interests: Pediatric Critical Care, Mentorship, Nocturnist
Riddhi Desai, DO
Medical Education Fellow
Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: St. Joseph's University Medical Center
Professional Interests: Critical Care and Resuscitation, Procedural Medicine, Ultrasound, Innovative Content Creation
Twitter: @riddhidesai01
Smruti Desai, DO, MPH, MA
Simulation Faculty | Bio
Medical School: Touro COM (Harlem)
Residency: SUNY Downstate/Kings County
Fellowship: Clinical Simulation, Maimonides Medical Center
Professional Interests: Social EM, Advocacy, Health Equity, Simulation, Narrative Medicine
Eitan Dickman, MD, MMM, FACEP, FAIUM
Ershad Elahi, MD
Core Faculty | Bio
Physician Advisor, Maimonides Health
Medical School: Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School
Residency: NYU/Bellevue
Fellowship: Emergency Ultrasound, SUNY Downstate
Professional Interests: Ultrasound, Emergency Department Operations
Nubaha Elahi, MD, MPH
Medical Director | Bio
Simulation Faculty
Medical School: Stony Brook University Renaissance School of Medicine
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center
Professional Interests: Clinical Simulation, Curriculum Development, Patient Safety, Emergency Department Patient Flow
David Eng, MD, FACEP, FAEMS
Associate Medical Director of Prehospital Care | Bio
Associate EMS Fellowship Program Director
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
Residency: New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Fellowship: EMS, FDNY - Northwell Health
Professional Interests: EMS, Event Medicine, Education
Twitter: @dengmd
Michele Fagan, MD
Core Faculty - Pediatric Emergency Medicine | Bio
Simulation Faculty
Medical School: Sackler School of Medicine
Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
Professional Interests: Clinical Simulation
Magdalena Filardo, MD
Core Faculty | Bio
Medical School: Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center
Professional Interests: Resident Education, Community Medicine
Matt Friedman, MD, FACEP, FAEMS
EMS Fellowship Director | Bio
Associate Medical Director of Prehospital Care
Medical School: New York Medical College
Residency: Mount Sinai Hospital/Icahn School of Medicine
Fellowship: EMS FDNY - Northwell Health
Professional Interests: Mass Gathering Medicine
Grace Glassman, MD
Associate Medical Director | Bio
Fellowship Co-Director, Emergency Department Administration
Medical School: Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons
Residency: New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center
Professional Interests: Medical Education, Patient Experience, Emergency Department Operations
Laura K. Gonzalez, MD
Core Faculty - Pediatric Emergency Medicine | Bio
Ultrasound Faculty
Medical School: University of Missouri, Columbia
Residency: University of Missouri, Columbia
Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center; Emergency Ultrasound, Maimonides Medical Center
Professional Interests: Pediatric POCUS, On-shift Resident Teaching, Clinical Medicine
Lawrence Haines, MD, MPH, FPD-AEMUS
Division Director, Emergency Ultrasound | Bio
Medical School: University of California, Davis
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center
Fellowship: Emergency Ultrasound, Maimonides Medical Center
Professional Interests: Point of care ultrasound, critical care, nerve blocks
Twitter: @lawrencehaines
Elie Harmouche, MD
Director, Division of Medical Toxicology | Bio
Medical School: American University of Beirut
Residency: Henry Ford Health System
Fellowship: Toxicology, New York University/NYC Poison Control Center
Professional Interests: Toxicology, Education, Simulation
Melinda Huang, DO
Core Faculty | Bio
Medical School: Touro University
Residency: Good Samaritan Hospital
Professional Interests: Mentorship, Resident Wellness
Samuel Kim, MD, MA
Core Faculty | Bio
Medical School: New York Medical College
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center
Professional Interests: Community Medicine, Dogs, Graduate Medical Education, Resuscitation, but really can’t overstate the importance of dogs
Errel Khordipour, DO
Ultrasound Research Director | Bio
Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Baystate Medical Center - University of Massachusetts
Fellowship: Emergency Ultrasound, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Professional Interests: Point of Care Ultrasound, Transesophageal Echo
Jeanette Kurbedin, DO
Departmental Director of Undergraduate Medical Education |Clerkship Director | Bio
Ultrasound Faculty
Medical School: NYCOM
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center
Fellowship: Emergency Ultrasound, Maimonides Medical Center
Professional Interests: Medical Education and Mentorship, Ultrasound, Transesophageal Echo, Curriculum Development
Twitter: @jkurbedin
Michael Lamberta, MD, FACEP, CHSE
Division Co-Director, Clinical Simulation | Bio
Co-Director, Simulation Fellowship
Medical School: Rush Medical College
Residency: Jacobi/Montefiore - Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Fellowship: Clinical Simulation, Maimonides Medical Center
Professional Interests: Patient Safety, Clinical Simulation, Interdisciplinary Teams, Human Factors
Eustace Lashley, MD, FACEP
Vice Chair of Quality and Safety | Bio
Director of the Observation Unit
Medical School: Howard University
Internship: Maimonides Medical Center
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center
David Lobel, MD, FAEMS
Medical Director of Prehospital Care | Bio
Medical School: SUNY Downstate
Residency: NYU/Bellevue
Professional Interests: Interfacility Critical Care Transport, EMS Advocacy
Evan Mahl, MD
Core Faculty - Pediatric Emergency Medicine | Bio
Co-chair of the Bioethics Committee
Medical School: New York University School of Medicine
Residency: Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine
Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, New York University School of Medicine
Professional Interests: Simulation medicine, bioethics, clinical reasoning, pediatric resuscitation
Gary Maida, MD
Core Faculty - Pediatric Emergency Medicine | Bio
Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center
Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center
Professional Interests: Mass Gathering Medicine, Pediatric Resuscitation
John P Marshall, MD, MBA, FACEP
Chief Medical Officer, Maimonides Health | Bio
Immediate Past Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine
Medical School: University of Michigan
Internship: University of Hawaii
Residency: Denver Health Medical Center
Professional Interests: Administration, Education, Critical Care
Twitter: @john_p_marshall
Aidin Masoudi, MD
Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Faculty | Bio
Medical School: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Residency: Orthopedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital; Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center
Fellowship: Surgical Critical Care, Maimonides Medical Center
Professional Interests: Medical Education, Resuscitation
Sergey Motov, MD, FAAEM
Research Director | Bio
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Medical School: Latvian Medical Academy
Internship: Montefiore - Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center
Professional Interests: Pain Management, Research, Medical Education
Twitter: @painfreeED
Website: http://www.painfree-ed.com
Leily Naraghi, MD
Fellowship Director, Emergency Ultrasound | Bio
Medical School: Iran University of Medical Sciences
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center
Fellowship: Emergency Ultrasound, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center / Harvard Medical School
Professional Interests: Ultrasound simulation, Regionals anesthesia, Transesophageal ultrasound, Medical Education, Mentorship
Twitter: @leily_n
Alyssa Nguyen-Phuoc, MD
Director of Ultrasound Resident Education | Bio
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania
Residency: Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai - St. Luke’s / West
Fellowship: Emergency Ultrasound, Maimonides Medical Center
Professional Interests: Ultrasound, Medical Education, Wellness
Daniel Novak, DO, MBA
Assistant Medical Director | Bio
Assistant Fellowship Director, Emergency Department
Medical School: Nova Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center
Fellowship: Administration and Operations, Maimonides Medical Center
Professional Interests: Patient Safety, Patient Satisfaction, Quality Improvement, Operations
Twitter: @DanielAndrewDO
Kay Odashima, MD
Director of Resident Ultrasound Education | Bio
Medical School: Tufts University
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center
Fellowship: Emergency Ultrasound, Maimonides Medical Center
Professional Interests: Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia
Eric Quinn, MD
Assistant Medical Director of Prehospital Care | Bio
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center
Fellowship: EMS, Cooper University Hospital
Professional Interests: Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrests, Curriculum Development, Community Paramedicine
Mukul Ramakrishnan, MD
Simulation Faculty | Bio
Medical School: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Residency: NYU/Bellevue
Fellowship: Clinical Simulation, Maimonides Medical Center
Professional Interests: Simulation medicine, Resident Education
Ahmed Rashed, MD, MBA
Medical Director Maimonides Bay Ridge Emergency Department | Bio
Medical School: Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center
Professional Interests: Healthcare Administration, Trauma Resuscitation, Free Standing Emergency Departments
Christine Rizkalla, MD, FAAP
Associate Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship | Bio
Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Residency: Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
Professional Interests: Medical Education, Advocacy, Pediatric Pain Management
Jonathan Rochlin, MD
Core Faculty - Pediatric Emergency Medicine | Bio
Medical School: Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Residency: New York Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine: Emory University School of Medicine/Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Professional Interests: Education; Pediatric Trauma
Eric Roseman, MD
Simulation Faculty | Bio
Medical School: SUNY Downstate
Residency: SUNY Downstate/Kings County Hospital
Fellowship: Clinical Simulation, Maimonides Medical Center
Professional Interests: Graduate Medical Education, Curriculum Development
Aaron Ryoo, MD, MS
Ultrasound Faculty | Bio
Medical School: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center
Fellowship: Emergency Ultrasound, New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist
Amy Sanghvi, MD
Director of Medical Student Ultrasound Education | Bio
Medical School: Wayne State University
Residency: Mount Sinai Hospital/Icahn School of Medicine
Fellowship: Emergency Ultrasound, Mount Sinai Hospital/Icahn School of Medicine
Professional Interests: Point of Care Ultrasound, Transesophageal Echo, Education, Curriculum Development
Irina Sanjeevan-Cabeza, MD
Ultrasound Faculty | Bio
Medical School: Autonomous University of Barcelona
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Fellowship: Emergency Ultrasound, Maimonides Medical Center
Professional Interests: Ultrasound Education, Advanced Echo and Wall-Motion Abnormalities, Medical Spanish
Twitter: @irinasanj
Joshua Schiller, MD
Director of Global Health and Social EM | Bio
Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Residency: Stony Brook University Hospital
Professional Interests: Narratives and storytelling; global health
Website: https://airwaystories.org
Sneha Shah, MD
Assistant Medical Director, Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital | Bio
Medical School: New York Medical College
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center
Professional Interests: Wellness, Community Medicine
David Shang, MD
Simulation Faculty | Bio
Medical School: Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center
Fellowship: Clinical Simulation, Maimonides Medical Center
Professional Interests: Medical Education, Global Health
Sabrina Sokolovsky, DO
Core Faculty | Bio
Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center
Professional Interests: Resident Education, Critical Care
Reuben J. Strayer, MD
Associate Medical Director | Bio
Director of Addiction Medicine
Fellowship Co-Director, Emergency Department Administration
Medical School: UTSW Medical Center, Dallas
Residency: McGill University, Montréal
Professional Interests: Airway, procedural sedation, agitation, analgesia, addiction, decision-making, medical error prevention
Twitter: @emupdates
Website: http://emupdates.com
Emily Unks, MD
Core Faculty | Bio
Medical School: New York Medical College
Residency: NYU/Bellvue
Professional Interests: Resident Wellness, Medical Education
Hector Vazquez, MD, MSc
Fellowship Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine | Bio
Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Residency: Northwell- North Shore- LIJ
Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine - Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York Presbyterian- Columbia University
Professional Interests: EBM, Education
Twitter: @hectorvazquezny
Elias Wan, MD, FAAEM
Critical Care Track Director | Bio
Medical School: Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Residency: Mount Sinai Beth Israel - Icahn School of Medicine
Fellowship: Internal Medicine Critical Care Fellowship, Albert Einstein School of Medicine - Montefiore
Professional Interests: Critical Care, Resuscitation, ECMO, LVAD, Post-cardiac surgery care
Twitter: @Ewanemmd
Kai Wang, MD
Core Faculty | Bio
Medical School: Wayne State University
Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Professional Interests: Resident Education, Mentorship, Resident Wellness
Corey Weiner, MD, DABPM-CI
Director, Division of Clinical Informatics | Bio
Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Maimonides Health
Medical School: Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School
Residency: Mount Sinai Hospital/Icahn School of Medicine
Professional Interests: Clinical Informatics, ED Operations
Moshe Weizberg, MD, MBA, FACEP
Medical Director, Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital | Bio
Past President of CORD
Medical School: SUNY Downstate
Residency: SUNY Downstate/Kings County Hospital
Professional Interests: EKGs, Cardiology, Critical Care, Resident Education, EMS
Duo Xu, MD
Simulation Faculty | Bio
Medical School: NYU School of Medicine
Residency: SUNY Downstate/Kings County Hospital
Fellowship: Clinical Simulation, Maimonides Medical Center
Professional Interests: In-situ Simulation, Curriculum Development
Jason Zimmerman, DO, FACEP, FAEMS
EMS Faculty | Bio
Medical Director of Volunteer Ambulance Services
Medical School: NYIT COM
Residency: Newark - Beth Israel
Fellowship: EMS, FDNY - Northwell Health
Professional Interests: Prehospital Emergency Care, Operations
Jessica Zerzan, MD
Assistant Medical Director, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine | Bio
Medical School: SUNY Downstate
Residency: SUNY Downstate
Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center
Professional Interests: Administration and fellowship/residency education