Transitional Year Residents

Sanjay Thomas, MD,
Director, Transitional Year Residency Program

Residents AY 2025-2026

Elizabeth Avshalomov, DO
NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine
Anesthesia

Joshua Glynn, MD
Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine
Neurology

Meghana Goolla, MD
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Anesthesia

Catherine Hou, MD
Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine
Neurology

Karishma Krishnan, MD
New York Medical College
Transitional Year

Michelle Li, DO
NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine
Transitional Year

Dang Liu, MD
Tufts University School of Medicine
Neurology

Dayana Luna Valdez, MD
Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Anesthesia

Sehrish Malik, MD
CUNY School of Medicine
Transitional Year

Kweku Mill-Robertson, MD
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Neurology

Naima Muckom, MD
Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
Neurology

Samantha Pastore, MD
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Anesthesia

Ian Simonsen, MD
Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine
Anesthesia

Raj Singh, MD
Rush Medical College of Rush University
Transitional Year

Nicholas Weeks, DO
NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine
Anesthesia

Residents AY 2024-2025

Abdulaziz Ahmed, MD
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University
Anesthesia

Michael DeCarli, DO
Philadelphia College of Oseopathic Medicine
Transitional Year

Ankita Dharmendran, MD
California Northstate University College of Medicine
Anesthesia

Evan Garry, MD
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Anesthesia

Zeeshan Irani, DO
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Anesthesia

Daniel Kaufman, DO
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine- Middletown
Neurology

Brandon Kim, MD
California University of Science and Medicine
Anesthesia

Ali Kudej, DO
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Transitional Year

Arya Lahijani, DO
New York Institiute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
Transitional Year

Vivian Li, DO
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Transitional Year

Phillip Regina, DO
Tour College of Osteopathic Medicine
Neurology

Anusha Sanivarapu, DO
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Neurology

Jeremy Seiler, DO
Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Anesthesia

Lilla Simon, MD
Morehouse School of Medicine
Neurology

Nicole Webb, MD
St. George's University School of Medicine
Neurology

Residents AY 2023-2024

Waheed Asif, MD
University of Arizone College of Medicine
Anesthesia

Brandon Ballane, MD
New York Medical College
Radiology

Timothy Bauer, MD
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
Neurology

Esha Butala, MD
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Neurology

John Ehret, DO
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
Anesthesia

Kelly Frasier, DO
A.T. Still University of Health Sciences School of Osteopathic Medcine Arizona
Transitional Year

Camilla Herbin, DO
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Transitional Year

Boris Kobilja, MD
Drexel University College of Medicine
Neurology

Sunaina Rao, MD
CUNY School of Medicine
Neurololgy

Joseph Nathanson, MD
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Baffalo
Anesthesia

Meghana Pisupati, MD
California Northstate University College of Medicine
Anesthesia

Ibrahim Salah, MD
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Anesthesia

Winston Seo, MD
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Anesthesia

Kenny Tse, DO
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
PM&R

Taylor Veralli, MD
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Neurology

Residents AY 2022-2023

Aditya Bhagirath, DO
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine-Middletown
Nuvance: Transitional Year

Sepand Moalej, DO
Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
Nuvance: Transitional Year

Azana Newman, MD
CUNY School of Medicine
Nuvance: Transitional Year

Michael Zhao, MD
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Nuvance: Transitional Year

Joshua Chong, MD
California Northstate University College of Medicine
Nuvance: Anesthesia

Jaron Hrushka, MD
University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine
Nuvance: Anesthesia

Mike Kwon, MD
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
Nuvance: Anesthesia

Krusang Patel, MD
Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Nuvance: Anesthesia

Justin Tai, MD
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Nuvance: Anesthesia

George Tye, MD
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Nuvance: Anesthesia

Hayley Arrowood, DO
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Nuvance: Neurology

Rajesh Burela, DO
Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Nuvance: Neurology

Monika Mikolajczak, MD
Poznan University of Medical Sciences
Education in English
Nuvance: Neurology

Paul Partyka, DO, PhD
Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
Nuvance: Neurology

Julie Tram, MD
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Nuvance: Neurology

Residents AY 2021-2022

Brendan Sullivan, MD
Radiology

Abdul-Basit Sheikh, MD
Anesthesia

Anuj Bapodra, MD
Anesthesia

Farnaz Khalighinejad, MD
Neurology

Jordana Sandy, DO
Neurology

Lisa Victoria Greco, DO
Anesthesia

Martin Spencer Bevers, MD
Anesthesia

Melinda Christine Arthur, DO
Neurology

Meshkat Haque, DO
Anesthesia

Micah Sy, MD
Neurology

Muhammad Arif, MD
Anesthesia

Priyanka Das, MD
Anesthesia

Samuel Kenneth Katz, MD
Radiology

Samuel Lee, DO
Neurology

Taylor Tribett, MD
Anesthesia