Internal Medicine Residency Program at Norwalk Hospital Leadership

Raman Gill-Meyer, MD,
Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency

Dr. Raman Gill-Meyer joined Northwell Health in 2015 as a hospitalist at Norwalk Hospital after completing her Internal Medicine residency and serving as Chief Medical Resident there. She earned her medical degree from Ross University of Medicine and holds a biology degree from York University.

A dedicated medical educator, Dr. Gill-Meyer is the Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont. She previously served as Clerkship Medical Director at Norwalk Hospital.

Dr. Gill-Meyer is a certified healthcare simulation educator who developed the residency program’s simulation curriculum and contributed to the Society for Simulation in Health Care’s certification testing manual. She also established the Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) curriculum and elective at Norwalk Hospital and actively teaches residents and medical students.

Dr. Gill-Meyer is a member of the American College of Physicians, Society of Hospital Medicine, and Society for Simulation in Health Care, and serves on several hospital committees focused on resuscitation, stroke care, quality, and patient safety. She is also actively involved in the Norwalk Hospital Women in Medicine Group and Mentorship Program.

Program Managers

Dawn DeSantis, MS, C-TAGME
Program Manager

Randy Williams, MPA
Program Coordinator

Chief Residents

Shira Rosoph, MD

Vivan Sohal, MD

Core Faculty, Inpatient Internal Medicine

Golnaz Ashrafzadeh, MD
Associate Program Director
Hospital Medicine

Wesley Calvin, DO
Hospital Medicine

Vasiliki Harisis, MD
Associate Program Director
Hospital Medicine

Samartharadhya Iyanalli Srishailara, MD
Hospital Medicine

Anjum Khan, MD
Hospitalist Section Chief
Hospital Medicine

Mark Kulaga, MD
Associate Designated Institutional Official (ADIO)
Hospital Medicine

Jason Orlinick, MD, PhD, VPMA
Vice President Medical Affairs (VPMA)
Chairman Department of Medicine
Hospital Medicine

Alexander Briand, DO
Hospital Medicine

Nadia Orr, MD
Hospital Medicine

Daniel Peneyra, MD
Hospital Medicine

Jean Pichardo, MD
Hospital Medicine

Sergii Rakhuba, MD
Hospital Medicine

Abdul Rahim Rahimyar, MD
Medical Clerkship Director
Hospital Medicine

Alina V Rakhuba, MD
Hospital Medicine

Seaf-Shafique-MD

Seaf S Shafique, MD
Hospital Medicine

Anna Zielinska, MD
Hospital Medicine

Patrick Webster, MD
Chief/Director of Rheumatology

Specialty Education Coordinators

Nicole A. Carreau, MD
Hematology/Oncology
Specialty Education Coordinator

Richard T Gervasi, MD
Nephrology
Specialty Education Coordinator

Jean Hammel, MD, FACEP
Vice Chair of Emergency Medicine
Specialty Education Coordinator

Holly E. Hensley, MD
Neurology
Specialty Education Coordinator

Nabeela Khan, DO
Infectious Disease
Specialty Education Coordinator

Rakhee Mangla, MD
Gastroenterology
Program Director Gastroenterology Fellowship
Specialty Education Coordinator

Nancy Rennert, MD, FACE, FACP, CPHQ
Chief of Endocrinology and Diabetes
Specialty Education Coordinator

Arshad Yekta, MD, FACC, FSCAI, RPVI
Cardiology
Specialty Education Coordinator

Core Faculty, Ambulatory Medicine

Ellen Kulaga, MD
Associate Program Director
Internal Medicine

Kevin Hess, DO
Internal Medicine

Cristina Smina, MD
Internal Medicine

Core Faculty, Pulmonary / Critical Care

Amy Ahasic, MD, MPH, FCCP, ATSF
Chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care
Medical Director of Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Hira Bakhtiar, MD

Hira Bakhtiar, MD
Associate Program Director Sleep Fellowship
Sleep Medicine
Critical Care Medicine
Pulmonary Medicine

Karen Halasan, MD
Pulmonary and Critical Care

Akhil Khosla, MD
Critical Care Medicine

Ming-Ming Lee, MD
Critical Care Medicine
Pulmonary Medicine

Ian Weir, DO, F.A.A.S.M.
Program Director Pulmonary Fellowship,
Program Director Sleep Medicine Fellowship
Sleep Medicine
Critical Care Medicine
Pulmonary Medicine