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Emergency Medicine Residency Program

NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

Emergency Medicine Residency Program

Meet Our Residents

Class of 2024

Stefany Stempien, DO

Stefany Stempien, DO

Hometown: Buffalo, NY
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: Partner acrobatics, hand balancing, watching football, bike rides, live music, comedy shows

Ben Rotter, MD

Ben Rotter, MD

Hometown: White Plains, NY
Medical School: New York Medical College
Hobbies/Interests: Running, tennis, NY Politics & Housing

Nicole Quattrocchi, MD

Nicole Quattrocchi, MD

Hometown: New York, NY
Medical School: Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Hobbies/Interests: Sailing (for fun now, but raced in college!), tennis, skiing, cooking, reading, working out (gym> home), walking around the city with my dog

Michael Polito, DO

Michael Polito, DO

Hometown: Mahopac, NY
Medical School: Touro COM - Middletown
Hobbies/Interests: Food, cooking, running, traveling, photography

Merit Milad, MD

Merit Milad, MD

Hometown: San Pedro, CA
Medical School: Oakland University William Beaumont SOM
Hobbies/Interests: Yoga, reading, painting, ultimate frisbee

Stephen Matsuoka, MD

Stephen Matsuoka, MD

Hometown: San Jose, CA
Medical School: Keck SOM of USC
Hobbies/Interests: Hiking, running, cooking, basketball, golf, global health

Layth Mahdi, MD

Layth Mahdi, MD

Hometown: Tucson, AZ
Medical School: Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: Playing guitar, reading, movies

 

Francis Harrison, MD

Francis Harrison, MD

Hometown: San Diego, CA
Medical School: UC-San Francisco
Hobbies/Interests: Movies/tv, tennis, board games, exploring

Katherine Harmon, MD

Katherine Harmon, MD

Hometown: Auburn, ME
Medical School: Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Hobbies/Interests: Cooking/baking, exploring outdoors, plants

Adam Ahmad Chaustre, MD

Adam Ahmad Chaustre, MD

Hometown: North Brunswick, NJ
Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Hobbies/Interests: Gardening/landscaping, grilling, weightlifting, collecting vinyl records, bicycle riding, world history

Navid Ashari, MD

Navid Ashari, MD

Hometown: Holmdel, NJ
Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson
Hobbies/Interests: Concerts, skiing/snowboarding, climbing, hiking, traveling

Rhiannon Anderson, MD

Rhiannon Anderson, MD

Hometown: West Palm Beach, FL
Medical School: Florida Atlantic University College of Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: Traveling, film photography, reading

Class of 2025

Vladimir Zinsou, MD

Vladimir Zinsou, MD

Hometown: Lake Grove, NY
Medical School: SUNY Downstate

Samantha Tall, MD

Samantha Tall, MD

Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
Medical School: Meharry Medical College

Arun Sen-Gupta, DO

Arun Sen-Gupta, DO

Hometown: San Jose, California
Medical School: Western University of health sciences

Ridgley Schultz, MD

Ridgley Schultz, MD

Hometown: Harleysville, PA
Medical School: Drexel University

Andrew Nguyễn, MD

Andrew Nguyễn, MD

Hometown: Garden Grove, CA
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin

Mark McKenna, MD

Mark McKenna, MD

Hometown: Farmington, CT
Medical School: University of Connecticut

David Mandil, MD

David Mandil, MD

Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Medical School: SUNY Downstate

Kassem Makki, DO

Kassem Makki, DO

Hometown: Dearborn, MI
Medical School: Michigan State College of Osteopathic Medicine

Michelle Kelley, MD, MPH

Michelle Kelley, MD, MPH

Hometown: Chattanooga, TN
Medical School: East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine

Joshua Erban, MD

Joshua Erban, MD

Hometown: Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
Medical School: University of Massachusetts

Joseph Bystrik, MD

Joseph Bystrik, MD

Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Medical School: CUNY School of Medicine

Alex Belaia, MD

Alex Belaia, MD

Hometown: Cleveland, OH
Medical School: University of Toledo COM

Hannah Beachwood, DO

Hannah Beachwood, DO

Hometown: Beaverton, OR
Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine

Class of 2026

Taimur Ahmad, MD

Taimur Ahmad, MD

Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine

Shellen Arora, DO

Shellen Arora, DO

Hometown: Green Brook, NJ
Medical School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

John Bechara, MD

John Bechara, MD

Hometown: Vienna, VA
Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine

David Delva, MD

David Delva, MD

Hometown: Elmont/Valley Stream, NY
Medical School: CUNY School of Medicine

Sanidhya Dhir, MD

Sanidhya Dhir, MD

Hometown: Dublin, CA
Medical School: Rosalind Franklin University - Chicago Medical School

Evan Grace, MD

Evan Grace, MD

Hometown: Huntington Beach, CA
Medical School: Loyola University Chicago's Stritch School of Medicine

Electra Nassis, MD

Electra Nassis, MD

Hometown: Westchester, NY
Medical School: Suny Downstate College of Medicine

Wilson Ng, MD

Wilson Ng, MD

Hometown: Queens, NY
Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine

Milosch Pavic, MD

Milosch Pavic, MD

Hometown: Des Moines, IA
Medical School: University of Iowa

Massimo Riitano, DO

Massimo Riitano, DO

Hometown: Brunswick, MD
Medical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine

William Rosenkranz, MD

William Rosenkranz, MD

Hometown: Staten Island, NY
Medical School: New York Medical College

Christopher Shim, MD

Christopher Shim, MD

Hometown: Seattle, Washington
Medical School: California Northstate University College of Medicine

Elliott Tanner, MD

Elliott Tanner, MD

Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine