Residents & Alumni
PGY-5 Chief Resident
Ranjani Padmanabhan, MD
I grew up in southern India and received my medical degree from University of Kerala. I worked at a Medical Oncology and bone marrow transplant unit before my Radiation Oncology Residency at Regional Cancer Center, India. After completing my residency, I worked as a consultant radiation Oncologist before Moving to the United States. I completed my fellowship in Brachytherapy and Advanced Radiation Oncology from Moffitt Cancer Center, Florida. After my general surgery internship at Albert Einstein-Montefiore medical center, I joined the Radiation Oncology program at New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist hospital. My research interests include Gynecological oncology, Pediatric oncology, and Palliative care.
- Hydrogel spacers in prostate radiotherapy: A Promising approach in lowering rectal toxicity. Padmanabhan R, Pinkawa M, Song DY. Hydrogel spacers in prostate radiotherapy: a promising approach to decrease rectal toxicity. Future Oncol. 2017 Dec; 13(29):2697-2708: 10.2217/fon-2017-0073. 2017 Nov 23. PMID: 29168659.
- Prophylactic Gabapentin is Associated with a Dramatic Reduction in Narcotic Utilization in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy. Mandia, J.J. & Wang, H. & Padmanabhan, R. & Ferguson, Z. & Skoczylas, K. & Chaurasia, A.R. & Brennan, A.K. & Solano, C. & Lee, P. & Deeken, J. & Bajaj, Gopal (2020. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. 108. S160-S161. 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.07.924.)
- Patterns of failure in patients with recurrent high-grade glioma treated with Hypofractionated Stereotactic Re-Irradiation, pembrolizumab, and bevacizumab. Ranjani Padmanabhan1, Geoffrey Zhang1, Daniel Oliver1, Jasmine Graham1, G. Daniel Grass 1, Solmaz Sahebjam2, Hsiang-Hsuan Michael Yu.Poster Presentation.ASTRO 2021, Annual meeting.
PGY-4
Sana Siddiqui, MD
I grew up in India and immigrated with my family to the US when I was 12 years old. I attended Cornell University for my undergraduate degree before joining St. George’s University School of Medicine. After medical school, I did my transitional year at the Family Medicine and Preventive Medicine department at Wayne State University in Michigan. My research interests include the role of radiation in palliative care, outcome disparities and gender equity in medicine. In my free time I enjoy puzzles, watching movies, visiting family/friends and spending time with my cat, Nebula.
PGY-2
Dinah Hodge, MD
I am a Radiation Oncology resident shaped by my upbringing in Haiti and my journey through higher education as a first-generation immigrant. After completing my undergraduate studies at Florida State University and earning a master’s in Interdisciplinary Biological and Physical Sciences from Touro College, I went on to earn my MD from The Ohio State University College of Medicine, following my preliminary in internal medicine at the University of Illinois. I was drawn to radiation oncology for its integration of advanced science and the opportunity to form meaningful connections with patients navigating serious illness. My clinical and research interests include improving access to cancer care for underserved populations and investigating the cardiovascular effects of cancer therapies. I am committed to becoming a skilled, compassionate radiation oncologist who advocates for health equity and delivers high-quality care to those who need it most. Outside of medicine, I enjoy traveling and spending time at home with my husband and two cats.
We currently have an open position for a PGY-II, please inquire with our program at 718-780-3677.
Recent Alumni
Bassem Zaki
Class of 2001
Practice: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, NH
Daniela Gidea-Addeo
Class of 2001
Practice: Yale New Haven Hospital, CT
Maged Ghaly
Class of 2002
Practice: Northwell Health Cancer Institute, NY
Aubrey Freiberg
Class of 2002
Practice: Downtown Bronx Medical Associates, NY
Biral Amin
Class of 2005
Practice: Riverside Medical Group, VA
Shravan Kambam
Class of 2005
Practice: Saint Michael's Medical Center, NJ
Marco Naguib
Class of 2006
Practice: St. Joseph Hospital &Medical Center, MA
Mark Macedon
Class of 2009
Practice: Radiation Oncology Specialists Of Central VA,
Eva Bieniek
Class of 2009
Practice: Huron River Radiation Oncology Specialists PC, MI
Uma Swamy
Class of 2010
Practice: Sutter Health, CA
Joana Emmolo
Class of 2010
Practice: Atlantic Health System Medical Group, NJ
Dhwani R. Parikh
Class of 2012
Practice: Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge, NJ
Amir Lavaf
Class of 2013
Practice: Desert Regional Medical Center, CA
Ajay Tejwani
Class of 2013
Practice: University of Kansas Medical Center, KS
Malcolm Mattes
Class of 2014
Practice: Rutgers Cancer Institute, NJ
John Kyle McCool
Class of 2016
Practice: Coastal Carolina Radiation Oncology, NC
David Hong
Class of 2017
Practice: UCI Health Radiation Oncology, CA
Leila Tchelebi
Class of 2017
Practice: Northwell Health Physician Partners Cancer Center Westchester NY
Shaun Din
Class of 2018
Practice: Brookdale Hospital, NY
Mark Ashamalla
Class of 2020
Practice: Stony Brook University Hospital, NY
Soni Vikram
Class 2021
Practice: Good Samaritan Hospital, NY
Joyson Kodiyan
Class 2021
Practice: AdventHealth Medical Group, FL
Fan Zhu
Class 2022
Practice: Cancer Center Froedtert Hospital, WI
Raymond Luke
Class 2024
Practice: Weill Cornell Medicine,NYP-BMH
Marshall Diven
Class 2025
Practice: Billings Clinic Cancer Center, MT
Joy Ogunmuyiwa
Class 2025
Practice: Fellowship, Memorial Sloan Ketting Cancer Center, NY