Core Academic Faculty
![Saumil Parikh, MD Saumil Parikh, MD](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_80px_x_80px/public/acquiadam/2020-12/saumil-parikh.jpg?itok=apCRqeKu)
Saumil Parikh, MD
Vice-Chief of Education
Residency Director
Hometown: Laurel, MD
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center
![Anita Lui, DO Anita Lui, DO](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_80px_x_80px/public/acquiadam/2023-12/Quenns-Residency-Anita-Lui.webp?itok=iSfaCeYY)
Anita Lui, DO
Associate Residency Director
Simulation Faculty
Hometown: Bellerose, NY
Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens — Simulation
![David Simon, DO David Simon, DO](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_80px_x_80px/public/acquiadam/2023-12/David-Simon.webp?itok=mHuWnHRb)
David Simon, DO
Assistant Residency Director
Simulation Faculty
Hometown: Long Island, NY
Medical School: NYIT – College of Medicine
Residency/Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens — Simulation
![Timothy Khowong, MD, MSEd Timothy Khowong, MD, MSEd](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_80px_x_80px/public/acquiadam/2023-12/Timothy-Khowong.webp?itok=Z6D_8oiN)
Timothy Khowong, MD, MSEd
Research Director
Education Fellowship Director
Hometown: Fair Lawn, NJ
Medical School: Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Residency: Stony Brook University Hospital
Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens — Medical Education
![Richard Shin, MD Richard Shin, MD](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_80px_x_80px/public/acquiadam/2023-12/Richard-Shin.webp?itok=cMi89bcb)
Richard Shin, MD
Vice-Chief of Clinical Services
Director of Simulation and Medical Library
Hometown: Flushing, NY
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Residency: SUNY Downstate/Kings County
Fellowship: Institute for Medical Simulation and Advanced Learning (HHC)/SUNY Downstate — Simulation
![Anika Nichlany, MD Anika Nichlany, MD](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_80px_x_80px/public/acquiadam/2020-12/anika-nichlany.jpg?itok=xO6oq1M4)
Anika Nichlany, MD
Simulation Fellowship Director
Director of Wellness
Hometown: Davie, FL
Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens — Simulation
![Sheetal Sheth, DO Sheetal Sheth, DO](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_80px_x_80px/public/acquiadam/2023-12/Sheetal-Sheth.webp?itok=cxSBfuCq)
Sheetal Sheth, DO
Student Clerkship Director
Simulation Faculty
Hometown: Queens, NY
Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
Fellowship: Maimonides Medical Center - Simulation
![KeriAnne Brady, MD KeriAnne Brady, MD](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_80px_x_80px/public/acquiadam/2020-12/kerianne-brady.jpg?itok=sY7zzRpV)
KeriAnne Brady, MD
Medical Director, Pediatric ED
Hometown: Orlando, FL
Medical School: New York University School of Medicine
Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Children's Hospital at Montefiore
Fellowship: Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Children's Hospital at Montefiore — Pediatric Emergency Medicine
![Nathan Zarider, MD, MD FPD-AEMUS Nathan Zarider, MD, MD FPD-AEMUS](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_80px_x_80px/public/acquiadam/2023-12/Nathan-Zarider.webp?itok=fFEpDRAf)
Nathan Zarider, MD, MD FPD-AEMUS
Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship Director
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Medical School: New York University
Residency/Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens — Ultrasound
![Joann Hsu, MD Joann Hsu, MD](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_80px_x_80px/public/acquiadam/2023-12/Joann-Hsu.webp?itok=9FKSDvPE)
Joann Hsu, MD
Director of Residency Ultrasound Education
Hometown: Birmingham AL
Medical School: Univ of Alabama at Birmingham SOM
Residency and Fellowship: Maimonides Medical Center
![Jerry Frenkel, MD, MD FPD-AEMUS Jerry Frenkel, MD, MD FPD-AEMUS](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_80px_x_80px/public/acquiadam/2023-12/Jerry-Frenkel.webp?itok=rDC31nlb)
Jerry Frenkel, MD, MD FPD-AEMUS
Ultrasound Division Director & EM Director of Health Information Management (HIM)
Hometown: Monsey, NY
Medical School: New York Medical College
Residency/Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens — Ultrasound
![Sabena Vaswani, MD, MPH Sabena Vaswani, MD, MPH](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_80px_x_80px/public/acquiadam/2024-08/sabena-viswani.webp?itok=yuR8OZ5B)
Sabena Vaswani, MD, MPH
Director of Global Health and Community Outreach
Hometown: Los Altos, California
Medical school: Ohio State University
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center
Fellowship: Columbia University, Global Emergency Medicine
![Nao Yoneda, MD Nao Yoneda, MD](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_80px_x_80px/public/acquiadam/2020-12/nao-yoneda.jpg?itok=uInohPpR)
Nao Yoneda, MD
Community Outreach Co-Director
Women in Medicine Director
Hometown: Flushing, NY
Medical School: New York Medical College
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
![Hannah Park, MD Hannah Park, MD](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_80px_x_80px/public/acquiadam/2020-12/hannah-park.jpg?itok=pzFL7zIx)
Hannah Park, MD
Ultrasound Faculty
Pediatric Faculty
Hometown: Kansas City, MO
Medical School: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Illinois Chicago Medical Center
Fellowship: New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital — Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Fellowship: Maimonides Medical Center — Ultrasound
![Michael Chary, MD, PhD Michael Chary, MD, PhD](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_80px_x_80px/public/acquiadam/2020-12/michael-chary.jpg?itok=VbMS1cyn)
Michael Chary, MD, PhD
Research Consultant
Hometown: Peekskill, NY
Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
Fellowship: Harvard University/Boston’s Children Hospital — Medical Toxicology
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Brian Smith, DO, MA
Medical Education Fellow
Hometown: Merrick, NY
Undergrad: Vanderbilt University
Medical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens