Core Academic Faculty

Saumil Parikh, MD
Residency Director
Associate Chairman
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Hometown: Laurel, MD
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center

Nao Yoneda, MD
Associate Residency Director
Education Fellowship Director
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Hometown: Flushing, NY
Medical School: New York Medical College
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens

Marvin Mempin, MD
Assistant Residency Director
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Hometown: Yardley, PA
Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens

Sumintra Wood, MD
Assistant Residency Director
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Hometown: Woodbury, CT
Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Residency: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Fellowship: Maimonides Medical Center — Medical Education

Anita Lui, DO
Student Clerkship Director
Simulation Faculty
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Hometown: Bellerose, NY
Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens — Simulation

Richard Shin, MD
Simulation Director
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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
Simulation Fellowship Director
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Hometown: Davie, FL
Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
Felllowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens — Simulation

Jeffrey Greco, MD
Ultrasound Division Director
Ultrasound Fellowship Director
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Hometown: Garden City, NY
Medical School: SUNY Downstate
Residency: Northwell Health – North Shore University Hospital
Fellowship: Northwell Health – North Shore University Hospital — Ultrasound

Poonam Desai, DO
Social Media Director
Ultrasound Faculty
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Hometown: Phillips Ranch, CA
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens — Ultrasound

Hannah Park, MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Faculty
Ultrasound Faculty
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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

Andrew Moonian, MD
Critical Care Education Director
Ultrasound Faculty
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Hometown: Toronto, Canada
Medical School: St. George's University
Residency: Sinai Grace Hospital – Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center
Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens — Ultrasound

Jose Torres, MD
Advanced Airway Education Director
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Hometown: Westbury, NY
Medical School: Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Residency: PGY1: New York Hospital Queens / PGY 2-4: Jacobi Medical Center

Victor Huang, MD
Sports Medicine Education Director
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Hometown: Orlando, FL
Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine
Residency: Northwell Health – North Shore University Hospital
Fellowship: Northwell Health – North Shore University Hospital — Sports Medicine

KeriAnne Brady, MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Education Director
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Associate Director
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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

Michael Chary, MD, PhD
Research Consultant
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Hometown: Peekskill, NY
Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
Fellowship: Harvard University/Boston’s Children Hospital — Medical Toxicology
Education Fellows 2020-2021

Akshay Elagandhala, MD
Medical Education Fellow
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Hometown: Herndon, VA
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Residency: McGovern Medical School — University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Fellowship: New York Presbyterian Queens — Medical Education