PGY-3 Chief Residents
Kailip Boonrai, MD
Hometown: Queens, NY
Undergraduate: Fordham University
Medical School: New York Medical College
Academic Interests: Hospitalist Medicine, Critical Care, Health Informatics
Personal Interests: Cooking, rock climbing, hiking, spending time with family
Aakriti Ramayani, DO
Hometown: Poughkeepsie, NY
Undergraduate: Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Academic Interests: Hospitalist Medicine
Personal Interests: Hiking, event planning, yoga/meditation
PGY-3
Kio Amieyeofori, MD
Hometown: Yonkers, NY
Undergraduate: SUNY Plattsburgh
Medical School: American University of Antigua School of Medicine
Academic Interests: Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep Medicine
Personal Interests: Chess, weightlifting, and world history
Kailip Boonrai, MD
Hometown: Queens, NY
Undergraduate: Fordham University
Medical School: New York Medical College
Academic Interests: Hospitalist Medicine, Critical Care, Health Informatics
Personal Interests: Cooking, rock climbing, hiking, spending time with famil
Claudville Derby, MD
Hometown: Pelham, NY
Undergraduate: Fordham University
Medical School: American University of Antigua
Academic Interests: Primary Care
Personal Interests: Cooking and baking
Alexander Hinnenkamp, DO
Hometown: Lancaster, PA
Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Academic Interests: Hospital/Community Medicine
Personal Interests: Basketball, running, and travel
Jusnimrat Kohli, DO
Hometown: White Plains, NY
Undergraduate: Iona University
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Academic Interests: Preventative Medicine and Women’s Health
Personal Interests: Hiking, dogs, and nail art
Ola Ogunnowo, DO
Hometown: Colonia, NJ
Undergraduate: Rutgers University
Medical School: Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine
Academic Interests: Hospitalist Medicine, Cardiology, Neurology
Personal Interests: Reading, writing, and watching movies
Promi Rahman, DO
Hometown: Queens, NY
Undergraduate: Hofstra University
Medical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
Academic Interests: Endocrinology
Personal Interests: Roller-skating and hanging out with my cat
Aakriti Ramayani, DO
Hometown: Poughkeepsie, NY
Undergraduate: SUNY New Paltz
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Academic Interests: Hospital medicine
Personal Interests: Hiking, event planning, yoga/meditation
Nicholas Smothermon, DO
Hometown: Buffalo, NY
Undergraduate: Canisius College
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie
Academic Interests: Hem/Onc and Primary Care
Personal Interests: Art, architecture, running, skiing, exploring new restaurants
PGY-2
Martine Cioffi, DO
Hometown: Bronx, NY
Undergraduate: St. John’s University
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie
Academic Interests: Preventative Medicine and Community Continuity Healthcare
Personal Interests: Cooking, reading new books, and spending time with family
Simcha Dayan, DO
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Undergraduate: University of Los Angeles (UCLA)
Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
Academic Interests: Preventative Medicine, Counseling and Education
Personal Interests: Painting, hiking, biking, and cooking
Aneesha Jose, DO
Hometown: Staten Island, NY
Undergraduate: College of Staten Island
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Academic Interests: Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Women’s Health
Personal Interests: Cooking, gardening, and spending time with family
Tea Kaceli, DO
Hometown: Tampa, FL
Undergraduate: University of Florida
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Academic Interests: Nephrology, Clinical Nephrology
Personal Interests: Trying new food in the city, shopping, concerts, music, and traveling
Devin Li, DO
Hometown: Painted Post, NY
Undergraduate: Georgia Institute of Technology
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie
Academic Interests: Internal Medicine and Health Technology
Personal Interests: Swimming, watching and playing basketball, listening to music, watching Broadway shows, and playing video games
Marc Moscatelli, MD
Hometown: New York, NY
Undergraduate: New York University
Medical School: SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine
Academic Interests: Nephrology, Preventative Medicine, and Healthcare Disparities
Personal Interests: Hiking, camping, photography, volleyball, aviation history, and my cat
Klaus Sharra, DO
Hometown: Elbasan, Albania
Undergraduate: Macaulay Hunter College
Medical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
Academic Interests: Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Sports Medicine, and Rheumatology
Personal Interests: Spending time with my family and playing soccer
Saima Sultana, DO
Hometown: Queens, New York
Undergraduate: Foreign graduate
Medical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
Academic Interests: Primary Care Medicine
Personal Interests: Spending time with family and home decor
Kevin Tay, DO
Hometown: Paradise Valley, AZ
Undergraduate: University of Arizona
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie
Academic Interests: Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, and Critical Care
Personal Interests: Arts & Crafts, cooking, golf, video games, hiking, traveling, and family Time
PGY-1
Nadine Alawis, MD
Hometown: Aleppo, Syria
Undergraduate: City College of New York
Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Academic Interests: Health disparities and medical education
Personal Interests: Community service, organizing events, food-spot hunting around NYC, and spending time with family
Jayit Biswas, MD
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Undergraduate: University of Washington, Seattle
Medical School: Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Academic Interests: Cardiology, Public Health, Health Technology Integration, and the Role of AI in Clinical Decision
Personal Interests: Hiking, history, exploring new restaurants, space travel, urban design.
Sabrina Dunn, MD
Hometown: Bronx, NY
Undergraduate: Cornell University
Medical School: University at Buffalo’s Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Academic Interests: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine, Pain Medicine, and Spinal Cord Injury
Personal Interests: Horror movies, trying new restaurants, museums, and traveling.
Anveeta Jagasia, DO
Hometown: Hartsdale, NY
Undergraduate: Binghamton University
Medical School: Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Academic Interests: Allergy/Immunology, Infectious Disease, Pulmonology, Sleep Medicine, Primary Care
Personal Interests: Dancing, singing, watching sci-fi TV shows and romantic comedies, going to the gym, traveling, spending time with friends and family, hiking, going to the beach, trying new foods
Abbas Jawhar, MD
Hometown: Queens, NY
Undergraduate: American University of Beirut
Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Academic Interests: Heme/Onc, Hospitalist Medicine, Sports Medicine, Gastroenterology
Personal Interests: Basketball, F1/karting, skiing, traveling, photography, spending time with family
Arya Kermanshah, MD
Hometown: Dubai, UAE
Undergraduate: Penn State University
Medical School: Miami University Miller School of Medicine
Academic Interests:
Personal Interests: Painting, sculpting, building LEGO, traveling, and the great outdoors!
Marcella Mashieh, MD
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
Chandni Patel, MD
Hometown: Newark, DE
Undergraduate: University of Delaware
Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Academic Interests: Allergy & Immunology, Anesthesia, Pulm/Critical Care, Sleep
Personal Interests: Love to travel/explore local parks & hangout with family and friends.
Michelle Rangel, DO
Hometown: Queens and Jericho, NY
Undergraduate: Macaulay Honors College at Hunter College
Medical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
Academic Interests: Anesthesia, Pulmonary & Critical Care, Medical Education
Personal Interests: Caring for my plants, swimming, basketball, fencing, singing, traveling, spending time with loved ones, and exploring new hobbies like golf and pickleball
Nimrta Singh, DO
Hometown: Carteret, NJ
Undergraduate: Fairleigh Dickinson University
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Academic Interests: Primary Care, Endocrinology
Personal Interests: Cooking, meditation, hiking, poetry, animals, spending time with loved ones
Armaan Sobhan, MD
Hometown: Boca Raton, FL
Undergraduate: Florida Atlantic University
Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Academic Interests: Cardiology, Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care
Personal Interests: Music, concerts, reading, time with friends, exercising, exploring the city
Brian Zotter, MD
Hometown: East Northport, NY
Undergraduate: Bradley University
Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Academic Interests: Internal Medicine, Hospitalist Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Hematology/Oncology, Gastroenterology, Nephrology
Personal Interests: Sports (baseball, football, basketball), gym/fitness, cooking, going out to restaurants/bars/breweries, traveling