Meet our Residents and Fellows
Message from Our Chief Residents
It is our sincere pleasure as Chief Residents to say hello and welcome to the Department of Anesthesiology at Montefiore Medical Center! We are excited that you are considering coming to work with us as we serve the vibrant and diverse community of the Bronx.
As a resident, you will embark on what are the most formative years of your medical career designed to mold you into a skilled and confident anesthesiologist. Our curriculum involves a carefully curated mix of clinical experience, didactics, simulation, and self-study to prepare you for any challenge you may encounter as a physician in modern healthcare.
We believe in the necessity of adequate mentorship both from faculty and senior residents. During your time here, you will form relationships that will influence not only the way you practice anesthesia, but also your development as a professional within this fast-paced and growing field.
We pride ourselves on providing high-quality and patient-centered care all while striving to advance the field through research and educational initiatives. We are confident you will see our department stands as a beacon of excellence in anesthesiology here in New York City and throughout the country. We routinely train highly sought-after anesthesiologists who continue on to prestigious fellowships, research opportunities, and leadership positions within the field.
We are so excited you are interested in joining us and would love to answer any questions you have regarding the application process. You can reach us anytime at anes.request@gmail.com.
Warmest regards,
Abimbola Adegbola, MD
Shahenaz Elsamragy, MD
Zachary Adler, MD
Lucas Smith, MD
Residents
PGY 1 Interns

Justin Absher, MD
Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Categorical: MMC/Internal Medicine/Anesthesia
Email: jabsher@montefiore.org

Mark Berkowitz, MD
Medical School: New York Medical College
Categorical: MMC/Internal Medicine/Anesthesia
Email: mberkowitz@montefiore.org

Audrey Crane, MD
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
Categorical: MMC/Internal Medicine/Anesthesia
Email: aucrane@montefiore.org

Tyler Kim, MD
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University
Categorical: MMC/Internal Medicine/Anesthesia
Email: tykim@montefiore.org

Robert Lis, MD
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Categorical: MMC/Internal Medicine/Anesthesia
Email: olis@montefiore.org

Troy Lovett, MD
Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Categorical: MMC/Internal Medicine/Anesthesia
Email: tlovett@montefiore.org

Hannah Penny, MD
Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Categorical: MMC/Internal Medicine/Anesthesia
Email: hpenny@montefiore.org

Dimpie Shah, MD
Medical School: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Categorical: MMC/Internal Medicine/Anesthesia
Email: dimshah@montefiore.org

Nathan Taber, MD
Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School
Categorical: MMC/Internal Medicine/Anesthesia
Email: ntaber@montefiore.org

Leon Yang, MD
Medical School: Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Categorical: MMC/Internal Medicine/Anesthesia
Email: leyang@montefiore.org

Nina Zhu, MD
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Categorical: MMC/Internal Medicine/Anesthesia
Email: nzhu@montefiore.org
CA1 Residents

Alexander Casler, MD
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Categorical: MMC/Internal Medicine/Anesthesia
Email: acasler@montefiore.org

Yitzchak Dayan, MD
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Internship: Staten Island University Hospital
Email: ydayan@montefiore.org

Neil Desai, MD
Medical School: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Categorical: MMC/Internal Medicine/Anesthesia
Email: nedesai@montefiore.org

Steven Flamer, MD
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Advanced/Internship: Lincoln Hospital
Email: flamer@montefiore.org

Elizabeth Hanna, MD
Medical School: Florida International University
Advanced/Internship: Lincoln Hospital
Email: elhanna@montefiore.org

Rishabh Kodia, MD
Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Advanced/Internship: USF Morsani
Email: rkodia@montefiore.org

Kevin Lu, MD
Medical School: The Medical College of Georgia
Categorical: MMC/Internal Medicine/Anesthesia
Email: klu@montefiore.org

Shaun Medina, MD
Medical School: Ohio State College of Medicine
Categorical: MMC/Internal Medicine/Anesthesia
Email: shamedina@montefiore.org

Yair Miller, MD
Medical School: New York Medical College
Categorical: MMC/Internal Medicine/Anesthesia
Email: ymiller@montefiore.org

Danielle Nogoy, MD
Medical School: Rutgers School of Medicine
Categorical: MMC/Internal Medicine
Email: dnogoy@montefiore.org

Derek Nie, MD
Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Categorical: MMC/Internal Medicine/Anesthesia
Email: dnie@monteiore.org

Seung (Lucy) Oh, MD
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Categorical: MMC/Internal Medicine/Anesthesia
Email: seoh@montefiore.org

Robert Palacios, MD
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Categorical: MMC/Internal Medicine/Anesthesia
Email: rpalacio@montefiore.org

Michelle Perez Roman, MD
Medical School: Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine
Advanced/Internship: Mount Sinai South Nassau
Email: mperezroma@montefiore.org

Neal Sethi, MD
Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine
Categorical: MMC/Internal Medicine/Anesthesia
Email: neasethi@montefiore.org

Phillip Sgobba, MD
Medical School: USF Health Morsani College of Medicine
Advanced/Internship: Jersey Shore Medical Center
Email: psgobba@montefiore.org

Priyanka Wadgaonkar, MD
Medical School: SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
Categorical: MMC/Internal Medicine/Anesthesia
Email: pwadgaonka@montefiore.org
CA2 Residents

Kirk Benack, MD
Medical School: Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Categorical: MMC/Internal Medicine/Anesthesia
Email: kbenack@montefiore.org

Douglas Choe, MD
Medical School: University of Massachussettts Medical School
Categorical: MMC/Internal Medicine/Anesthesia
Email: dchoe@montefiore.org

Galila Flatow, MD
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Categorical: MMC/Internal Medicine/Anesthesia
Email: gshapiro@montefiore.org

Abhinav Gangasani, MD
Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Categorical: MMC/Internal Medicine/Anesthesia
Email: agangasani@montefiore.org

Merlyn George, MD
Medical School: SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
Categorical: MMC/Internal Medicine/Anesthesia
Email: mergeorge@montefiore.org

Youxin Guan, MD
Medical School: New York Medical College
Internship: SUNY Downstate Medical Center

Christine Ha, MD
Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Internship: Hackensack Meridian Palisades Medical Center
Email: cha@montefiore.org

Jiajun Li, MD
Medical School: FLU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Internship: USF Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point
Email: jli5@montefiore.org

May Li, MD
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
Internship: Abington – Jefferson Health
Email: nicpatel@montefiore.org

Shawn Han Ling, MD
Medical School: University of Texas School of Medicine
Categorical: MMC/Internal Medicine/Anesthesia
Email: hling@montefiore.org

Christina McGrath, MD
Medical School: Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
Internship: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Email: chmcgrath@montefiore.org

Sandra Mikhael, MD
Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Categorical: MMC/Internal Medicine/Anesthesia
Email: smikhael@montefiore.org

Nickhil Patel, MD
Medical School: University of Virginia
Categorical: MMC/Internal Medicine/Anesthesia
Email: nicpatel@montefiore.org

Ahmad Sadique, MD
Medical School: Drexel University School of Medicine
Categorical: MMC/Internal Medicine/Anesthesia
Email: ahsadique@montefiore.org

Maged Soliman, MD
Medical School: University of Cairo, Faculty of Medicine
Categorical: MMC/Internal Medicine/Anesthesia
Email: masoliman@montefiore.org

Jordan Thompson, MD
Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine
Internship: Zucker School of Medicine
Email: jordthomps@montefiore.org

Michael Xu, MD
Medical School: SUNY – Downstate College of Medicine
Internship: Lenox Hill Hospital
Email: mixu@montefiore.org
CA3 Residents

Abimbola Adegbola, MD
Chief Resident
Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Categorical: MMC / Medicine
Email: aadegbola@montefiore.org

Zachary Adler, MD
Chief Resident
Medical School: SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine
Categorical: MMC / Medicine
Email: zadler@montefiore.org

Daniel Camras, MD
Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Internship: Flushing Hospital Medical Center /Internal Medicine
Email: dcamras@montefiore.org

Arlene Castillo, MD
Medical School: SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine
Categorical: MMC / Medicine
Email: arlcastill@montefiore.org

Yaacov (Yanky) Chein, MD
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Internship: Lincoln Medical Center /Internal Medicine
Email: ychein@montefiore.org

Matthew Chuang, MD
Medical School: Wayne State University
Internship: St Mary’s Mercy Hospital/Transitional Year
Email: mchuang@montefiore.org

Jacob Chung, MD
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
Categorical: MMC / Medicine
Email: jacchung@montefiore.org

Shahenaz Elsamragy, MD
Chief Resident
Medical School: Faculty of Medicine Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Categorical: MMC / Medicine
Email: selsamragy@montefiore.org

Maxim Gersh, MD
Medical School: Stony Brook University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
Categorical: MMC / Medicine
Email: mgersh@montefiore.org

Benyam Goitom, MD
Medical School: Michigan State University CHM
Internship: University of Arizona/Surgery
Email: bgoitom@montefiore.org

Daniel Konstantinou, MD
Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health
Categorical: MMC / Medicine
Email: dkonstanti@montefiore.org

Zada Liu, MD
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Internship: SUNY Upstate Medical University/Internal Medicine
Email: zaliu@montefiore.org

Modupe Oladele, MD
Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University
Internship: Akron General Medical
Email: moladele@montefiore.org

Prem Senthil Kumar, MD
Medical School: University of Nevada School of Medicine
Categorical: MMC / Medicine
Email: psenthilku@montefiore.org

Harjot Singh, MD
Medical School: SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine
Categorical: MMC / Medicine
Email: harsingh@montefiore.org

Lucas Smith, MD
Chief Resident
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical Center College of Medicine
Categorical: MMC / Medicine
Email: lusmith@montefiore.org

Wayne Sy, MD
Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Categorical: MMC / Medicine
Email: wsy@montefiore.org
Fellows
Adult Cardiothoracic

Miles Bogner, DO
Medical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern
Residency: Mountainview Hospital Sunrise, Las Vegas, Nevada
Email: mbogner@montefiore.org

Mohamed Fayed, MD
Medical School: Cairo University Faculty of Medicine
Residency: Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan
Email: mfayed@montefiore.org

Kenneth Kiberenge, MD
Medical School: St. Matthew’s University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Email: kkiberenge@montefiore.org

Michael Leclerc, DO
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: HCA Healthcare USF Morsani College of Medicine
Email: mleclerc@montefiore.org
Pediatric

Mary B. Handal, MD
Medical School: Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Residency: New York University
Email: mhandal@montefiore.org

Paul Kozlowski, DO
Medical School: New York Institute of Technology
Residency: SUNY Stony Brook
Email: pkozlowski@montefiore.org
Regional

Dominque Chang, MD
Medical School: University of West Indies
Residency: University of West Indies, St. Augustine

David Kowal, MD
Medical School: American Program at Televiv
Residency: SUNY – Downstate
Email: dkowal@montefiore.org

Oluremi Ojo, MD
Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Email: oluojo@montefiore.org

Anna Roth, MD
Medical School: SUNY – Downstate College of Medicine
Residency: New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornel Medicine
Email: anroth@montefiore.org
Obstetrical

Maya Menon, MD
Medical School: Kanyakumari Government Medical College
Residency: K.A.P. Viswanatham Government Medical College
Email: mmenon@montefiore.org

Noushin Khazaei, MD
Medical School: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Residency: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Email: nkhazaei@montefiore.org
Airway

Bilal Tufail, MD
Medical School: Punjab Medical University
Residency: Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Center, Lahore, Pakistan
Email: btufail@montefiore.org
Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine

Omid Azimaraghi, MD
Medical School: Tehran University of Medical Science
Residency: Tehran University of Medical Science
Email: oazimaragh@montefiore.org