Our Residents
Graduates of our Internal Medicine Residency program have a pass rate of over 90% for the internal medicine boards. Upon graduation, they have their choice of fellowships, primary care, and hospitalist positions. Many remain dedicated to serving the East Harlem community by continuing their careers in academic medicine as faculty of the program.
Approximately two-thirds of the graduates embark in primary care careers after training to include hospitalist practice and primary care practice. The remaining one-third go for further sub-specialty fellowship training.
For more about the day to day life of our residents, visit our Instagram page: www.instagram.com/nymc_met_im/
Current Residents
Chief Residents
Cesar Munguia Galaz, M.D.
Universidad del Valle De Mexico Campus Hermosillo, Mexico
Oladimeji Oluaderounmu, M.D.
Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac, North Haven CT, USA
Maria Teresa Medina Rojas, M.D.
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras Facultad de Ciencias Medicas, Honduras
PGY-3 Class 2024-2025
Mustafa Alshaikhli, M.D.
Al-Kindy College of Medicine, Iraq
Abeselom Assefa Ashenafi, M.D.
Addis Ababa University Faculty of Medicine, Ethiopia
Alejandro Garcia Villanueva, M.D.
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León Facultad de Medicina, Mexico
Frances Gerard Genil, M.D.
University of the East/Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center College of Medicine, Philippines
Phool Iqbal, M.D.
Punjab Medical College, Pakistan
Pushkar Kumar, M.D.
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh, India
Tamaniat Manzoor, M.D.
Peoples University of Medical & Health Sciences for Women, Pakistan
Oyantay Merida Alvarez, M.D.
Universidad de Ciencias Medicas de la Habana, Cuba
Maricarmen Mieles Salgado, M.D.
Universidad Particular de Especialidades Espiritu Santo (UEES) Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Ecuador
Noor Rafid Najim, M.D.
University of Baghdad College of Medicine, Iraq
Bede Nnaemeka Nriagu, M.D.
Nnamdi Azikiwe University College of Health Sciences, Nigeria
Maria Teodora Obreja, M.D.
Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Carol Davila, Romania
Maria Karina Palad, M.D.
University of the East/Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center College of Medicine, Philippines
Poojitha Pathakamudi, M.D.
MediCiti Institute of Medical Sciences, India
Gur Kiratt Kaur Rai, M.D.
University of the East/Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center College of Medicine, Philippines
Hernan Daniel Sacoto, M.D.
Universidad del Azuay Facultad de Medicina, Ecuador
Sreerashmi Sasikumar, M.D.
Karuna Medical College, India
Dhruv Mrugesh Shah, M.D.
K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, India
Bhavreet Singh, M.D.
All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, India
PGY-2 Class 2025-2026
Muhammad Abdul Rehman, M.D.
Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Pakistan
Gajendra Bham, M.D.
Patan Academy of Health Sciences School of Medicine, Nepal
Abdon Bonilla Campos, M.D.
Universidad de El Salvador Facultad de Medicina, El Salvador
Fahad Duranni, M.D.
Dow Medical College, Pakistan
Karim Gebran, M.D.
Universidad Central de Venezuela Escuela de Medicina Luis Razetti, Venezuela
Gerold Goffe, M.D.
Escuela Latinoamericana de Medicina, Cuba
Chien Yang Hung, M.D.
Universidad de Carabobo Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Valencia, Venezuela
Carlos Izaguirre, M.D.
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia Facultad de Medicina Alberto Hurtado, Peru
Sai Gautham Kanagala, M.D.
Osmania Medical College, India
Maria Karen Lipana, M.D.
University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Philippines
Andrea Mestre, M.D.
Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Senora del Rosario Facultad de Medicina, Colombia
Carlos Munoz, M.D.
Universidad Católica de Cuenca Unidad Académica de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Ecuador
Tejal Patil, M.D.
Topiwala National Medical College, India
Kesar Prajapati, M.D.
Medical College Baroda, India
Azhar Said, M.D.
Al-Nahrain University College of Medicine, Iraq
FNU Samaksh, M.D.
All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, India
Nidha Shapoo, M.D.
Government Medical College Jammu, India
Muhammad Khalid Tahir, M.D.
Nishtar Medical College, Pakistan
Arlen Ventura Camilo, M.D.
Universidad Católica Nordestana (UCNE) Facultad de Ciencias Medicas, Dominican Republic
Nicole Villa, M.D.
Universidad del Azuay Facultad de Medicina, Ecuador
PGY-1 Class 2026-2027
Categorical Interns
Poornima Jaiswal Charpuria, MBBS
Osmania Medical College, India
Kevin Guillermo Chaverri Alpizar, M.D.
Universidad de Costa Rica Facultad de Medicina, Costa Rica
Serhat Degirmen, M.D.
Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi Gulhane Tip Fakultesi, Turkey
Carlos Elizondo Alatorre, M.D.
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León Facultad de Medicina, Mexico
Herson Santiago Flores Sanga, M.D.
Universidad Nacional de San Agustín Facultad de Medicina, Peru
Rosana Jose Garcia Rausseo, M.D.
Universidad Central de Venezuela Escuela de Medicina Luis Razetti, Venezuela
Oscarina Maria Gonzalez Batista, M.D.
Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE) School of Medicine, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Ashish Guragain, MBBS
Kathmandu Medical College, Nepal
Bashirat Olushola Johnson, MBBS
University of Ilorin College of Health Sciences, Nigeria
Michael Robert Leone, M.D.
New York Medical College, NY USA
Abibual Sileshi Mezgebu, M.D.
Addis Ababa University Faculty of Medicine, Ethiopia
Lense Gelaneh Negash, M.D.
St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
Sandhya Kiran Neupane, MBBS
Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences College of Medicine, Nepal
Teresa Prazeres, M.D.
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
Ketai Shi, M.D.
Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science & Technology, China
Temesgen Getaneh Tessema, M.D.
Addis Ababa University Faculty of Medicine, Ethiopia
Nzubechukwu, Judith Ugochukwu, M.D.
Nnamdi Azikiwe University College of Health Sciences, Nigeria
Daniel Umemoto, M.D.
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia Facultad de Medicina Alberto Hurtado, Peru
Vikas Yadav, MBBS
Pt. B.D.S. Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, India
Diego Andres Zuniga Salazar, M.D.
Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Ecuador
Preliminary Interns
Nicholas Francis Cuppari, M.D.
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, NJ USA
Sumit Garg, MBBS
All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, India
Jenna Garrett, M.D.
New York Medical College, NY USA
Nicholas James Hyman, M.D.
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, NY USA
Emanuel Jonathan Mordechaev, M.D.
New York Medical College, NY USA
Zachary Nathaniel Shaff, M.D.
New York Medical College, NY USA
Fellowship Matches
Advanced HF and Transplant Cardiology – Medstar Washington DC
Cardiology - Tulane University, NO
Critical Care - Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Endocrinology - University of Buffalo, NY
Endocrinology - SUNY Downstate, NY
Endocrinology - Case Western Reserve, OH
Endocrinology - Baylor School of Medicine Houston, TX
Endocrinology - University of Arizona, AZ
Endocrinology – University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Geriatrics - Hofstra/Northwell Health, New York, NY
Gastroenterology - Creighton University, AZ
Gastroenterology - Metropolitan Hospital Center, NY
Gastroenterology - Virginia Commonwealth University, VA
Infectious Diseases - UC San Diego, CA
Infectious Diseases - Westchester Medical Center, NY
Nephrology - University of Chicago, IL
Nephrology - NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NY
Pulmonary and Critical Care – University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
