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 fellowship, 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.
Current Residents
Chief Residents
Rasha Alaameri, MD
Al-Kindy College of Medicine, Iraq
Julio Valencia Manrique, MD
Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco Facultad de Medicina Humana, Peru
Camila Alejandra Villavicencio, MD
Universidad Internacional del Ecuador Facultad de Ciencias Médicas y de la Salud, Ecuador
PGY-3 Class 2022-2023
Sajan Acharya, MD
Patan Academy of Health Sciences School of Medicine, Nepal
Ban Al-Sunboli, MD
University of Baghdad, Iraq
Ahmed Al-Tabaqchali, MD
University of Anbar College of Medicine, Iraq
Dania Isabel Antunez, MD
Universidad de Ciencias Medicas de Guantanamo, Cuba
Victor Rafael Delagado-Lazo, MD
Universidad Nacional de San Agustin, Peru
Dino Lorenzo Dy, MD
University of Santo Tomas - Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Philippines
Mona Ghavami, MD
Azad University Tehran School of Medical Sciences, Iran
Roberto Rafael Gonzalez-Alvarez, MD
Universidad de Ciencias Medicas de Villa Clara, Cuba
Niyati Mahesh Gupta, MD
Grant Medical College, India
Zaid Haddad, MD
University of Baghdad, Iraq
Haider Haider, MD
University of Baghdad, Iraq
Mojgan Jalalzadeh, MD
Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Prava Karki, MD
Universal College of Medical Sciences, Nepal
Ambika Pandita, MD
Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, India
Zurisaday Santana Celorio, MD
Universidad de Ciencias Medicas de la Habana, Cuba
Zarnad Zaigham Sheikh, MD
Dow Medical College, Pakistan
Jay Malvin Reyes Tia, MD
University of Santo Tomas - Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Philippines
Marwan Yusuf, MD
Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan
Md Ziauddin, MD
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh, India
PGY-2 Class 2022-2023
Wael Abdelmottaleb, MD
Mansoura University Faculty of Medicine, Egypt
Farhan Ahmed, MD
Deccan College of Medical Sciences, India
Mirza Ahmed, MD
Lahore Medical and Dental College, Pakistan
Yamama Al-Khazraji, MD
University of Baghdad College of Medicine, Iraq
Farhana Alladin, MD
Shadan Inst. of Medical Science Teaching Hospital & Research Center, India
Anil Baral, MD
Institute of Medical Sciences, Varanasi, India
Gemechis Direba, MD
Addis Ababa Univ., College of Health Sciences School of Medicine, Ethiopia
Sakae Hokama, MD
Univ Catolica Boliviana San Pablo Faculty of Medicine, Bolivia
Hari Lamichane, MD
Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Nepal
Kulsum Madani, MD
Deccan College of Medical Sciences, India
Cesar Munguia Galaz, MD
Universidad del Valle De Mexico Campus Hermosillo, Mexico
Oladimeji Oluaderounmu, MD
Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac, North Haven CT, USA
Mustafa Ozbay, MD
Istanbul University, Istanbul Tip Fakultesi, Turkey
Brian Quintanilla, MD
Univ. Nacional Autonoma de Honduras Fac de Ciencias Medicas, Honduras
Racine Reinoso, MD
University of Santo Tomas, Faculty of Medicine & Surgery, Philippines
Tiago Reyes Castro, MD
Universidad de Guayaquil, Facultad de Ciencias Medicas, Ecuador
James Salmon, MD
University of Santo Tomas, Faculty of Medicine & Surgery, Philippines
Kimbo Sanda, MD
Medical University of Lubin, Poland
Deepak Sherpally, MD
Osmania Medical College, India
Robin Singh, MD
Punjab Institute of Medical Science, India
PGY-1 Class 2022-2023
Categorical Interns
Mustafa Alshaikhli, MD
Al-Kindy College of Medicine, Iraq
Abeselom Assefa Ashenafi, MD
Addis Ababa University Faculty of Medicine, Ethiopia
Alejandro Garcia Villanueva, MD
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León Facultad de Medicina, Mexico
Frances Gerard Genil, MD
University of the East/Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center College of Medicine, Philippines
Phool Iqbal, MD
Punjab Medical College, Pakistan
Pushkar Kumar, MD
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh, India
Tamaniat Manzoor, MD
Peoples University of Medical & Health Sciences for Women, Pakistan
Oyantay Merida Alvarez, MD
Universidad de Ciencias Medicas de la Habana, Cuba
Maricarmen Mieles Salgado, MD
Universidad Particular de Especialidades Espiritu Santo (UEES) Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Ecuador
Noor Rafid Najim, MD
University of Baghdad College of Medicine, Iraq
Bede Nnaemeka Nriagu, MD
Nnamdi Azikiwe University College of Health Sciences, Nigeria
Maria Karina Palad, MD
University of the East/Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center College of Medicine, Philippines
Poojitha Pathakamudi, MD
MediCiti Institute of Medical Sciences, India
Gur Kiratt Kaur Rai, MD
University of the East/Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center College of Medicine, Philippines
Hernan Daniel Sacoto, MD
Universidad del Azuay Facultad de Medicina, Ecuador
Sreerashmi Sasikumar, MD
Karuna Medical College, India
Dhruv Mrugesh Shah, MD
K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, India
Bhavreet Singh, MD
All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, India
Ayomide Olusiji Soremi, MD
Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ukraine
Preliminary Interns
Yanal Al Omari, MD
University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine, Jordan
Alexandra Dolgetta, MD
University of Maryland School of Medicine, College Park MD, USA
Michelle Ann Bueno Eala, MD
University of the Philippines Manila College of Medicine, Philippines
Michael Seleski, MD
New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA
Natasha Niteen Sukerkar, MD
New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA
Rubaya Yeahia, MD
New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA
2021-2022 Fellowship Match
Cardiology - Tulane University, NO
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
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