Emergency Medicine Faculty
Eric J Wasserman, M.D, FACEP
Chairman and Medical Director, Emergency Medicine Department
Medical Education: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Emergency Medicine Residency: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Patrick Hinfey, M.D, FACEP, FAAEM
Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency Chairman, Institutional
Review Board
Medical Education: UMDNJ - New Jersey Medical School
Emergency Medicine Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Navin Ariyaprakai, M.D, EMT-P, FAEMS, FACEP
Program Director, EMS & Disaster Fellowship at Newark Beth Israel Rutgers Health
Associate Medical Director, RWJBH Mobile Health EMS
Core Faculty, Emergency Medicine Residency at Newark Beth Israel Rutgers Health
Board of Directors, NJ-ACEP
Chairman of the Board, EB Medicine Emerging Leaders Council
Concierge, Event, Flight and Tactical Medicine
Medical Education: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Emergency Medicine Residency: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Fellowship: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Nicole Maguire, D.O, FACEP
Associate Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency Clerkship Director,
Emergency Medicine Residency Osteopathic Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency
Medical Education: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Emergency Medicine Residency: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Shelly Jones-Dillon, M.D, FACEP
Associate Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency Teaching Faculty,
New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Medical Education: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Emergency Medicine Residency: SUNY Downstate, King’s County Medical Center
Mark Merlin, D.O, EMT-P, FACEP
Founder and Program Director, NJ EMS / Disaster Medicine Fellowship Vice
Chairman, Emergency Medicine Department
Medical Education: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Internal Medicine Residency: Jefferson / Geisinger Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency
Shreni Zinzuwadia, M.D, FACEP
Director of Simulation, Emergency Medicine Residency Clinical Assistant
Professor, Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School Core Faculty, Emergency
Medicine Residency
Medical Education: UMDNJ - New Jersey Medical School
Emergency Medicine Residency: UMDNJ - New Jersey Medical School
Fellowship: MERC Research Fellowship: Hispanic Center of Excellence Faculty Training
Ammundeep Tagore, M.D, MSHA, MBA
Associate Program Director, NJ EMS / Disaster Medicine Fellowship Core
Faculty, Emergency Medicine Residency
Medical Education: Ross University School of Medicine
Emergency Medicine Residency: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Fellowship: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Medical Education: Universidad La Autónoma de Guadalajara / New York Medical College
Emergency Medicine Residency: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center