Current Residents
PGY-3
David Artin, MD
American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine
Personal Interests: International travel, financial literacy and investing (stocks, options,
cryptocurrency), mentoring, mindfulness and meditation practice, basketball,
futbol, weight-lifting, reading and audiobooks.
Professional Interests: Serving the underserved, social determinants of health, public health,
community advocacy, mentoring, looking forward to learning more about
hospitalist medicine, academic medicine, and specialty training.
Simona Chadi, DO
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
Personal Interests: Spending time with friends and family (bonus when I can cook for them!),
going on walks, and listening to Oprah podcasts.
Professional Interests: I love learning about Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics and Public Health,
and I’m excited to keep exploring!
Andrea Charara, MD
St. George’s University School of Medicine
Personal Interests: I love to snuggle my golden retriever Cosmo. Love family time, fashion,
makeup, travel, architecture and design.
Professional Interests: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Alessandra Faverio, MD
American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine
Personal Interests: I love going to the beach, travelling, café bustelo, spending time
with family & friends and binge-watching shows on Netflix
Professional Interests: Pulmonology, Inpatient Pediatrics
Alexandra Friedman, DO
Grayland Godfrey, MD
Howard University College of Medicine
Personal Interests: In my free time I like watching movies, learning new exercises, and exploring
new places. I also enjoy trying new restaurants, playing my violin, and
learning about different cultures.
Professional Interests: In general, I am interested in primary care pediatrics as well as adolescent
medicine and sports medicine. I would also like to have the opportunity
to be involved in public health and the creation of health policy.
Mawada Hussein, MD
Mansoura University
Sheryl Johnson, MD
George Washington University School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Singing, Dancing, Foodventures, Spending time with family and friends
Professional Interests: Pediatric pulmonology, Underserved medicine, Public Health
John Realyvasquez, MD
St. George’s University School of Medicine
Personal Interests: In my spare time, I love to spend time with my fiance and enjoy a good
Netflix show. Additionally, I am an avid snowboarder and kickboxer. I
enjoy cookouts with family and friends. Currently, I am working on advancing
my BBQ skills. I am tinkering with a new dry rub recipe and hope to perfect
it by next summer.
Professional Interests: I am currently interested in Pediatric Sports Medicine, Neonatal-Perinatal
Medicine, and Pediatric Intensive Care. Also, I enjoy teaching medical
students and future pediatricians. My hope is to pass on my knowledge
to future generations of physicians and inspire others to do the same.
I would also like to provide care to underserved populations and decrease
barriers in access to care in low-income and socially disadvantaged communities.
Yasmina Samaha, MD
Drexel University School of Medicine
Personal Interests: I love baking, dancing, and brunch with friends!
Professional Interests: Health Care for underserved populations, NICU/PICU
PGY-2
Saiyukti Chawla, MD
Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland
Personal Interests: I enjoy yoga, exercise, traveling, music and spending time with my friends
and family! Also, if you need someone to taste test your baked goods,
I'm your girl :)
Professional Interests: I am really hoping to specialize in hematology-oncology or endocrinology!
Afroditi Emporelli, MD
Aileen Hernandez, MD
American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine
Personal interests: I enjoy long road trips with my fiancé, taking my dog on mini-adventures,
and spending time with my family. When time permits, I also enjoy reading
thrilling novels and binge-watching TV shows.
Professional Interests: I aspire to be a primary care pediatrician. I greatly value the patient-doctor
relationship, patient education, and advocacy.
German Mosa, MD
Zagzig University
Personal Interests: Passion to help and advocate underserved communities. Social networking.
Enjoy travelling to the beaches, waterparks, and zoos. Cooking and spending
free time with my family and friends.
Professional Interests: Neonatal-Prenatal Medicine (NICU) - Pediatric Cardiology and Hematology/Oncology.
Poonam Nayak, MD
Maharashtra Institute of Medical Education and Research
Personal Interests: hiking, running, reading, searching for dogs to pet
Professional Interests: pediatric hospital medicine, public health, pediatric critical care
Stuti Pathak, MD
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation Medical Education Trust Medical College
Personal Interests: I enjoy singing, eating homemade food, going outdoors, doing yoga, and
watching movies
Professional Interests: I am coming in with an open mind. However, I would like to explore Pediatric
Cardiology and Neonatology specifically
Arvind Radhakrishnan, MD
St. George’s University School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Family & Friends, Tabletop Games, tinkering with my computer, and
Breakfast foods
Professional Interests: General Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency
Roshan Rijal, MD
Kathmandu Medical College
Personal Interests: Traveling, spending time with my wife and family, hanging out with friends,
cooking, watching sci-fi movies, watching Premier League (a big soccer fan here)
Professional Interests: Primary care, community advocacy, serving the underserved communities,
Pediatric cardiology, neonatal and perinatal medicine (However, I still
need to explore more during residency), Mentoring
Isaac Snyder, DO
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Personal Interests: I am passionate about cooking, especially trying out new recipes and
creating new dishes from leftovers. I love to read, whether it is a research
article or a mythology book. I especially cherish spending time with my
nieces and nephews. Lastly, I enjoy investing in the stock market, which
not only gives me an opportunity to put my affinity for numbers to good
use, but also helps me keep up to date with current affairs.
Professional Interests: Pediatric GI, Weight Management.
Amrita Sunkad, MD
Raichur Institute of Medical Sciences
Personal Interests: I love to cook, sketch and enjoy spending time with friends and family;
and have a unparalleled passion for reading fiction novels.
Professional Interests: General Pediatrics, Behavioral Pediatrics, Adolescent medicine.
PGY-1
Safa Abdulhai, DO
Fariba Abedi, MD
Suman Dhakal, MD
Blakemore Gentner, MD
Marie Kaakijian, MD
Ryan Kirk, MD
Shania Leslie, MD
Gaurav Mahato, MD
Kyle Prisby, MD
Mirra Said, MD
Kesha Shah, DO
Shereen Tajalli, MD
Child Neurology
Harini Morisetty, DO, PGY2
Personal Interests: I enjoy traveling, baking, swimming, dancing, exploring new hobbies,
and spending time with loved ones.
Professional Interests: Pediatric Neurology
Harshita Kandarpa, DO, PGY1
Jacklyn Johnson, MD, PGY1