Class of 2023

Chief Resident
Hometown: Queens, NY
Undergraduate School: Columbia University
Medical School: Zucker School of Medicine (at Hofstra / Northwell)
EM Interests: Ultrasound, MedEd, Palliative Medicine
Hobbies: Playing video games, crochet, traveling, chilling with my cat
Previous Career: Data analyst at a hearing aid company
Post Graduation: Ultrasound Fellowship, Columbia University, New York, NY

Chief Resident
Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
Undergraduate School: University of Nevada, Reno
Medical School: UC San Diego
EM Interests: PEM, global health, wilderness med
Hobbies: Working out, burpees, running in the park, getting other people to work out with me
Instagram: @leacohen4
Post Graduation: Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship, Children’s Hospital Montefiore, Bronx, NY

Chief Resident
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Undergraduate School: University of Rochester
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Graduate School: Fordham University Graduate School of Education
EM Interests: Medical education, ultrasound, social EM
Hobbies: Running, snowboarding, sailing, eating, traveling
Previous Career: High school teacher
Twitter: @MichaelDantaMD
Post Graduation: Ultrasound Fellowship, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY

Chief Resident
Hometown: Fountain Valley, CA
Undergraduate School: UCLA
Medical School: Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
EM Interests: EMS, Event Medicine, Med Ed
Hobbies: Making music, discovering new coffeeshops, eating all the food
Previous Career: EMT, Embroidery shop manager
Post Graduation: Emergency Medical Services Fellowship, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Hometown: Brooklyn / Farmingdale, NY
Undergraduate School: Sophie Davis Program of Biomedical Education
Medical School: CUNY School of Medicine
EM Interests: Lac repairs and taking things out of peoples ears
Hobbies: Baking / cooking / eating, painting, kickball, party planning, hanging out with babies, making bad puns
Previous Career: Instagram captioner, retired tiktoker
Instagram: @ayesh_ayesh_babyy
Post Graduation: Simulation Fellowship, Mount Sinai Morningside West, New York, NY

Hometown: San Jose, CA
Undergraduate School: UC Davis
Medical School: UC San Diego
EM Interests: Global health, social em, harm reduction
Hobbies: The cutest dog, hikes, oceans, beers
Post Graduation: Global Health Fellowship, Columbia University, New York, NY

Hometown: Fayetteville, AR
Undergraduate School: University of Central Arkansas
Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
EM Interests: Women in Medicine, Diversity and Inclusion, Social EM, Advocacy
Hobbies: Baking, My Dog Ramona, Hiking/Camping, HMED, Joke Boat
Previous Career: Phlebotomist
Twitter: @HannahKBlakely
Post Graduation: Medical Education Fellowship, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY

Hometown: Highland Park, NJ
Undergraduate School: University of Maryland, College Park
Medical School: George Washington University
EM Interests: Ultrasound, Social EM
Hobbies: Baking, being a plant mom, exercise (when @leacohen makes me), staring at pictures of my nephew
Instagram: @cohen.ariella
Post Graduation: Ultrasound Fellowship, Maimonides Medical Center, New York, NY

Hometown: Santa Maria, CA
Undergraduate School: Chapman U
Medical School: Einstein
EM Interests: Toxicology
Hobbies: Baseball, classic rock, guitar, economics and psychology books, fishing
Instagram: @andrewjoncox
Post Graduation: Attending Physician, Marian Regional Medical Center, Santa Maria CA

Hometown: Lafayette, LA
Undergraduate School: Brown University
Graduate School: Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine
EM Interests: Social EM, Critical Care, Palliative Care
Hobbies: climbing, tending to my houseplants, learning how to fiddle
Previous Career: public health desk monkey, EMT
Post Graduation: Attending Physician, Oschner Health System, New Orleans, LA

Hometown: Chatham, NY
Undergraduate School: Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education
Medical School: Albany Medical College
EM Interests: Diversity & Inclusion, Social EM, International/Global EM
Hobbies: Traveling, Brunch, Singing, Going to broadway shows or see live music
Twitter: @SarahFowler_MD
Post Graduation: Attending Physician, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

Hometown: Queens, NY
Undergraduate School: Stony Brook University
Medical School: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (University of Buffalo)
EM Interests: Ultrasound, Medical Education, Social EM, Diversity & Inclusion
Hobbies: Anything and everything food-related (experimenting with new recipes, restaurants, dessert), TV shows/movies (both Hollywood and Bollywood), running, building my ambitious bucket list of travel plans (one day…)
Previous Career: Tour Guide, Receptionist, Cell Phone Store
Twitter: @RidhimaGhei
Post Graduation: Medical Education Fellowship, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Hometown: Guilford, CT
Undergraduate School: Harvard University
Medical School: Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
EM Interests: Narrative Medicine, Global Health, Wilderness Medicine
Hobbies: Writing, Hiking, Road Tripping, Balancing large objects on my face
Previous Career: Publishing, Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Finance
Twitter: @AdamLalley
Post Graduation: Attending Physician, Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, CT

Hometown: Manalapan, NJ
Undergraduate School: Johns Hopkins University
Medical School: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
EM Interests: Ultrasound, Medical Education, Simulation, LGBTQ Health
Hobbies: Board games, tennis, ping pong, strategy card games, bouldering, finding and becoming friends with dogs, pub trivia, horror movies
Instagram: @pfatmeffer
Post Graduation: Attending Physician, St. Petersburg General Hospital, St. Petersburg, FL

Hometown: East Windsor, NJ
Undergraduate School: Rutgers New Brunswick
Medical School: Drexel University
EM Interests: Toxicology, Med Ed
Hobbies: Comedy clubs, finding new places to eat, sleeping
Post Graduation: Toxicology Fellowship, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Hometown: Blacksburg, VA
Undergraduate School: Wesleyan University
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
EM Interests: MedEd, Social EM, Ultrasound
Hobbies: Long distance running (getting lost in Brooklyn), yoyo-ing, Binging Netflix, board games.
Previous Career: Peace Corps Volunteer in Tanzania teaching high school physics
Post Graduation: Simulation Fellowship, New York University, New York, NY

Hometown: Saratoga, CA
Undergraduate School: UC San Diego
Medical School: Keck SOM at USC
EM Interests: Palliative Care and its role in the ED, Social EM, Ultrasound
Hobbies: Basketball (Ball is life forever), board game nights (including Jackbox!!), exploring the coffee/boba/beer scene, throwing shakas across the room, vibing to lo-fi hip hop and chill beats, moderate difficulty hiking (Zion!), playing Civ 6, putting up weird virtual backgrounds on Zoom
Previous Career: Pharmaceutical project coordinator, classroom nuisance
Post Graduation: Palliative Care Fellowship, John H. Stroger Jr. Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL

Hometown: Plano, Texas
Undergraduate School: Yale University
Medical School: Weill Cornell Medicine
EM Interests: Ultrasound, Wellness, Women and Diversity
Hobbies: I like da musics. I like da singing. Also gaming, live concerts, traveling, and exploring NYC
Instagram: @lisazhaaang
Post Graduation: Simulation Fellowship, University of Connecticut, Mansfield, CT