Our Residents

ARKA DUTTA
Hometown:  Cypress, CA
Undergraduate:  Manipal University 
Medical School:  American University of Antigua College of Medicine

Outside Interests:   Exploring cities and different cuisine, Fantasy football, Gaming 

SAMUEL ELIAS
Hometown: Jersey City, NJ
Undergraduate: NJIT
Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Outside Interests: Drawing, painting, piano, tennis, ping pong, movies

HUMZA HAQUE
Hometown: South Brunswick, NJ
Undergraduate: Temple University
Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Outside Interests: Travel, TV/movies, sports, philosophy, adventure

IRFAN HASSAN
Hometown:   Peshawar, Pakistan
Medical School:  AGA Khan University

Outside Interests:  Hiking, Gaming, Traveling, Kickboxing

COSMIN IACOBAN
Hometown: Baia Mare, Romania
Undergraduate: University of Rhode Island
Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine

Outside Interests: Traveling, movies/TV, science fiction, history, spending time with family and friends

MIGUEL ROSADO
Hometown: Jersey City, NJ
Undergraduate: Cornell University
Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Outside Interests: Mavericks, podcasts, camping, swimming

THOMAS SCHWEDHELM
Hometown: Carson City, NV
Undergraduate: University of Nevada, Reno
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Outside Interests:  Family, hiking, triathlon

FRANCISCO ZERPA
Hometown:   Miami, FL.
Undergraduate:  University of Miami
Medical School:  St. Georges University School of Medicine

Outside Interests:  Sports, Gaming, Finance, Traveling, Coffee

ALEXANDRA CASTRO
Hometown:   Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate:  Washington and Jefferson College
Medical School:  West Virginia University School of Medicine

Outside Interests:  Traveling, Skiing, Cooking, Hiking

SCOTT GERWE
Hometown:  Virginia Beach, VA
Undergraduate:  Old Dominion University
Medical School:  West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

Outside Interests:   Exercise, Surfing, playing the guitar, reading novels

RAZI HAQ
Hometown:  San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, CA
Undergraduate:  University of California, Berkley
Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine

Outside Interests:  Creative Writing, Combat Sports

CHERYL HOU
Hometown: Marlboro, NJ
Undergraduate:  Cornell University
Medical School: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University

Outside Interests:  Spending time with family and friends

DAVID OOMMEN
Hometown: Long Valley, NJ
Undergraduate:  The College of New Jersey
Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Outside Interests:  Music, hiking, video games

VIKRAM PANDIT
Hometown:  Irving, CA
Undergraduate:  University of Southern California
Medical School:  American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine

Outside Interests:  Powerlifting, Distance Running, Traveling, Bar Trivia, Board Games

DANIEL STAHL
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Undergraduate: University of Southern California
Medical School: Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Outside Interests: Tennis, NBA, hiking, driving, cars, traveling, and cooking

AKHIL SUREEN
Hometown:  Tustin, CA
Undergraduate:  University of California, San Diego
Medical School: American University of Antigua College of Medicine

Outside Interests:  Basketball, weightlifting, reading, video games, and philanthropy

JOSÉ VALLES
Hometown: Caguas, PR
Undergraduate:  University of Puerto Rico - Río Piedras
Medical School: University of Puerto Rico- Medical Sciences Campus (UPR-MSC)

Outside Interests:  Music artist, spending time with family and friends

DOUGLAS ARDEKANI
Hometown:  Chester Springs, PA
Undergraduate:  Pennsylvania State University
Medical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine

Outside Interests:  Live music, guitar, lifting

SULTAN BUKHARI
Hometown: Montville, NJ
Undergraduate:  Seton Hall University
Medical School: Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine

Outside Interests:  Traveling, video-gaming, hiking, golfing

KEVIN CHU
Hometown: Bridgewater, NJ
Undergraduate:  Case Western Reserve University
Medical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine

Outside Interests:  hiking, mycology, fragrances, ethnic food

BHAVANA DEVANABANDA
Hometown:   Toronto, Canada
Undergraduate:  University of Toronto
Medical School: St. Georges School of Medicine

Outside Interests:  Exploring Cities, New Restaurants and Foods, Traveling, Comedy and Broadway Shows

SAMI HADDAD
Hometown:   Stockton, CA
Undergraduate:  California State University, Sacramento
Medical School: St. Georges University School of Medicine

Outside Interests:  Family, Basketball, Football, Video Games

JASON LAU
Hometown:   Brooklyn, NY
Undergraduate:  Hunter College, NY
Medical School: St. Georges School of Medicine

Outside Interests:  Traveling, Cooking

MIRETTE SHAFEEK
Hometown: Cairo, Egypt
Undergraduate: Ain Shams University Cairo Egypt
Medical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine

Outside Interests:  spending time with family, traveling, hiking, biking, cooking

LEV SHPITS
Hometown:   Brooklyn, NY
Undergraduate:  New York University
Medical School: William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Outside Interests:  Traveling

LAM TU
Hometown: West Hartford, CT
Undergraduate:  New York University, College of Arts and Science
Medical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine

Outside Interests:  video games, biking, running, hiking, reading

CHRISTOPHER AZZAM
Hometown:  Anaheim Hills, CA 
Undergraduate: California State University of Fullerton 
Medical School: Saint George's University School of Medicine 

Outside Interests: Sports, Traveling, Food, Music, Fitness

SAEED BHUIYAN
Undergraduate:  Stony Brook University
Medical School:  Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine

Outside Interests:  I am a multi-instrumentalist, and enjoy the processes of audio engineering, Volleyball, Fencing 

JARED COHN
Hometown:  Cortland Manor, NY
Undergraduate:  Tufts University
Medical School:  NYIT - College of Osteo. Medicine

Outside Interests:  Skiing, wakeboarding, karate, interior design, videogames and traveling

DANIEL GIRALDO HERRERA
Hometown:  Virginia Beach, VA
Undergraduate:  Virginia Tech
Medical School:  University of Virginia School of Medicine

Outside Interests:  Bouldering & rock climbing, weightlifting, taking my two Dachshund dogs everywhere

JUSTIN NEWMAN
Hometown:  Long Island, NY 
Undergraduate:  University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Medical School:  NYIT- College of Osteo. Medicine

Outside Interests:  Smoking meats such as brisket, ribs, and pork butt, Skiing, cycling, and swimming, Brewing espresso

SAWAN PATEL
Hometown:  Langhorne, PA
Undergraduate:  Drexel University
Medical School:  Cooper Medical School of Rowan University

Outside Interests:  Swimming, science fiction, video games, spending time with family and friends

GARRETT HYO JUN YOON
Hometown:  Los Angeles, CA
Undergraduate:  Cornell University
Medical School:  NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Outside Interests:  playing piano, building computers, artificial intelligence, board games, pickleball, LA Dodgers

SULTAN MOHAMMED ZAIN
Hometown:  Elmhurst, NY
Undergraduate:  Columbia University
Medical School:  SUNY Upstate Medical University

Outside Interests:  Cricket, basketball, science fiction, geography, weather tracking, travel, cooking

SAMEUL AHMAD
Medical School:  Albert Einstein College of Medicine 

AHMAD AMER
Medical School:  Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science

ARMAND GAREWAL
Medical School:  University of California, David School of Medicine 

DANTE GIOVAGNOLI
Medical School:  Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine

MAHEE ISLAM
Medical School:  SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine

RAIHAN NOMAN
Medical School:  Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

KEVIN PENG
Medical School:  Ohio State University College of Medicine

ANIBIAN RODRIGUEZ
Medical School:  Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

SAKIB SAFI
Medical School:  New York University Long Island School of Medicine

MENACHEM SHIMONOV
Medical School:  SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine

GARY WONG
Medical School:  USF Health Morsani College of Medicine

KENNETH WU
Medical School:  Wayne State University School of Medicine