PROGRAM

Opening Remarks Marc Klapholz, MD, MBA
Chair, Department of Medicine

Keynote Address Mark E. Manigan, JD
President and Chief Executive Officer, RWJBarnabas Health

Program Introduction Kristin Wong, MD
Director, Graduate Medical Education

Presentation of Fellowship Certificates Sub-Specialty Program Directors

Advanced Endoscopy Kaveh Hajifathalian, MD, MPH

Allergy and Immunology Alan Wolff, MD

Cardiology Christine Gerula, MD

Critical Care Medicine Amee Patrawalla, MD, MPH

Endocrinology David Bleich, MD

Geriatrics Eric Tien Yen Chyn, MD

Gastroenterology Nikolaos T. Pyrsopoulos, MD, PhD, MBA

Hepatology Nikolaos T. Pyrsopoulos, MD, PhD, MBA

Infectious Diseases Diana Finkel, DO

Nephrology Smita Mahendrakar, MD

Pulmonary/Critical Care Amee Patrawalla, MD, MPH

Rheumatology Eugenio Capitle, MD

Presentation of Residency Certificates Residency Program Directors

Internal Medicine Daniel Matassa, MD

Medicine-Pediatrics Kristin Wong, MD

Preventive Medicine Pauline Thomas, MD

Presentation of Chief Resident Certificates

East Orange Veterans Affairs Medical Center Dennis Quinlan, MD - Chief of Medical Service

Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Kristin Fless, MD - Chair, Department of Medicine

University Hospital Marc Klapholz, MD, MBA - Chair, Department of Medicine

Presentation of Awards Chief Medical Residents

Closing Remarks Daniel Matassa, MD
Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency

MEDICINE FELLOWSHIPS

ADVANCED ENDOSCOPY

Jamil Shah, MD

ALLERGY / IMMUNOLOGY

Taya Carpenter, DO

CARDIOLOGY

Amtul Mansoor, MD
Michael Silverman, MD

CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Azeberoje Osueni, MD
David Rutenberg, DO
Jordan Lydia Torres, DO

ENDOCRINOLOGY

Cyerwin Monique Talusan Malvar, MD

GERIATRIC MEDICINE

Sara Ausaf, MBBS
Olayiwola Akeem Bolaji, MBBS

GASTROENTEROLOGY

Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed, DO
Catherine Jeongeun Choi, MD
Seyed Ali Khalessi Hosseini, MD
Vivek Anand Lingiah, MD
Dayna Panchal, DO

HEPATOLOGY

Mina Awadallah, MD, MSc
Peter S. Gerges, MD
Amanda Yadirah Ortiz-Vicil, MD
Nushra Tariq Paracha, DO

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Devina Bhamray, MD
Patrick Thomas Brunk, DO
Sehrish Shahid, MBBS

NEPHROLOGY

Goutham Talluri, MD

PULMONARY & CRITICAL CARE

Charles Chen, MD
Sung H. Choi, MD
Paul George Delle Donna, DO
Richa Chandravadan Nahar, MD
Kanza Safia Zahid, MD

RHEUMATOLOGY

Mary Salim, MD

MEDICINE-PEDIATRICS

Elan Gary Baskir, MD
Karishma Karim Khetani, MD
Anjella A. Manoharan, MD
Amanda Christine Walker, MD

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

Joycelyn Isiri Akamune, MD, MPH
Rochelle Anna Maria Dalsan Vaughn, MD, MPH
Adam Spencer Kornmehl, MD, MPH

INTERNAL MEDICINE, PRELIMINARY

Austin Raymond Dukat, DO
Kirolos M. Georges, MD
Catherine Walsh Imossi, MD, MBA
Mustafa Jaffry, MD
Neil Patel, MD
Sudeep Peddireddy, MD
Jasmine Shafei, MD
Siri Uppuluri, MD
Isis Zhang, MD
Benjamin Zhou, MD

INTERNAL MEDICINE, CATEGORICAL

Zahra Aryan, MD, MPH
Juan Bello Duverge, MD
Benjamin Chungyu Chang, MD
Angel Chen, MD, MPA
Isaac B. Daudelin, MD, PhD
Krishan Hirun De Silva, MD
Luisa De Souza, MD, MBA
Axel Duval, MD
Nimra Gilani, DO
Ashkan Hashemi, MD
Joshua Corey Hasquet, MD
Hyun Jung Jung, MD, MPH
Aaron Kahlam, MD
Ayham Khrais, DO
Daniel Richard Kifner III, MD
Don Kim, MD
Eileen Jean Kim, MD
Alexander Le, MD
Paul Yong Kyu Lee, MD
Abena Durowaa Oduro, MD
Aashka P. Parikh, MD
Zeel K. Patel, DO
Zachary Pierce, DO
Reena Razdan Mehta, MD
Kyrollos G. Saad, MD
Jared Etan Sapin, MD
Meet Shailesh Shah, DO
Yashsavi Sharad, DO
Nikita Tangella, MD, MBA
Richard Tong, MD
Rohan Viswanathan, MD
Reshma Vohra, MD
Ruochen Ying, MD
Helen Zhou, MD

CHIEF MEDICAL RESIDENTS

Brooke Elizabeth Baker, MD, MS
Lawrence Matthew Benedict, MD
Saahil A. Jumkhawala, MD, MBA
Nikolina Markovic, MD
Anmol Mittal, MD, MBA
Suilon Ng, MD
Benjamin Sidney Simmons, MD

Marc Klapholz, MD, MBA
Chair, Department of Medicine
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Dennis P. Quinlan, MD
Chief of Medical Service
VA New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange

Kristin Fless, MD
Chair, Department of Medicine
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

Residency Program Directors
Daniel Matassa, MD - Internal Medicine Residency
Kristin Wong, MD - Medicine-Pediatrics Residency
Pauline Thomas, MD - Preventive Medicine Residency

Fellowship Program Directors
Kaveh Hajifathalian, MD, MPH - Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship
Alan Wolff, MD - Allergy / Immunology Fellowship
Christine M. Gerula, MD - Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship
Nikolaos T. Pyrsopoulos, MD, PhD, MBA - Gastroenterology Fellowship
Eric Tien Yen Chyn, MD - Geriatric Medicine Fellowship
David Bleich, MD - Endocrinology Fellowship
Nikolaos T. Pyrsopoulos, MD, PhD, MBA - Hepatology Fellowship
Diana Finkel, DO - Infectious Diseases Fellowship
Smita Mahendrakar, MD - Nephrology Fellowship
Amee Patrawalla, MD, MPH - Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Eugenio Capitle, MD - Rheumatology Fellowship

Program Staff
Candy Reyes
Renee Dixon
Paul Fallaha
Alena Ferguson
Cherrie Jeffress-Upson
Natasha Nicholson-Stokley
Isaura Otero
Vanessa Poskay
Paul Savage
Nirva Vital
Lisa Wade