Our Residents

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
Hometown: Wall Township, NJ
Undergraduate: NYU
Medical School:  Albert Einstein College of Medicine 

Outside Interests: Reading, Running, Movies

AHMAD AMER
Hometown: Nablus, Palestine
Undergraduate: Georgia Institute of Technology
Medical School:  Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science

Outside Interests: boxing, weightlifting, and reading (books and X-rays)

ARMAND GAREWAL
Hometown: Bakersfield, CA
College: University of California, Irvine
Medical School:  University of California, David School of Medicine

Outside interests: DJing, Yoga, Video Games

DANTE GIOVAGNOLI
Hometown:   Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
Undergraduate: Clemson University, South Carolina
Medical School:  Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine

Outside Interests: Powerlifting, Volleyball, Woodworking 

MAHEE ISLAM
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Undergraduate: CUNY Brooklyn College
Medical School:  SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine

Outside Interests: Basketball (Knicks and Kobe fan), foodie, time with my wife, adding to my tie collection. 

RAIHAN NOMAN
Hometown: Cooper City, FL
Undergraduate: University of Florida
Medical School:  Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

Outside Interests: Basketball, movies, traveling, comedy

KEVIN PENG
Hometown:   Livingston, NJ
Undergraduate: Rutgers University New Brunswick
Medical School:  Ohio State University College of Medicine

Outside Interests: Hiking/camping, music production, cooking

ANIBIAN RODRIGUEZ
Hometown: Lower East side of Manhattan, NYC
Undergraduate: NYU
Medical School:  Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Outside interests: Musical instrument playing, DIY home projects and woodworking, studying Christian apologetics, bored watching

SAKIB SAFI
Hometown:   Queens, New York
Undergraduate: New York University
Medical School:  New York University Long Island School of Medicine

Outside Interests:  Calisthenics, mixed martial arts, Reading about 256 shades of gray

MENACHEM SHIMONOV
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Undergraduate: City University of New York, Brooklyn College
Medical School:  SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine

Outside Interests: Solving riddles/ puzzles, exercising, movies/TV, spending time with family and friends.

GARY WONG
Hometown: Fremont, CA
Undergraduate: UC Davis
Medical School:  USF Health Morsani College of Medicine

Outside Interests: Golf, basketball, snowboarding, powerlifting, traveling, cooking

KENNETH WU
Hometown: Los Angeles, California & Taipei, Taiwan
Undergraduate:  University of California, Berkeley
Medical School:  Wayne State University School of Medicine

Outside Interests: Soccer, hiking, running, traveling

 

Hruday Kalagotla
Hometown: Plainsboro, NJ
Undergraduate: Rutgers University – New Brunswick
Medical School: University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine

Outside Interests: Tennis, weightlifting, 3D printing, reading, gaming

 

Samah Morsi
Hometown: Zagazig - Egypt
Undergraduate: Zagazig school of medicine 
Medical School: Zagazig school of medicine 

Outside Interests: Drawing and Chess

 

Melanie Ngo
Hometown:  Great Neck, NY
Undergraduate:  UCLA
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University 

Outside Interests:  I live to climb, decorate with plants, draw and paint, crochet and knit, and hike.

 

Abraham Nirappel
Hometown: South Brunswick, New Jersey
Undergraduate: Northeastern University
Medical School: Case Western University School of Medicine

Outside Interests: Basketball, Ultimate frisbee, piano, chess

 

Raquel Hoopes
Hometown: Trabuco Canyon, CA
Undergrad: Brigham Young University
Medical School: Frank H. Netter School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University

Interests: Cooking, reading, making bread, scuba diving, walking, traveling 

 

Sulaimann Siddiqui
Hometown: Jericho, NY
Undergraduate: Stony Brook University
Medical School: Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University

Outside Interests: Travel, basketball, pickleball, PC gaming, stock market

Ajay Makkena
Hometown: St. Louis, MI
Undergraduate: Penn State University
Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College -Thomas Jefferson University

Outside Interests: Gym, Soccer, Football

Ara Mandjikian
Hometown: La Crescenta, CA
Undergraduate: UCLA
Med School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Outside Interests: : Trying new food, cooking and going to the gym.

Benjamin Braun
Hometown: Mission Viejo, California 
Undergraduate: University of California, Los Angeles
Medical School: Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University

Outside Interests: Personal finance/investing, technology

Michelle Ngan
Hometown: Santa Clarita, CA
Undergraduate:  University of Southern California
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Outside Interests: Cooking, traveling, crochet, exploring NYC

Wheveline Orvil
Hometown: Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Undergraduate: Stony Brook University
Medical School: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences University at Buffalo

Outside Interests: Writing, singing, reading/podcasts and TV show binging