CORE FACULTY
Academics:
Saumil Parikh MD
Program Director
Associate Chairman
Hometown: Laurel, MD
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University of Medicine
David Simon
Hometown: Long Island, NY
Fellowship: New York- Presbyterian Queens
Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Christine Chen MD
Global Health Director
Hometown: Hacienda Heights, CA
Fellowship: Mount Sinai West/Morningside (Emergency Global Health)
Residency: New York-Presbyterian Queens
Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University
Nao Yoneda MD
Associate Program Director
Director of Medical Education Fellowship
Hometown: Flushing, NY
Residency: New York-Presbyterian Queens
Medical School: New York Medical College
Sheetal Sheth DO
Clerkship Director
Hometown: Queens, NY
Fellowship: Maimonides (Simulation)
Residency: New York-Presbyterian Queens
Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Nate Zarider MD
Director of Ultrasound Fellowship
Hometown: San Diego, California
Fellowship: New York- Presbyterian Queens
Residency: New York- Presbyterian Queens
Medical School: New York University
Anita Lui DO
Emergency Medicine Assistant Program Director
Simulation Faculty
Hometown: Bellerose, NY
Fellowship: New York-Presbyterian Queens (Simulation)
Residency: New York-Presbyterian Queens
Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Anika Nichlany MD
Director of Simulation Fellowship
Director of Wellness
Hometown: Davie, FL
Fellowship: New York-Presbyterian Queens (Simulation)
Residency: New York-Presbyterian Queens
Medical School: St George’s University School of Medicine
Michael Chary MD PhD
Research Consultant
Hometown: Peekskill, MD
Fellowship: Harvard Univeristy/Boston’s Children Hospital (Medical Toxicology)
Residency: New York-Presbyterian Queens
Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Administration:
Manish Sharma DO
Chairman of Emergency Medicine
Hometown: Queens, NY
Residency: New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Center
Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Johnathan Siegal MD
Vice Chariman
Hometown: Albany, NY
Residency:New York-Presbyterian Queens
Medical School: Sackler Faculty of Medicine - Tel Aviv, Israel
Richard Shin MD
Director of Simulation
Medical Director, Emergency Department
Director of Medical Library\
Hometown: Flushing, NY
Fellowship: Institute for Medical Simulation and Advanced Learning (HHC)/SUNY Downstate (Simulation)
Residency: SUNY Downstate/Kings County
Medical School: SUNY Upsate University
Kallie Desmond Combs DO
Assistant Medical Director, Emergency Department
Simulation Faculty
Hometown: Brewerton, NY
Fellowship: New York-Presbyterian Queens (Simulation)
Residency: New York-Presbyterian Queens
Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Pediatrics:
Ameer Hassoun MD
Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Hometown: Baghdad, Iraq
Fellowship:Children’s Hospital of Michigan/Wayne State University (Pediatric Emergency Medicine)
Residency:Harlem Hospital/Columbia University - Pediatrics
Medical School: Faculty of Medicine and health Sciences - University of Sana’a - Yemen
Cary Siegel MD
Pediatric Faculty
Hometown: Jericho/ North Salem, NY
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Kerianne Brady MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Associate Director
Director of Pediatric Medical Education
Hometown: Orlando, FL
Fellowship: Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (Pediatric Emergency Medicine)
Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
Medical School: New York University School of Medicine
Sacha Duchicela MD
Pediatric Faculty
Fellowship: Jacobi Medical Center
Residency: Cohen Children’s Hospital
Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern
Giuseppina Del Greco MD
Pediatric Faculty
Hometown: Queens, NY
Fellowship: Morristown Medical Center
Residency: Cohen Children’s Medical Center
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Hannah Park MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Faculty
Ultrasound Faculty
Hometown: Kansas City, MO
Fellowship: Maimonides Medical Center (Ultrasound), New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital (Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Residency: University of Illinois Chicago Medical Center
Medical School: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine