Faculty
Miriam Kulkarni, MD, FACEP
Program Director
Hometown: West Windsor, NJ
Residency: Jacobi/Einstein
Academic Interests: Medical education, simulation
Personal Interests: Travel, reading, cooking projects with my three young children
Yomna Nassef, MD
Assistant Program Director
Hometown: Queens, NY
Residency: NYP-Weill Columbia/Cornell
Academic Interests: Medical journalism, research
Personal Interests: Traveling, being a “foodie,” watching the NY Knicks lose for 30+years
Stephanie Widmer, MD
Assistant Program Director
Director of Medical Toxicology
Hometown: Harrison, NY
Residency: Northshore University Hospital
Fellowship: Northshore University Hospital
Academic Interests: Toxicology, medical journalism
Personal Interests: Traveling, indoor rock climbing
Mark Silberman, MD, FCCP, FACEP
President of Symphony Medical
Hometown: Deerfield, Illinois
Residency & Fellowship: Columbia University, New York Presbyterian Hospital
Academic Interests: Organizational
Psychology & Team Building, Operations, Administration, Business of Medicine
Personal Interests: Mountain Biking, Skiing, Hiking, International Travel
Raffaele Milizia, MD, FACEP
Medical Director
Residency: New York Presbyterian Hospital – Columbia and Cornell
Academic Interests: Operations and ED throughput, clinical protocols, technology, communication
Personal Interests: Music, family, soccer, gold, gardening
Paul Sasso, MD
Assistant Medical Director,
Emergency Department
Residency: New York Presbyterian Hospital – Columbia Academic Interests: Operations and ED Throughput, Patient Experience, Physician Wellness, Clinical Protocols
Personal Interests: Bocce, Cooking, Family, Football, Surfing, Travel
Norman Mok, MD
Assistant Medical Director
Emergency Department
Hometown: Long Island, NY
Residency: Mt. Sinai
Academic Interests: ED Operations
Personal Interests: Cycling, golf, but really it’s whatever my two kids like to do
Angela Cirilli, MD, RDMS, FACEP
Ultrasound Director, Assistant Medical Director
Residency: Henry Ford Hospital
Academic Interests: Critical care, point of care ultrasound. Personal Interests: Boxing, surfing, traveling, cooking
Nicholas Otts, MD
Associate Program Director
Hometown: New Orleans
Residency: Northwell, Staten Island University Hospital
Fellowship: NYP Brooklyn Methodist (PEM)
Academic Interests: Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Personal Interests: Saints
Zareen Khan, MD, MPH
Attending Physician
Hometown: Pelham, NY
Residency: Albert Einstein-Jacobi/Montefiore
Academic Interests: Global/international EM, epidemiology and public health
Personal Interests: Traveling, cooking, being a foodie, comics and graphic novels, sci-fi, reading, history
Elizabeth Fernandez, MD, FACEP
Attending Physician
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Residency: SUNY Downstate/Kings County
Academic Interests: Pain management, wellness, resilience, nutrition, ultrasound
Personal Interests: Scuba diving, travel, cooking, hiking with my dog
Evan Ou, MD
Medical Student Clerkship Director
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Residency: NYP-Weill Columbia/Cornell
Academic Interests: Systems and operations, resident education
Personal Interests: Music production, eating to excess, going to the gym so I can eat to excess
Adrian Cotarelo, MD, MHS
Research Director
Hometown: Miami, FL
Residency: St. John’s Riverside Hospital
Academic Interests: EMS, Research, Education
Personal Interests: Cooking, Escape Rooms, Baking, Video Games
Stephanie Haimowitz, MD
Attending Physician
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center
Academic Interests: Trauma, Critical Care
Dr. Julie Clemmensen, D.O.
Attending Physician
Hometown: Great Falls, VA Residency: St. Barnabas Hospital (Bronx) Fellowship: Jacobi Medical Center Academic Interests: Trauma, Critical Care. Personal Interests: Hiking with my Shih Tzu