Dr. Miriam Kulkarni, MD, FACEP

Program Director

• Residency: Jacobi-Montefiore Emergency Medicine Residency
• Academic Interests: Medical Education, Simulation
• Personal Interests: Travel, reading, cooking projects with my three young children

Dr. Elizabeth Fernandez, MD, FACEP

Assistant Program Director

• Residency: SUNY Downstate/Kings County
• Academic Interests: Wellness, curriculum development
• Personal Interests: Photography, scuba diving, travel, food, nutrition

Dr. Mary McLean, MD

Assistant Program Director

• Residency: St. John’s Riverside Hospital
• Academic Interests: Medical Education, procedural medicine, cardiology, implicit bias, diversity & inclusion, technology and social media in medical education
• Personal Interests: Cooking, documentaries (especially crime documentaries), animals, computer games, escape rooms, travel, and being a foodie

Mark Silberman, MD, FCCP, FACEP

Physician-in-Chief

• 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, Communication, Technology
• Personal Interests: Music, Family, Soccer, Gold, Gardening

Virginia Montano

Program Coordinator

• Hometown: Bronx, NY