Current Residents
CHIEF RESIDENTS
Nicole Lipman, MD
Hometown: Montreal, QC
Undergraduate: Concordia University
Medical School: Saba University School of Medicine
Academic Interests: Sports medicine, wellness, critical care
Personal Interests: Anything animals, reading murder mysteries, running and napping
Vy Doan, DO
Hometown: Houston, TX
Undergraduate: St. Mary’s University
Medical School: LECOM
Academic Interests: Global medicine, low resource medicine
Personal Interests: Cooking for family & friends, my cat named Mouse, coffee & sweet treats
PGY-3
John Hattier, MD
Hometown: New Orleans, LA
Undergraduate: University of New Orleans
Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Academic Interests: History of medicine, disaster response, wilderness medicine
Personal Interests: Hiking, guitar, cooking
Alex Suyunov, MD
Hometown: Queens, NY
Undergraduate: The City College of New York
Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University
Academic Interests: Critical care, pain medicine, sports medicine
Personal Interests: Boxing, handball, chess, rap music
Marouane Chanaoui, DO
Hometown: Poughkeepsie, NY
Undergraduate: SUNY Albany
Medical School: NYITCOM
Academic Interests: Global health, sports medicine, flight medicine, critical care
Personal Interests: Travel, soccer, tennis, video games, fantasy football
Aziz Aldoqaji, MD
Hometown: Basrah, Iraq
Medical School: University of Basrah, College of Medicine
Academic Interests: Trauma, sports medicine
Personal Interests: TV shows, road trips, travel, exploring restaurants
Aderet Liss, DO
Hometown: Boston, MA
Undergraduate: Yeshiva University
Medical School: TouroCOM-Harlem
Academic Interests: Ultrasound, critical care, medical education
Personal Interests: Cooking, traveling, road tripping, board gaming with friends
Neil Meepagala, MD
Hometown: Queens, NY
Undergraduate: CUNY City College
Medical School: CUNY School of Medicine
Academic Interests: Ultrasound, Pediatrics
Personal Interests: Being emo at the gym
Christopher Nogues, MD
Hometown: Willamsburg, VA
Undergraduate: Virginia Commonwealth University
Medical School: St. George’s University
Academic Interests: Sports medicine, ultrasound
Personal Interests: Video games, cooking, travel
Weston Ward, MD
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Undergraduate: Texas Tech University
Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch
Academic Interests: Ultrasound, resuscitation, education
Personal Interests: Ice hockey, lifting, stand-up, philosophy, boardgames
Max Probst, MD
Hometown: Miami, FL
Undergraduate: Florida International University
Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Academic Interests: Trauma, critical care, pain management
Personal Interests: Live concerts, travel, fitness
PGY-2
Michael Asare, MD
Hometown: Bayshore, NY
Undergraduate: UCONN
Medical School: Saba University School of Medicine
Academic Interests: Critical Care, health literacy
Personal Interests: History, geopolitics, avid gym rat
Chance Friesen, MD
Hometown: Kansas City, KS
Undergraduate: University of Kansas
Medical School: University of Kansas School of Medicine
Academic Interests: Ultrasound, trauma
Personal Interests: DIY projects, cooking, naps
James Letsen, DO
Hometown: Yonkers, NY
Undergraduate: Loyola University Maryland
Medical School: LECOM Elmira
Academic Interests: Ultrasound, EMS, resuscitation
Personal Interests: Golf, fishing, gardening
George Mosaad, DO
Hometown: Lyndhurst, NJ
Undergraduate: Rutgers University
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine – Bradenton
Academic Interests: Accessible medicine, global mission work
Personal Interests: Sports (especially my Philadelphia Eagles), food, traveling, and exploring different cuisines
Caitlin Freyja, MD
Hometown: Onamia, MN
Undergraduate: Augsburg University
Medical School: University of Minnesota
Academic Interests: Addiction medicine, street medicine, harm reduction, toxicology
Personal Interests: Running/lifting, cooking, eating, hiking/camping, cross country skiing, my dog, reading, music, rally cars
Christopher Nishimura, MD, PhD
Hometown: Fort Benning, GA
Undergraduate: University of Rochester
Medical/Graduate School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Academic Interests: Immunotherapy, cell therapy, pain medicine, oncologic emergency medicine, medical education, research
Personal Interests: Music (especially K-pop), video games, fast food food tours, going to influencer-recommended food spots
Aryon Shariati, DO
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Undergraduate: Virginia Commonwealth University
Medical School: Midwestern CCOM
Academic Interests: Trauma, ultrasound
Personal Interests: Soccer, music, cooking, video games
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PGY-1
Sapan Patel, DO
Hometown: Jersey City, NJ
Undergraduate: Rutgers University New Brunswick – Biological Sciences
Medical School: Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Academic Interests: Critical Care, health literacy
Personal Interests: Sports (Football, Basketball, Baseball), Gym, Travel
Caroline Norton, MD
Hometown: Amherst, MA
Undergraduate: UMass Amherst, Psychology
Medical School: University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Academic Interests: Refugee and asylum health, disability health, LGBTQ+ health, and medical education
Personal Interests: Roller skating, salsa and bachata dancing, tending to my houseplants, creating multimedia visual art, and exploring the outdoors with my dog Lyla
Aviva Menashy, MD
Hometown: NJ
Undergraduate: Rutgers – Bio
Medical School: Medical School for International Health at Ben Gurion University
Academic Interests: Trauma, ICU, EMS, Medical education
Personal Interests: Sourdough, baking, cooking, recipe development, gardening, nature, animals, sleeping, doom scrolling
Kevin Shen, DO
Hometown: Westford, MA
Undergraduate: University of Rhode Island PharmD
Medical School: LECOM Seton Hill
Academic Interests: Global, Sports medicine, Toxicology
Personal Interests: Bodybuilding, Fitness, Cooking, and Foodie
Hiada Saberi, MD
Hometown: Clifton, NJ
Undergraduate: Rutgers University, Biology Major
Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine, Masters in Biomedical Science from Rowan School of Medicine in Stratford, NJ Academic Interests: EMS, Critical care, Resuscitation
Personal Interests: Gym/weight lifting, traveling, discovering new cafe and dessert spots, hiking
Matt Cincotta, DO
Hometown: Hudson, WI
Undergraduate: United States Military Academy – Psychology
Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Academic Interests: Women’s health, Veterans issues, global EM
Personal Interests:Fly fishing, golf, punk rock, DIY projects, animals
Scott Cohen, MD
Hometown: Marietta, Georgia
Undergraduate: University of Georgia, biochemistry and molecular biology
Medical School: New York Medical College
Academic Interests: Sports Medicine, Ultrasound, Trauma
Personal Interests: Video games, Legos, skiing, traveling, hiking, trying new restaurants
James Sun, DO
Hometown: Roslyn Heights, NY
Undergraduate: Cornell University Chemistry
Medical School: LECOM
Academic Interests: Critical care, Pediatrics, Ultrasound
Personal Interests: Video games, model making, reading
Therese Bueno, MD
Hometown: Orland Park, IL
Undergraduate: Saint Xavier University + Biology
Medical/Graduate School: George Washington University
Academic Interests: Ultrasound, PEM
Personal Interests: Playing guitar/piano, writing songs, running, hiking
Braydon Dobbs, MD
Hometown: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Undergraduate: Texas Tech University, Biology
Medical School: American University of the Caribbean
Academic Interests: Wilderness medicine
Personal Interests: Snowboarding, hiking, rollerskating, running and medical history