FACULTY
Mark Silberman, MD, FCCP, FACEP
Physician-in-ChiefHometown: 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
Miriam Kulkarni, MD, FACEP
Program DirectorHometown: West Windsor, NJ
Residency: Jacobi/Einstein Academic Interests: Medical education, simulation
Personal Interests: Travel, reading, cooking projects with my three young children
Elizabeth Fernandez, MD, FACEP
Assistant Program DirectorHometown: 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
Mary McLean, MD
Assistant Program DirectorHometown: Portland, OR
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, crime documentaries, animals, computer games, travel, and being a foodie
Raffaele Milizia, MD, FACEP
Medical DirectorEmergency Department Hometown:Residency: Academic Interests:
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Paul Sasso, MD
Assistant Medical DirectorEmergency DepartmentHometown:
Residency: 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 DepartmentHometown: 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 DirectorHometown: Residency:
Academic Interests: Critical care, point of care ultrasound
Personal Interests: Boxing, surfing, traveling, cooking
Ellen Kurkowski, DO
Associate Ultrasound DirectorHometown: Philadelphia, PA
Residency: Rowan SOM EM/IM
Fellowship: NYU, Ultrasound
Academic Interests: Emergency ultrasound, resident education, global health, wilderness medicine
Personal Interests: Marathon running, hiking Mount Everest, working in Alaska, Skiing, Travel, Cooking
Connie Yu, MD
Director of Resident Education in UltrasoundHometown: Long Island, NY
Residency: Stony Brook School of Medicine
Fellowship: Yale University, Ultrasound Academic Interests: Emergency ultrasound, global health, resident education, research
Personal Interests: Hiking, yoga, globetrotting, & culinary adventures
Yomna Nassef, MD
Medical Student Co-Clerkship DirectorHometown: Long Island, 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
Evan Ou, MD
Medical Student Co-Clerkship DirectorHometown: 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
Laura Thomas, DMD, MD
Attending PhysicianHometown: Upstate NY
Residency: University of Pennsylvania Academic Interests: Dentistry
Personal Interests: Video games (The Legend of Zelda), korean dramas, gardening
Joanette Weiss, MD
Attending PhysicianHometown: Salt Point, NY Residency: Mt. Sinai - St. Luke's Roosevelt
Academic Interests: Teaching of Clinical skills
Personal Interests: Organic gardener, writing/author, food blogger at https://growwithdoctorjo.com/blog-2/
Zareen Khan, MD, MPH
Attending PhysicianHometown: Pelham, NY Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine-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
Despina Trigenis, MD
Attending PhysicianHometown: Residency: St. Barnabas
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Stephanie Haimowitz, MD
Attending PhysicianHometown: Residency: Jacobi Medical Center
Academic Interests: Trauma, Critical Care
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