Departments

PGY1

Sukhraj Bains, MD

Medical School: Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California
Undergraduate: University of Southern California
Hometown: Orinda, CA
Interests in Psychiatry: Neuromodulation in the outpatient setting
What I like best about Metropolitan Hospital: It's in Manhattan and my co-residents are awesome
Leisure/Hobbies: Mixology, D&D, Trivia nights, Board games, Stock Market Investing, Video games, Grilling/BBQing, Karaoke
A hidden talent a lot of people don't know about me is: I make my own secret family recipe BBQ sauce, and had a professional chef tell me it was the best she had ever had 

Richard Gomez, MD

Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Undergraduate: Stanford University
Hometown (s): Dallas, TX; Los Angeles, CA
Interests in Psychiatry: Consult-Liaison & Child/Adolescent
What I like best about Metropolitan Hospital: Diverse patient population; hands on training; friendly co-residents
Leisure/Hobbies:  Reading; Hiking; Cooking; Swimming; Stand-Up Comedy
A hidden talent a lot of people don't know about me is: Trumpet (trained in classical, jazz, and mariachi)

Christine Lau, MD

Medical School: Sophie Davis/CUNY School of Medicine
Undergraduate: Sophie Davis Biomedical Program/CUNY
Hometown: Bayside, Queens, NY
Interests in Psychiatry: Child/Adolescent Psychiatry
What I like best about Metropolitan Hospital: The location, patient population, and how kind and welcoming everyone is
Leisure/Hobbies: Traveling, hiking, playing video games
A hidden talent a lot of people don't know about me is: I have played four different instruments

Robert Leger, MD

Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Undergraduate: New York University
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Interests in Psychiatry: neurostimulation, treatment refractory depression
What I like best about Metropolitan Hospital: Working with patients who really need help and getting to work with a lot of really great co-residents
Leisure/Hobbies:  Painting, watching too much Netflix
A hidden talent a lot of people don't know about me is: I’m pretty good at building things

Jacob Rosenbloom, MD

Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California
Undergraduate: Wesleyan University
Hometown: Chappaqua, NY
Interests in Psychiatry: C&L, Therapy, Interventional Psychiatry, Psychedelics
What I like best about Metropolitan: The people! The program is supportive, hard-working, and overall fun.
Leisure/Hobbies: Reading, Music, Video Games, Hiking/Travel
Hidden Talent: I can wiggle my ears

Simeon Thibeaux, MD

Medical School: University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Undergraduate: University of Central Florida
Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Interests in Psychiatry: Psychopharmacology and the molecular basis of psychiatric illness
What I like best about Metropolitan Hospital: Acuity of the patients and my co-residents
Leisure/Hobbies:  Powerlifting, eating and experiencing the culture in NYC
A hidden talent a lot of people don't know about me is: I do stained glass work

Lai Yu Tsang, MD

Medical School: Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Undergraduate: University of Buffalo
Hometown: Hong Kong/Brooklyn, NY
Interests in Psychiatry: child and adolescent psychiatry, substance use, trauma
What I like best about Metropolitan Hospital: working with NYC population, my co-residents
Leisure/Hobbies: playing with cats, reading animal facts, easy art/DIY projects, Stardew Valley
A hidden talent a lot of people don't know about me is: finding great discounts and free goodies 

PGY2

Harris Wild, DO

Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (Harlem) Undergraduate: Tufts University (MA)
Hometown: Tenafly, New Jersey
Interests in Psychiatry: psychotic disorders, personality disorders, substance use disorders, research in novel treatments
What I like best about Metropolitan Hospital: Helping to bring mental health care to some of those in NYC who need it the most.
Leisure/Hobbies: painting, playing the guitar

Charles Surette, MD

Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
Undergraduate: New York University
Hometown: Millbury, Massachusetts
Interests in Psychiatry: Child/adolescent psychiatry, addiction psychiatry
What I like best about Metropolitan Hospital: The diverse patient population and the supportive attendings
Leisure/Hobbies: Trying new restaurants, travel, Broadway theatre
A hidden talent a lot of people don't know about me is: I am very good at Jeopardy!

Conner Bracy, MD

Genevieve Jing, MD

Gauhar Raina, MD

Nicholas F. Homsy, MD

Medical School: Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Graduate School: Tufts University School of Medicine (MS, MPH)
Undergraduate: Boston College (MA)
Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts
Interests in Psychiatry: Neuromodulation, Psychosomatic Medicine, Public Health
Leisure/Hobbies: Boston Sports, Formula 1, Classical Antiquity, Philosophy, Writing

PGY3

Liana Lau, MD

Michael Hughes, MD

Robert Toro-Santiago, MD

Yi Yang (Elaine) Li, MD

Jason Reece, MD

Valentino Vasy, MD

Brandon Jun, MD

Medical School: Albany Medical College
Undergraduate: University of California, Santa Barbara
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Interest in Psychiatry: Psychosis, Trauma
What I like best about Metropolitan Hospital: Working with the most vulnerable patient population
Leisure/Hobbies: Cooking, musical theater, wine enthusiast, full-time cat dad

Briana Mizrahi, MD 

PGY 4

Raul Madrigal, MD

Medical School: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine
Undergraduate: Baylor University (Texas)
Hometown: Laredo, Texas
Interests in Psychiatry: General or Consultation Liaison Psychiatry
Best things about Metropolitan Hospital: co-residents, location, diversity in patient population
Hobbies: travelling, exploring the city, trying new restaurants/bars, going to the beach, jogging in Central Park, Netflix on a rainy day

Damien Lee Young, MD

Shehram Majid, MD

Medical School: University of Texas Houston Medical School
Undergraduate: University of Houston (Texas)
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Interest in Psychiatry: Consultation Liaison Psychiatry or Geriatrics
What I like best about Metropolitan: The diverse patient population that I get to work with everyday! My co-residents, attendings, and the rest of the people I work with.
Interests/Hobbies: working on cars, geeking out on tech, cooking, traveling, and reading cool books!
 

Jonathan Martin, MD

Medical School: St. George’s University
Undergraduate: University of Florida, Gainesville
Hometown: Naples, Florida
Interests in Psychiatry: Geriatrics, neurocognitive disorders
What I like best about Metropolitan Hospital: Seeing (nearly) the whole DSM-5 in the first two years of training; the incredible colleagues
Hobbies: Traveling, happy hours, exotic food, thought-provoking reality TV, working out

Lisett Planche, MD

Medical School: American University of Antigua
Undergraduate: University at Buffalo (NY)
Hometown: Born in Cuba, raised in Bronx, New York
Interests in Psychiatry: Addiction, Assertive Community Treatment, ECT
What I like best about Metropolitan Hospital: Diversity/cultural background of our residents/staff. Diversity in patient population. Amazing location
Leisure/Hobbies: Exploring art/music museums, outdoor dining, wedding crashing