PGY1 |
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Harris Wild, DO Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (Harlem) |
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Charles Surette, MD Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine |
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Conner Bracy, MD Medical School: Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac UniversityHometown: Dallas, Texas Interests in Psychiatry: Addiction, Consultation-Liaison What I like best about Metropolitan Hospital: I love that Metropolitan is in NYC, and has all the diversity that comes with that, yet still has a close-knit, neighborhood feeling. Leisure/Hobbies: Photography, biking around the city, skiing |
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Genevieve Jing, MD Medical School: Albert Einstein College of MedicineHometown: I was raised between Beijing, Fukui and Chapel Hill. Interests in Psychiatry: Global mental health What I like best about Metropolitan Hospital: Harlem patient population and access to opportunities in NYC Leisure/Hobbies: Traveling, Japanese food, capsule wardrobe, skincare, doting over my golden retriever, learning French |
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Gauhar Raina, MD Medical School: St. George’s UniversityHometown: Vancouver, Canada Interests in Psychiatry: Acute inpatient care, first break psychosis What I like best about Metropolitan Hospital: Diverse patient population, Training in NYC Leisure/Hobbies: Tennis, Basketball, Cooking, finding new music, exploring the city |
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Nicholas F. Homsy, MD Medical School: Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine |
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PGY2 |
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Liana Lau, MD Medical School: New York Medical CollegeHometown: Brooklyn, New York Interests in Psychiatry: Child & adolescent psychiatry, mood disorders What I like best about Metropolitan Hospital: culturally diverse and underserved patient population, training in NYC Leisure/Hobbies: cooking/baking, photography (primarily food and cats), board games, reading, museums, musicals, cheese |
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Michael Hughes, MD Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolHometown: Hunterdon County, New Jersey Interests in Psychiatry: Personality Disorders, Ethics What I like best about Metropolitan Hospital: Working with Dr. Rodriguez and Dr. Al-Salem on 6W!!! Leisure/Hobbies: Playing with my dog, movies, baseball |
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Robert Toro-Santiago, MD Medical school: Universidad Autonoma de GuadalajaraHometown: Toa Baja, Puerto Rico Interest in Psychiatry: Palliative/Psych-Oncology What I like about Metropolitan Hospital: Multicultural patient population Leisure/Hobbies: music, art, biking, swimming |
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Elaine Li, MD Medical School: Georgetown University School of MedicineHometown: Hong Kong Interests in Psychiatry: Forensic psychiatry What I like best about Metropolitan Hospital: Location (middle of NYC) Leisure/Hobbies: Yoga, reading, trying new food places, exploring NYC |
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Jason Reece, MD Medical School: Sackler School of Medicine, New York State ProgramHometown: Port Washington, New York Interests in Psychiatry: Reproductive Psychiatry, first break psychosis What I like best about Metropolitan Hospital: close-knit hospital community, training in NYC, patient population Leisure/Hobbies: Figure Skating, Tennis, Japanese food, celebrity gossip, Reality TV |
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Valentino Vasy, MD Medical School: St. George’s University, GrenadaHometown: New York, New York Interests in Psychiatry: Adolescent drug abuse. Gut microbiome and the brain. What I like best about Metropolitan Hospital: Multicultural environment, team support, location. Leisure/Hobbies: Nature, movies, cooking, and intermittent fasting. |
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Brandon Jun, MD Medical School: Albany Medical College |
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Briana Mizrahi, MD Medical School: Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of MedicineHometown: Boca Raton, Florida Interests in Psychiatry: Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Adolescent Psychiatry What I like best about Metropolitan Hospital: great co-residents, diverse patient population, living in NYC Leisure/Hobbies: travelling, playing piano, exploring NYC |
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PGY 3 |
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Nisha Patel, MD Medical School: St. George’s University |
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Raul Madrigal, MD Medical School: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine |
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Damien Lee Young, MD Medical School: St. George’s UniversityHometown: Port of Spain, Trinidad, and London, Canada Interests in Psychiatry: Eating disorders, Consultation Liaison Psychiatry What I like best about Metropolitan Hospital: working in NYC and that being a public hospital you get to experience a diverse range of psychopathology. Leisure/Hobbies: playing music, aviation, cooking |
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Shehram Majid, MD Medical School: UT Houston Medical School |
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Jonathan Martin, MD Medical School: St. George’s University |
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Lisett Planche, MD Medical School: American University of Antigua |
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PGY4 |
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Sylvia Kim, MD Medical school: St. George’s University |
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Tawnya Pancharovski, MD Medical School: St. George’s UniversityHometown: Toronto, Canada Interests in Psychiatry: Consultation Liaison Psychiatry, first break psychosis What I like best about Metropolitan Hospital: diverse patient population, training in NYC Leisure/Hobbies: 90s rock, the Balkan Peninsula, Italian food, interior design, celebrity gossip |
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Julia Gleichman, MD Medical School: New York Medical CollegeHometown: Redondo Beach, California Interests in Psychiatry: Psychosis, mood disorders, mental health needs of Spanish-speaking populations What I like best about Metropolitan Hospital: Respect and gratitude from patients. Leisure/Hobbies: Fishkeeping, board games, going to jazz clubs, hiking |
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George Ide, MD Medical School: Autonomous University of Guadalajara (UAG), Pre-internship at New York Medical College Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona Interests in Psychiatry: Research in treating substance use disorders and schizophrenia, psychiatric clinical trials including rTMS What I like best about Metropolitan Hospital: serving a diverse community, training in NYC with accessibility to conferences/fellowships Leisure/Hobbies: Photography, cycling, hi-fi audio, amateur radio, and traveling |
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Jennifer Kraut, MD Medical School: Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv UniversityHometown: Baltimore, Maryland Interests in Psychiatry: Anxiety disorders, Psychosis What I like best about Metropolitan Hospital: how much we are integrated into the East Harlem community Leisure/Hobbies: Exploring new areas of Central Park, watching Indie films, summertime smoothies and going to see the newest shows on Broadway! |
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Yalda Safai, MD Medical School: St. George’s University |
Program Alumni:
2020:
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Zucker Hillside Hospital (LIJ/Northwell)
Addiction Psychiatry at Mount Sinai Beth Israel
Consultation Liaison Psychiatry at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s – West
Addiction Psychiatry at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s – West
Addiction Psychiatry at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center
2019:
Consultation/Liaison Psychiatry at Long Island Jewish Hospital/Northwell
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Westchester Medical Center
Geriatric Psychiatry at the University of California, Los Angeles
2018:
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Mount Sinai Hospital, NYC
Addiction Psychiatry at New York University
Geriatric Psychiatry at Mount Sinai Beth Israel
Psychosomatics at Mount Sinai Beth Israel
2017:
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, NYC
Geriatric Psychiatry at New York State Psychiatric Institute (Columbia), NYC
Addiction Psychiatry at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
2016:
Geriatric Psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine, CA
Addiction Psychiatry at Montefiore Medical Center, NYC
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, NYC
2015:
Palliative Care at Metropolitan Hospital, NYC
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Elmhurst Hospital, NY
2014:
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at LIJ, NY
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at University of Michigan, MI
2013:
Geriatric Psychiatry at Emerson, GA
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at University of Pennsylvania/Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA
Addiction Psychiatry at Montefiore Medical Center, NYC