Meet the Chiefs!
Conference Chief
Hannah Beachwood, DO
Hometown: Beaverton, OR
Med School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Interests: EM ultrasound and social EM. I also love camping, movie nights, and making polymer clay earrings for my small business!
Scheduling Chief
Antonela Geraloglou-Tzouglini, DO
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Med School: NYITCOM
Interests: group work out classes, bikram yoga, spending time with friends and family, shopping, brunch, going on long walks and spoiling my cats.
Administrative Chief
Michelle Kelley, MD, MPH
Hometown: Chattanooga, TN
Med School: East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine
Interests: Taylor Swift, diet coke, using all my schedule requests for concerts, spoiling my nieces, pretty spreadsheets
Conference Chief
Arun Sen-Gupta, DO
Hometown: San Jose, California
Med School: Western University of Health Sciences
Interests: traveling, basketball, cooking, the great outdoors, family and friends
Wellness Chief
Andrew Nguyen, MD
Hometown: Garden Grove, CA
Med School: Medical College of Wisconsin
Interests: staying active, snowboarding, long boarding, breweries, and cooking passable dishes
Research Chief
Kas Makki, DO
Hometown: Dearborn, MI
Med School: Michigan State College of Osteopathic Medicine
Interests: research, soccer, investing, exercise, food, travel
PGY 3
Alex Belaia, MD
Hometown: Cleveland, OH
Med School: University of Toledo COM
Interests: global health, POCUS, power cleans (gym), art - Impressionism/Post-Impressionism, wrestling, exploring places on run-walks, snowboarding & visiting a new country for every year that I'm alive
Josh Erban, MD
Hometown: Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
Med School: University of Massachusetts
Interests: population health and healthcare systems…piano, guitar, singing, soccer, basketball, and baseball
Mark McKenna, MD
Hometown: Farmington, CT
Med School: University of Connecticut
Interests: singing, making music, reading, philosophy, not getting run over on a Citi bike
Samantha Tall, MD
Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
Med School: Meharry Medical College
Interests: social EM, health policy, modeling, photography, YouTube channeling, thrifting and Pilates
Josef Bystrik, MD
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Med School: CUNY School of Medicine
Interests: chess, baseball, skiing, walking in parks, critical care
David Mandil, MD
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Med School: SUNY Downstate
Interests: soccer, video games, traveling, and exploring
Ridge Schultz, MD
Hometown: Harleysville PA
Med School: Drexel University College of Medicine
Interests: anything that involves the outdoors whether that means running though Prospect Park or kayaking down the Delaware river. If not outdoors you can find me in the shop working on my latest bike restoration.
Vladimir Zinsou, MD
Hometown: Lake Grove, NY
Med School: SUNY Downstate
Interests: my dog, gym, movies, video games, going to comedy clubs, trying new foods
PGY 2
Taimur Ahmad, MD
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
Med School: St George’s University
Interests: motorcycles & automobiles, Texas Hold ‘em, trivia, golf, social EM, Doctors Without Borders
John Bechara, MD
Hometown: Vienna, VA
Med School: St. George’s University
Interests: cooking & baking, trying new restaurants, biking around NYC, hiking & camping, environmental conservation, composting, gardening
Sunny Dhir, MD
Hometown: Dublin, CA
Med School: Rosalind Franklin University- Chicago Medical School
Interests: my dogs, hiking, trying new foods, traveling, investing/finance
Electra Nassis, MD
Hometown: Westchester, NY
Med School: SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
Interests: traveling, weekend getaways, family dinners, catch-up calls, rooftops, breweries, workout classes, yoga, skiing, camping, DIY projects, binge watching TV series, shared iPhone notes
Milosch Pavic, MD
Hometown: Des Moines, IA
Med School: University of Iowa
Interests: nba basketball, Spotify, running, grillin with my homies
William Rosenkranz, MD
Hometown: Staten Island, NY
Med School: New York Medical College
Interests: cooking from J. Kenji’s Food Lab, baking with my baby blue Kitchenaid Mixy McMixface, anime, league of legends, basketball, reaching things on high shelves
Elliott Tanner, MD
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Med School: St. George's University
Interests: music composition/production, collecting musical instruments, electronics/audio equipment repair, teaching
Shellen Arora, DO
Hometown: Green Brook, NJ
Med School: West Virginia school of osteopathic medicine
Interests: reading fiction, experimenting with different coffee beverages, napping, long drives, and adding hot sauce to everything I eat
David Delva, MD
Hometown: Elmont/Valley Stream, NY
Med school: CUNY School of Medicine
Interests: anime and sports
Evan Grace, MD
Hometown: Huntington Beach, CA
Med School: Loyola Chicago Stritch SOM
Interests: cycling, surfing, baseball, basketball, collecting vinyl and DJ’ing
Wilson Ng, MD
Hometown: Queens, NY
Med School: St. George's University
Interests: making coffee/espresso, mixology, photography and figuring out where to eat next
Massimo Riitano, DO
Hometown: Brunswick, MD
Med School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Interests: travel, fitness, motorcycles
Christopher "CJ" Shim, JD, MD
Hometown: Seattle, Washington
Medical School: California Northstate University College of Medicine
Interests: whatever my kids are into (these days: Wild Kratts, Odd Squad, art projects, Judo); interdisciplinary pursuits in law, the Marine Corps, and medicine
PGY 1
Lucas Allen, MD
Hometown: Detroit, MI
Med School: Michigan State University
Interests: Spending all night around a campfire with friends, visiting every National Park I can, being with family, crisp backflips into the lake, yoga, lifting, running, banana slugs and manatees
Kuan-Han Chen, MD
Hometown: Taiwan
Med School: Weill-Cornell Medicine - Qatar
Interests: Dog lover
Alex Johnson, MD
Hometown: West Des Moines
Med School: Kansas City University
Interests: Swimming, craft beer, and traveling off the beaten path
Eleni McCaffery, MD
Hometown: Independence, KS
Med School: CUNY School of Medicine
Interests: reading, being outside, vintage clothing, the sun, found objects, stand-up comedy, most animals
Abhipri Mishra, MD
Hometown: Evansville, IN
Med School: University of Indiana School of Medicine
Interests: chasing colorful sunsets, practicing yoga, dancing every chance I get, traveling & exploring new places (all over the globe and all over NYC)
Syeda Rasool, DO, MS
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Med School: LECOM
Interests: Visiting national parks, chasing waterfalls, sleeping, trying new food, drawing
Anja von der Osten, DO
Hometown: Jacksonville, FL
Med School: Nova Southeastern University KPCOM
Interests: golden retrievers, audiobooks, sour candy, naps, diy projects, early 2000s hip hop
Marc Chartier, MD
Hometown: Sarasota, FL
Med School: Florida State University
Interests: Everything and anything related to space and weather, part time Swifite, Running & Rowing; professionally, I’m interested in health policy & toxicology!
Andreas Giannakis, MD
Hometown: Montreal, Canada
Med school: St George's University
Interests: The great outdoors, hiking, camping, food, cooking sometimes, BBQing always, MMA and boxing (as a spectator), the Montreal Canadiens, contemporary art, going to Red Hot Chili Peppers’ concerts with my wife, throwing something on my record player and trying to stay fit.
Sara Khalil, DO
Hometown: Yorktown, VA
Med School: NYIT COM
Interests: swimming, concerts, reading, dressing like a French grandma/Ina Garten
Gary Mejia Bohorquez, , DO
Hometown: Quito, Eduador
Med School: Touro COM- Harlem
Interests: global medicine, soccer, making empanadas and hiking
Colm Mulvaney, MD
Hometown: Queens, NY
Med School: SUNY Downstate
Interests: rugby, guitar, comic books, ice cream
Marcos Vargas, MD
Hometown: Miami, FL
Medical School: SUNY Downstate
Interests: dogs, pop-punk, concerts, coffee, trying all types of cuisines, sports, the outdoors, and long walks on the beach. Also, Public health