Department Chair
Department Chair
Rahul Sharma, M.D., MBA, CPE, FACEP
- Professor and Chair
- Department of Emergency Medicine
MD, Tufts University School of Medicine
Residency, NYU Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital
Residency, NYU Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital
Vice Chairs
Vice Chairs
Junaid Razzak, M.D.
- Program Director
- Vice Chair, Research
- Professor of Emergency Medicine
Kaushal Shah, M.D.
- Vice Chair, Education
- Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
MD, Dartmouth Medical School
Residency, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Residency, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Peter Greenwald, M.D.
- Vice Chair, Clinical Strategy and Innovation
- Director, Telemedicine
- Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
MD, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Residency, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Jacobi Medical Center
Residency, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Jacobi Medical Center
Peter Steel, M.B.B.S.
- Vice Chair, Clinical Services
- Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
MD, University College Hospital Medical School (United Kingdom)
Residency, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/ University Hospitals of Columbia and Cornell
Residency, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/ University Hospitals of Columbia and Cornell
Shari Platt, M.D., FAAP.
- Vice Chair, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Chief, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
MD, State University of New York Health Science Center
Residency, New York Hospital
Residency, New York Hospital
Wallace Carter, M.D.
- Vice Chair, Clinical & Faculty Affairs
- Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
MD, Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica, West Indies
Residency, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Jacobi Medical Center
Residency, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Jacobi Medical Center
Division and Departmental Leadership
Division and Departmental Leadership
Alexander Fortenko, M.D.
- Director, Clinical Innovation
- Associate Director, Telemedicine
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
MD, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Residency, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/ University Hospitals of Columbia and Cornell
Residency, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/ University Hospitals of Columbia and Cornell
Amos Shemesh, M.D.
- Director, Clinical and Faculty Affairs
- Medical Director, Physician Assistant Program in Emergency Medicine
- Assistant Director, Clinical Services
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
MD, University of Vermont College of Medicine
Residency, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Residency, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Anne R. Katz, M.D.
- Assistant Program Director
- NYP Emergency Medicine Residency Program
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency, Mount Sinai West/St. Luke's Hospital
Residency, Mount Sinai West/St. Luke's Hospital
Brenna Farmer, M.D., MBA
- Chief, Department of Emergency Medicine, NYP Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
- Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
MD, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University
Residency, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Residency, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Christie Lech, M.D.
- Associate Director, NYP Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Daniel Lakoff, M.D., M.B.A., M.S., F.A.C.E.P.
- Site Director of NYP-LMH Emergency Department
- Associate Director of Healthcare Leadership & Management Fellowship
- Assistant Professor in Clinical Emergency Medicine
David Bodnar, M.D.
- Director of Clinical Services of NYP-WCMC Emergency Department
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
MD, Albert Einstein School of Medicine
Residency, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/ University Hospitals of Columbia and Cornell
Residency, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/ University Hospitals of Columbia and Cornell
Edward Amores, M.D., MBA
- Assistant Director, Care Transitions
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
MD, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Residency, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/ University Hospitals of Columbia and Cornell
Residency, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/ University Hospitals of Columbia and Cornell
Elisa Aponte, M.D.
- Associate Director, Emergency Medicine Ultrasound
- Assistant Director, Clinical Services
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
MD, New York University School of Medicine
Residency, New York University-Bellevue Hospital
Residency, New York University-Bellevue Hospital
Flavio G. Gaudio, M.D.
- Medical Director, Nurse Practitioner Program in Emergency Medicine
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
MD, Stony Brook University School of Medicine
Residency, Stony Brook University
Residency, Stony Brook University
Georgia Rose, MHA
- Chief Administrative Officer
MHA, Hofstra University
Lynn Jiang, M.D.
- Coordinator of Research Education and Training Programs
- Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
MD, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Residency, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Residency, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Manish Garg, M.D.
- Program Director, NYP Emergency Medicine Residency Program
- Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
MD, Wayne State University School of Medicine
Residency, Detroit Receiving Hospital
Residency, Detroit Receiving Hospital
Maria Lame, M.D.
- Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Site Director of NYP-LMH Pediatric Emergency Department
- Associate Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Telemedicine
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
MD, SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
Residency, Jacobi Medical Center
Residency, Jacobi Medical Center
Mark Curato, D.O.
- Director, Sub-Internship in Emergency Medicine
- Assistant Director, Emergency Medicine Residency Program
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
DO, Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency, St. Barnabas Hospital
Residency, St. Barnabas Hospital
Matthew Laghezza, PA-C, MBA
- Chief Physician Assistant
- Director, Emergency Medicine Practice Operations
- Instructor in Physician Assistant Studies in Emergency Medicine
- Staff Associate in Emergency Medicine
PA-C, St. John's University
Matthew McCarty, M.D.
- Director, Quality Assurance and Patient Safety
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
MD, New York University School of Medicine
Residency, NYU Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital
Residency, NYU Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital
Michael Alfonzo, M.D.
- Assistant Director, ED Informatics & Analytics
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Michael Ethan Stern, M.D.
- Chief, Geriatric Emergency Medicine
- Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
MD, Weill Cornell Medical College
Residency, NYU Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital
Residency, NYU Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital
Nicole Gerber, M.D.
- Associate Director, Clinical Services for Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
MD, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Residency, NYU Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital
Residency, NYU Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital
Rama B. Rao, M.D., FACMT
- Chief, Division of Medical Toxicology
- Medical Director, SAFE Program
- Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Residency, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Jacobi Medical Center
Residency, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Jacobi Medical Center
Vincent Uy, M.D.
- Assistant Director, Clinical Services, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, LMH
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
MD, University of Santo Tomas, Espana, Manila, Philippines
Residency, St. Barnabas Hospital
Residency, St. Barnabas Hospital
Advance Practice Providers
Advance Practice Providers
Andrew Jacobowitz, PA-C
- Associate Chief Physician Assistant
PA-C, Pace University/Lenox Hill Hospital Physician Assistant Program
Lauren McCue, MSN, ACNPC-AG
- Nurse Practitioner Residency Program Director
Rosa Borensztein, M.S.N.
- Chief Nurse Practitioner
- Staff Associate in Emergency Medicine
M.S.N., New York University
Wojciech Piechowski, PA-C
- Physician Assistant Residency Director
