Adult Faculty

Rahul Sharma, M.D., MBA, CPE, FACEP
Professor and Chairman
Department of Emergency Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine

Josyann Abisaab, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Abdul-Aziz Ahmed, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Edward Amores, M.D., MBA
Assistant Director, Care Transitions
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Elisa Aponte, M.D.
Associate Director, Emergency Medicine Ultrasound
Assistant Director, Clinical Services
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Director, Clinical Services
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

David Bodnar, M.D.
Site Director, NYP Lower Manhattan Hospital Emergency Department
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Kristie Busch, D.O.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Wallace Carter, M.D.
Vice Chair, Clinical & Faculty Affairs
Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Emily Chien, M.D., M.B.A., M.P.H.
Instructor in Clinical Emergency Medicine
Global Emergency Medicine Research Fellow
Global Emergency Medicine Research Fellow

Louis Cooper, M.D., MBA, FACEP
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Michael Coplin, M.D., M.B.A.
Instructor in Clinical Emergency Medicine

Mark Curato, D.O.
Director, Sub-Internship in Emergency Medicine
Assistant Director, Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Director, Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Antonio Dajer, M.D.
Director, Quality Assurance, Lower Manhattan Hospital
Coordinator, Undergraduate Education- LMH
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Coordinator, Undergraduate Education- LMH
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Brock Daniels, M.D.
Medical Director, Community Tele-Paramedicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Jyoti Elavunkal, M.D., R.D.M.S.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Brenna Farmer, M.D., MBA
Vice Chair, Quality and Patient Safety
Vice Chief, Clinical Services, Department of Emergency Medicine, NYP Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Vice Chief, Clinical Services, Department of Emergency Medicine, NYP Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Alexander Fortenko, M.D.
Director, Clinical Innovation
Associate Director, Telemedicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Associate Director, Telemedicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Manish Garg, M.D.
Program Director, NYP Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Flavio G. Gaudio, M.D.
Medical Director, Nurse Practitioner Program in Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Peter Greenwald, M.D.
Vice Chair, Clinical Strategy and Innovation
Director, Telemedicine
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Director, Telemedicine
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Joseph Habboushe, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine (interim)

Alexis Halpern, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

David Hancock, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Associate

Christopher Hennessy, M.D.
Instructor in Clinical Emergency Medicine

Hanson Hsu, M.D.
Associate Director, Telemedicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Lynn Jiang, M.D.
Coordinator of Research Education and Training Programs
Instructor in Emergency Medicine
Instructor in Emergency Medicine

Anne R. Katz, M.D.
Assistant Program Director
NYP Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
NYP Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Charles Kwon, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Daniel Lakoff, M.D., M.B.A., M.S., F.A.C.E.P.
Associate Director of Clinical Services
Associate Director of Healthcare Leadership & Management Fellowship
Assistant Professor in Clinical Emergency Medicine
Associate Director of Healthcare Leadership & Management Fellowship
Assistant Professor in Clinical Emergency Medicine

Janelle Lambert, M.D.
Medical Education Fellow
Instructor in Clinical Emergency Medicine
Instructor in Clinical Emergency Medicine

Richard Ian Lappin, Ph.D., M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Christie Lech, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Eli Madden, M.D.
Healthcare Leadership and Management Fellow
Instructor in Clinical Emergency Medicine
Instructor in Clinical Emergency Medicine

Junnie Mark-Kobashi, M.D.
Instructor in Clinical Emergency Medicine

Jeffrey Mayer, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Matthew McCarty, M.D.
Director, Quality Assurance and Patient Safety
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Renu Chawla Mital, M.D.
Co-Director, Physician Wellness
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Elizabeth Moore, D.O.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Neel Naik, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Menimabasi Ndaessien, D.O.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Kristen Ng, M.D.
Assistant Professor in Clinical Emergency Medicine

Clark Owang, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Rama B. Rao, M.D., FACMT
Chief, Division of Medical Toxicology
Medical Director, SAFE Program
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Medical Director, SAFE Program
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Junaid Razzak, M.D.
Vice Chair, Research
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine (Interim)
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine (Interim)

Christopher Reisig, M.D.
Instructor in Clinical Emergency Medicine

Anthony E Rosen, M.D. MPH
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

Sowmya Sanapala, M.D.
Healthcare Leadership and Management Fellow
Instructor in Clinical Emergency Medicine
Instructor in Clinical Emergency Medicine

Jean Scofi, M.D., MBA
Director, Informatics & Analytics
Director, Healthcare Leadership & Management Fellowship
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Director, Healthcare Leadership & Management Fellowship
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Sam Senturia, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Kaushal Shah, M.D.
Vice Chair, Education
Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

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
Medical Director, Physician Assistant Program in Emergency Medicine
Assistant Director, Clinical Services
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Jonathan St. George, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Peter Steel, M.B.B.S.
Vice Chair, Clinical Services
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Michael Ethan Stern, M.D.
Chief, Geriatric Emergency Medicine
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Radhika Lu Sundararajan, M.D.
Director, Global Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Felipe Teran, M.D., MSCE, F.A.C.P.
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Ramona Vanel, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Elvira Villafuerte, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Alexandra Wang, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Simulation Fellow
Instructor in Clinical Emergency Medicine
Instructor in Clinical Emergency Medicine

Lucy Willis, M.D.
Co-Director, Physician Wellness
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Sara Zaidi, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Julie Zhao, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Pediatric Faculty

Michael Alfonzo, M.D.
Assistant Director, ED Informatics & Analytics
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Mary Birmingham, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Kevin Ching, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Robert Finkelstein, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Susan Fraymovich, D.O.
Assistant Director of Education for Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Nicole Gerber, M.D.
Associate Director, Clinical Services for Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Sasha Gifford, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Catherine Hicks, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Shweta Iyer, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Anisha Khaitan, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Ji Won Kim, M.D.
Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Telemedicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Janienne Kondrich, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Rachel H. Kowalsky, M.D., M.P.H
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Maria Lame, M.D.
Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Associate Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Telemedicine
Diversity Champion, Department of Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Associate Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Telemedicine
Diversity Champion, Department of Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Deborah Abramson Levine, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Interim
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Interim

Storm Liebling, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Sophia Lin, M.D.
Director, Emergency Medicine Ultrasound
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Yu Hsiang Johnny Lo, M.D.
Instructor in Clinical Emergency Medicine

Marie Lupica, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Nisha Narayanan, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Shari Platt, M.D., FAAP.
Vice Chair, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Chief, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Chief, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Michele Rosenthal, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Alexander Stephan, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Vincent Uy, M.D.
Assistant Director, Clinical Services, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, LMH
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Adam Edward Vella, M.D.
Associate Chief Quality Officer, NYP-LMH
Site Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, NYP-LMH
Director, Quality Assurance, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Site Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, NYP-LMH
Director, Quality Assurance, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Yaffa Vitberg, M.D.
Associate Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics