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

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

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

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 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

Junaid Razzak, M.D.
- Vice Chair, Research
- Professor of Emergency Medicine

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
Division and Departmental Leadership
Division and Departmental Leadership

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
MD, SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
Residency, Babies and Children's Hospital at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital
Residency, Babies and Children's Hospital at Columbia Presbyterian 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

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

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

David Bodnar, M.D.
- Site Director, NYP Lower Manhattan Hospital 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

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

Antonio Dajer, M.D.
- Director, Quality Assurance, Lower Manhattan Hospital
- Coordinator, Undergraduate Education- LMH
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
MD, New York University School of Medicine
Residency, University of Washington
Residency, University of Washington

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

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

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

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

Hanson Hsu, M.D.
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Residency, NYU Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital Center
Residency, NYU Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital Center

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

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

Georgia Rose, MHA
- Chief Administrative Officer
MHA, Hofstra University

Jean Scofi, M.D., MBA
- Director, Informatics & Analytics
- Director, Healthcare Leadership & Management Fellowship
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
MD, Keck School of Medicine
Residency, Mount Sinai Health System
Residency, Mount Sinai Health System

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

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

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

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

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
MD, SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
Residency, Jacobi Medical Center
Residency, Jacobi Medical Center

Lynn Jiang, M.D.
- Coordinator of Research Education and Training Programs
- Instructor in Emergency Medicine
MD, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Residency, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Residency, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

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

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
Advance Practice Providers
Advance Practice Providers

Rosa Borensztein, M.S.N.
- Chief Nurse Practitioner
- Staff Associate in Emergency Medicine
M.S.N., New York University

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

Wojciech Piechowski, PA-C
- Physician Assistant Residency Director