Department Chair
Department Chair
Rahul Sharma, M.D., MBA, CPE, FACEP
- Barbara and Stephen Friedman 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
David Bodnar, M.D.
- Vice Chair, Clinical Services
- 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
Wallace Carter, M.D.
- Assistant Dean of Faculty Affairs
- 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
Matthew McCarty, M.D.
- Vice Chair, Quality Assurance and Patient Safety
MD, New York University School of Medicine
Residency, NYU Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital
Residency, NYU Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital
Shari Platt, M.D., FAAP.
- Vice Chair, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Chief, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
- Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
MD, State University of New York Health Science Center
Residency, New York Hospital
Residency, New York Hospital
Junaid Razzak, M.D., PhD
- Vice Chair of Research and Innovation
- Senior Faculty Mentor, Weill Cornell Global Emergency Medicine Research Fellowship
- 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
Division and Departmental Leadership
Division and Departmental Leadership
Michael Alfonzo, M.D.
- Director, ED Informatics & Analytics
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
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
- Associate 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
Mark Curato, D.O.
- Director, Undergraduate Medical Education
- 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
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
Nicole Gerber, M.D.
- 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
Flavio G. Gaudio, M.D.
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
MD, Stony Brook University School of Medicine
Residency, Stony Brook University
Residency, Stony Brook University
Mehrin Islam, M.D.
- Assistant Director, ED Informatics & Analytics
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Matthew Laghezza, PA-C, MBA
- Chief of Advanced Practice Providers
- Senior Director of Practice Operations
- Instructor in Physician Assistant Studies in Emergency Medicine
- Staff Associate in Emergency Medicine
PA-C, St. John's University
Maria Lame, M.D.
- 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
Christie Lech, M.D.
- Associate Director, NYP Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Deborah Abramson Levine, M.D.
- Associate Director of Research Operations
- Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Interim
MD, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Residency, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
Residency, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
Rama B. Rao, M.D., FACMT
- Chief, Division of Medical Toxicology
- Medical Director, SAFE Program
- Clinical 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
Georgia Rose, MHA
- Chief Administrative Officer
MHA, Hofstra University
Anthony E Rosen, M.D. MPH
- Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
- Associate Vice Chair of Research
- Program Director, Vulnerable Elder Protection Team (VEPT)
MD, Weill Cornell Medical College
Residency, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Residency, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Christopher Reisig, M.D.
- Assistant Professor,Clinical Emergency Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine
- Assistant Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency at NewYork-Presbyterian
Sowmya Sanapala, M.D.
- Director, Clinical Innovation
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Amos Shemesh, M.D.
- Director, Clinical and Faculty Affairs
- 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.
- Site Director, 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
Fan Jim Yang, MD, MBA
- Associate Director, Quality Assurance and Patient Safety
- Instructor in Clinical Emergency Medicine
- Attending Physician
Healthcare Leadership and Operations Fellow, New York Grossman School of Medicine, 2025
MBA, NYU Stern School of Business, 2025
Emergency Medicine Residency, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center/Montefiore Medical Center, 2023
M.D., Rush University Medical Center, 2019
MBA, NYU Stern School of Business, 2025
Emergency Medicine Residency, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center/Montefiore Medical Center, 2023
M.D., Rush University Medical Center, 2019
Advance Practice Providers
Advance Practice Providers
Lauren McCue, MSN, ACNPC-AG
- Nurse Practitioner Residency Program Director
Elizabeth Giron, DMSc, PA-C, MSPA, MS, AAHIVS
- Medical Educator for APP Programs, PA and NP Residency
