Leadership

Department Chair

Rahul Sharma 2024
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

Vice Chairs

Junaid Razzak
Junaid Razzak, M.D., PhD
  • Vice Chair and Director, Division of Research
  • Program Director, 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
Peter Steel
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
Dr. Shari Platt
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
Wallace Carter
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
Matthew McCarty
Matthew McCarty, M.D.
  • Vice Chair, Quality Assurance and Patient Safety
MD, New York University School of Medicine
Residency, NYU Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital

Division and Departmental Leadership

Alex Fortenko
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
Amos Shemesh
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
Brenna Farmer
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
Christie Lech, M.D.
Christie Lech, M.D.
  • Associate Director, NYP Emergency Medicine Residency Program
David Bodnar
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
Edward Amores
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
Elisa Aponte
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
Flavio Gaudio
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
Georgia Rose
Georgia Rose, MHA
  • Chief Administrative Officer
MHA, Hofstra University
Janelle Lambert
Janelle Lambert, M.D.
  • Assistant Director, NYP Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Lynn Jiang
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
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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
Dr. Manish Sharma
Manish Sharma, D.O., M.B.A.
  • Chief, Department of Emergency Medicine, NYP-Queens
Maria Lame
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
Mark Curato
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
Matthew Laghezza
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
michael alfonzo
Michael Alfonzo, M.D.
  • Director, ED Informatics & Analytics
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Dr. Nicole Gerber
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
Rama Rao
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
Dr. Vincent Uy
Vincent Uy, M.D.
  • Associate Director of Clinical Services
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
MD, University of Santo Tomas, Espana, Manila, Philippines
Residency, St. Barnabas Hospital
Christopher Reisig, M.D.
Christopher Reisig, M.D.
  • Assistant Professor,Clinical Emergency Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine
  • Assistant Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency at NewYork-Presbyterian

Advance Practice Providers

Andrew Jacobowitz
Andrew Jacobowitz, PA-C
  • Associate Chief Physician Assistant
PA-C, Pace University/Lenox Hill Hospital Physician Assistant Program
mccue-lauren
Lauren McCue, MSN, ACNPC-AG
  • Nurse Practitioner Residency Program Director
Rosa Borensztein
Rosa Borensztein, M.S.N.
  • Chief Nurse Practitioner
  • Staff Associate in Emergency Medicine
M.S.N., New York University
Wojciech Piechowski
Wojciech Piechowski, PA-C
  • Physician Assistant Residency Director

Mailing Address
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Weill Cornell Medical Center
Department of Emergency Medicine
525 E. 68th St., Box 179
New York, NY 10065

Office of the Chair
Emergency Medicine
525 E. 68th St., M-130
New York, NY 10065
(212) 746-0780

Residency Offices
Physician Residency
530 E. 70th St., M-127

New York, NY 10021
May2004@med.cornell.edu
(212) 746-0892

Physician Assistant
empa_residency@med.cornell.edu

Nurse Practitioner
ldm4001@med.cornell.edu

Research Office
525 E. 68th St., M-130
New York, NY 10065
EMResearch@med.cornell.edu

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