Clinical Research Training Program Scholars

Santiago Aparo, M.D.
Fellow, Oncology (Hematology)
Montefiore Medical Center
Mentors: Andreas Kaubisch; Sanjay Goel

Matthew James Barrett, M.D.
Fellow, Neurology (Movement Disorders)
Beth Israel Medical Center
Mentor: Rachel Saunders-Pullman

Georges Ephrem, M.D.
Chief Resident, Medicine (Cardiology)
Beth Israel Medical Center
Mentor: Steven Bergmann

Aaron Fox, M.D.
Instructor, Medicine (GIM)
Montefiore Medical Center
Mentor: Chinazo Cunningham

Juan Andres Gallego, M.D.
Research Fellow, Psychiatry (Research)
North Shore LIJ
Mentor: John Kane

Nicole AnneMarie Hayde, M.D.
Fellow, Pediatrics (Nephrology)
Montefiore Medical Center
Mentors: Frederick Kaskel; Enver Akalin

Elina Jerschow, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Medicine (Allergy & Immunology)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Mentors: David Rosenstreich; Mariana Castells

Sharon Leung, M.D.
Fellow, Medicine (Critical Care)
Montefiore Medical Center
Mentor: Michelle Gong

Andrew Lovy
Medical Student; M.D./MS Track
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Mentor: Linda Haramati

Jean D’Amour Sinayobye, M.D.
Visiting Clinical Scientist, Kigali Rwanda
Mentors: Kathy Anastos; Eugene Mutimura; Hillel Cohen

Hridya Suman, M.D.
Fellow, Pediatric (Nephrology)
Montefiore Medical Center
Mentor: Frederick Kaskel

Dawn Wahezi, M.D.
Fellow, Pediatric (Rheumatology)
Montefiore Medical Center
Mentor: Norman Ilowite

Chhavi Agarwal, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Endocrinology)
Montefiore Medical Center
Mentor: Rubina Heptulla, M.D.

Jasmeen Dara, M.D.
Fellow, Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases)
Montefiore Medical Center
Mentors: Vinayaka Prasad, PhD; Betsy Herold

Uriel Felsen, M.D., MPH
Fellow, Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Einstein/Montefiore Medical Center
Mentor: Eran Bellin, M.D.

Monica Gawlik, D.D.S.
Resident, Orthodontics
Montefiore Medical Center
Mentors: Anthony Maganzini, D.D.S., M.S.D.; Katherine Freeman, Dr. P.H.

Adam Goldman-Yassen
Medical Student; M.D./M.S. Track
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Mentor: Johanna Daily, M.D.

Iosif Kelesidis, M.D.
Fellow, Medicine (Cardiology)
Montefiore Medical Center/Einstein
Mentor: Mario Garcia, M.D.

Galina Leyvi, M.D.
Associate Professor, Anesthesiology
Montefiore Medical Center/Einstein
Mentors: Joseph DeRose, Jr., M.D.; V.S. Srinivas, M.B.B.S.

Sofiya Milman, M.D.
Fellow, Medicine (Endocrinology)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Mentor: Jill Crandall, M.D.; Nir Barzilai, M.D.

Elisa Muniz, M.D., FAAP
Fellow, Pediatrics (Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics)
Einstein
Mentor: Ruth Stein, M.D.

Lisa Nathan, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn and Women’s Health
Montefiore Medical Center
Mentors: Mark Einstein, M.D., M.S.; Kathryn Anastos, M.D.; David Lounsbury, Ph.D.

Pamela Singer, M.D.
Fellow, Pediatrics (Nephrology)
Mentors: Michael Alderman, M.D.; Frederick Kaskel, M.D., Ph.D.

Natasha Verma, M.D.
Fellow, Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases)
Montefiore Medical Center/Einstein
Mentor: Betsy Herold, M.D.

Shujun Xia, M.D., PhD
Resident, Medicine (Emergency Department)
Jacobi Medical Center
Mentors: Adrienne Birnbaum, M.D., MS; Polly Bijur, PhD