Residency Program Family Medicine
PGY 1 Residents
Zhanna Grigoryan, M.D.
Hometown:
SEATTLE, WA
Medical School
ST. GEORGE’S UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Interests:
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE, WOMEN’S HEALTH
Languages:
RUSSIAN, SPANISH
Nida Hussain, D.O.
Hometown:
QUEENS, NY
Medical School
NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
Interests:
HEALTH EQUITY, HEALTH POLICY, PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
Languages:
URDU
HAOMING LIU, D.O.
Hometown:
BEIJING, CHINA
Medical School
TOURO COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE – MIDDLETOWN
Interests:
INPATIENT MEDICINE, ADDICTION MEDICINE, RESEARCH
Languages:
MANDARIN
ELIZABETH MURDAKHAYEV, M.D.
Hometown:
QUEENS, NY
Medical School
CUNY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Interests:
WOMEN’S HEALTH AND OBSTETRICS, PREVENTIVE HEALTH
Languages:
RUSSIAN
NEHA RAVI, D.O.
Hometown:
PARADISE VALLEY, AZ
Medical School
TOURO UNIVERSITY NEVADA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
Interests:
FEMALE HEALTH, INTERGRATIVE AND FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE, HEALTH POLICY
Languages:
TELUGU
NICOLE ROZO, M.D.
Hometown:
QUEENS, NY
Medical School
ROSS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Interests:
COMMUNITY MEDICINE, HIV MEDICINE, INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE
Languages:
SPANISH
OMAR SHAABAN, M.D.
Hometown:
LONG ISLAND, NY
Medical School
ST. GEORGE’S UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Interests:
EMERGENCY MEDICINE, URGENT CARE, GLOBAL HEALTH
Languages:
SPANISH
ALLIYA SHAFI, M.D.
Hometown:
QUEENS, NY
Medical School
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF THE CARRIBEAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Interests:
WOMEN’S HEALTH, NUTRITION, DIABETES EDUCATION AND MANAGEMENT, GLOBAL HEALTH, PRIMARY CARE
ELIZABETH SIAW, M.D.
Hometown:
BROOKLYN, NY
Medical School
ST. GEORGE’S UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Interests:
FULLSCOPE OUTPATIENT FAMILY MEDICINE, PREVENTIVE MEDICINE, WOMEN’S HEALTH, COMMUNITY HEALTH
HAEINN WOO, D.O.
Hometown:
PORT WASHINGTON, NY
Medical School
NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
Interests:
PRIMARY CARE, GLOBAL HEALTH, WOMEN’S HEALTH, PREVENTIVE MEDICINE, HEALTH POLICY, ASYLUM MEDICINE
Languages:
KOREAN
PGY 2 Residents
Gretchen Boeskool, D.O.
Hometown:
GRANDVILLE, Ml QUEENS, NY
Medical School:
NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
EMILY CARUSO, D.O.
Hometown:
ST. AMANT, LOUISIANA
Medical School:
LECOM-BRADENTON
Interests:
WOMEN’S HEALTH, ADOLESCENT HEALTH, HIV MEDICINE
JEHANZEB NADEEM, D.O.
Hometown:
NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ
Medical School:
ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
Interests:
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE, INEGRATIVE MEDICINE
Language:
URDU, HINDI
KEISHA SHORT, M.D.
Hometown:
DEER PARK, NY
Medical School:
ROSS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Interests:
PRIMARY CARE, PREVENTIVE MEDICINE, INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE
DONNA SMALES, M.D.
Hometown:
NICEVILLE, FL
Medical School:
ST. GEORGE’S UNIVERSITY
Interests:
HOSPITALIST MEDICINE, GERIATRICS, AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
EMELDA TAH, M.D.
Hometown:
HYATTSVILLE, MARYLAND BAMENDA, CAMEROON
Medical School:
ROSS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Interests:
PRIMARY CARE, COMMUNITY HEALTH, GLOBAL HEALTH AND HOSPITALIST MEDICINE
Language:
FRENCH, PIDGIN ENGLISH (CAMEROONIAN CREOLE)
MALLIKA TATIKOLA, M.D.
Hometown:
BRIDGEWATER, NJ
Medical School:
RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL
Interests:
INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE, PREVENTIVE MEDICINE, ADOLESCENT MEDICINE
Language:
TELUGU
NEFTALI VAZQUEZ, M.D.
Hometown:
BROOKLYN, NY
Medical School:
ST. GEORGE’S UNIVERSITY
Interests:
INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE, SPORTS MEDICINE, URGENT CARE/EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Language:
SPANISH
LYLE YAPHOCKUN, D.O.
Hometown:
YONKERS,NY
Medical School:
TOURO COM-MIDDLETOWN
Interests:
LGBTQ MEDICINE, TRANSGENDER HEALTHCARE
GABRIELLE YARRU, M.D.
Hometown:
QUEENS, NY
Medical School:
THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ANTIGUA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Interests:
PUBLIC HEALTH, HEALTH POLICY, INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE
PGY 3 Residents
Kazi Ara, D.O.
Hometown:
Floral Park, NY
Medical School:
NYITCOM
Interests:
Hospitalist Medicine, Women’s Health, and Infectious Disease
Additional Languages:
Bengali
Susana Barros-Sierra, M.D.
Hometown:
Coram, NY
Medical School:
St. George University
Interests:
OB-Gyn and Women’s Health
Additional Languages:
Spanish
Jithin John, D.O.
Hometown:
New Hyde Park, NY
Medical School:
NYITCOM
Interests:
Hospitalist Medicine and Preventive Medicine
Additional Languages:
Malayalam and Spanish
Rizowana Kabir, D.O.
Hometown:
Brooklyn, NY
Medical School:
NYITCOM
Interests:
Leadership & Global Health
Additional Languages:
Bengali & Hindi
Kristina Kelvy, M.D.
Hometown:
Hamilton, NJ
Medical School:
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Interests:
Women’s Health, LGBTQ + Health, Community Medicine
Additional Languages:
Dalia Muhieddine, D.O.
Hometown:
Brooklyn, NY
Medical School:
NYITCOM
Interests:
Women’s Health, Preventive Medicine, and Integrative Medicine
Additional Languages:
Arabic and Spanish
Nina Paddu, D.O.
Hometown:
Syosset, NY
Medical School:
NYITCOM
Interests:Adolescent Medicine and Obesity Medicine
Additional Languages:
Abraham Perl, M.D.
Hometown:
Hewlett New York
Medical School:
Sackler School of Medicine- NY State/ American Program of Tel Aviv University
Interests:
Sports Medicine and Integrative Medicine
Additional Languages:
Hebrew
Chanpreet Singh, M.D.
Hometown:
Richmond Hill, NY
Medical School:
Ross University School of Medicine
Interests:
Primary Care
Additional Languages:
Punjabi
Khurram Surani, M.D.
Hometown:
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Medical School:
Ross University School of Medicine
Interests:
Sports Medicine and Preventive Health
Additional Languages:
Urdu
