Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellowship Faculty | Hackensack University Medical Center

Keith Brenner, M.D.
Pulmonary Section Chief
Fellowship Program Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Pulmonary / Critical Care Faculty
Residency: Columbia University Medical Center
Fellowship: Columbia University Medical Center
Research/Clinical Interests:  Asthma, COPD, interstitial lung disease, lung nodule assessment, pleural disease management, advanced bronchoscopy

Sean Sadikot, M.D.
Associate Program Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Pulmonary / Critical Care Faculty
Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center
Fellowship: Mount Sinai Medical Center, Pulmonary  Critical Care
Research/Clinical Interests: Medical education, COPD readmissions

Keith Rose, M.D.
Director ICU Services / Division Director of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Hackensack University School of Medicine
Pulmonary / Critical Care Faculty
Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center
Fellowship: Mount Sinai Medical Center, Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine
Research/Clinical Interests: Medical Education, Advanced Airways in the ICU, vvECMO

Karan Omidvari, M.D.
Pulmonary / Critical Care Faculty
Staff Physician
Residency: Seton Hall University School of Graduate Medical Education
Fellowship: Tulane University, Pulmonary Critical Care
Research/Clinical Interests: Critical Care Outcomes

Ronak Shah, M.D.
Director of VV Ecmo
Pulmonary / Critical Care Faculty
Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine Montefiore Medical Center
Fellowship: Northwell – LIJ/NS, Pulmonary Critical Care
Research/Clinical Interests: Critical Care US, ARDS, ECMO

Guido Barmaimon, M.D.
Pulmonary / Critical Care Faculty
Staff Physician
Residency: Mt. Sinai St. Lukes/West Medical Center
Fellowship: Mt. Sinai - St. Lukes / West / Beth Israel - Pulmonary Critical Care
Research/Clinical Interests: Medical Simulation, Pulmonary Embolism / PERT, Difficult Airway Management, ARDS, End of life Care, ECMO, ICU Mobility

Andre Sotelo, M.D.
Pulmonary / Critical Care Faculty
Staff Physician
Residency: St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Center of New York
Fellowship: St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Center of New York, Pulmonary and Critical Care
Research/Clinical Interests: Medical Education, Medical Simulation, ARDS, Difficult Airway Management, Bronchoscopy, ICU Family Communication

Taaran Ballachanda, M.D.
Pulmonary / Critical Care Faculty
Staff Physician
Residency: Creighton University School of Medicine - Phoenix
Fellowship: Rutgers NJMS, Pulmonary Critical Care
Research/Clinical Interests: Medical Education, ARDS, ECMO, Critical Care US, Advanced Bronchoscopy, ACLS

Weekon Choi, M.D., MPH, FCCP
Critical Care Faculty
Staff Physician
Residency: Bergen Pines County Hospital - UMDNJ
Fellowship:  UMDNJ - Bergen Pines County Hospital - Geriatrics, UMDNJ - Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Research/Clinical Interests: Medical Education – Physiology to the Residents and Fellows, Sleep Medicine

Robert Lee, M.D.
Critical Care Faculty
Staff Physician
Residency: Brookdale Hospital Medical Center
Fellowship: Brookdale Hospital Medical Center - Pulmonary,  Albert Einstein College of Medicine Montefiore Medical Center, Critical Care, Hackensack University Medical Center - Sleep Disorders
Research/Clinical Interests: Medical Education – Sleep Medicine

Anuja Pradhan, M.D.
Critical Care Faculty
Staff Physician
Residency: Harlem Hospital Center/ Columbia University
Fellowship: University of Rochester Medical Center, Infectious Disease, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Critical Care
Research/Clinical Interests: Medical Education, Sepsis, Quality improvement projects for ICU infections & antibiotic usage in the ICU

Deep Patadia, M.D., MPH
Pulmonary / Critical Care Faculty
Staff Physician
Teacher of the Year 2023
Residency: SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Fellowship: Mount Sinai - St. Lukes / West / Beth Israel - Pulmonary Critical Care
Research/Clinical Interests: Mechanical Ventilation, ARDS, ECMO, Obstetric Critical Care

Vishad Sheth, M.D.
Pulmonary / Critical Care Faculty
Staff Physician
Residency: Mercy Catholic Medical Center, Trinity Health
Fellowship: Mount Sinai - St. Lukes / West / Beth Israel - Pulmonary Critical Care
Research/Clinical Interests: Medical Education, Simulation, Advanced Airway Management, ECMO