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Residents

Third Year Residents

Ashea West, M.D.
Medical School: St. George’s University, Grenada
Career Interests: Interest in academic medicine and preventative health
Fun Fact: Creative writing, writes for a Christian Magazine that is based in Australia

Lauren Trachtenberg, M.D.
Medical School: St. George’s University, Grenada
Career Interests: Preventative health and community medicine
Fun Facts: Enjoys hiking, spending time with her dogs and photography

Karthikeyan Swaminath, M.D.
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine, Barbados
Career Interests: Obstetrics, hospital medicine and pediatrics
Fun Facts: Enjoys hiking, working out, running, binging Netflix shows and traveling

Julia Pearse, M.D.
Medical School: St. George’s University, Grenada
Career Interests: Behavioral health and primary care
Fun Facts: Swimming, cooking and baking

Stephanie Liu, M.D. 
Stephanie Liu, M.D.
Medical School: St. George’s University, Grenada
Career Interest: Primary care and outpatient procedures
Fun Facts: Enjoys reading novels and museum browsing

Joseph R. Keefe, M.D.
Medical School: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Career Interest: Primary care, pain medicine, outpatient procedures and global health
Fun Facts: Performing and listening to music, hiking, reading non-fiction and spending time with family

Christina Idowu, M.D. 
Christina Idowu, M.D.
Medical School: St. George’s University
Career Interest: Behavioral health and community and preventive medicine
Fun Facts: Spare time, she enjoys spending time with family, traveling, cooking and pilates

Madeline Chaverra, M.D.
Medical School: St. George’s University
Career Interest: Community medicine and women’s health
Fun Facts: Reading, spending time with friends and family, and binging on a good TV show

Second Year Residents

Pooja Eagala

Pooja Eagala, M.D.
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine, Barbados
Career Interests: Outpatient, preventative medicine and aesthetic medicine
Fun Fact: Spending time with family and friends, playing board games, visiting NYC and traveling to tropical locations

Parbinder Gill

Parbinder Gill, M.D.
Medical School: American University of Antigua College of Medicine, Antigua and Barbuda
Career Interests: Dermatology, women’s health, and preventative medicine
Fun Facts: Spending time with friends and family, going out in NYC, trying new restaurants, yoga, pilates, and traveling

Christopher Monzo

Christopher Monzo, M.D.
Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada
Career Interests: Preventative medicine
Fun Facts: Hiking, astronomy, and all things tech

Maryam Seliman

Maryam Seliman, MB Bch
Medical School: National University of Ireland, Galway
Career Interest: Women’s health and preventative medicine
Fun Facts: Traveling and spending time with friends and family

Charbel El Samra

Charbel El Samra, M.D.
Medical School: University College Cork School of Medicine in Cork, Ireland
Career Interest: Outpatient medicine and preventative medicine
Fun Facts: Watching and playing soccer, spending time with family and friends, cooking and traveling

Chanpreet Mangat, MD

Chanpreet Mangat, M.D.
Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Career Interest: Lifestyle medicine, women’s health, preventative care, and wellness
Fun Facts : She enjoys spending quality time outdoors, visiting NYC, practicing yoga, playing board games, and hanging out with her friends and family

Ribal Salam, MD

Ribal Salam, M.D.
Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Career Interest: Aesthetics and adolescent medicine
Fun Facts: Spending time with his family and friends, working out, and traveling

Shamik Shah

Shamik Shah, M.D.
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine, Barbados
Career Interest: Sports Medicine
Fun Facts: Play basketball, go out in NYC, and spend time with friends and family

First Year Residents

Monica Raid, M.D.
Medical School: Saba University School of Medicine, Netherlands
Career Interests: Women’s health and community medicine
Fun Fact: Spending time with family and friends, trying new foods, painting, and being outdoors in nature

Travis Wade Joseph, M.D.
Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada
Career Interests: Outpatient Medicine
Fun Fact: Spending time outdoors and connecting with nature, volunteering, and spending time with family and friends

Andrew Lotfalla DO

Andrew G Lotfalla, DO
Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, NY
Career Interests: Outpatient procedures and primary care
Fun Fact: Spending time with family and friends and watching sports

Meray Michael MD

Meray Michael, M.D.
Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada
Career Interests: Outpatient and academic medicine
Fun Fact: I have lived in 5 different countries including Egypt, Kuwait, Canada, USA, and Grenada

Herma Dhanasekaran MD

Hema Priya Dhanasekaran, M.D., MS
Medical School: Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, NJ
Career Interests: Outpatient medicine and women's health
Fun Fact: I grew up in Dubai before moving to the United States during high school

Mark Schoenike MD

Mark William Schoenike, M.D.
Medical School: Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, NJ
Career Interests: Full Spectrum Family Medicine and rural Medicine
Fun Fact: My fiancé and I have 3 rescue animals at home. We volunteer at the Newark Animal Shelter and one day hope to foster “unadoptable” animals

Mohammed Motala MD

Muhammed Hamza Motala, M.D.
Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada
Career Interests: Outpatient Medicine and geriatric Medicine
Fun Fact: I love to swim, explore the outdoors and travel to cool new places

Pranavi Aeturi MD

Pranavi Aeturi, M.D.
Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada
Career Interests: Maternal child health, which is a combination of pediatrics and obstetrics
Fun Fact: Enjoys being outdoors, dancing, and reading

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