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Current Residents

PGY 1

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Kristina Beluskov, DO

Medical School: Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran Patel School of Osteopathic Medicine

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Saakshi Ramesh Daswani, MD

Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

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Iswarya Manivannan, MD

Medical School: Sidney Kimmel College at Thomas Jefferson University

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Lawrence Paffini, MD

Medical School: New York Long Island School of Medicine

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Alyssa Shannon, DO

Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine-Middletown

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Kristin Upton, DO

Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

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Leigh Ann Nicole Boyle, MD

Medical School: Rutgers NJMS

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Erica Levin, MD

Medical School: Rutgers RWJMS

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Bao-Nghi Nguyen, MD

Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

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Jessenia Palacio-Meadows, MD

Medical School: Rutgers NJMS

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Abir Thakur, MD

Medical School: Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University

PGY 2

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Darlene Ashamole, MD

Medical School: Howard University

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Michaela Creus, MD

Medical School: New York Medical College

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Shayna Glassberg, DO

Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine

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Konstandina Kokinakos, DO

Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine

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Charles Li, MD

Medical School: SUNY Upstate School of Medicine

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Aline Sandouk, MD, PhD

Medical School: University of Iowa College of Medicine

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Simren Chotai, MD

Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

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Lalita Ganti, MD

Medical School: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University

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Mona Khan, DO

Medical School: Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine

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Anmol Kundlas, MD

Medical School: USF Health Morsani College of Medicine

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Anthony Poltronetti, MD

Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

PGY 3

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Katherine Briski, MD

Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Hometown: Watchung, NJ

Interests: Hospital Medicine, Newborn Nursery, General Pediatrics, Medical Student Education 

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Jordana Gross, MD

Medical School: New York Medical College

Hometown: Jamaica, NY and Teaneck, NJ

Interests: Allergy

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Axel Ivander, MD

Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Hometown: Jakarta, Indonesia

Interests: PEM

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Casey Lamar, MD

Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

Hometown: Fairfax, VA

Interests: NICU/ Hem-Onc/ Child Abuse Pediatrics

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Keisha Target, MD

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine

Hometown: Port-au Prince, Haiti

Interests: NICU or ED

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George Ye, MD

Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Hometown: Scotch Plains, NJ and Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Interests: Hematology - Oncology

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Sameera Chaudhry, MD

Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Hometown: Freehold, NJ

Interests: GI or ED

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Adam Halpern, DO

Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine - Harlem

Hometown: Rockaway, NJ

Interests: General pediatrics, with research related to early literacy through the Reach Out & Read program.

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​Bahaa Labib, MD

Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Medical University of Bahrain

Hometown: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates & Cairo, Egypt

Interests: Endocrinology

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Bethany Mancuso, MD

Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Hometown: Secaucus, NJ

Interests: Pediatric critical care but open for other  inpatient medical specialties

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Sarah Trocke, MD

Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine

Hometown: New Brunswick, NJ

Interests: Adolescent medicine, mental health

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CONTACT US

Address: 89 French Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Telephone: 732-235-7883

Fax: 732-235-6609

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Twitter: @PedsRWJ

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