Faculty

Emergency Department Leadership:

Jeremy Sperling, MD
Chair of Emergency Medicine, Jacobi | NCB
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Bellevue | NYU Medical Centers

Jason Z. D’Amore, MD
Vice Chair of Emergency Medicine, Jacobi | NCB
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Bellevue | NYU Medical Centers

Frederick Nagel, MD
Chief of Emergency Services, North Central Bronx Emergency Department
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center-Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Fellowship: Public Health / Preventative Medicine, NYC Dept Health & Mental Hygiene

ShellyAnn Sharpe, MD
Assistant Director, North Central Bronx Emergency Department
Associate Program Director
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center-Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Gina Waight, MD
Assistant Director, Jacobi Emergency Department
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian | Weill Cornell & Columbia Medical Centers

Maninder Singh, MD
Assistant Director, Jacobi Emergency Department
Director of Healthcare Simulation
Simulation Fellowship Director
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center-Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Fellowship: Simulation, H+H Institute of Medical Simulation and Learning

Emergency Department Faculty:

Oark Ahmed, MD
Simulation Faculty
Einstein Learning Community Program Faculty
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center-Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Fellowship: Simulation and Education, Jacobi Medical Center

Heidi Baer, MD
Chief Safety Officer, Jacobi & NCB
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Drexel University (MCP-Hahnemann)

Stefanie Biondi, MD
Simulation Faculty
Residency: NYU | Bellevue Medical Centers
Fellowship: Simulation, NYU-Grossman School of Medicine

Joshua Bloom, MD
Co-Director, Division of Medical Toxicology
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Mount Sinai Morningside/West
Fellowship: Medical Toxicology, NYC Poison Control Center | NYU

Linelle Campbell, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center-Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Christine Cassidy, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Anthony Ciorciari, MD
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Jill Corbo, MD
Research Faculty
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Nicole Del Valle, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center-Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Sandeep K. Dhillon, MD
Medical Student Education Director
Assistant Program Director
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center-Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Trevor Dixon, MD
Director, Ultrasound Division
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Angela Fraser-Reid, MD
Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine

Ariella Gartenberg, MD
Research Faculty
Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center-Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Peter Gruber, MD
Education Faculty
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine / Long Island Jewish Medical Center

Debayan Guha, MD
Simulation Faculty
Einstein Learning Community Program Faculty
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center-Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Fellowship: Simulation and Education, Jacobi Medical Center

Michael Halperin, MD
Director of Ultrasound Fellowship
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center-Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Fellowship: Ultrasound, Massachusetts General Hospital

Steven Issley, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Tamara Kamash, MD
Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine

Alexander Le, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center-Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Eliot Lee, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center-Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Nicole Leonard, MD
Ultrasound Faculty, Director of Resident Ultrasound Education
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center-Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Fellowship: Ultrasound, Brown

Lumila Levin, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center-Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Sui Fai Li, MD
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Jacqueline Mahal, MD MBA
Director, EM Public Health Initiatives
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian | Weill Cornell & Columbia Medical Centers

Alyssia McEwan, DO
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center-Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Kumelachew Mekuria. MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center-Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Michelle Montenegro. MD
Associate Director, Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship
Ultrasound Site Director, North Central Bronx ED
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center-Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Fellowship: Ultrasound, Jacobi Medical Center

Allon Mordel, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: NYU | Bellevue Medical Centers

Joshua Moskovitz, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: University of Maryland

Lara Musser, DO
Deputy Chief Quality, Jacobi | North Central Bronx
Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Metropolitan / Harlem

Seth Nulman, DO
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center-Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Philip O’Donnell, MD
Ultrasound Faculty; Director of TEE education
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center-Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

Michaela O’Driscoll, MD
Addiction Medicine Faculty
Residency: University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Fellowship: Addiction Medicine, Montefiore | Albert Einstein

Aresh Ramin, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center-Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Kyle Remy, MD
Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine

Neal Richmond, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine / Long Island Jewish Medical Center

Barbara Sahagun, MD
Toxicology Faculty
Residency: NYU / Bellevue
Fellowship: Medical Toxicology, NYC Poison Control Center | NYU

Daniel Sas, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center-Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Richard Scardino, MD
Associate Program Director
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine / Long Island Jewish Medical Center

Anthony Scoccimarro. MD
Director, Division of Medical Toxicology
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: NYC Health + Hospitals / Lincoln
Fellowship: Medical Toxicology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Pranali Sheth, MD
Global & Public Health Faculty
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Fellowship: Global Health, University of Chicago

Joshua Silverberg, MD
Education Faculty
Einstein Learning Community Program Faculty
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center-Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Robert Song, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center-Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Mai Tantawy, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center-Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Jessica Wang, MD
Medical Director, Hyperbaric Medicine
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center-Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Surya Yalla, MD
Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine

Tesfa Young, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center-Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Physicians

Robert Acosta, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Residency: SUNY Downstate, Pediatrics
Fellowship: Jacobi Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Stephen M Blumberg, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Residency: North Shore University, Pediatrics
Fellowship: Jacobi Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Haamid S Chamdawala, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
PEM Ultrasound Director
Residency: SUNY Downstate, Pediatrics
Fellowship: Jacobi Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Katherine J Chou, MD, MS

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Associate Division Director
Residency: New York Hospital, Pediatrics
Fellowship: Jacobi Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Sandra J Cunningham , MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
JMC PED Medical Director
Residency: Cornell University, Pediatrics
Fellowship: Jacobi Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Sheri-Dawn Cunningham , MD

Residency: Harlem Hospital Center, Pediatrics

Gonzalo A Manzano, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
NCB PED Medical Director
Residency: Cohen Children’s Medical Center, Pediatrics
Fellowship: Jacobi Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Matthew Marks, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Residency: NYP – Weill Cornell, Pediatrics
Fellowship: Jacobi Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Tasnima Mohaimin, MD

Residency: Cohen Children’s Medical Center, Pediatrics
Fellowship: Jacobi Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Mai Nguyen Mintz, DO, MS

Residency: RWJBH Newark Beth Israel, Pediatrics
Fellowship: Jacobi Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Abigail Nixon, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Fellowship Director
Residency: Boston Children/Boston University Combined Residency, Pediatrics
Fellowship: Jacobi Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Suzanne L Roberts, DO, MPH

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Residency: Cohen Children’s Medical Center, Pediatrics
Fellowship: Jacobi Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Carisa Schneider, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Director of Pediatric Simulation
Residency: Boston Children/Boston University Combined Residency, Pediatrics
Fellowship: Jacobi Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Anjana Uppal, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Residency: Ohio State University, Pediatrics
Fellowship: Jacobi Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine

James A Meltzer, MD, MS

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Fellowship Director; Assistant Division Director
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center, Pediatrics
Fellowship: Jacobi Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Danielle Barrocas, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center, Pediatrics
Fellowship: Jacobi Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine