Meet the Residents

Class of 2025

Family Medicine Class of 2024

PGY-3

 
Eleni Efstathiadis, DO

Eleni Efstathiadis, DO
From: Old Brookville, NY
Medical school: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
Undergraduate: Macaulay Honors College at Baruch College
Interests & Hobbies: Traveling, volleyball, and cooking
Foreign Languages: Greek, Spanish

Jessica Giaramita, DO

Jessica Giaramita, DO
From: Pearl River, NY
Medical School: NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine
Undergraduate: University at Albany
Interests & Hobbies: Running half marathons, and playing with her dog.

Sonia Kamdar, MD

Sonia Kamdar, MD
From: Mountain House, CA
Medical School: St. George's University
Undergraduate: Illinois Institute of Technology
Interests & Hobbies: Reading, video games, nail art, traveling, and dancing.
Foreign Language: Gujarati

Rebecca Lin, DO

Rebecca Lin, DO
From: Flushing, NY
Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine - Harlem
Post-Baccalaureate: Hofstra University
Undergraduate: Carnegie Mellon University
Interests & Hobbies: Music, cooking, and hiking.
Foreign Languages: Chinese (Mandarin), Taiwanese

Karina Litvinova, MD

Karina Litvinova, MD
From: Brooklyn, NY
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Undergraduate: CUNY Hunter College
Interests & Hobbies: Dancing, traveling, cycling, and baking.
Foreign Language: Russian

Ena Nanic, MD

Ena Nanic, MD
From: Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine
Undergraduate: Long Island University, Post Campus
Interests & Hobbies: Spending time with family, traveling, gardening, and hiking.
Foreign Languages: Bosnian

Davinder Pandher, MD

Davinder Pandher, MD
From: Cleveland, OH
Medical School: American University of Antigua College of Medicine
Undergraduate: Cleveland State University
Interests & Hobbies: Playing cricket, taking long drives, and sampling new foods in New York City.
Foreign Languages: Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu

Melissa Sussman, DO

Melissa Sussman, DO, MPH
From: Lawrence, NY
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Graduate: CUNY School of Public Health
Undergraduate: NYU Tisch School of the Arts
Interests & Hobbies: Theatre (seeing and writing), animals, lifestyle and wellness, going to Mets games, and everything New York City.

PGY-2

 
Guneive Mangat, MD

Guneive Mangat, MBBS
From: Chandigarh, India
Medical school: Dayanand Medical College Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Undergraduate: Dayanand Medical College Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Interests & Hobbies: An absolute gourmand-love eating, sampling, cooking different foods, playing basketball, working out, music, dancing, and reading classics.
Foreign Languages: English, Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu

Madeeha Rehman, MD

Madeeha Rehman, MBBS
From: Brooklyn, NY
Medical School: SMC
Undergraduate: Brooklyn College
Interests & Hobbies: Cooking and spending time with my family and friends.
Foreign Language: English, Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi.

Nicole Andrle, MD

Nicole Andrle, MD
From: Plainview, NY/USA
Medical School: American University of Antigua College of Medicine
Undergraduate: University at Buffalo
Interests & Hobbies: Crossfit, Soccer, spending time with family and friends!
Foreign Language: English

Oladipo Soetan, MD

Oladipo Soetan, MD
From: Sugar Land, TX
Medical School: American University of Antigua College of Medicine
Undergraduate: University of Houston
Interests & Hobbies: Enjoy traveling, sports, dancing, music, and working out.
Foreign Language: Yoruba

Sarah Farzin, MD

Sarah Farzin, MD
From: Montreal, Canada
Medical School: American University of the Caribbean
Undergraduate: McGill University 
Interests & Hobbies: Music, camping, hiking, going to the beach, or just being in nature, fitness, cooking, and taking care of my plants.
Foreign Languages: Farsi, French

Scott Bovino, MD

Scott Bovino, MD
From: Park Ridge, NJ
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Undergraduate: Boston University
Interests & Hobbies: Reading, basketball, exercise, playing the guitar, chess, and going to the movies.
Foreign Languages: English

Tiffany Superstein, MD

Tiffany Superstein, DO
From: Delray Beach, FL
Medical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Medicine
Undergraduate: Florida State University
Interests & Hobbies: tennis, cooking, traveling, baking, and gardening.
Foreign Languages: English

Victoria Gonzalez, MD

Victoria Gonzalez, MD
From: Queens, NY
Medical School: CUNY School of Medicine
Undergraduate: Sophie Davis/CCNY
Interests & Hobbies: Dancing. Eating/cooking, embracing different cultures, traveling, swimming, and photography.
Foreign Languages: Spanish

PGY-1

 
Tayyaba Afzal, MD

Tayyaba Afzal, MD
From: Brooklyn, NY
Medical School: CUNY School of Medicine  
Undergraduate: Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education  
Interests & Hobbies: Cooking, reading, watching cricket, spending time with family and friends, and being pressured into watching whichever TV shows my siblings are raving about  
Foreign Languages: English, Urdu, Punjabi

Maria Aliberti, DO

Maria Aliberti, DO
From: Howard Beach, Queens, NY
Medical School: New York Institute of Technology - College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYIT-COM)
Undergraduate: Fordham University - Rose Hill Campus, Bronx, NY
Interests & Hobbies: Trying new restaurants, travelling with my family, spending time at the beach

William Guzman Fuentes, MD

William Guzman Fuentes, MD
From: San Juan, Puerto Rico  
Medical School: Universidad de Puerto Rico – Ciencias Médicas  
Undergraduate: Universidad de Puerto Rico – Rio Piedras  
Interests & Hobbies: Going to the beach, playing the guitar, traveling, soccer and baseball.   
Foreign Languages: Spanish, Italian

Kavita Rana DO

Kavita Rana DO  
From: Milford, CT
Medical School: NYITCOM
Undergrad: University of Connecticut
Interests and hobbies: Dancing, listening to music, painting, fashion, and going to the beach!

Christian Roh, MD

Christian Roh, MD
From: St. Louis, Missouri
Medical School: American University of Antigua College of Medicine
Undergraduate: Washington University in St. Louis
Interests and Hobbies: Anything outdoors, golfing, surfing, soccer, basketball  
Languages: English, Korean

Nhi Thai, MD

Nhi Thai, MD
From: Westminster, California
Medical school: Ross School of Medicine
Undergraduate: University of California, Irvine
Interests & Hobbies: Anything joy inducing. Deep talks about self-growth, genuine connections, quality time with kind humans and pets, rock climbing, fishing, being in water, the mountains, poetry, books and movies, dancing, healthy snacks, making smoothies, authentic food, exploring the unknown, redefining limits, and daydreaming of doing nothing at all.  
Languages: Vietnamese, English  

From the Program Director

From the Program Director

Thank you for your interest in our program. It is a true honor and privilege to serve not only as...

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Application Information

Application Information

We are looking for highly motivated, intelligent and empathetic people with a strong...

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Our Program

Our Program

Our allopathic (MD) family practice program has been accredited by the American Committee for...

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Training Sites

Training Sites

Our Family Medicine Residency Program residents participate in patient care at a variety of clinical sites...

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Clinical Rotations

Clinical Rotations

Medicine teams, consisting of two-resident day and night teams, are responsible for...

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Meet the Faculty

Meet the Faculty

Doctor Scott Ippolito completed his residency in family medicine at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Queens....

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FAQ

FAQ

Our patient population is very diverse. In the Family Medicine Center, we have a large pediatric...

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Meet the Residents

Meet the Residents

Heading east from Rochester, Michigan, with his DO in hand from Michigan State University College...

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